What you will learn in this free trauma informed webinar
How stress and perceived threats affect the nervous system and behaviour.
How to spot the early signs of your own stress response.
The difference between an automatic reaction and an intentional response.
One practical self regulation technique you can use at work and at home, and how pausing supports psychological safety and trauma informed care.
Your facilitators
Bruce Kirk
Executive Director BC Borstal Association | Hope After Trauma
Bruce co-leads each session. He has a long history in psychosocial services and training in Critical Incident Stress Management.
Donna Hutchinson, MA
Registered Clinical Counsellor | Workshop Facilitator
Donna guides the skills practice. She has more than 30 years of experience in health, wellness and education, and brings expertise in trauma informed counselling, emotional regulation and resilience.
Why the pause matters
When stress takes over, our reactions can become automatic. This free trauma informed webinar explores how the nervous system responds to perceived threats and why pausing matters. You will learn one practical, evidence informed skill to recognize your reactions, regulate your response, and create safer, more intentional interactions with the people you work with and care about. Live on Zoom, open across Canada and the United States. Cameras optional and no sharing required.
Understand it. A clear, plain language look at how your stress response works.
Practise it. Try the skill yourself with a clinician guiding you. Cameras optional.
Use it. Leave with one action for work, home and the people you support.
Who this free webinar is for
Practitioners such as social workers, counsellors, educators, nurses and first responders. Managers, HR, front desk and program teams who want to learn together. Peer supporters, volunteers and anyone curious. No clinical background needed. This session is educational and does not replace professional, medical or crisis support. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 in Canada or the United States.
Save your free spot for November 12
The Power of the Pause: Thursday, November 12, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Pacific (1:00 p.m. Eastern). Free and live on Zoom, open to individuals, groups, offices and teams across Canada and the United States.
Register free and your joining link arrives by email right away.