Tartu Ülikooli õigusteaduskonna karistusõiguse osakond viis rahvusvahelise INTIT (Integrated Trauma-informed Therapy for Child Victims of Violence) projekti raames läbi kolm teadlikkuse tõstmise seminari, mis kõik ühel või teisel moel olid seotud kas lapsepõlve trauma või traumateadliku kohtlemisega.
Esimene sissejuhatav teadlikkuse tõstmise seminar toimus 7. septembril pealkirjaga „Traumateadliku kohtlemise koolitused – eesmärgid ja väljakutsed“ ning keskendus traumateadliku kohtlemise koolituste vajalikkusele, tulevikuperspektiivile ning spetsialistide ootustele. Koolitusel räägiti erinevatest traumateadliku kohtlemise koolitustest ja koolitusprogrammidest, mida praegu Eestis pakutakse ning pidada ühise eesmärgi nimel koolitajate vahel dialoogi. Selline teemavalik oli tingitud sellest, et Eestis puudub ülevaade sellest, milliseid koolitusi erinevad organisatsioonid ning MTÜd spetsialistidele pakuvad. Selleks et ei toimuks koolituste dubleerimist on vajalik andmebaas, mille kaudu võimalik saada ülevaadet kõikidest koolitustest, mida lapsepõlve traumast või traumateadlikust kohtlemisest huvi.
Koolituse esinejateks olid Judit Strömpl, TÜ sotsiaalteaduste ja ühiskonnateaduste instituudi sotsiaaltööuuringute kaasprofessor ning esines ettekandega „Traumateadlikkuse arendamine tulevaste sotsiaaltöö spetsialistide ettevalmistamisel“.
Ta peab oluliseks traumateadlikkust tõsta juba ülikooliõpingute ajal, et tööle naastes oleksid spetsialistid juba traumateadlikud. Oma ettekandes tutvustas ta teraapilise elutöömetoodikat asendushooldusel olevate lastega ning traumateadlikkuse kursuseid, mida võimalik Tartu Ülikoolis valikainena võtta.
Päeva teine ettekandja oli Anne Haller Sotsiaalkindlustusameti ohvriabi ja ennetusteenuste osakonna ekspert. “Traumateadlikkuse koolitus lastega seotud tsiviilasju lahendavatele kohtunikele“, kes rääkis traumateadlikust tõstvast koolitusest kohtunikele. Sama ettekandega esines ka IPRS poolt korraldatud INTIT lõpukonverentsil Roomas.
Kolmas ettekandjaks oli Marietta Heinsaar, Tervise Arengu Instituudist projektijuht, kelle vastutusalasse kuulub Euroopa Sotsiaalfondi poolt rahastatava projekti „Asendushoolduse kvaliteedi tõstmine“ raames koolitus- ja arendustegevuste elluviimine. Tema tegevuse sihtgruppideks on nii asendus-, turva- ja perekodude kasvatajad ja perevanemad ning ka lastekaitsetöötajad ning esines ettekandega „Tervise Arengu Instituudi poolt pakutavad traumateadliku kohtlemise/hoolduse teemalised koolitused“. Selgus, et Eestis on väga palju traumateadlikust tõstvaid koolitusi sotsiaaltöötajatele, asendushoolduses töötavatele inimestele. Spetsialistid järjest rohkem teadvustavad selle olulisust, kuid vajalik koolitusi organiseerida ka teistele osapooltele.
Päeva viimane ettekandja oli Siiri Urbas, MTÜ Oskar Alliku Kodu/Ravikodu arendusjuht ning oma ettekandes pealkirjaga „MTÜ Oskar Alliku Kodu/ Pepleri ravikodu pakutavad koolitused töös traumaga“ tutvustas oma asutuse poolt pakutavaid miljööteraapilisi võtteid pakutavaid koolitusi. Väga positiivne, et nende koolitused on paindlikud ning sobivad erinevatele sihtgruppidele.
Miljööteraapiline Pepleri ravikodu pakub teenust psüühikahäiretega, traumat ja väärkohtlemist kogenud lastele ja noorukitele vanuses 12-18/19 eluaastat pikaajalist, ööpäevaringset, ravimeeskonna poolt toetatud turvalist arengukeskkonda väikestes last/noorukite grupis. Ühtlasi pakub koolitusi, nõustamist ja mentorlust ja miljööteraapia teemadel. Koolitusi pakutakse laiale huvigrupile sotsiaalvaldkonna, haridus- justiits ja
Within the framework of the international INTIT (Integrated Trauma-informed Therapy for Child Victims of Violence) project, the Department of Criminal Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu conducted three awareness-raising seminars, all of which in one way or another related to either childhood trauma or trauma-informed treatment.
The first introductory awareness-raising workshop took place on 7 September and was entitled “Trauma-informed care training – goals and challenges” and focused on the need for trauma-informed care training, the way forward and the expectations of professionals. The training discussed the different trauma-informed care trainings and education programmes that are currently offered in Estonia and held a dialogue between trainers for a common goal. This choice of topics was due to the lack of overview in Estonia of the different types of training offered to professionals by different organisations and NGOs. In order to avoid duplication of trainings, a database is needed to provide an overview of all trainings on childhood trauma or trauma-informed care.
Judit Strömpl, Associate Professor of Social Work Research at the Institute of Social Sciences and Social Studies of the University of Tartu, presented a paper on “Developing trauma awareness in the preparation of future social work professionals”.
She believes it is important to raise trauma awareness already during university studies, so that professionals are already trauma aware when they return to work. In her presentation, she introduced the therapeutic life-work methodology with children in foster care and the trauma awareness courses that can be taken as electives at the University of Tartu.
The second speaker of the day was Anne Haller, an expert from the Victim Support and Prevention Services Department of the Social Insurance Board. “Trauma awareness training for judges in civil cases involving children”, who spoke about trauma awareness training for judges. The same presentation was given at the final INTIT conference organised by IPRS in Rome.
The third presenter was Marietta Heinsaar, Project Manager at the Institute for Health Development, who is responsible for the implementation of training and development activities in the framework of the European Social Fund funded project “Improving the Quality of Residential Care”. She targets foster carers and parents in foster care, shelters and foster homes, as well as child protection workers, and gave a presentation on “Trauma-informed care training provided by the Institute for Health Development”. It turned out that there are a lot of trauma-informed care trainings for social workers, for people working in substitute care in Estonia. Professionals are becoming more and more aware of its importance, but it is necessary to organise training for other actors as well.
The last presenter of the day was Siiri Urbas, Development Manager of the NGO Oskar Alliku Home/Rehabilitation Home, and in her presentation entitled “Training offered by the NGO Oskar Alliku Home/Pepleri Rehabilitation Home in working with trauma”, she introduced the training in milieu therapy techniques offered by her institution. It is very positive that their trainings are flexible and suitable for different target groups.
The Pepler residential care home for children and adolescents with mental disorders, who have experienced trauma and abuse, provides a service for children and adolescents aged 12-18/19 years in a safe, long-term, 24-hour developmental environment in small groups of children/adolescents, supported by a therapeutic team. It also offers training, counselling and mentoring and milieu therapy. Training is offered to a wide range of stakeholders in the social, educational, legal and medical fields. In addition, training is also provided for families (including families in substitute care).
The NGO Oskar Alliku Home considers it important that trauma awareness is harmonised, it is not necessary to be a psychiatrist or psychologist to be trauma aware, it is important that awareness and skills reach the people who are available to children.
