Building Organizational Shock Absorbers, Part II

This workshop is for you if:

• You're part of a group navigating organisational transition, restructuring, or periods of high stress

• You lead or work on teams, organisations, or communities across cultural or hierarchical difference

• You're in the NGO or nonprofit sector and want stronger internal and external relationships to support mission-aligned work

• You're a professional who knows that communication breakdowns are costing you — and want practical skills to address them

What You'll Learn

You'll leave with working knowledge of frameworks for trauma-informed self and community care, including:

• The basics of trauma, "secondary stress," and burnout as it applies at individual and group levels

• Strategies for self-care that take into account the nature and impact of difficult or vicariously traumatizing work

• Why cultivating community is vital to creating supportive, sustainable organizational environments

• Practices that organizations can implement that will support people in them as they engage in meaningful work

Principles of Trauma-Informed Self & Community Care

Long-term engagement in meaningful work without burnout requires realistic strategies for sustaining ourselves and one other. This session explores trauma-informed principles of care as both personal and collective practices. Going beyond the individually-oriented "tea and bubblebaths" approach to self-care, we explore how to mitigate the impact of vicarious stress, periods of internal turmoil, or simply ongoing stress and uncertainty, emphasizing the role of connection and community and exploring institutional-level strategies for creating sustainable environments.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday 11 June, 2026
5-7pm SAST / 11am-1pm ET / 8am-11am PT
Virtual, sliding scale