Could unseen trauma be holding your team back?
70% of us will experience trauma at some point, making it likely to affect your people.
While it isn't always visible, past trauma can have a lasting impact, leading to performance issues, conflict, or disengagement that limits potential.
Without a good understanding of trauma, even experienced leaders can miss the signs and struggle to respond effectively. But with the right skills, you can create a supportive, neuroinclusive culture that brings out the best in every person.
Our trauma-informed leadership pathway
Whether it's for you or leaders throughout your organisation, our three-part CPD pathway offers the practical skills to support team members through the impact of trauma. It includes:
- An introduction to trauma-informed practice: Understand how trauma could affect behaviour and wellbeing within your team, and adjust your approach to reduce conflict and create psychological safety.
- Enhancing neuroinclusivity through trauma-informed practice: Explore how trauma and neurodivergence overlap and how to create a more neuroinclusive workplace.
- Trauma-informed management essentials: Apply your understanding to leadership through approaches that build trust, prevent burnout, and help everyone flourish.
Why take this pathway?
Get the best from your people
Create conditions where every team member feels supported to reach their potential. Trauma-informed leadership could improve performance, engagement, and retention.
Handle difficult situations more effectively
Use your skills to de-escalate conflict, manage challenging conversations, and respond calmly under pressure. All of this improves team dynamics and helps keep everyone on track.
Build a more inclusive culture
Understand the link between trauma and neurodivergence, and create an environment that supports different needs.
Strengthen your impact as a leader
Reflect on your leadership style, triggers, and approach to wellbeing. Better self-awareness helps you build the trust and psychological safety essential for high-performing teams.
Ready to start learning? Enrol yourself or your team using the form on this page.
Trauma-informed CPD for team members
Helping colleagues feel safe and understood isn't just down to leaders. Equipping people at all levels of your organisation with trauma-informed skills helps create a compassionate, inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
Our courses also help employees build stronger relationships with other stakeholders, from customers to suppliers.
While leaders will benefit from taking the full pathway, you can also purchase the first two courses individually to suit those without management responsibilities. Just let us know in the form on this page whether you're looking to enrol yourself or multiple employees.
How it works
- 100% online
- Affordable (£15–£20 per person per course)
- Self-paced and designed to fit around your busy schedule
- 6 hours' total learning (2 hours per course)
- Mix and match courses to suit staff responsibilities
- Practical, reflective activities to reinforce learning
- Digital badge on completion
Build a trauma-informed culture
What is trauma?
Trauma is a severe emotional response to a deeply distressing event. It can have a long-lasting impact on someone's life, changing how they regulate their emotions, handle relationships, and navigate situations. Even years after a traumatic event, it could cause someone to feel unsafe, helpless, and ashamed. Trauma is highly personal, and people are triggered and affected in very different ways.