Trauma-Informed Workforce Development Programme
Dr Ray MiddletonWorkforce Development Specialist
I am passionate about workforce development.Drawing
on over 25 years experience of writing and delivering training for staff and services working with people with complex combinations of needs around mentalhealth, substance misuseand housing: |
Courses Offered
For a quote to deliver training to a cohort of staff email me at Ray.Middleton@ladder4life.com
What is our "Personal Story or Narrative & How can we change our personal story?”
A one day course introducing practical change ideas from narrative psychology |
Trauma Informed Care/Practice
Two prerecorded online courses (One hour each) and/or a One Day course of live in-person training |
PIE - Psychologically Informed Environments
One hour pre-recorded course explaining how to undertake and complete a PIE 'self-assessment' ' report on a service - and/or Live Training for your team. |
The Power Threat Meaning Framework - Introducing this exciting alternative approach to understanding distress - going beyond 'trauma'
to help us think about how power works. (I am on the BPS P.T.M.F. National Steering Committee and chair the Training sub-committee) |
How to Faciltate Group Reflective Practice -
Very Practical Top Tips - drawn from my experiences facilitating Group Reflective Practice for over 20 years |
Pre-Treatment - an structured approach from the USA
covering; Relationship Formation -Common Language Construction - Ecological Considerations - Promoting Safety (‘Risk Management’) - Facilitating Change - Solution Focused Practice and Motivational Interviewing- How to facilitate Supervision/Co-vision |
A wide range of Trauma Informed Training Courses for developing
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Book PublishedI have a chapter on my Ladder4Life PIE approach
in a newbook edited by Jay Levyand Robin Johnson (Developer of PIE).The Kindle version is only£5.95 - "Cross Cultural Dialogues on Homelessness" (2018) |
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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
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
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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: |