Webinar

Safe Places - Thriving Children

Embedding Trauma-Informed Practices into Alternative Care Settings

Focus of this Training:

In this webinar, you will learn about Safe Places, Thriving Children, a two-year EU co-funded project led by SOS Children’s Villages International that aimed to improve response to trauma in alternative care settings in six European countries through training, raising awareness, and advocacy.

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Recording - Safe Places - Thriving Children

Webinar Date:

August 23, 2022

Region:

Global

Topics:

Trauma Informed Care

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Learning Objectives:

In collaboration with multiple partners, SOS Children’s Villages have developed and delivered training on trauma and trauma-informed practices for child and youth care professionals; supported alternative care organizations to offer trauma-informed living environments; and raised awareness about what trauma is, how it affects a child's development, and how to behave in a more trauma-sensitive manner. Presenters Lili Olah, Gábor Kelemen, and Lubos Tibensky will:

Introduce the methodology behind the project and its three lines of intervention.

Present the experiences of training child and youth care professionals in the national trainings in Hungary.

Discuss policy recommendations that SOS Children’s Villages and partners are advocating for.

Presented By:

Lubos Tibensky

Programme Advisor and Content Leader for MHPSS, SOS Children’s Villages International, Office CEE/CIS/Middle East.

Lili Olah

National Programme Advisor for SOS Children’s Villages Hungary.

Gábor Kelemen

Youth Co-trainer with Care Experience in Hungary.

Contributing Partners:

SOS Children's Villages

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