First Nations Trauma-Informed Practice Program
A three day immersive program supporting healthcare and human services teams to strengthen cultural safety, trauma-informed care and sustainable ways of working.patient outcomes.
Lets Walk Alongside Your Team
Grounded in Indigenous knowledge systems, ngardi guwanda (deep listening) and relational practice, this program creates space for care that feels more human, more connected and more effective; for both staff and the people they walk alongside.
Why This Matters
Healthcare and human service systems are carrying increasing pressure.
Staff are navigating complexity, emotional load and burnout. People accessing services are often moving through experiences of trauma, yet many still feel unseen, unheard or unsafe within care environments.
When systems focus only on outputs, something essential is lost — connection, trust and the ability to respond in ways that truly support healing.
This is where a different approach is needed.
First Nations Integrated Trauma-Informed Practice supports teams to reconnect with the relational foundations of care. It shifts practice from doing to being, from fixing to listening, and from process-driven responses to human-centred engagement.
What Makes This Different
This is not a standard training.
It is an immersive, relational experience that invites participants to slow down, reflect and reconnect with how they show up in their work.
Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, the program brings together:
- Indigenous relational frameworks
- Trauma-informed practice
- Social and Emotional Wellbeing approaches
- Reflective and story-based learning
- The Warida Method
Participants are not just given tools, they are supported to deepen awareness, strengthen connection and build ways of working that feel more sustainable and grounded in real-world practice.
If you’re exploring how this could fit within your organisation, this one-page overview gives a clear snapshot of the program, outcomes and approach.
Program Overview
This program is delivered as a three day immersive experience.
Day 1
Foundations
Building understanding of trauma, deep listening and cultural safety. Participants begin to explore what sits beneath behaviours and how to create safer, more responsive interactions.
Day 2
Integration
Applying trauma-informed and culturally grounded responses in real world practice. Participants strengthen their ability to remain present, grounded and responsive while navigating complexity, communication and relational care.
Day 3
Embodiment and Leadership
Embedding trauma-informed and culturally safe practice within self, teams and systems. Participants move beyond understanding into lived practice, strengthening reflective capability, leadership and sustainable ways of working.
This progression supports a shift from understanding, to application, to embodied practice and leadership within complex environments.
Grounded in the Warida and Legacy approaches, this work is not about fixing people, but supporting reconnection to what is already within, strengthening how individuals, teams and systems show up in relationship with others.
Outcomes for Participants
Participants will be supported to:
strengthen trauma-informed responses
build confidence in complex interactions
develop culturally safe and respectful practice
improve communication and engagement
feel more grounded and supported in their role
Outcomes for Organisations
Organisations can expect:
- improved staff wellbeing and reduced burnout
- stronger team connection and culture
- enhanced patient and client experience
- greater confidence in culturally safe practice
- reduced organisational risk
who This is for
- hospitals and health networks
- community health services
- mental health providers
- Aboriginal health and wellbeing organisations
- government and non-government human services
- teams navigating complexity, burnout or cultural safety expectations
Delivery Model
Flexible delivery to meet your organisation’s needs.
Three days staged delivery
Up to 25 participants per cohort
Two experienced facilitators
Pre-program consultation
Post-program summary and recommendations
Optional extensions include:
leadership briefings
follow-up integration sessions
train-the-trainer pathways
Investment and delivery options
We understand that every organisation is different.
Our program suite is designed to be flexible, scalable and aligned to your workforce needs — whether you’re starting with a single cohort or embedding practice across a full network.
STANDARD
Single cohort delivery
PREMIUM
Extended support and integration
ENTERPRISE
Organisation-wide implementation
The Opportunity
When staff are supported differently, everything begins to shift.
People feel safer.
Conversations deepen.
Trust builds.
Staff feel more grounded in their work.
This is about creating the conditions for care that is not only effective, but deeply human.
Downloadable Resource
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Let’s walk alongside your team
If you’re ready to create more culturally safe, trauma-informed and grounded ways of working, we’d love to connect.