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Summarising the toolbox
SAID ALOUD
Summarising the toolbox
Aim . To review the different tools that are available for training and when working directly with survivors .
Trainer . We will now summarise the tools we have mentioned , both those that you can use directly with survivors , and those you may find useful as a helper . You will recall from sections 2 , 3 and 4 of Part I , and from pages 30-31 in Part II that we suggested human rights can produce a useful framework . Here we consider some other specific tools .
PART II : THE TRAINING
Tools for helping survivors
• The helpers ’ qualifications :
• “ I see you ”.
• “ Your reactions are natural ”.
• “ You are a survivor ”.
• BASIC-Ph .
• Safe place exercises .
• Grounding exercises .
• Relaxation exercises .
• Energising exercises .
• Exercises that connect with the senses .
Tools for Trainers
• Role play exercises .
• Group discussions .
• Plenary discussions .
• Examples for trainers to practice .
• The Butterfly Woman story ( or other ways to convey acute and long term reactions to traumatic events ).
• How the brain works when in danger .
• Familiarity with triggers .
• The ‘ window of tolerance ’.
• Human rights-based approach .
• Grounding exercises that connect to the past and future :
• Present moment .
• ‘ Squeeze-Hug ’.
• Weight of the body .
• Straightening the back .
• The ‘ window of tolerance ’.
• Psycho-educational approaches .
• The Butterfly Woman metaphor and other metaphors .
• Human rights-based approach .