Greetings one and all,
Yesterday I delivered my Trauma and Change course ‘we can do it better’ to staff from Staffordshire County Council. As always, they were a very motivated and inspiring group of learners. I ALWAYS find this the case with Staffordshire CC. The topic could of course be difficult to discuss. I believe that my way of involving everyone in the training, making sure that people are comfortable and engaged goes a long way to ensuring people learn and remember the training.
I have always championed the cause of ‘lived experience’ all the way back to my days in teenage pregnancy. Can it really be that long ago? Blimey, I am getting old (and embracing the silver fox look!) My films have always told the stories of real people and the expertise that they bring to the subject of trauma. Both Ryan and Charlotte have been inspirational in their openness and need to share their post traumatic growth. Sometimes they were helped by services and at other times hindered. As the course title suggest, we can do it better.
I left the classroom feeling elated and I’m pretty sure I’ve made some new friends too. I have collated together all of the feedback from the session, should you so desire, please peruse and see what exciting and dynamic training I’ve created. The feedback is of course 100% positive:
“Really good, interactive training. Steven explained trauma and the way in which people can change. All done in an informative way using the true lived stories with real insight.”
“A great session. I loved hearing the real-life example from the people you worked with. I will definitely be thinking of this in my practice going forward. Thanks Steve.”
“Lovely case studies and inspirational training. I particularly liked the connections and aspirations activities. Lively delivery from Steven.”
“I loved your energy. Loved your openness. Ryan and Charlotte, so real and relatable and authentic.”
“A very confident and knowledgeable trainer who shared lots of knowledge and information about the subject of trauma. Steven used a variety of learning / teaching styles which was excellent and made the learning easy and enjoyable. Good case studies used to illustrate post traumatic growth, the positive effect of having key connections. Thank you 😊”
“Excellent training, Steven is so knowledgeable and engaging. The presentation was brilliant, great balance of teaching, case studies, group work etc. I would recommend this training to all of my colleagues. Thank you!”
“In a word – fabulous. Thought-provoking training, the videos that Steve created with real people were eye opening, thank you.”
“Fabulous, inspirational training. There were lots of opportunities for further learning. Steve is a brilliant presenter, the personal, real-life stories of Charlotte and Ryan brought the training to life.”
“Interesting, informative and interactive as always with Steven’s training. Hearing lived experience was so inspiring and gives hope to others.”
“I always love Steven’s training. Very informative and real. Engaging and you can still laugh and learn while covering a sensitive topic – all due to Steven’s open nature. Thanks!”
“Very informative and interactive session. Delivered brilliantly by Steven Talbot.”
“I found the training very informative. It is so good that at Staffordshire CC we get to spend a whole day on a subject that can be very difficult to deal with.”
“Really, REALLY informative training. So insightful to hear lived experience and the way in which we can support people and families through their trauma journey. Thank you.”
“I really enjoyed today’s training, very involved and it was good to hear the stories from real life. Thak you Steven.”
“A thoroughly enjoyable course, certain parts could have been heavy to deal with but I was able to cope and actually enjoy the training. I enjoyed talking things through with my colleagues.”