Emerging Minds Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Kate Brady, a Churchill Fellow and National Recovery Advisor at Australian Red Cross, about what happens in a community during and after a traumatic event. She discusses the difference between natural disasters and community traumas, what communities might experience, and how families, communities, and first responders can all respond to and support children in their recovery.

In this episode you will learn:

What characterises a community trauma (01:05)

What families and communities might experience (11:18)

How to support families and children in affected communities (15:30)

Further information and resources:

A guide for first responders: Supporting children immediately following a disaster

Community Trauma Toolkit

In this episode we talk to Dr Briony Towers, a research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, about the benefits of involving children in disaster preparedness, as well as some of the myths and misconceptions that children hold about disasters and bushfires in particular.

In this episode you will learn:

The survive and thrive program for primary schools (10:39)

Children’s involvement in their own preparedness (18:27)

Further information and resources:

How Educators can prepare their students for a natural disaster

How parents and caregivers can prepare for a natural disaster

Community Trauma Toolkit

In this episode we talk to Michelle Roberts, a psychologist and expert in the areas of child and adolescent trauma, loss and grief, and children’s disaster recovery. She has decades of experience as an educator and psychologist supporting school communities, and discusses with us the ongoing psychosocial needs of children following a disaster or community trauma and how schools and families can work together to help prioritise and support children’s needs.

In this episode you will learn:

why it is important to consider the needs of children after a disaster (00:43)

how children experience trauma differently to adults (2:14)

the main impacts of disaster on children (03:58)

the impacts of trauma on parenting and how to support parents (07:46)

Further information and resources:

Trauma sensitive behaviour management

How educators can support children in the short term following a disaster or community trauma

Community Trauma Toolkit

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In this episode we talk to Michelle Roberts, a psychologist and expert in the areas of child and adolescent trauma, loss and grief, and children's disaster recovery. She has decades of experience as an educator and psychologist supporting school communities, and discusses with us the ongoing psychosocial needs of children following a disaster or community trauma and how schools and families can work together to help prioritise and support children's needs.

 

In this episode you will learn:

Why it is important to consider the needs of children after a disaster (00:43)

How children experience trauma differently to adults (2:14)

The main impacts of disaster on children (03:58)

The impacts of trauma on parenting and how to support parents (07:46)

Further information and resources:

Trauma sensitive behaviour management

How educators can support children in the short term following a disaster or community trauma

Community Trauma Toolkit

 

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In this episode, we talk to Kate Brady, a Churchill Fellow and National Recovery Advisor at Australian Red Cross, about what happens in a community during and after a traumatic event. She discusses the difference between natural disasters and community traumas, what communities might experience, and how families, communities, and first responders can all respond to and support children in their recovery.

What characterises a community trauma (01:05)

What families and communities might experience (11:18)

How to support families and children in affected communities (15:30)

A guide for first responders: Supporting children immediately following a disaster

Community Trauma Toolkit

In this episode we talk to Dr Briony Towers, a research fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, about the benefits of involving children in disaster preparedness, as well as some of the myths and misconceptions that children hold about disasters and bushfires in particular.

The survive and thrive program for primary schools (10:39)

Children's involvement in their own preparedness (18:27)

How Educators can prepare their students for a natural disaster

How parents and caregivers can prepare for a natural disaster

Community Trauma Toolkit

In this episode we talk to Michelle Roberts, a psychologist and expert in the areas of child and adolescent trauma, loss and grief, and children's disaster recovery. She has decades of experience as an educator and psychologist supporting school communities, and discusses with us the ongoing psychosocial needs of children following a disaster or community trauma and how schools and families can work together to help prioritise and support children's needs.

why it is important to consider the needs of children after a disaster (00:43)

how children experience trauma differently to adults (2:14)

the main impacts of disaster on children (03:58)

the impacts of trauma on parenting and how to support parents (07:46)

Trauma sensitive behaviour management

How educators can support children in the short term following a disaster or community trauma

Community Trauma Toolkit