Lived, living and clinical experiences of trauma-informed care

This webinar will take place from 2:00pm – 3:00pm (AEST) on Tuesday 15 April.

In this webinar we hear from speakers about their lived, living and clinical experiences of trauma-informed care. These perspectives are critical to informing the development and implementation of treatments and other supports that are physically, psychologically and culturally safe environments that foster healing. Speakers include Kellie Stastny and Allyson Wilson.

Kellie Stastny is a passionate advocate for breaking down barriers and fostering connection through shared understanding. As Chair of Intervoice and a dedicated leader in the Hearing Voices Movement, she brings a wealth of experience in amplifying diverse perspectives on human experiences. A proud voice-hearer and critical social worker, Kellie integrates her lived experience with over a decade in community and public mental health. Her work centres on trauma-informed, compassionate care, supporting individuals and families navigating psychiatric systems. She is deeply committed to training and advocacy, using the Hearing Voices Approach to challenge stigma and empower others.

Allyson Wilson, BN, BHHS(Hons), MClinSc(MHN), MN (Adv Pract); PhD. Credentialed mental health nurse, educator, and researcher, with a passion in trauma-informed care in mental health and focus on challenging systemic bias and biomedical reductionism in psychiatry. Through a human rights lens, she hopes to expose the harms of coercion, institutional control, and the legalisation of mental health care in Australia. Openly advocating for the elimination of seclusion, restraint, Allyson is committed to person-led approaches to healing and recovery that acknowledges the intersection of trauma and re-traumatisation in the system. She values approaches that honour dignity, autonomy, and lived and living experience and move away from pathologisation and social control. Her presentation will discuss trauma-informed care from the lifeworld of the nurse working in the acute inpatient mental health unit

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Understand lived, living and clinical experiences of trauma-informed care
• Understand the importance of safety, trust, collaboration, choice and empowerment in the provision of trauma-informed care.
• Understand how a trauma-informed approach may support clients in achieving their treatment goals
• participants will be able to appreciate the importance of reflecting on, and engaging with, the embodied and relational elements of trauma-informed care.

REGISTER VIA ZOOM: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1-UUhdR-SbOYBRYSrvxBnA