This course is split over 2 days.

Day 1 (Introduction to Equity-Based Trauma Informed Research - 23 Sept) has been designed to give social researchers a firm understanding of what trauma-informed research means, what it looks like in practice, and how it should align with inclusive research practice.

Day 2 (Applying Equity-Based Trauma-Informed Research in Practice - 30 Sept) is designed to give people practical ideas, tips and tools to support equitable and trauma-informed research design. Using real life case studies, we’ll take you through the different design steps, from initial scoping to ethics and methodological development and on to reporting and dissemination.

Introduction/Overview

The second part of the course will focus on HOW in more detail. We will consider each stage of the research process, from identifying/defining the research topic through to ethics, analysis and dissemination. Participants will be given the opportunity to practice some of the approaches through interactive activities and case studies. There is the opportunity to bring your own case study to work towards.

By the end of Day 2 you will have created your own equity-based trauma informed research plan, along with example tools, appropriate consent forms and information sheets.

By the end of the training, participants will have a clear understanding of what trauma-informed research means and how they can design and carry out research that is trauma-informed and inclusive.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of Day 2, participants will be able to:

• Understand how to apply equity-based, trauma-informed research from design to dissemination.
• Apply the principles of equity-based, trauma-informed research to relevant case-studies.
• Develop a research plan for implementing equity-based, trauma-informed research.

Topics

• The application of trauma-informed and inclusive research practice - how to apply the principles throughout the research process in real life.
• Tools and techniques to support you to design trauma informed engagement/ recruitment strategies, and research tools – with practical experience using and testing some tools.
• Considerations and practice on how to embed equity-based trauma-informed practice into ethics e.g. consent forms and information sheets.
• Considerations for how to disseminate and communicate research ethically.

Who Should Attend?

Any social researcher looking to design and deliver inclusive and trauma informed research. It is particularly relevant for researchers who may come into contact with minoritised, marginalised, disadvantaged people, and people who have experienced trauma. Given how pervasive trauma is (for us as researchers too), any research with human participants carries the potential to come into contact with trauma.
Attendance on Day 1 is recommended before attending Day 2.

Course tutors

Dr Holly Taylor-Dunn is an experienced social researcher who has worked with, and researched with, survivors of trauma for 25 years. She began her career working with survivors of abuse, before moving to academia where she led research projects for charities, police forces and government departments. More recently, Holly led evaluations in a social research agency, before taking over as Head of Evaluation. Holly is currently working as a freelance consultant and is passionate about using her professional and lived experience of trauma to help others design safe and inclusive research.

Skye Curtis works as an independent EDI consultant as well as a community engagement lead. She has worked in policy research and evaluation, including senior roles at MEL Research and Citizens Advice. She has a particular passion for equitable, inclusive and human centred research practice. She believes it’s important to spend as much time considering how research feels for people, as considering the research outcomes. She’s provided training and advise on equitable, inclusive and anti-racist social research practice, including leading the design and delivery of Citizen Advice’s approach to equity in research and leading MEL’s approach to trauma informed and inclusive research design as standard.

  This course contributes 6 hours to the MRS CPD programme

n.b. This course runs over two separate full days. Day 1 can be booked here - Introduction to equity-based trauma informed research practice

Day 1 - 23 September - 9.30 am to 4.00 pm

Day 2 - 30 September - 9.30 am to 4.00 pm