As part of the National Trauma Training Programme, a small number of volunteers from older adult care homes across Scotland took part in a short trial to explore how a peer support learning approach could facilitate shared learning and reflections in relation to embedding trauma-informed practice in their services.
In September 2022, national partners came together to deliver a learning event aimed at sharing the learning from the trial and to explore the opportunities and challenges in embedding trauma-informed practice in adult social care settings. This free interactive event hosted by the Improvement Service, the Scottish Government, the Scottish Social Services Council and NHS Education for Scotland was open to anyone in Scotland working at a local level to improve outcomes for older adults accessing social care, including the care at home workforce.
The event aimed to provide opportunities to:
- Enhance understanding about the impact of trauma and the need for a trauma-informed approach within an older adult social care context;
- Hear about learning from the trial, including both the opportunities and challenges identified by participants in developing trauma-informed practice in their services;
- Take away learning about the importance of trauma-informed practice and to understand opportunities to engage with the National Trauma Training Programme; and
- Hear about existing resources and support for implementation of a trauma-informed approach through the National Trauma Training Programme
This short learning note outlines key themes and discussion from the event. You can also access event slides, and a recording of the event.
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Improving outcomes for people and communities affected by poverty, inequality, trauma and adversity: Joining the dots across key policy agendas (briefing)
There are a number of key policy agendas that are part of a broader ambition to improve outcomes for people and communities across Scotland affected by poverty, inequality, trauma and adversity. This briefing highlights the links across these and explores opportunities for re-framing these multiple policy ambitions as opportunities to work together around the common goal of improving outcomes for people and communities.
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Improving outcomes for people and communities affected by poverty, inequality, trauma and adversity: joining the dots across key policy agendas (infographic)
This infographic provides an overview of a small number of key national policy agendas, approaches and commitments, all designed to support a cross-policy, person-centred approach to improving outcomes for people and communities across Scotland affected by poverty, inequality, trauma and adversity.