A trauma-informed approach to career guidance
This CPD session explores how trauma-informed practice can be embedded within careers guidance across both specialist and mainstream settings.
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Date
14 Jul 2026 -
Time
04:00 PM -
Duration
1 hour(s) -
Venue
Zoom -
Contact
Drawing on real-world experience, the session will share practical strategies and reflections on one career development professional's experience om adopting a trauma-informed approach to practice.
Attendees will gain insight into how trauma can impact client engagement in careers activities, particularly when working with young people, but the content could easily be adapted to work with adults. The session aims to inspire careers professionals to reflect on their own practice, and identify achievable ways to integrate trauma-informed principles into their everyday work.
Hannah West RCDP is a qualified Career Development Professional and Careers Leader, whose work delivering career guidance in secure children's hospitals and children's homes formed the basis of her winning application for 2023 UKCDA Public Sector Careers Adviser of the Year.
This session supports the following CPD competency:
• Career Development Practice