Session 4.6 Master Classes

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Track 6
Saturday, November 2, 2024
9:35 AM - 10:25 AM
Meeting room P10

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Meeting room P10


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The contagious nature of trauma: The why and how trauma-related stress impacts you, your colleagues and your organisation as a whole - Ms Sarah Ralston, Reboot


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Mrs Sarah Ralston
Ceo
Rebooting Life

The contagious nature of trauma: The why and how trauma-related stress impacts you, your colleagues and your organisation as a whole

9:35 AM - 10:25 AM

Abstract

Trauma is contagious and unless this contagion is effectively addressed, we witness the inevitable decline of staff wellbeing, performance and morale. It is becoming increasingly clear that trauma aware practices in the classroom can only flourish when staff are happy and healthy. Common patterns of perception and behaviour emerge that undermine any attempt at new practice. In this practical session we will explore both why and how trauma-related behaviours and disclosures impact on individuals, our collegial relationships and organisational operations. Discover the common symptoms and behaviours of those effected by traumatic stress. We will explore regulatory drift; the "Window of Tolerance" in staff (signs that staff are impacted by emotional burnout, compassion fatigue and/or vicarious trauma) and how trauma-based dynamics and operations sabotage best intended plans. Join us to discover why new practices aren’t sticking and how to ensure a whole-school trauma aware approach includes the staff community and daily operations.

Biography

Sarah Ralston is the CEO at Rebooting Life and Resilient Us. Based on her work over two decades, as a therapist and educator in Asia and Australia and in in Australian state, federal and international community development, Sarah developed her multidisciplinary framework that supports positive behavioural change. She combined her formal studies in anthropology, psychology and counselling (B Arts (Hons), Grad Dip Korean Lang., M Arts, Grad Dip Psych, Psych. Hons) with training and qualifications in trauma studies, neuroscience, counselling, yoga and mindfulness. In response to a lack of effective complex (childhood) trauma interventions, Sarah pioneered the development Reboot in 2005 and has since delivered highly recommended, experiential and practical training to 15,000s of participants. Her Whole-Brain Framework and neuroscience-based tools have led to the reduction of behaviour incidents in the many schools she has supported by up to 50%, whilst also clearly enhancing student learning engagement. Witnessing the impact educators and frontline staff in schools and organisations, Sarah created Resilient Us which uses a multidisciplinary framework to help minimise the impact of high-demand and trauma-impacted workspaces, maximise workplace satisfaction and provide interventions that boost overall resilience and wellbeing.

Session chair

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Stephanie Curtis
Curtis Consulting

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