Session 6.3 Master Classes

Tracks
Track 3
Saturday, November 2, 2024
2:05 PM - 3:50 PM
Meeting room P7

Overview

Meeting room P7


Details

2:05pm – 2:55pm Reframing Behaviour through the Lens of Neuroscience - Ms Susan Driscoll, Crisis Prevention Institute, USA REPEAT OF SESSION 5.6 3:00pm – 3:55pm Staying strong and calm: Practical and proven ways to build individual and collective resilience across your organisation - Ms Sarah Ralston, Reboot


Speaker

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Ms Susan Driscoll
President
Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)

Reframing behaviour through the lens of Neuroscience (repeat of session 5.6)

2:05 PM - 2:55 PM

Abstract

In this session Susan Driscoll will present neuroscience principles that are essential for a trauma-aware approach: neuroception (and fight, flight, freeze); brain development; interoception and self-regulation; co-regulation; and intentional practices for building relationships.. The presentation will also highlight neuroplasticity – what happens to us when we are exposed to prolonged trauma, but also what is possible with the implementation of trauma aware practices. The presentation will also highlight the specific perspective of neurodiverse individuals who, merely by living in a neurotypical world, are more likely to experience a lack of felt safety and the unintentional stress responses that result.

Biography

Susan Driscoll is President of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and oversees the development of all products and programs, the trainers who deliver them, and for the support and care of the clients who use them. She joined CPI in 2017 and in 2022 was named a Director of the company. Prior to joining CPI, Susan served as President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional and Education, where she transformed the business from a traditional book publisher to a subscription-based healthcare content business. She has extensive experience in both healthcare and higher education publishing and training. Susan has direct experience in global markets including Australia, Europe, India and China. She was named one of the Top 50 Women in Publishing in 2009, and served on the Executive Board of the Association of American Publishers. Currently, she serves on the board of ISA, the Association of Learning Providers.
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Mrs Sarah Ralston
Ceo
Rebooting Life

Staying strong and calm: Practical and proven ways to build individual and collective resilience across your organisation

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Abstract

When working in highly demanding settings self-care alone isn’t enough. This practical session draws from research and work with over 6000 educators to go beyond self-care with daily trauma aware strategies to boost both individual and collective resilience. Discover keyways that individuals can reduce the impact of trauma-related work and minimise levels of compassion fatigue, relationship breakdowns and factionalism at work, vicarious trauma and emotional burnout. We will focus on the whole-brain strategies to bring greater joy and productivity to trauma-aware work including somatosensory approaches, morning routines, self-regulation mini practices throughout the day, forms of compassion and practices to reduce accumulated stress loads. As collective resilience has been shown to have significant influence over individual wellbeing, we will also discuss the practical ways organisations can embed trauma-aware approaches to enhance whole staff wellbeing and collegiality. This Master Class will also address dealing with acute crisis events and supporting stressed staff.

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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Emma-Lee Steindl
Academic, Counsellor, and Educator
Queensland University of Technology

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