WORKSHOPS
Day 1 of the FASSTT Conference is dedicated entirely to practical, hands-on workshops. You can choose to attend these as a standalone one-day experience or combine them with your two-day conference registration for a full three-day program. With a mix of full-day and half-day workshops led by local and international experts, places are limited and fill quickly. Once you’ve registered for your ticket, make sure you secure your workshop sessions early.
FULL DAY WORKSHOPS
CLAY FIELD THERAPY
Exploring the Implicit Memory Systems Through Haptic Perception With Clay with Cornelia Elbrecht
Polyvagal-informed Movement Therapy
The Heart of Belonging: Polyvagal-informed Movement Therapies for Survivors with Amber Gray
JOHN ARDEN
Full day workshop with renown author and trainer John Arden
HALF DAY WORKSHOPS
DEEP BRAIN REORIENTATION
Healing of the shock at the core of traumatic experience with Dr Frank Corrigan and Dr Jessica Christie-Sands
TANGO THERAPY
Tango as Healing Connection with Alberto Barsellini
HELP INCREASE PEACE (HIP)
Age-Responsive Peacebuilding for Youth with Refugee Experience with Ma Antonina Ortega & Ms Kate Clarkson
WORKSHOP FOR SUPERVISORS OF PRACTICE
Cultivating curiosity: trauma, reflection and surprise in the supervisory space. An exploratory workshop for supervisors of practice with Shubha Gokhale & Lucy Meldrum
SOMATIC MUSIC & MOVEMENT
Somatic music and movement modalities for traumatic grief recovery with Lisa O'Beirne
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR BICULTURAL WORK
A practical framework developed to support BCWs, their managers, and the systems they work in. With Jasmine Phillips & Firdos Saleh
WORKING WITH VISA REFUSED & CANCELLED CLIENTS
Working with visa refused and cancelled clients in immigration detention and in the community with Guy Coffey, Lilian Harman, Josh Hall
HALF DAY WORK SHOPS
SHAME AS A CATALYST FOR SELF EVALUATION
Increase your understanding of Shame: its definitions, manifestation and impact; as well as ideas for practice to better work with Shame. With Hala Abdelnour from the Institute of Non-Violence
DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY FOR REFUGEE STUDENTS
Connecting Culture, Dance, and Movement: Dance Movement Therapy for Supporting Secondary School Refugee Students’ Trauma Recovery: An Experiential Workshop with Lalita Lakshmi & Erica Fernandez
WORKING CLINICALLY WITH PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FGM/C
Working clinically with women and families affected by female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) with Professor Angela Dawson, Felicity Copeland, Dr Salma Ahmed, Elsa Fentie, Lynda Smith, Lilian Harman, Magitha Suresh
IMPACT THERAPY WITH YOUTH
Impact Therapy in Action: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Groupwork with Refugee Youth with Mohamed Dukuly
ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH LGBTIQA+ AND REFUGEE EXPERIENCE
Raising Our Voices: A Workshop on Advocacy for People with LGBTIQA+ and Refugee Experiences with Parissa Bozorg & Rebecca Deal
LIFE STORY WORK
Healing Across Generations: Life Story Work Done Therapeutically for Adults with Amy Payne
AN "ANTIDOTE" TO VICARIOUS TRAUMA & BURNOUT
The positive transformation, growth and resilience of trauma practitioners and teams - an ‘antidote’ to vicarious trauma and burnout with Christine Bakopanos, Tracey Um, Jasmina Mulugeta
4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference
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