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My Professional Background

TRAUMA SUPPORT PRACTITIONER & CONSULTANT (AND FOUNDER/DIRECTOR FOR TRAUMA & CO.)

For many years I worked in the charity sector, most recently for Victim Support, where I worked with people who have experienced a range of traumas, abuses and hate crimes in supporting them to navigate their complex, individual needs, and prior to that I supported unpaid carers in similar ways. All of which provided extensive training and a depth of experience that has been invaluable to my work.

With these working experiences and ongoing training (in addition to my own personal experience in navigating the world while living with complex trauma), in 2017 I created/founded (and now am the Director of) Trauma & Co. - a collaborative organisation that aims to support people living and working with trauma and its complex intersections with being human.

I work here as a Trauma Support Practitioner & Consultant, providing 1-1 and community support and training to both those living with and those working with trauma (if you work with humans, you work with trauma).

WRITER. CREATIVE.

I am also a writer, a creative, a human who (most often) writes into the complex spaces of life. Writing and art has saved my life, repeatedly, and I am a huge advocate for its power. My most recent writing can now be found on Substack and I .regularly share more informal musings across my personal social media pages - @sarahmariannmartland & @traumaandco (on FB & IG) I have also had the honour to have articles published on websites (too many to link and some of which I want less association with now as my values have evolved and some of my work can be found under my previous writer name Mariann Martland.)

ONLINE BUSINESS SUPPORT

In the years before I began working in the charity sector I worked in business/admin roles in the corporate world. I hold a First Class BA(Hons) degree in Events/Business Management, which indirectly led to my work in the charity sector, when I realised how I did not belong in the corporate world, and so instead I started working in the charity sector, initially in administrative roles, before moving into support roles. With that, and to support me in making my work for more accessible and sustainable, I used to work in Online Business Support roles for helping professionals in small and solo businesses whose work intersected with the kind of work we do at Trauma & Co.

Professional Support & Other Roles/Associations

Supervision

I access private 1-1 therapeutic supervision on regular basis for case consultation, support around developing my work and to make sure I am taking care of my own needs while I do this work.

Memberships & Community Groups

I am also a part of various membership and community groups and I access professional peer support, both in the areas around Trauma Treatment/Support and in Liberatory/Anti-Oppressive Practice.

Other roles

I am currently on the advisory board for We Make The Path - a CIC supporting people living with chronic illness.

Training

Note: I personally value lived experience, personal learning and other ways of training over formal education - because along with fully acknowledging the privileges I have had to be able to receive such education and training, I am also aware that others who have not had these privileges might have just as much knowledge, skill and experience as I without the recognition, AND much of my own knowledge and experience has also come from personal learning, along with 1-1 and community work, and uncertified training, which is less quantifiable. But for those who find these things interesting here are some of the training/education I have received since 2011 (I’ll spare you the GCSEs & A-Levels!!), beginning with most recent…

(Updated in 2022)

Working with Survivors of Sexual Violence, RASASC

Trauma Focused Intake, Trauma Treatment Collective

Trauma Treatment Protocol/Flow, Trauma Treatment Collective

Inner Child Work, Trauma Treatment Collective

Working with Dissociation, Trauma Treatment Collective

Niching within the Trauma Treatment, Trauma Treatment Collective

Trauma Informed Embodiment (TIE) Practitioner Training (3 year training, including 1-1 supervisory support)

Grief Literacy Levels 1 & 2, Being Here, Human

Certified Diploma in Counselling, Online Academies

Level 4 Diploma Child Psychology, Online Academies

Treating Trauma Master Series, NICABM

CAADA-DASH Risk Assessment (Domestic Violence & Stalking Risk Assessment), Victim Support

Serious Crime Trainings, inc. Domestic & Sexual Abuse & Hate Crimes, Victim Support

Supporting Victims of Fraud, Victim Support

Referral Processing, Victim Support

Quality of Service and Case Closure, Victim Support

Service Commissioning and Delivery, Victim Support

Risk Assessments & Safety Planning, Victim Support

Client Contact & Needs Assessment, Victim Support

Case Preparation, Victim Support

Impact of Crime, Victim Support

VCCL Introducing Criminal Injuries Compensation , Victim Support

Data Protection Essentials, Victim Support

Health & Safety, Victim Support

Victim Care Officer Core Training, Victim Support

Level 2 Safeguarding Children, Lancashire Safeguarding Children’s Board

Raising the Issue of Physical Activity, NHS Scotland Learning & Development

Raising the Issue of Smoking, NHS Scotland Learning & Development

Raising the Issue of Alcohol, NHS Scotland Learning & Development

Health Behaviour Change Level 1, NHS Scotland Learning & Development

Mentally Healthy Workplace Training, Healthy Working Lives

Alcohol & Drugs in the Workplace, Healthy Working Live

Rape Awareness, Independent Domestic Abuse Service

Violence Against Women and Children, Royal College of General Practitioners

Emotional Wellbeing in Children and Young People, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

Common Core Awareness Raising – Level 1, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

Lancashire Common Assessment Framework & Continuum of Need, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

Pan Lancashire Child Death Overview Panel E-learning, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

Child Sexual Exploitation, Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board

Common Core of Skills and Knowledge, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

Current Learning in Palliative Care, Help for Hospices

Gambling Disorders, Royal College of General Practitioners

Management of Drug Misuse: Harm Reduction, Royal College of General Practitioners

Sexual Health in General Practice, Royal College of General Practitioners

Alcohol: Identification and Brief Advice, Royal College of General Practitioners

Safeguarding Children, Lancashire Safeguarding Children’s Board

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Lancashire County Council

Rickter Scale Practitioner Certificate, The Rickter Company,

Rickter Scale Groupwork Facilitator Certificate, The Rickter Company

Equality and Diversity, Lancashire Adult Learning

Disability Awareness, Lancashire Adult Learning

Information Governance: The Beginner’s Guide, NHS Connecting for Health

Information Security Guidelines, Introductory Level, NHS Connecting for Health

Business Continuity Management, NHS Connecting for Health

Information Security Management, Foundation Level, NHS Connecting for Health

Loss and Bereavement Training, Loss and Bereavement Training & Consultancy

Basics of Health and Safety, BPRCVS

Information Sharing, Lancashire Children and Young People’s Trust

BA (Hons), Events (Business) Management (First Class Honours), Manchester Metropolitan University