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On Wednesday 8th March we gathered senior leaders, care experienced young people and practitioners from across the country to hear how we can adopt a trauma informed approach to housing policy and practice with care leavers. We're delighted to share the key elements of the day including presentations, photos and video content. Read more
On the 17th March 2021 over 170 delegates gathered to hear from a range of speakers as we discussed moving from Promise to Action. Here you can find speaker presentations along with useful links. Read more
At the end of October we welcomed back Tony Bloemendaal with his colleague Roland Verdow to Scotland to support us as we explored trauma-sensitive care giving and workforce wellbeing. Here's what we learned. Read more
On Wednesday 23rd November 2023 we held our first in person Conference for almost 3 years at the Stirling Court Hotel where we discussed relationships, friendships and connection. Read more
On Wednesday 9th March 22 we held our third, and second online, Summit. Here you will find snapshots of each session including presentations and useful links. Read more
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Highlights, speaker information and links to presentations and external resourced from Staf's first ever virtual National Conference. Read more
In this blog you can find resources from a range of speakers at the Staf Summit, centred on relationship-based practice and whole-systems change. Read more
View videos from Aberlour, Linkliving and Seamab about how they have embedded trauma-informed practice across their organisations. Read more
Following on from our National Conference 2018, 'Healing from Trauma and Moving On', here you will find some resources from the day, including speaker presentations as well as books and videos mentioned during the day. Read more
At our Managers' Forum we had some vibrant discussion about practice issues within the sector. Check our top 5 take-aways from discussions here! Read more
Judy Furnivall (Service Development Consultancy Lead at CELCIS) joined us at our Practitioners' Gathering in March 2017 and led us as we reflected on the issues of trauma, loss, attachment and resilience for the young people we support. Find out more and download her presentation. Read more
Charis delivered an engaging and interactive workshop based on short filmed interviews with young people. Delegates were encouraged to consider the conditions under which they would share their own personal stories and painful memories. Find out more and download Charis' presentation. Read more
Mary Glasgow facilitated one of our workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, setting out the principles of a restorative, child-centred and family-minded approach that aims to mitigate the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Find out more and download Mary's presentation. Read more
Saffron Rohan and Simone Smith led a session on 'What does a really good care system look like?' at our Annual Conference 2017. This fun and interactive session encouraged active discussion and participation. Find out more and download their presentation. Read more
In this fascinating workshop, Carole Dearie asked 'Why are we still getting it wrong for girls?' at our Annual Conference 2017. She explained how challenging girls use relational aggression and why trauma group work with girls is such a bad idea. Find out more about this workshop and download the presentation. Read more
Leni Rademacher and Shae Stewart facilitated one of the workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, giving a detailed breakdown of how Falkirk Children's Services developed its Continuing Care operational guidance in response to the legislation. Find out more and download their presentation. Read more
Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive for Criminal Justice Scotland, joined us at our Annual Conference 2017. Her session focused on how the failure to prioritise prevention leads to an entrenched deprivation and low aspiration. Find out more about Karyn and download her presentation. Read more
During our Annual Conference 2017, Tim Keilty gave us his unique insights on the topic of 'What would it take - adventurous social work'. Find out more and download his presentation. Read more
Insights from the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences. At our Summer Conference in May 2017, we were joined by Dr Michael Smith, Associate Medical Director, Mental Health and Addictions at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Read more
Our 2017 Annual Conference was held at COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh, with the theme 'Nothing Less Will Do'. Read our report. Read more