Virtual Workshop | Implementing Trauma-Informed Archival Practice
This workshop will consider how archives can use the principles of trauma-informed practice to provide a better service for all who use and engage with archives. Trauma-informed archival practice enables better connections with those who use archives, facilitates a reimagining about what archives can be for everyone, and challenges current models of archival work. It is aimed at anyone working in archives and across the broader GLAMR sector.
The workshop complements, rather than substitutes for, the online courses. The intent of the workshop is for participants to discuss real-life scenarios based on their current contexts and develop ideas and strategies to take back to their organisations in the area of trauma-informed archival practice. It is not a requirement that participants have completed the online course before attending the workshop, but participants may find completing the online courses useful before or after attending the workshop to get a full theoretical grounding.
By the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- List the principles of trauma-informed practice and understand their significance
- Understand why a trauma-informed approach may be useful for archives and other GLAMR institutions
- Discuss how a trauma-informed approach can be used across areas of archival work
- Consider how trauma-informed their workplaces currently are
- Create a practical plan around implementing a trauma-informed approach to go back to their workplaces with for further discussion and implementation
- Gain an understanding of what vicarious trauma is and how organisations can support their staff
- Develop advocacy statements to advocate for organisations for vicarious trauma recognition and support.
The workshop is approximately 3 hours (including a 20-minute break) and is limited to a maximum of 20 participants.
To register, please email Sue Shorter at [email protected] with your name, contact details, and membership details.
Further details about the workshop are available on the ASA website.