Psychological trauma session

With Rab McColm, Lead Psychological Therapist for Psychology Trauma Services at NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

This session will cover-

1. What is trauma? – expanding the trauma lens wider than just Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
2. Incidence of trauma within gender-based violence populations.
3. Phased-based approach to working with psychological trauma in gender-based populations.
4. What happens in our brains and bodies when faced with traumatic events? Why this becomes “stuck” in our bodies.
5. How psychological trauma may present in gender-based populations.
6. Moral injury/hindsight bias for both survivors and caregivers.