Royal Caledonian Education TrustRegistration is now open for our virtual conference which is about putting trauma and trauma-informed practice into the context of young people from serving personnel, reservist and veteran families as well as exploring its impact on mental health, learning, relationships with others and future pathways in life.
If we embed trauma informed practice in our work is that enough to support Armed Forces Young people? Is there anything else we should be considering? Is there anything we need to be mindful of in relation to this group of children and young people’s unique experiences. Whatever your background, our conference is an opportunity to join us on Wednesday 03 November 2021 in this exploration and conversation.
Our virtual conference keynote speakers
Who should consider attending?
Since being trauma informed is a national ambition within Scotland, relevant to all of us, our conference will be of interest to a wide variety of people who wish to expand upon their continual professional development; from those working within education, social care, community, armed forces and the third sector. Our virtual conference is an opportunity for professionals working with Armed Forces children, young people and families to come together, hear about and share good practice.
• Primary/secondary education
• Further/higher education
• Community/Youth/third sector
• Clinical Practitioners (Psychology/Mental Health/Social Care)
• Military Welfare Personnel
• Undergraduate/Postgraduate Students
• Policy & Development
The key elements of our conference
Learn
First and foremost, you will hear directly from our young people. Our keynote speakers for this event include world-leading experts Dr Karen Treisman MBE and Lisa Cherry. Air Vice Marshall Paterson and our new CEO, Laura Falconer, will also explore the theme of trauma and its relevance to Armed Forces children and young people. Our conference will cover theory, research, practice and personal experience.
Explore
Find out more about how the theoretical principles of trauma-informed practice described by our keynote speakers are applied to working with Armed Forces children and young people, hear the latest research on the importance of identity and belonging and explore the importance of language. Hear about the work supporting serving personnel and veteran families at Kinloss Primary School and learn directly from what our young people from RCET’s Youth Participation Programme tell us about what trauma and trauma informed practice means to them.
Discuss
Reflect, discuss and share your thoughts about what you have learned and explored with fellow professionals through a series of themed breakout sessions. What’s more, you will be able engage with keynote speakers as well as staff and young people from Royal Caledonian Education Trust as part of our panel discussion.