Ep 12- Trauma Informed Practice in the Classroom

03/05/16 • 38 min

Adela and Stephan discuss the challenges of schools adopting a trauma informed approach in the classroom and juggling notions of group fairness, social justice, and healing.

Adela and Stephan discuss the challenges of schools adopting a trauma informed approach in the classroom and juggling notions of group fairness, social justice, and healing.

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Ep 11- No One Asks Why?: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Family Violence

In this episode Adela and Stephan (knightlamp.org) discuss family violence; a theme that has in recent weeks dominated the media and political environment in Australia. They explore whether or not the current paradigms of understanding offer a real solution, and use a framework of trauma and attachment theory to suggest understandings that offer a solution for prevention and treatment.

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Ep 13- What is Youth Engagement? Gang Violence in Melbourne

A discussion on the recent youth gang violence in Melbourne during the Moomba festival, and ways of thinking about the role of trauma in understanding and informing how governments need to tackle the problem, and the role of welfare leaders and their commentary. (apologies for a technical fault that causes some poor audio in the last 5 minutes of the episode)