Implementing a trauma informed approach to research practice

This session is part of the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health's Research Methods Primer and Provocation series.
In this session we explore the the following:
• Understanding trauma and its effects
• An introduction to trauma informed practice
• The principles of a trauma informed approach in research practice
• Understanding vicarious trauma
About the speaker:
Dr Nicola Lester specialises in working with psychological trauma and supports organisations in the UK and overseas to develop trauma informed approaches to practice. She has recently been awarded a PhD in Politics and International Relations from Cardiff University where her research focused on exploring the experiences of bereaved military families following the death of their loved one whilst serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has a specialist interest in understanding how organisational responses to traumatic bereavement impact on the bereaved family and has worked previously with a range of statutory and non-statutory services in the aftermath of a crisis, including war, sexual violence, terrorism and hostage taking.
Chaired by: Madelene Boyton, Research Programme Manager at the ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London