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TIL Training Program

Trauma informed leadership trainings

This course will explore elements of trauma informed leadership with a particular focus on how to promote self-care among those who help trauma-affected individuals. Whether you are a teacher, counselor, administrator or community member, we all have a unique role to play in promoting wellness in our teams.

Course Faculty

Sonal Dhanani

Sonal is a Harvard Graduate of the Public Narrative Executive Leadership program and holds a graduate diploma in Gender studies from the University of Iceland and a peace and conflict resolution diploma from Chulalongkorn University Thailand. She has participated in organizing literary seminars and events celebrating the work of artists and writers in promoting peace and harmony by harnessing the positive energies of expressive arts. Sonal has been engaged with national and international organizations for community resilience programs as a trainer, bringing trauma-informed programming approaches. As an art therapist, she provides a safe comfortable space for healing to happen. Her goal as an art therapist is to provide a place to share, connect, and heal.

Outcome of the course

Get step-by-step directions, tools, and techniques you need to support people with trauma histories, mental health concerns.

Course Modules

Week 1: Trauma-Informed Principles where participants explore and examine the four principles.
Week 2:Leading Self where participants clarify their own leader competencies, personal resilience, self-care and personal agency.
Week 3:Leading Teams where participants examine team communication practice facilitation, shifting behaviors and undertake team problem solving.
Week 4: Leading Communities where participants apply techniques for mapping, collaborating and integrating TIP on a community issue of concern.