Being Trauma Informed on Campus: An Introduction to Understanding Trauma, Its Ongoing Impact, and Its Management

Being Trauma Informed on Campus: An Introduction to Understanding Trauma, Its Ongoing Impact, and Its Management  (2.5 hours)

This professional development workshop is intended for those who may be interacting with individuals who have experienced trauma, and/or anyone who would like to get a better understanding of what someone who has experienced trauma may be experiencing. Participants will gain an introductory understanding of what trauma is, what happens in an individual’s body and brain when they experience trauma, why actions/reactions that may not seem logical make sense from a trauma-informed perspective, the ongoing impact and challenges trauma can have, what is helpful in managing the ongoing impact of trauma, as well as how to respond to someone who discloses they have experienced trauma.

Hosted by Lori Mac: Dr. Lori Mac is a registered Counselling Psychologist who has been with the University of Manitoba Student Counselling Centre since 2008. She is a generalist, but works in the areas of interpersonal relationships (building healthy relationships, interpersonal difficulties, break-ups), communication and conflict, and trauma (single-event, developmental, complex) as particular areas of interest. In addition to providing personal, career, group, and couples counselling as well as workshops and outreach, she is also the Coordinator for the Advanced Practicum in Counselling, and the Assistant Director of Training and one of the primary supervisors for the Predoctoral Residency Program in Professional Psychology.