Name: Trauma informed practice training- Creative practitioners & Artists
Start: 2026-02-06T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-06T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Smithills Hall

Trauma informed practice training- Creative practitioners & Artists

An in-depth workshop offering creative practitioners insight into how to work in a trauma-informed way when working with young people
About this Event

This training is offered fully subsidised by Bolton Cultural Education Partnership (CEP) for Creative practitioners/Artists working with young people in Bolton.

This 3 hour, in-depth workshop offers creative practitioners insight into how to work in a trauma-informed way when working with young people.

Understanding the impact of trauma is no longer optional- it is a foundational skill for creating a safe and effective environment for young people and can help practitioners understand barriers to engagement and different presentations of young people in sessions.

This crucial professional development workshop, led by Senior Lecturer and Art Psychotherapist Sarah Harrison-Greaves, is designed specifically for you. It will equip you with an understanding of trauma responses and trauma-informed approaches to planning and delivering creative projects.

What You Will Explore:

• Identification: Learn how trauma may present itself in sessions and impact a young person’s engagement and behaviour.

• Response: Explore appropriate, safe, and proactive ways of responding to trauma responses

• Theory & Practice: Theory & Practice: Dive into foundational concepts of trauma, how it effects the mind and body, the neuroscience, nervous system responses and the impact on attachments. Understand the importance of professional boundaries, vicarious trauma and burn out.

• Creative Tools: Gain practical ideas for integrating regulating art activities using visual arts and mixed media that can be used as quick, calming interventions in the classroom.

About the facilitator

Sarah Harrison-Greaves is a Senior Lecturer, Art Psychotherapist, Artist & Clinical Supervisor with over twenty years of experience in managing and delivering Art Therapy and Creative Health projects for people experiencing mental health difficulties. Sarah runs reflective practice and clinical supervision for a variety or arts, health and third sector organisations and is passionate about supporting people's mental health through creativity.