Trauma Informed Design Essentials

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Team discounts and limitation

We offer team discounts for groups of 5 only. Get in touch to learn more. Note: We limited 5-tickets per organistion for our public cohorts. This is to maintain neutrality.

Overview

If there is anything the past several years has taught us, it is that we must anticipate and plan for trauma as it emerges in our work, our lives and the lives of those around us.

Many of us have seen - and experienced ourselves - trauma that comes in many shapes and sizes. From bullying to low-lying but ever-present isolation of working (or studying) from home, trauma is a response to that which is overwhelming and that happens either too much, too fast, or for too long.

This course aims to help researchers and designers to respond with compassion and dignity–to understand and integrate a trauma-responsive approach to our work with individuals, teams, organizations, and communities.

Through real-life examples, you will explore how concepts from fields like social work can be integrated into the research and design process to centre the safety and empowerment of the individuals and communities we serve.

The course is led by Rachael Dietkus, a licensed clinical social worker, certified clinical trauma professional, design researcher, and strategist. After years of study and practice, Rachael is a fierce advocate for thoughtfully integrating models of care into design teams and strengthening systems thinking and trauma literacy throughout the entire design process.

What to expect

In this course, you’ll experience two ways of learning:

• Self-paced learning through approximately 1 hour of bite-sized videos introducing key concepts and activities you can do at your own pace to integrate and reinforce your learning.
• A 120-minute live online session with in-depth discussions about the self-paced materials and an interactive diagnostic case study applying the 6 trauma-informed care principles to a real research project.