Recognising and Responding to Complex Trauma for GP's and Primary Care Providers
General practitioners and primary care providers are an important point of contact for people living with the impacts of complex trauma. This training supports practitioners to strengthen their understanding of complex trauma, recognise the many ways it presents in primary care, and respond with greater confidence, sensitivity, and awareness.
Description
General practitioners and primary care providers are an important point of contact for people living with the impacts of complex trauma.
This training supports practitioners to strengthen their understanding of complex trauma, recognise the many ways it presents in primary care, and respond with greater confidence, sensitivity, and awareness.
Participants will explore how complex trauma can influence physical health, mental health, relationships and engagement with healthcare, while building practical skills to support trauma-informed and responsive care within everyday practice.
By attending this training, participants will:
- Developing an understanding of the types, prevalence, adaptations to and impacts of complex trauma
- Identifying possible adult health presentations of complex trauma
- Recognising symptoms and signs with a trauma-informed lens
- Determining strategies for working with clients who have experienced complex trauma in short-form consultations, to enhance safety and minimize re-traumatisation.