"Never had better training." Trauma and Change with Expert Citizens Insight Academy and Stoke on Trent City Council, March 25

And to round off a fun packed week, I delivered my always extremely popular course, ‘Trauma and Change.’ This course has been the talking point of my career over the last few years.  I think that some people arrive thinking it’s going to be a day of dour pronouncements and wall to wall depression, when in fact, it’s a pretty life affirming day.  A day in which I discuss and demonstrate post-traumatic growth and the success stories from across Stoke-on-Trent.  The learners this time were from across Stoke on Trent City Council’s Adult Social Care teams.  The training was part of Expert Citizens Insight Academy and I bet you are all a bit bored of my banging on about them!  Legends. 

I absolutely loved interviewing the various people who informed the training.  Hearing their stories was a privilege and I always love to see their input highlighted on the feedback forms.  Yesterday we had:

“Loved the delivery of the session, true life accounts of experiences help give me a greater understanding of the causes of trauma especially liked Ryan & Charlottes contribution & their journey.”

“The course was really interesting was nice to hear the life story of Ryan and Charlotte and how they have turned their lives around.”

“Especially Ryan & Charlotte how they both progressed in life for the better, well done keep it up.”

“Steven Talbot was amazing and Ryan & Charlotte need to be thanked for sharing their stories.”

And lots more besides.  When asked, ‘Would you recommend this training session to others and why?’ This is what the learners had to say:

“Yes, informative.”

“Yes, very informative.”

“Yes, brilliant course, everyone should do it.  It would increase people’s knowledge and have more empathy.”

“I would recommend this session.”

“Yes, very much so, thank you to Ryan & Charlotte for sharing their stories.”

“Definitely, Steven was really knowledgeable and informative. Life experiences of Ryan & Charlotte were so brave and really informative of their traumas and effects.”

“Yes absolutely!”

“Yes! It is informative & the lived experience helps embed the knowledge.”

“Steve makes the training both powerful and funny all in one.”

“Yes, it was interactive and informative, it made me self-reflect a lot.”

“Steven is excellent keeps you engaged has brilliant knowledge and to hear story directly from people who experienced 1st hand.”

“Most definitely, the session is informative and was excellently delivered by Steven. The videos of people with lived experience make it "real" Charlotte and Ryans openness had a massive impact.”

“Yes, it makes you think of your own life traumas and how to manage and deal with this in your own life relationships.”

“Definitely, very interesting and informative and quite shocking.”

“I would recommend, it gives a good insight into trauma people experience & how we can approach the way we support a person.”

“Yes, always a delight when Steven carries out the training, very informative and opens up the lack of support that people receive.”

“Definitely - Steven is a fantastic, knowledgeable, informative trainer who makes attending training a pleasure.”

"Use Steven for all training. Never had better training where you learn but also stay engaged throughout the day."

"Thank you Steven another fantastic session. Your energy and delivery makes everything you teach interesting. I especially like the videos of local people."

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