Virtual Reality - Trauma Through the Eyes of the Child

Dates

9th October 2025, 9.30am - 4pm

This trauma-informed course has been designed to develop a more detailed understanding of attachment, trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The overarching aim of the course is for delegates to improve their understanding of trauma and develop intervention skills, while assessing its impact on the emotional and behavioural development of children.

Virtual reality has been proven to accelerate behaviour change by enabling practitioners to experience life through the eyes of the children and young people and consider strategies that can be used to better support them.
Throughout this session we will adapt the VR experiences to deliver immersive case study/story telling.

Learning objectives

By the end of the training attendees will:

• Have developed an understanding of how trauma impacts the social, emotional and cognitive development of children and young people.
• Be aware of effective responses that enable traumatised children and young people to achieve better emotional regulation and feel understood and supported.
• Be equipped with new skills to use in their work to support traumatised children and adolescents.
• Be aware of tools and resources available to assess the impact of trauma on children and adolescents.
• Have acquired sufficient understanding to offer support to parents and carers.
• Have developed a clear understanding of when to signpost to appropriate specialist health resources/services.
• Have improved their understanding of the child’s perspective, through immersive storytelling.