Trauma Informed Practice for Volunteer Coordinators

This event is for Volunteer Coordinators and any other staff that support volunteers in Newcastle.

Many volunteers bring valuable lived experience to their roles, but some may also carry the impact of past trauma. This practical and reflective training is designed specifically for volunteer coordinators working in Newcastle and is funded by Newcastle Council through our Newcastle Support into Volunteering Pathway. This training will help to build confidence in creating safe, inclusive and supportive volunteering environments.

The session will introduce the principles of Trauma Informed Practice, helping you to:

• Better understand what trauma is and how it can affect behaviour, communication and engagement
   
• Recognise common signs that a volunteer may be experiencing trauma-related challenges
   
• Create trauma-aware volunteering roles, boundaries and support structures
   
• Reflect on your own practice and wellbeing when supporting others

The training will be interactive, grounded in real volunteer management scenarios, and focused on realistic actions you can take back to your organisation.

This training takes place in-person at:

Summerhill Bowling Club
Winchester Terrace
Newcastle
NE4 6EH

Connected Voice is committed to reducing our environmental impact and want to champion environmental sustainability to all organisations in the VCSE sector.

To reduce the carbon footprint of our events, we would like to politely request that all attendees make the best effort, where viable, to travel to our events in the most environmentally friendly way possible.

• 14 minute walk from Newcastle Central Station
• 4 minute walk from nearest bus stop on Rye Hill, buses 31 and 30

You can only book one place for yourself. If a colleague wants to attend, they will need to book separately themselves. This training is limited to a maximum of 2 people per organisation. When you book, please ensure that you give us all the essential information requested so that we know your registration is genuine.

Our training and events are funded from a variety of sources, allowing us to offer them for free to eligible organisations. Please check the eligibility requirements for each session before signing up, as this varies from course to course. If your organisation is not eligible for a free session you may be interested in one of our tailored training packages.

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Attendance and value Our staff dedicate significant time and resources to create and deliver an excellent range of training and events free of charge. We ask that you make an effort to prioritise attending our training once you have registered, and let us know as soon as possible if there is a barrier to you attending. 

Accessibility Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements that would help you get the most out of this session. We will do everything we can to accommodate them.