Recommended Resources

This section is not meant as an exhaustive list – we are simply including here some of the resources that have helped us along our journey so far and to share videos and texts that we reference during our Trauma Informed Practice course.
We also highlight the work of some of our guest speakers as ‘friends of the Network’ whilst not endorsing any business or its sold services and products for financial gain.
Videos Research Books Local Resources

Videos

Trauma Informed Plymouth Network – Adverse Childhood Experiences
A 40-minute webcast recorded by the Trauma Informed Plymouth Network 

Trauma & the Brain
NHS Lanarkshire End Violence and Abuse Services and NHS Health Scotland

The Window of Tolerance – Beacon House Resources
Find out how a traumatised child swings from fight/flight to freeze/collapse; and what adults can do to help bring the child back into their window of tolerance so they can be at their personal best.

Opening Doors: Trauma Informed Practice for the Workforce
NHS Education for Scotland

Step Inside the Circle
Fritzi Horstman’s powerful video from the Compassion Prison Project exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences in a maximum security prison in the USA.

Sowing the Seeds: Trauma Informed Practice for anyone working with children or young people

NHS Education for Scotland

Keynote ACEs to Assets 2019 Gabor Maté Trauma as Disconnection from the Self

Keynote ACEs to Assets 2019 Gabor Maté Understanding Trauma as a result of Trauma 

Nadine Burke Harris | How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime 

Brené Brown | Listening to Shame 

Brene Brown | Power of Vulnerability 

Good relationships are the key to healing trauma | Karen Treisman

Research

The Trauma Informed Plymouth Network has been cited in the following research publications:

  • Beyond a trauma-informed approach towards shame-sensitive practice

    Authors: Luna Dolezal and Matthew Gibson

    See The Paper

  • Embedding a trauma-informed approach to support staff wellbeing in children’s social care: Strategic Briefing (2021)

    Author: Wilkinson J

    See The Paper

  • Trauma In Transition

    Authors Katie McBride and Emma Taylor, associate lecturers at the University of Plymouth, worked alongside our lived experience group in 2022 to capture the voices of lived experience in navigating our services & systems.

    See The Paper

  • The Neuroplasticity Narrative

    Author: Dr Haley Peckham

    Dr Haley Peckham’s guest speaker session, From Rabbits to Elephants, has been our most-watched video on our YouTube channel. Here’s more from Haley who engages us with the complexity of neuroscience in a unique & delightful way!

    See The Paper

  • Unregulated social care workers: their lived experiences in the workplace and the development of a new conceptual approach to supervision support

    Author: Victoria May

    One of our Network members, Dr Victoria May has completed her PhD thesis on trauma informed supervision in social care.

    See The Paper

Books

The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel Van der Kolk

The Boy who was Raised as a Dog
Bruce Perry

What Happened To You
Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry

When The Body Says No
Gabor Maté 

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Gabor Maté 

The Power Threat Meaning Framework
Mary Boyle & Lucy Johnstone 

Psychiatric Diagnosis
Lucy Johnstone 

The Brightness of Stars
Lisa Cherry

The Prosecutor
Nazir Afzal

Creating Trauma Informed Organisations
Karen Treisman

Local Resources

One of our incredible network members, Tiffany Player, has created the Devon & Cornwall Directory of services, resources, groups, and workshops offered across Devon & Cornwall (and the wider UK area). It is incredibly well-researched and extensive and she is keen that it is made available to anyone who needs it.  Her updated version below has been helpfully arranged into areas!

D&C Directory MASTER copy June 2024 West Devon June 2024 UK June 2024 Torbay June 2024 South Devon June 2024 Plymouth June 2024 North Devon June 2024 Apps June 2024 Devon & Cornwall June 2024 Directories June 2024 Exeter June 2024 Groups June 2024

Tiffany is currently training to be a therapist and has worked in mental health services for 8 years. As so many of our network members do, she represents the strength that can grow from experiences of trauma and adversity. Contact: devonandcornwalldirectory@hotmail.com

We would also like to take the opportunity to shout out the equally incredible Nicky Nurrish who many of you know as the founder of Marbles Lost and Found. This comprehensive and impeccably researched website serves as a directory of mental health services and self-help support with lived experience at its heart. Nicky shines a light for people trying to navigate their way through the mental health system drawing from her own lived experience and as a super skilled networker.  Nicky can be contacted on enquiries@marbleslostandfound.co.uk