Workshops
Empowering Churches and Communities with Trauma-Informed Knowledge
Faith on the Journey offers impactful workshops, available both virtually and in person, to equip church leaders and community organizations with essential trauma-informed skills.
These workshops serve as a foundation for understanding trauma, supporting healing, and creating safe environments for those affected by challenging life experiences. Each session is designed to introduce critical trauma concepts and practical tools that can be applied in real-life ministry and community settings.
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our Workshops offerings
Creating Safe Spaces for Trauma Survivors
Trauma can silence survivors, leaving them feeling unable to share their painful experiences. This workshop teaches participants how to become compassionate listeners, creating safe spaces for survivors to share their stories, rediscover their voices, and begin to heal.
Supporting Traumatized Children
Learn how trauma affects children’s emotional and developmental well-being and discover practical ways to support children through trauma-informed care. This workshop empowers leaders and caregivers to create compassionate spaces where children can begin to heal.
Becoming a Trauma Healing Church
Explore the foundational steps to transforming your church into a Trauma Healing Church. This session covers the basics of trauma-informed care, introduces trauma-sensitive practices, and equips leaders to foster a supportive environment for their congregation.
Caring for the Caregiver: Recovering from Burnout
Designed for pastors, ministry leaders, and caregivers, this workshop addresses the toll of constant caregiving and provides strategies for recovering from burnout. Participants will learn essential self-care practices and ways to prevent compassion fatigue, allowing them to serve from a place of renewal.
Trauma 101
Gain an introductory understanding of trauma, its effects, and how it manifests in individuals. This workshop serves as a foundational overview for anyone wanting to understand the basics of trauma and offers insights into providing initial support to trauma survivors.
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Helping Sexual Violence Survivors Heal
Learn how to support survivors of sexual violence with sensitivity, respect, and empathy. This workshop covers the unique challenges faced by survivors and introduces trauma-informed approaches that help promote safety, trust, and healing.
Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence
This workshop offers insights into the dynamics of domestic violence, its effects on individuals and families, and effective ways to support survivors. Church leaders and community members will gain tools to recognize signs of domestic violence and respond in ways that prioritize safety and recovery.
Trauma and Grief
Explore the connection between trauma and grief, and learn how practices like lament and honest emotional expression can serve as pathways to healing. This workshop helps participants support those grieving traumatic events, fostering resilience and hope.
Workshop format
Our workshops are available as virtual or in-person sessions, allowing flexibility to accommodate the unique needs of your church or organization. Each workshop is interactive and engaging, offering participants the chance to ask questions, participate in discussions, and gain practical tools they can implement immediately.
Ready to Bring Trauma-Informed Workshops to Your Community?
Faith on the Journey is here to support your mission to create a more trauma-informed community. For more information or to schedule a workshop, please contact us at info@faithonthejourney.org or call (708) 929-1675.
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Let us help you equip your team to provide compassionate, effective support to those impacted by trauma.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“This training has made a significant impact on my ability to better understand trauma and how I can better support others through the process. The journey was well worth my time. Meeting new people and being afforded the opportunity to hear perspectives from all walks of life."
“Class is excellent. As a Licensed Professional Counselor I loved the simplicity and effectiveness and impact of the information. It shows how God is involved in trauma, how he feels about us in it and how he can heal it. I recommend this course for the beginner and the expert. It also appears easy to replicate. Many people can be healed and lives changed. God is in this so you should get involved. Bring people the healing and comfort God has given you.”