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A facilitated, survivor-led professional reflection space.
This forum is a structured peer reflection and collaboration space for BTAN members working across safeguarding, health, justice, education, therapy, and recovery.
It is designed for thoughtful, ethical discussion, not fast-scroll chatter.
Here, professionals can:
- reflect on complex practice dilemmas
- sense-check trauma-informed decisions
- explore challenges through a survivor-informed lens
- share approaches that have worked in real-world settings
- learn from cross-sector perspectives
- reduce isolation in emotionally demanding roles
Each sector has its own dedicated subforum to ensure discussions remain relevant, grounded, and context-specific, while the main Peer Support & Collaboration space supports cross-sector learning and connection.
This forum is lightly facilitated to maintain psychological safety, professional boundaries, and ethical standards.
Quality, not volume, is what matters here.
BTAN is a community of practice — not a social feed. Thoughtful contributions are welcomed and valued.
A professional space for verified organisations within BTAN to share their work, services, and collaboration opportunities.
Survivors are now helping shape what safer, more respectful services actually look like.
Thank you for using your voice. 💜
🤝 A protected, survivor-led space created by survivors, for survivors.
This forum offers a supportive peer connection space where you can share experiences, explore challenges, exchange coping tools, and be heard without judgement.
Alongside connection and discussion, members have access to free survivor-created resources designed to support safety, stability and healing — including practical guides, reflective tools, and templates such as safety planning resources.
This space exists so no one walks the journey alone.
THIS FORUM IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS COMPLETED THE TRAUMA RECOVERY PROGRAMME
🌸 This private space is exclusively for participants of the BeyondTrauma Recovery Programme — a place to connect, share reflections, and support one another during your healing journey after the programme.
Here, you can ask questions about the programme, exchange insights, and stay connected with others who truly understand the process. This forum is for all previous participants to come together and remind each other, as the programme you completed and your self-help guide, is meant to be revisited!
Beyond The Frontline: Quickfire Question Time with Lived Experience Leaders
Join our dynamic “Question Time” series where lived experience professionals take the hot seat. Our guests respond to rapid-fire questions about what they’re seeing in the field, what’s working, and what needs to change in trauma-informed practice.
No long speeches—just focused, high-impact insights from people who have transformed survival into systemic change, with actionable takeaways for professionals across services, systems, and sectors.
Created by survivors. Powered by professionals. Made for impact.
BeyondTrauma Academy CIC responds to news stories, research, and developments affecting trauma, abuse, and recovery. We share our reflections, concerns, and, where relevant, helpful resources connected to each story, offering insight and guidance to support survivors, professionals, and the wider community in understanding and addressing trauma.
Disclaimer: Views expressed are our own and for informational purposes only.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
ACCPH Accredited • 6 CPD Points
A practical and engaging exploration of trauma, its impact on the brain, body and behaviour, and how professionals can create safer, more effective and compassionate environments for people affected by adversity and trauma.
Delivered by Mayameen Meftahi BEM, Founder and Lead Trauma Specialist at BeyondTrauma Academy CIC and creator of the award-winning BeyondTrauma™ Recovery Programme, this training brings together professional knowledge, lived experience and survivor-informed insight to provide a deeper understanding of trauma and recovery.
Combining lived experience with professional practice, Mayameen offers insight into the realities of trauma, the responses that can sit beneath behaviour and the practical approaches that can support people more effectively.
This training moves beyond theory, helping professionals understand the real-life impact of trauma and how to embed trauma-informed principles into everyday practice.
Understanding Trauma
Develop a clearer understanding of trauma, adversity and the ways traumatic experiences can continue to influence thoughts, emotions, behaviour, relationships and everyday functioning.
The Brain, Body & Survival Response
Explore what happens when the brain and body perceive threat, including the role of adrenaline and survival responses, and why these responses can continue even when immediate danger has passed.
Triggers & Trauma Responses
Understand how obvious and less obvious triggers can activate trauma responses and how these may present through anxiety, avoidance, anger, withdrawal, emotional numbing or other behaviours.
Looking Beneath Behaviour
Explore how behaviours that can appear challenging, disengaged or difficult may make greater sense when viewed through a trauma-informed lens — helping professionals move away from judgement and towards understanding.
Trauma-Informed Communication
Consider the impact of language, professional interactions, trust, choice, boundaries and communication on someone who has experienced trauma.
Creating Safer Professional Practice
Explore practical ways professionals and organisations can reduce the risk of further distress, promote emotional and psychological safety and embed trauma-informed principles into everyday interactions and environments.
From Understanding To Application
Apply the learning to real-world professional practice and consider what can be done differently within your own role, team or organisation.
This training is suitable for professionals and teams working with children, young people or adults who may have experienced trauma, adversity, abuse or violence.
It can support work across:
Education • Health & Social Care • Criminal Justice • VAWG & Survivor Services • Community & Voluntary Organisations • Frontline & Support Services
No previous specialist trauma training is required.
3 Hours • Half Day • Full Day
Training can be commissioned for organisations and professional teams through live online or face-to-face delivery.
Longer formats provide additional space for discussion, reflection, practical application and exploration of trauma-informed practice within the organisation’s own setting.
ACCPH Accredited • 6 CPD Points
Participants completing the accredited training receive certification recognising their continuing professional development.
Give your team the knowledge and practical understanding to look beyond behaviour, recognise trauma responses and respond with greater awareness, compassion and confidence.
