Aims & Objectives
** IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS TRAINING SESSION, YOU NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED THE GROWING UP IN CARE COURSE FIRST **
Aims
Children who have suffered trauma at times, can
present behaviours which many people find challenging. When a child is
attacking, pushing away and being outwardly expressive it can be hard to see
beyond that, it can be hard to see the true messages a child is trying to
convey. How children behave and how children feel are often two completely
different things. It is important for anyone working with children in care to
understand that. Within a child's behaviours they are telling you everything
you need to know, they are telling you their story. It is not fair to expect
children to articulate their own psychology and deep-rooted traumas into words
adults can understand. It is also not fair or productive to simply brand a
child with terms such as “naughty” or “problematic”. Those working with
children must learn to understand and decode these behaviours in order to find
and attempt to heal the root cause. Children who have suffered trauma and
hardship speak the language of trauma and in the language if trauma “I hate
you” can mean “I love you”. This course looks at what these behaviours really
mean and gets people to start thinking about what the children in their care
may be trying to communicate. Above all else this course is about helping
people to understand the importance of responding to feelings rather then
outwardly expressive surface behaviours. Facilitator Scott King will also share
some of his own experiences of being a “naughty kid”, articulating the feelings
he was unable to articulate as a child.
Objectives
- How trauma can be presented and displayed.
- The difference between a behaviour and a feeling and how to respond.
- The message that comes from behind that behaviour and how to decode it without labelling.
- A reflective account of an adults journey through childhood trauma