Secondary trauma and community resilience

Audience Children's workforce
Course Level 4
Hours 20

Learning criteria

  • Explain the signs and indicators of secondary stress for individuals and within the network
  • identifying factors which increase resilience
  • Explain the signs and indicators of secondary stress disorders identifying those factors which increase vulnerability
  • Analyse key factors in promoting recovery from secondary traumatic stress disorders
  • Explain the nature and importance of the \u2018team around the child\u2019 in working with traumatised children and young people
  • Explain the importance of recognising the hazard of secondary trauma for those working with vulnerable children
  • young people and families
  • Explain how awareness of and resilience to secondary stress is promoted in own setting
  • Evaluate how you can promote effective teamwork and network structures to prevent
  • and aid recovery from
  • secondary stress disorders

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the impact of working with traumatised children and young people
  • Understand the factors affecting systems and organisations which promote risk competence in relation to secondary trauma
  • Be able to develop skills in preventing and managing secondary trauma in your work setting