Compassion Connected provides trauma-sensitive, relationship-based training to teachers and parents.
For Parents
Are you a parent struggling to find a compassionate and supportive way forward for your child?
We understand what it’s like. We can help.
For Teachers
Are you a teacher looking to find a compassionate and supportive way forward for the children in your classtroom?
We understand what it’s like. We can help.
WHAT IS TRAUMA?
Trauma is a wound that injures a person emotionally. It can be chronic – happening over time, or acute – a one time occurrence. The younger it happens, the more impact it tends to have. Trauma changes the brain.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAUMA:
- Developmental
- Shock
- Relational
- Sustained Community-Based Traumatic Stress
- Intergenerational/Historic
- Secondary
- Vicarious
VICARIOUS TRAUMA:
Vicarious trauma is a shift in the emotional well-being of someone who cares for individuals who have experienced trauma.
It can lead to feelings of hopelessness, exhaustion, depression.
It can have physical effects as the caregiver carries the weight of the trauma.
SELF-CARE
- Practise mindfulness activities – yoga, meditation, arts, go out in nature.
- Talk to peers and friends.
- Seek counseling for yourself.
- Set boundaries between home and school.
- Make your home or a room in your home a safe place to let things go.
