Trauma Informed Support for Professionals
Whilst there is currently a drive to create a trauma-informed approach to our practice with service users, we’d like to develop a set of resources, within this section of the Hub, that address the professional impact and effect of various types of trauma upon social work practitioners themselves. Whichever term we use - vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, burnout, or compassion fatigue; each presents a challenge to the well-being of social work practitioners.
As studies continue into the how, when, and what we can do about the way trauma impacts, we want to know what has worked for you from your lived experience. If you have a book or chapter reference, a presentation/handouts, Tedtalk or anything else that has helped you increase your resilience, we would like to invite you to share it with us.
BASW’s Professionals with Neurodiversity Special Interest Group
Share experience, support, advice and information. The group, which is open to both members and non-members of BASW, have regular meetings currently held via Microsoft Teams, and welcome new members. To find out more information please contact: deb.solomon@basw.co.uk
Community Care Inform Magazine – Supporting Social Workers in 2021
Includes information on online practice, secondary trauma and compassion fatigue, stress management and resilience
Community Care inform – Emotional resilience and wellbeing
Developing emotional resilience and wellbeing: a practical guide for social workers
Research in Practice - The Social Work Organisational Resilience Diagnostic (SWORD) tool and workbook
Useful for Practitioners as well as managers this workbook aims to help leaders in social work contexts to create a workplace climate that builds the capacity for resilience.
Gov.uk - Health and wellbeing of the adult social care workforce
Guidance from UK Government including tips, advice and toolkits that employers and managers can use to help build the resilience of their team and address any concerns
Brake – Supporting the supporter: Vicarious trauma and support needs
Tools and guidance for practitioners including definitions and theories based on included research
D2N2 – Black Lives Matter
Find out more about how D2N2’s working group are engaging and supporting black and ethnic minority students, employees and service users.
Skills for Care – Looking after your own wellbeing
Skills for Care have put together resources which give quick and easy access to support for adult social care staff to look after themselves and find additional support where needed.
Get In Touch
General Enquiries
For general Teaching Partnership enquiries, please email the Project Manager for the D2N2 Teaching Partnership, Catherine Williams cath.williams@nottingham.ac.uk
News & Events
Having an effective and vibrant partnership depends on everyone taking part – it’s about communication, about sharing, and about YOU! We’re really keen to get as many people as possible involved in our work, to share what they’ve learned, what they’re doing, and what they think
So, here’s your chance to tell us about:
- a new piece of research you’ve discovered
- a new project that you’re working on
- some new training that you’ve undertaken
- a conference you’ve heard about, or attended
- anything else that your social work colleagues, or students, might be interested in.
- Simply drop an email to cath.williams@nottingham.ac.uk, including “T.P.” in your email title.
If you have a query about any of our events, you can email:
cath.williams@nottingham.ac.uk
Practice Education
We have eight Practice Educator Leads, who you can contact if you want to know more about practice education – they are based within each of our employer organisations, as detailed below:
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Derby City Council
Alma.Repesa@derby.gov.uk (Childrens)
Sue.Williams@derby.gov.uk (Adults) -
Derbyshire County Council
Fiona.Musselwhite@derbyshire.gov.uk -
Nottingham City Council
Alison.Rawlins@nottinghamcity.gov.uk -
Nottinghamshire County Council
Sara-eden.Ludwell@nottscc.gov.uk
Suzanne.Kerwin@nottscc.gov.uk -
Framework Housing Assoc.
Gillian.Ashley@frameworkHA.org -
NHS Healthcare Trust
james.liddement@nottshc.nhs.uk
Feedback
We are always looking to improve our services and we would love to hear your thoughts and bright ideas to help us develop and deliver a better, more valuable experience.
Please send your thoughts to cath.williams@nottingham.ac.uk
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