TraCS - Trauma Consultancy Service

The TraCS program supports early years Educators to better understand and support children’s emotional, social and relational needs to create safe and supportive environments.

TraCS Consultants work hand-in-hand with Educators, integrating trauma, attachment, and child development theories to deliver effective strategies that address the impacts of trauma and vulnerability, helping all children to positively transition towards school readiness.

Improving Educator wellbeing

The TraCS program enhances Educators’ wellbeing and can help address the impacts of vicarious trauma, equipping Educators with the knowledge and skills to foster self-reflection, self-care, resilience, and collaborative support.

This empowers Educators to create trauma-informed environments that prioritise the wellbeing of both themselves and the children in their care.

Children with trauma may experience difficulties with their learning and development and may present in many ways that challenge Educators.

Our trauma-informed approach benefits all children, Educators and families by supporting wellbeing and responding to children’s behaviours related to trauma, adversity, school readiness, and other transitions.

Recently evaluated by Monash University’s Health and Social Care Unit, the TraCS program was shown to improve Educator’s trauma knowledge, practice and attitudes by:

• helping Educators understand challenging behaviours through a 'trauma lens'

• building skills and confidence to respond to a range of behaviours and needs

• using a ‘trauma lens’ to nurture Educator wellbeing

• fostering a trauma-sensitive environment.

Services engaged with TraCS for longer periods also reported an improved ability to support children more effectively.

To learn more about TraCS, including how you can implement it in your centre, please contact us directly:

Call us on: 03 9697 0619 or fill out the form below.