Understanding Mental Health, Trauma and Violence in Youth Settings
By Dr Lizzie Fitzmaurice - FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST
This course is suitable for organisations or individuals who work directly with young people. The course is best delivered over 2 days.
Delivered by Dr Lizzie, Adolescent Forensic Psychologist, this evidence-informed course explores the intersection between mental health, trauma and violence in the lives of young people — and what this means for practice within youth, education, and community settings.
Participants will gain a clear understanding of both the national landscape and their own service context, examining how mental health and trauma influence vulnerability, aggression, and behavioural presentation. Through reflective discussion and applied case examples, learners will explore the difference between normative adolescent development and behaviours that signal concern, risk, or unmet need.
The course equips professionals with practical skills to recognise, discuss, and respond to signs of emotional distress and violence, fostering a trauma-informed and psychologically-safe approach to working with young people. An optional extended module offers organisational consultation, supporting services to design proactive systems that promote wellbeing and resilience for both staff and young people.
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Understand the national picture and your service-specific picture in the context of mental health, trauma and violence
Understand frameworks for conceptualising mental health, trauma and violence
Understanding the difference between normative adolescent development and behaviours of concern
Develop key skills in spotting signs of mental health difficulties and emotional wellbeing in young people
Develop key skills in discussing and responding to mental health difficulties and violence
Optional: consultation for your organisation to plan how to become a setting that is proactive in supporting mental health and trauma needs for both young people and staff
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This course is suitable for organisations or individuals who work directly with young people. The course is best delivered over 2 days.
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This training is delivered face to face and can be delivered over two days.