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A Fresh Look at the Immediate Crisis Responses of Trauma Survivors
Phnom Penh Safeguarding in Education Symposium
Workshop Overview
Each year, school and child protection professionals are called upon to support families and staff facing both immediate and long-term crises. These crises may stem from academic setbacks, family challenges such as divorce, incidents of child abuse, or critical events—whether man-made, accidental, or natural.
While every individual’s response to crisis is unique, common patterns often emerge. This workshop presents the latest insights into crisis reactions, including new research on reflexive and habitual responses as well as the underlying neurobiology.
By deepening understanding of these responses and their patterns, school administrators, counsellors, crisis management teams, child protection specialists, and designated safeguarding leads will be better equipped to provide effective, trauma-informed support to children, families, and staff during times of crisis.
Workshop Overview
Safeguarding is the Culture: Embedding Prevention and Support Every Day
Safeguarding is more than a set of policies - it is a daily culture of trust, inclusion, and accountability. This keynote explores how schools can move beyond compliance to embed safeguarding as a “golden thread” through every aspect of school life. With insights on psychological safety, staff behaviour, and student voice, Sian Jorgensen highlights how proactive cultures of care not only prevent harm but also strengthen a school’s ability to respond when crises occur.
Safeguarding is more than a set of policies - it is a daily culture of trust, inclusion, and accountability. This keynote explores how schools can move beyond compliance to embed safeguarding as a “golden thread” through every aspect of school life. With insights on psychological safety, staff behaviour, and student voice, Sian Jorgensen highlights how proactive cultures of care not only prevent harm but also strengthen a school’s ability to respond when crises occur.
Professional Boundaries and Red Flags: What to Notice, What to Do
Staff behaviour is not only a professional matter - it is a safeguarding concern. This workshop explores how to recognise the “red flags” in adult behaviour that may place students or colleagues at risk, from subtle boundary-blurring to repeated patterns of concern. Through case studies and interactive discussion, participants will practise noticing signs, addressing barriers to speaking up, and applying safe, proportionate responses within their safeguarding framework. The session emphasises professional curiosity, collective responsibility, and practical strategies for moving from concern to action.
Workshop Overview
Creating Psychological Safety: How to Build Spaces Where Young People Can Speak, Heal, and Grow
Shaun Flores draws from lived experience in mental health advocacy, trauma recovery, and youth engagement to explore what true psychological safety means and why it matters today. From OCD to masculinity, he shows how to create spaces where honesty is welcomed, shame is challenged, and young people, especially men and survivors, can heal, grow, and lead.
Unmasking ADHD: Breaking Free from the Performance of Normal
Many ADHDers and autistic individuals spend years masking “normal” while their brains run at full tilt. Shaun Flores explores the hidden costs of masking in classrooms, workplaces, and daily life, showing how safe unmasking can prevent burnout, reduce misdiagnosis, and support neurodivergent individuals to be themselves.
Speaking to Young Men in a Language They Understand
In today’s hyper-connected world, young men are forming beliefs online rather than in the classroom. Shaun Flores draws from lived experience and real conversations with students to show how educators and mentors can build trust, emotional safety, and credibility so that boys listen and engage meaningfully.
CTRL + THINK: Critical Thinking for a World on Autopilot : Unlocking the Power of Thoughtful Decision Making
In a world of swipe culture and digital overwhelm, many young people operate on mental “autopilot,” absorbing and reacting without thinking critically. CTRL + THINK shows educators how to help students pause, ask better questions, and make clear, thoughtful decisions using real-world examples, REBT tools, and practical strategies to challenge digital bias and restore agency.
Michael Tower
Michael Tower
Workshop Overview
Click, Send, Consequences: Managing Sexting, Sextortion, and Grooming Cases in Your Organization
This session will cover the essentials of handling technology-facilitated abuse cases. Utilizing principles of trauma-informed care, we will look at the steps to handle disclosures and support victim/survivors. We will also look at organization-wide practices that promote effective case responses.
Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Trauma: Understanding how work stress can impact staff wellbeing
This session is intended for professionals working individuals who have experienced trauma, whether they work in direct human services or other professional roles like teaching. Participants will learn how to identify three distinct reactions to workplace stress: Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Trauma. Utilizing a self-evaluation tool, participants will measure their own indicators for each of those reactions. We will also look at self-management and organization-wide strategies to reduce the impact of workplace stress.
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