Resilience to trauma

Course description

The participants can learn during the course about traumatic experiences, trauma-related disorders, co-traumatisation / vicarious traumatisation and how to take care of themselves when working with people who are traumatised.

The participants will learn about psycho-education, and how they can build a resilience toward co-traumatisational situations.

Methodology

There will be alternating theoretical input and practical exercises with the whole group, and in break-out groups

Important note: It is an informative seminar. If any potential individuals face unsolved psychological issues, participation is not recommended because the workshop has not the role of being treatment.

Benefits

Participants will use practical exercises and tools in the following:

  • Awareness of trauma and traumatization
  • Awareness of co- traumatization
  • Development of a better understanding of the reactions of traumatised people
  • Cooperation and communication
  • Self empowerment
  • Development of important life skills
  • Development and building of a positive perspective

Programme

This workshop is highly experiential and participative. It consists of short theoretical inputs, concrete exercises, and group discussions. By reflecting upon and applying each tool to  real-life cases from everyday work, participants will practise and gain new insights into their current dilemmas.

  • What is a trauma, what are post traumatic diseases and what effect can they have?
  • Trauma – Definition
  • Traumatic experiences
  • Post-traumatic diseases
  • What kinds of effects will they have?
  • What happens in the brain?
  • Interaction with traumatised people
  • Communication
  • Emotions
  • Psychoeducation
  • Evaluation of the different methodologies
  • Closing & Certificates

Duration:    6 days

Dates:

Location: Πόρτο Πλατανιά

Designed for participants/groups

This workshop is designed for staff members of any public or private organisation active in the field of education, training and Youth, labour market, more specifically for: managers, social workers, and Organisational Development professionals.

Instructors

Dr. Markos Perrakis is a leadership development & process facilitator, psychologist, speaker, consultant and trainer of individuals and teams, founder and Managing Director of the EU Adult training & Counseling Provider Fractality. He designs and implements EU projects in the fields of leadership development and strategic planning, and uses eclectic appreciative approaches in the public and private sector in order to promote effective communication, individual and collective process development. He specializes in coaching, supervision, human capital development, training and assessments. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Styles and their efficiency in organisations with publications in the fields of organizational psychology and counseling and a M.A. in clinical Psychology. He is trained in Systemic Consultation, solution focused & cognitive behavioural approaches, methods of participatory design, Spiritual Intelligence, a certified provider of Vocational Guidance and Professional Orientation, utilizing psychometric assessments and coaching tools for teams and individuals in organizational, career and personality issues and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor.  He is representative of the Association of International Institution Supervision in Europe (ANSE), Member of International Intervision Groups, Scientific Assistant of SOL (Society of Organisational Learning), Scientific partner of the European Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (EUMU) in Greece, in the fields of Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development programmes.

Dr. Perrakis is one of the first persons in Greece who applied the methodology of Appreciative Inquiry, which is used in the UN Summit by UN leaders. In contrast to the traditional management approaches that focus on problems, the appreciative approach makes use of the potential of the human capital of organizations

Verena Fink is an educator, facilitator and artist, based in Thessaloniki.

She has been working for more than 25 years as a freelancer, working with groups in different fields.

She did studies in Drama, German language, Art history and pedagogy and graduated with M.A. (LMU University Munich/Germany). She was trained in theater pedagogy and educational play (LMU Munich and Pedagogical Academy Linz/Austria), could enhance her work with an education in trauma therapy (Institute for Trauma Therapy MIT, Munich) and since 2018 in Sociocracy, a method for decision making and dynamic governance.

Her concept of the human being is the foundation of her educational, intermediary and artistic work. It concerns children, adolescents, adults with special needs, seniors with dementia, adults from the most diverse cultural backgrounds and languages. Her workshops and seminars as well as her facilitation in Sociocracy have this concept as the basis of her work in order to give space for every participant to grow and to learn in the best way.

Verena Fink speaks Greek, German, English and French.

Contact us

Questions or concerns? please contact us at [email protected] or call +302106010522.
Cancellation Policy*

Until 30 days before the starting date of the selected workshop, cancellation will be free of charge and the pre-payment will be fully refunded. Between 30 to 15 days before the starting date of the workshop, 50% of the fee will be refunded. Within the 15 days before the starting date of the workshop no refunds will be made.