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Six Core Principles

The Six Core Principles of trauma informed counselling

The six core principles of trauma informed practice are what guides our counsellors. They form the positive experiences in the here and now and are key to trauma recovery.

Safety

Ensuring physical, psychological and emotional safety

Choice

Creating environments where individuals have choice and control

Trustworthiness

Creating respectful environments where personal boundaries are maintained

Collaboration

Making decisions with the individual and sharing power

Cultural

Offering cultural aware and gender responsive services

Empowerment

Prioritising empowerment and skill building (Harris and Fallot 2009)

Victim support Dorset event

Victim support Dorset event

We had the privilege of attending the Victim Support Dorset Launch event alongside Paragon’s Senior CYP DAA. The day brought together an...

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A team of resilience and care

A team of resilience and care

In 2020, Paragon Dorset was awarded a contract to carry on supporting those experiencing domestic abuse. It was an incredibly unprecedented...

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