Understanding the basic functions of the brain helps us to better understand a person’s behaviour. In turn, this understanding helps us to re frame our beliefs or biases about a person, and instead offer compassion, patience and flexibility.
It allows us to ask questions like
These questions are the basis of trauma-informed practice; throughout this course, you will learn to see your interactions with others through a different perspective.
In addition to learning about trauma-informed practice, this course will provide basic information about responding to gender-based violence, including the particularities of gender-based violence in Nunavut, how to respond to a survivor, what kinds of resources are available to survivors, and information regarding human trafficking.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑏᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᓂᖃᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑑᑎᓂᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ−ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑲᐅᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒫᒃ:
Be able to
recognize signs of trauma and stress behaviour
Focus
on personal, family and community strengths
Support personal autonomy
and choice while withholding negative judgement
Decrease/reduce barriers to encourage
equity, accessibility and inclusion across multiple settings
Understand
the prevalence of trauma