ROUND ONE
TIME: 11 sharp -11.50am
NEUROBIOLOGY OF TRAUMA
AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
This workshop will detail some of the neuroscience of developmental trauma in children and young people. It will explain the effects of developmental trauma on children and young people in regard to their emotional awareness and management, their social capacity and their learning. Drawing on this the workshop will argue that Restorative Practices provides an avenue to counteract the destructive cycle of shame and build resilience. However, to do this will require a heightened sensitivity in restorative interventions to the reality of developmental trauma.
Michael Lincoln is a Behaviour Education Consultant with Catholic Education South Australia. Two significant areas of focus in this role are supporting school communities in implementing Restorative Practices and professional learning in developmental trauma and trauma-informed classrooms. Prior to this Michael was a Deputy Principal. In this role he introduced Restorative Practices in an R-12 school where he witnessed the transformative effects of engaging children and young people in conflict resolution.
