New practice paper highlights an organisational approach to trauma-informed practice

In 2024, Emerging Minds was privileged to work closely with Marymead CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn (MCCG) and the Australian Capital Territory’s Department of Health Youth at Risk Project to deliver a 16-week training package on trauma-informed practice with children and young people.

During this process, it became clear that many important aspects of trauma-informed practice were already integral to the everyday values and practices of staff at MCCG. Having made this observation, we asked to interview staff about their practices to learn more about what it looks like to successfully integrate trauma-informed care in an organisation.

This practice paper explores what it means to take an organisational approach to trauma-informed practice with children and young people. The interviews with MCCG staff are featured in the paper to provide useful insights into what an organisational approach looks like in action.