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📅 23 June 2026
🕐 11:00 am – 11:45 am AEST
📍 Online

Overview

This online session explores how aged care and community care professionals can provide trauma-aware, healing-informed support for Forgotten Australians, Care Leavers and former child migrants who experienced institutional or out-of-home care.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and learn practical approaches to delivering care that promotes dignity, safety, trust and emotional wellbeing. The session highlights the importance of recognising lived experiences and creating supportive environments that foster healing and positive ageing outcomes.

What's Covered

• Understanding the experiences of Forgotten Australians, Care Leavers and former child migrants
• The lifelong impacts of trauma and institutional care experiences
• Principles of trauma-aware and healing-informed practice
• Building trust, safety and meaningful connections
• Delivering person-centred care that respects lived experience
• Creating supportive environments that reduce re-traumatisation
• Practical strategies for aged care and community care settings
• Improving wellbeing and quality of life through compassionate care approaches

Who Should Attend

Aged care workers, community care staff, Support at Home and CHSP providers, nurses, allied health professionals, support coordinators, case managers, service managers, volunteers, and anyone working with older people who may have a care-leaver background.

Cost

Free

Presented by

Forgotten Australians Roundtable / Event Host

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