Del Beach-Campbell will explore the different coping mechanisms used by survivors of trauma. He will examine what sees us through situations where we may feel we have no control. From meditation, healthy eating and jogging to substance and alcohol misuse and other addictive behaviours we all have a coping strategy, but not all of them are successful in helping us move forward. Del will look at a a range of thinking/feeling and doing coping strategies, and will build upon the lived experience of survivors of sexual violence to provide up to date feedback as to how we stay resilient in difficult times. We all have a tool kit to help us face life challenges, but what happens if those tools have been depleted because of specific traumas we have faced which have affected our mental health and well-being?
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To understand better a range of coping strategies available to survivors of trauma
- To understand better why some survivors turn to negative and addictive behaviours to see themselves through.
- To support survivors in turning towards healthier coping strategies.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Practitioners who work survivors of trauma
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- To better understand and suggest coping mechanisms to help our clients feel more resilient
Course Content
Presenter
Del has over twenty years’ experience working with marginalised and heavily stigmatised groups including LGBTQIA+, people involved in Chemsex and substance misuse, male survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse, people living with HIV, and those involved in the sex industry. He has developed and delivered services for the NHS, Terrence Higgins Trust, National Ugly Mugs and SurvivorsUK where he is still the Senior Facilitator in their groupwork programme and runs the Surviving Chemsex group. He is the founder of Delversity and the Chair of The Josephine Butler Society.
