From Awareness to Action: Become TraumaWise and Elevate Your Impact
Step into the power of trauma-informed knowledge - transform your approach, enhance your skills, and lead with empathy.
TraumaWise Training and Workshops - More than just information!
Embark on a journey to deepen your understanding of trauma and its impacts with TraumaWise’s expert-led workshops. Whether you're a participating in education, healthcare, community leadership, or any other space or place, our courses, workshops, and training programs are designed to equip you with the tools and insights needed to create supportive, resilient, and inclusive environments.
Our Workshops
Our flagship course that started it all!
Join the over 10,000 people who have increased their awareness of the impact, prevention, and healing of trauma through these accessible workshops and sessions.
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This workshop offers a foundational exploration of trauma-informed practices tailored to various settings including general workplaces, classrooms, and community spaces. Participants will gain an understanding of the key principles of trauma awareness and responsiveness. This session is ideal for enhancing empathy, reducing re-traumatization, and fostering a supportive environment for all.
Dive deeper into trauma-informed care with this interactive workshop, which combines introductory concepts with practical application strategies. Designed for active participants and leaders in educational, community, and workplace settings, this session will provide tools and interventions that can be immediately implemented to create safer and more nurturing environments.
available to add to the 2- or 4-hour Practices Training
- Why Felt Safety is Always the First Step
- Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
- Demystifying Stages of Development
- Living Compass Assessment for Wellness
- Self and Community Care Practices for Sustainability
- Why Attachment Strategies Overrule Planning
- How We Impact the Brain of the Person In Front of Us
- Neurosequential Attachment and Executive Functioning
- The Collective Trauma of COVID and What it Means
- Why Addressing Grief and Loss is Essential
- How Trauma is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issue
On-Demand Courses to Upskill Your Advocacy
Help That Helps
Learn how to offer meaningful, supportive advocacy that truly empowers those you support. This course focuses on developing the skills necessary for non-judgmental listening, motivational interviewing, and advocacy without enabling. These practices ensure that your help is empowering and respects personal agency (2-hours).
Increase Your Advocacy Skills
Learn how to help while empowering, encouraging, and expanding capacity. This course teaches participants how to provide support that develops strengths, active listening and effective communication, and sustainability practices to ensure that help offered is done through a trauma-informed and respectful lens (5-hours).
How Relationship Heals DNA
Unlock the healing power of relationships in this one-hour on-demand course. In this guided experience, you'll discover how our closest connections can influence not just our minds and emotions, but our very DNA. With heartfelt lessons, personal reflections, and practical exercises, this course offers a new lens on trauma recovery (1-hour).
Active listening: a Core skill for advocates
Active listening is a vital skill in advocacy work. This course teaches participants how to listen with empathy and intent, ensuring that individuals feel heard and supported. Learn techniques to improve communication and build trust, especially in emotionally sensitive situations (1-hour).
Introduction to Trauma-informed advocacy
This session introduces participants to the core principles of trauma-informed advocacy, focusing on how to support individuals without re-traumatizing them. Learn practical strategies to ensure advocacy is empowering, respectful, and deeply attuned to the needs of those impacted by trauma (1-hour).
strengths-based lenses for all helpers
In this session, participants will explore the strengths-based approach to advocacy, shifting the focus from deficits to resilience. Advocates can foster greater empowerment and long-lasting change by identifying and building on the strengths of those they support (1-hour).
setting boundaries in advocacy
Learn the importance of setting and maintaining healthy boundaries in advocacy roles. This course equips participants with tools to protect their mental and emotional well-being while continuing to provide effective support to those they assist (1-hour).
Motivational Interviewing for Advocates
Motivational interviewing is a powerful tool for helping individuals find their own solutions. In this session, participants will develop skills to gently guide conversations in a way that encourages autonomy, supports decision-making, and promotes personal growth (1-hour).
The practice of non-judgmental listening
Non-judgmental listening is a cornerstone of effective advocacy. In this session, participants will learn how to create a safe, open space for clients to share their experiences without fear of judgment, fostering trust and more meaningful dialogue (1-hour)
Coaching and problem-solving in advocacy
This course focuses on developing coaching strategies to support clients in finding their own solutions. Advocates will learn techniques for empowering individuals to take control of their lives, strengthening their ability to navigate challenges with confidence (1-hour).
self-care for advocates
Advocates must prioritize self-care to prevent burnout and maintain effectiveness. This workshop explores practical self-care strategies designed to help advocates sustain their emotional health and well-being while navigating the challenges of advocacy work (1-hour).
Managing burnout in advocacy
Burnout is a common issue in advocacy work. This session provides insights into recognizing early signs of burnout and offers practical strategies to manage stress, ensuring advocates can continue their work in a sustainable and healthy way (1-hour).
advocacy for systemic change
Advocacy isn’t just about supporting individuals; it’s also about challenging broken systems. This workshop delves into strategies for advocating systemic change, equipping participants with the tools needed to address the root causes of trauma and create long-term, sustainable solutions (4-hours).
Compassionate Communication Practices
Compassionate communication is key to resolving conflicts and offering support. This workshop teaches participants how to communicate clearly, empathetically, and effectively, especially in difficult or emotionally charged situations (1-hour).
Empower Change with ACEs Insights: Tools for Healing and Resilience
Unlock the power of understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through our specialized workshops designed to revolutionize how communities can prevent and heal trauma. Each session is tailored to deepen your knowledge, enhance assessment skills, and expand your ability to foster resilience in those affected by trauma. Explore our curated list of ACE-focused workshops and begin your journey towards creating lasting change.
Not Broken: Reframing Childhood Adversity and Brain Adaptations
- Challenge the stigma around childhood adversity and learn to see adaptive brain changes as strengths, not weaknesses. This workshop encourages a shift in perspective that empowers caregivers and educators to foster resilience and healing.
- Key Takeaway: Understand brain adaptations as protective and empowering responses to adversity.
Meet Renae
Renae M. Dupuis • Founder and CEO of TraumaWise
Renae M. Dupuis, M.Div., is an influential advocate and educator dedicated to trauma-informed care. With over a decade of experience in caring for trauma-impacted youth, Renae has emerged as a prominent figure in trauma healing and resilience-building.
Renae's profound dedication to equipping individuals, organizations, and communities with trauma-informed practices has garnered recognition and respect in the field. Her involvement in creating trauma-informed spaces and places through TraumaWise showcases her commitment to empowering individuals to navigate their healing journey with compassion and resilience.
Are you TraumaWise + Ready?
If you are ready to let your lived-experience and trauma wisdom expand into the community, we can equip you to take the next step!