Trauma Informed Care- How to support Anxiety in Children and Adolescence

Date: 22nd and the 23rd September

Time: 9.30 am until 4.30 pm

Venue: Online Zoom platform

Cost: €30 administration fee

A therapeutic treasure box of tools, techniques, and further understanding for how to support children and adolescents (adults and ourselves) with anxiety, worries, fears, and stress- including with a spotlight on emotional regulation

Social care Ireland is delighted to have Dr Karen Treisman back this year to facilitate a full two days workshop on Anxiety. This workshop is supplementary to previous events facilitated by Dr Karen Tresiman but no prior knowledge is necessary. This is an  interdisciplinary collaboration between Social care Ireland(SCI), The association of Occupational Therapist of Ireland AOTI, The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists ISLT, Irish Association of Social Work IASW and the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI). It is funded by the National Health and Social Care Professionals Office within the HSE.

This 2-day course will be an opportunity to learn about some creative, physical, sensory, and cognitive ways of supporting children and adolescents (and adults and ourselves) with feelings of anxiety, stress, worries, and fears. Anxiety, stress, and fear are very common and prevalent; even more so in the current context of the pandemic. So, feeling more skilled and confident in this area is hugely beneficial. This course draws on tools and ideas from the award winning and best-selling Therapeutic treasure Box book, and from the anxiety workbook by Dr Karen Treisman “Binnie the Baboon”. The course will include some Cognitive Behavioural, Narrative Therapy, Creative Therapies, and Sensory ideas. There will be lots of photo examples, tangible worksheets, and stories about the real-world work. Metaphors such as a worry wall, a worry web, a worry wizard, and a worry warrior will be discussed. The course will be jam packed with some theories and background information; as well as loads of ideas and practical suggestions which can be implemented in daily practice personally and professionally. There will also be a range of tools taught around emotional regulation such as breathing, relaxation, and grounding strategies. Although this course will be virtual, it will be informal and creative- with lots of interaction and times for breaks and a long lunch.

Biography Dr Karen Treisman 

Dr Karen Treisman, MBE, is a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist who has worked in the National Health System and children’s services for several years. Karen has also worked cross-culturally in both Africa and Asia with groups ranging from former child soldiers to survivors of the Rwandan Genocide. She also is the author of 11 books/ workbooks, including the bestselling book, “The therapeutic treasure box”, and of 4 sets of therapeutic card decks.
Karen has extensive experience in the areas of trauma, parenting, adversity (ACE’s) and attachment, and works clinically using a range of therapeutic approaches with families, systems, and children in or on the edge of care, unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, and adopted children. Karen also specialises in supporting organisations and systems to move towards becoming, and to sustain adversity, culturally and, trauma-informed, infused, and responsive practice. This work focuses on creating meaningful and multi-layered cultural and paradigm shift across whole systems.