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BASW NI CPD Seminar Intergenerational Trauma and Social Work

Part of BASW Northern Ireland's Seminar Series

The CPD seminar will be delivered by Deirdre McLaughlin who established Connected for Life with her colleague, Marie Blaney, in 2016. Deirdre is a social worker and systemic practitioner with many years of experience in a range of settings, including Youth Justice, in both practice and management roles. She is also a part-time lecturer in social work and health and social care at Belfast Metropolitan College.

Connected for Life aims to raise awareness of the far-reaching impact of trauma and adversity on individuals, families, organisations and communities and to support those impacted to heal. They do so by providing a range of services, including presentations, training and consultation for organisations as well as developing and delivering a range of interventions to support young people, parents and practitioners.

Deirdre will share The Story of Peter and Paul, which has recently been adapted and included as a contribution to Dr. Karen Treisman’s (2021) book ‘A Treasure Box for Creating Trauma-Informed Organisations’.  It is based on Deirdre and Marie’s experiences of working for decades in the Justice system and witnessing intergenerational patterns of violence and offending, attachment and trauma. It explores the experiences of two young men who both experienced childhood trauma, but their lives took different trajectories and it reflects on what makes the difference in breaking the cycle.

This session will be held on Zoom, joining links will be sent shortly before the event.

Taster session available for non-members of BASW.* Non-members of BASW keen to learn more on the benefits of membership and receive updates on the valuable work we do are welcome to sign-up to our communication updates here. When you sign-up, you’ll automatically receive a registration code that can be used to waive the admin fee. 

*Subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply.

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