A key aspect of Trauma Informed Practice is that staff are supported through good quality Trauma Informed Supervision. Indeed, an organisation or individual should not be calling themselves ‘Trauma Informed’ unless this supervisory relationship is in place. To be working in a Trauma Informed way is to fundamentally respect the need for personal and professional safety; supervision is one way to ensure that this need for safety is facilitated. At TICS we have a range of highly skilled and qualified supervisors who work with individuals and organisations to ensure that both their practice is safe and continues to respect the principles of Trauma Informed Practice, but also that their own well-being is being considered and reflected upon, in order to avoid the risks of vicarious secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and ultimately burnout.

Supervision for individuals or groups working with traumatised individuals or within traumatised or traumatising systems is often provided through TICS by organisations such as Local Authorities, Schools or Charities. But what if your organisation doesn’t offer this type of supervision? We often have individuals contact us saying that they receive management supervision in their role but that this doesn’t provide what they need in terms of personal and professional development and well-being. This type of ‘managerial oversight’ supervision, common in public service areas, often becomes a tick box exercise due to lack of time, resources and sometimes professional knowledge. Furthermore, there are independent practitioners who are working with clients and in need of an educative peer group, facilitated by a qualified practitioner to support them in their work.