Wellington - Understanding Violence and Trauma, A New Vision

About the conference:

Violence and trauma have a profound impact on families.

Parent collective, Humans of Family Court Aotearoa is proud to present a line-up of local and international experts in trauma and victim support at four conferences this August.

Attend to understand how trauma affects parents and children and learn best practices when working with trauma victims.

The conferences are open to everyone, and we hope they will be of particular interest to parents/family members with experience of the Family Court, as well as professionals associated with Family Court services such as judges, lawyers, psychologists, medical practitioners, the Police, and Oranga Tamariki.

All conference attendees will receive a copy of the Indicative Trauma Impact Manual for Professionals book by Dr Jessica Taylor and Jaimi Shrive (included in the conference ticket price).

Speakers:

Dr Jessica Taylor is a Chartered Psychologist, PhD Forensic Psychology, Director of VictimFocus, Sunday Times Bestselling Author, public speaker, trainer, and researcher. She specialises in trauma-informed approaches to abuse, violence, trauma, distress, and oppression. Her work focuses on the psychology of victim blaming and victim prejudice and the way those subjected to abuse and trauma are likely to be reframed as disordered or mentally unstable.

Dr Nikki Kiyimba (BSc [hons], PhD, DClinPsy, HCPC, C.Psychol, AFBPsS, AFHEA, NZPB) is a Clinical Psychologist and Academic holding professional registration in both the UK and Aotearoa. Internationally recognised for her work in developing holistic, culturally relevant trauma-responsive interventions, her work ensures mind-body connection and integration of spirituality and wairuatanga. Nikki has extensive experience in training front-line professionals, having recently developed the first NZQA-approved postgraduate programme in responding to trauma.

Charli McLachlan is a passionate, confident coach and facilitator who is skilled at creating safety and connection in groups. She has almost two decades of experience working in community-based arenas and is extremely passionate about influencing cultural and systemic change. She believes that how we heal, lead and love ourselves is how we heal, lead and love others.

Jaimi Shrive is a Doctoral Researcher undertaking a PhD in Politics at Kings College London, specialising in the way international and national politics changes the way governments respond to violence and abuse committed against women and girls. She is a Director of VictimFocus, trainer, public speaker, and writer, creating educational resources for professionals who work in trauma, abuse and violence. She is the co-author of several public and confidential reports on the impact of violence, abuse, vicarious trauma, and misogyny in policing and social care services.

Conference programme:

9:00 - 9:30am Doors open for registration and seating, tea and coffee provided

9:30 - 9:45am Charli McLachlan - Karakia and health and safety information

9:45 - 10:15am Charli McLachlan – Bringing trauma-informed practice to leadership

10:15 - 11:00am Introduction to the issues in Family Court, speaker/video TBC

11:00 - 12:00pm Dr Nikki Kiyimba – Clinical perspective on trauma-responsive patient care

12:00 – 12:30pm Lunch provided

12:30 – 2:00pm Dr Jessica Taylor & Jaime Shrive – Recognising symptoms of abuse and trauma and how victim blaming occurs

2:00 – 2:30pm Afternoon tea/coffee break

2:30 – 3:34pm Dr Jessica Taylor & Jaime Shrive – presentation of the Indicative Trauma Impact Manual for Professionals, from pathologization to trauma understanding

3:34 – 4:00pm Charli McLachlan – a wrap-up and summary, how we can come together to move forwards.

For more information and to buy tickets, please go to https://events.humanitix.com/understanding-violence-and-trauma-a-new-vision-for-the-future.