Component/Capability: 6: Promoting safety and wellbeing
Journey of health and wellbeing – WA Health
This video was produced by WA Department of Health, Aboriginal Health Policy Directorate, based on an original concept by Tim Muirhead and Danny Ford.
The video is designed to increase the community’s understanding of Aboriginal people’s experiences from colonisation to the present day. It encourages Western Australians to reflect and confront shared histories, and highlights goals of positive change and growth.
Self-Care Assessment – TherapistAid.com
Importance of self care planning – Black Dog Institute
A Self-Care Action Plan – How to Adult
Self-care can seem like a daunting task when you’ve already got a lot on your plate. This 5 minute video invites you to take a little time to reflect on what works best for you, and make an action plan.
How to Adult is a life skills edutainment channel brought to you by Executive Producers Hank Green and John Green.
The Man Cave YouTube Channel
Resource Database – Yourtoolkit.com
Support someone experiencing abuse – Yourtoolkit.com
Trauma and the Brain – NHS Lanarkshire
This animated video was designed to help professionals working with victims of gender-based violence to understand the impacts of trauma on the brain.
This animation illustrates:
- How someone who has experienced rape or sexual assault might react in a police interview
- How a professional might respond to a service user if they do not know the effects of trauma
- How this can affect information and evidence gathering, and attitudes to victims
- How ‘secondary’ trauma can affect workers
- The three main parts of the brain and what each part does
- How the brain responds to danger – the survival instinct
- How instinctive ‘fight’, ‘flight’ and ‘freeze’ responses protect us
- Indicators of trauma
- Trauma-informed techniques for professionals to use, including a demonstration.
Understanding Trauma – Phoenix Australia
Traumatic events are common, and most people will experience at least one during their lives. Trauma comes in many forms and affects thousands of Australians every day. Most people recover with the help of family and friends, but there are effective treatments for those needing extra support.
Watch this brief video to understand more about trauma and how it affects people.