Nurturing trauma conscious leadership across England

This week we had the HONOUR of meeting our SHIFT Trauma Conscious Leadership cohort from Housing and Homelessness organisations across England.

We gathered at the museum during the heatwave for an inspirational and moving two days for our July intensive.

Our SHIFT programme combines Neuroscience, Psychosocial studies, Internal Family Systems and Polyvagal Theory to offer a holistic understanding of trauma and a leadership toolkit grounded in the most up to date science.

Speakers on the July intensive included Dr Lasana Harris, neuroscientist, Surfing Sofas, Poet, Nell Hardy, Theatre Maker and Aderonke Apata, Founder and CEO of African Rainbow Family.

Our 16 exceptional participants are pictured here with Aderonke Apata MoH Trustee, and MoH team Jessica Turtle , Matthew Turtle and Samuel Thompson-Plant

Our participants are:

Alison Charles Commissioning Officer for Rough Sleeping and supported accommodation services, Haringey Council, London.

Amy Cozins Operations Manager, CHESS Homeless, Essex.

Ben Hawke Service Manager - Vocational Development Programme, St Petrocs, Cornwall.

Caylie 'CJ' Jago-Loughlin Deputy project manager, Project Compass, Lincolnshire.

Chima Itabor Shelter Manager, The Outside Project, London.

Claire Moynehan Advanced Clinical Practitioners/ Registered Mental Health Nurse. Bevan Healthcare, Leeds.

Holly Henderson Rough Sleeping Pathway Coordinator, Islington Council, London.

Jane Williams CEO & Founder, Magpie Project, London.

Julia Hancock Charity Manager, Selig, Suffolk.

Juliet Grenville Participation Lead & Brighton and Hove Frontline Network Coordinator, Justlife, UK-Wide.

Lyron Johnson Head of Service, London & Quadrant Housing Trust, UK-wide.

Mellissa Brown Peer Coach Lived Experience Coordinator, Forest Churches Night Shelter, London.

Sophia Fedorowicz Research and Evaluator, Expert Citizens CIC, Stoke-on-Trent.

Verity James-Sinetos Development Manager - Housing & Homelessness, Emmaus UK, UK-wide.

Leigh Jennings Coach, Porchlight, Kent.

Reana Darnell Maisto Day Centre Manager, New Horizon Youth Centre, London.

We are so delighted to be working with this cohort and can't wait to see them again in September.

You can find out more about SHIFT here https://lnkd.in/e34yqRSq

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