PCA, Psychiatry & Working with Trauma – Rachel Freeth

This year, in collaboration with Fiona Gregory, we are launching an exciting series of person-centred events related to working with trauma (Scroll down to read more about upcoming events in this conference series) ⬇️

In this session I explore some of the different perspectives and understandings of trauma and therapeutic approaches that arise from them. I shall focus in particular on those informed by psychiatry, the medical model and the person-centred approach. Drawing on my experiences working in different work settings, I will tease out key tensions and challenges that may be encountered as a result of a range of values, assumptions and attitudes, including the kinds of ethical dilemmas that person-centred practitioners may experience when working with clients who have experienced trauma. The overall aim is to build interdisciplinary understanding, as well as supporting practitioners in working out where they stand in relation to what can be a complex and demanding area of work.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Understand different perspectives on trauma and therapeutic approaches.
• Understand the key tensions and challenges that may be encountered in working with clients who have experienced trauma
• Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of trauma and therapeutic approaches.
• Gain insight into the ethical dilemmas that person-centred practitioners may experience when working with clients who have experienced trauma
• Enhance their ability to work out where they stand in relation to the complex and demanding area of work with clients who have experienced trauma.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Counsellors & Psychotherapists working with people who have experienced trauma

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• I hope that by attending this workshop, participants can gain an enhanced understanding of different perspectives and understandings of trauma and approaches to working with it, as well as a greater awareness of the key tensions and challenges that may be encountered in working with clients who have experienced trauma. Ideally, having an increased interdisciplinary understanding will support practitioners to navigate ethical dilemmas related to working in this complex and demanding area.