Trauma-informed Therapist Self-Care and Vicarious Trauma training
Support Your Staff. Protect Their Wellbeing. Strengthen Your Practice.
Dr Ann Carrington is a Social Work practitioner, academic, and researcher with over 20 years’ experience across education, research, and therapeutic practice. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with practitioners across multiple fields, supporting them to navigate the complex challenges of trauma work while maintaining their own wellbeing.
Dr Carrington delivers trauma-informed Therapist Self-Care and Vicarious Trauma training specifically designed for practitioners working with trauma, including those supporting victim-survivors of domestic and family violence, sexual assault, and child services. Her training equips staff with practical strategies to manage stress, reduce burnout, and prevent compassion fatigue, enabling them to continue providing safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Training is available in-person or live online and can be delivered to individuals or agency teams. When delivered to teams, the training can be fully tailored to an organisation’s size, structure, and professional context. Whether working with a small team or a large multidisciplinary service, the program focuses on strengthening practitioner resilience, promoting reflective practice, and fostering a supportive workplace culture that prioritises both staff wellbeing and positive client outcomes.
Why This Training Matters
Practitioners working with domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, and trauma are at increased risk of burnout and vicarious trauma. This training encourages individuals and organisations to invest in staff wellbeing by providing structured, high-quality professional support, reflective practice, and practical self-care strategies.
Drawing on extensive experience providing professional supervision across multiple fields, this program addresses a critical gap: supporting practitioners to manage the emotional demands of trauma work while maintaining professional effectiveness.
What You or Your Staff Will Gain
Practical self-care strategies – Manage stress, reduce burnout, and prevent compassion fatigue.
Enhanced resilience – Sustain your capacity to provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Trauma-informed understanding – Learn how vicarious trauma can affect practitioners and how to respond.
Improved client outcomes – Staff wellbeing directly supports more effective responses to victim-survivors.