TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING FROM DR RAY MIDDLETON

In the film below I give three Tips on how to take a
Trauma Informed approach to the coronavirus pandemic:

Bite-sized tips on taking a Trauma Informed approach
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2 hour Online Trauma Informed Care Training Course

For more information about purchasing a number of discounted places on the course for your staff just email me: Ray.middleton@ladder4life.com A link to the training with an outline of the topics covered is here: https://ray-s-school-0607.thinkific.com/courses/trauma-informed-care-tic

Feedback on my training

Below is feedback from Clinical Psychologists from Devon NHS Mental Health Trust on training I delivered on How to facilitate Group Reflective Practice

Below is my interview with international author Jay Levy about Pretreatment in his new book - which includes chapters by myself and Robin Johnson (P.I.E. inventor)and others, called: "Cross Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness" :

Book published

I have a chapter on my Ladder4Life PIE approach in a new book edited by Jay Levy and Robin Johnson (Developer of PIE). The Kindle version is only £5.95 - "Cross Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness" (2018)

Recent News

I offer online Trauma Informed Care training.
During the current coronavirus I am only offering the online training and Skype consultations in line with the public health advice. After the restrictions are lifted I will return to offering face to face training in PIE, Trauma and how to facilitate reflective practice.

Topics covered in the online training include; an awareness of the impact trauma has, validation skills, motivational interviewing, solution focussed practice, collaborative problem solving, building trusting relationships and collaborative problem-solving.

Ray.Middleton@ladder4life.com

In addition to my online trining, once the coronavirus social distancing restrictions are lifted I offer two levels of Training:
Level One is for whole teams of front-line staff and covers the PIE areas with a focus on Reflective Practice and Understanding Complex Needs.
Level Two is a "Training the PIE Facilitator" training course to train staff within services to develop PIE within their own service.
I also deliver “How to facilitate group reflective practice” training.
To find out more about either training course just email me at Ray.Middleton@ladder4life.com

I have written a Psychological Framework in plain English called Ladder4Life.
Staff and Clients feedback they find this easy to use and understand. Here is the framework:

The PIE I have developed in services has been researched and evaluated very positively and the report can be read here:

How to develop PIE Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE)

If you are involved in delivering a service to people with complex trauma or multiple needs there are a number of ways to move forward. You could start by registering to be a member of pielink.net which is free and is a community of practice around PIE sharing ideas and resources. You could read the PIE guidance document written by Claire Richy for Westminster City Council available on pielink.net.
You could also watch some of Films about my Ladder 4 Life PIE framework or email me Ray.Middleton@ladder4life.com
The PIE I have developed in front-line services were referenced in Westminster City Council's PIE Guidance

The Kings Fund and Public Health England invitation to talk about Dialogical PIE

I was also invited by The Kings Fund and Public Health England to talk about my Dialogical PIEs at their Health and Housing Conference. A 15minute Film of Robin Johnson and myself explaining PIE at this conference can be viewed below

The Story of my Recovery Journey published by AFT CONTEXT magazine "Open Dialogue" ed

I experienced Complex Needs in the 1990's and since finding ways to get better have been passionate for 20 years about developing and delivering better services for this client group. I have managed Personality Disorder Accommodation services and been a senior Care Co-coordinator in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service. I am also a Systemic Practitioner within Systemic Family Psychotherapy and wrote an article about my recovery from trauma and how it relates to the"Open Dialogue" approach to mental health recovery. I am currently completing a PhD in Complex Needs.
My article was published by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT) CONTEXT magazine, Issue 138 on "Open Dialogue", April 2015 and can be read here:

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