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The Positive Difference Trauma-Informed Relationships Can Make - Loneliness Awareness Week

  • by CourseWeDo
  • 22 Jun, 2020

Recorded webinar: 19th June 2020

As it's Loneliness Awareness Week come and join us as we discuss the impact of loneliness on different sections of our community; children who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence: young people with backgrounds of adverse childhood experiences and challenging circumstances: parents and carers: educational staff and counsellors.

Guest speakers:
Jane Pickthall - Virtual School Head, North Tyneside Council
Ann Dix -Dramatherapist and author, specialist in domestic violence
Kevin Street - Vice-chair and member of fostering panels, former teacher and author
Rhona Kenny - Counselling Manager/Safeguarding lead, Croydon Drop-in
Basil Morris - Counsellor, Croydon Drop In (young people)
Nicole Schnackenberg - Educational Psychologist, Southend Educational Psychology Service

The Webinar was timed to coincide with the first day of 2020's Great Get Together, started by the Jo Cox Foundation in her memory, bringing communities together - more in common than what divides us.  

Watch as we share our experiences and ideas on building and sustaining relationships that really, really matter, and help reduce loneliness for everyone.

19th June 2020


Comments from the webinar:

  • Thank you very much. I thought that Andrea Perry was very insightful - I valued the way Andrea summarised what panelists said, and made connections between different ideas. I found the webinar really enlightening and an excellent chance to learn about perspectives from a range of professionals who I would not typically have the chance to listen to.

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