Mark Maidens
HEAD OF SERVICE AT SWERRL (STRENGTHENING WELLBEING, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, RELATIONSHIPS AND READINESS FOR LEARNING) IN ENFIELD
Mark is Head of Service at SWERRL (Strengthening Wellbeing, Emotional Health, Relationships and Readiness for Learning) in Enfield. For the last three years, he has been working to bring trauma informed practice into primary schools in Enfield using the ARC framework. He has developed his trauma informed practice and understanding by working in various roles in both primary and secondary settings and schools for over 20 years in Enfield. He has worked directly with pupils, parents and school staff. Prior to this, he worked as a classroom teacher in Soweto and central Johannesburg for 10 years in South Africa. He has two adopted children so has a “lived and breathed” experience of the impact of early trauma.
Workshop Two - Kati Taunt & Panelists: Nichola Green, Mark Maidens, Sophie Mulvana - The Driving and Restraining forces relating to the Implementation of Trauma-Informed Practice in a variety of settings using the ARC Framework
This workshop will provide an overview of the well respected and evidence-based approach to
working with developmental trauma that is the ARC Framework (Attachment, Regulation and Competence).
A panel of experienced professionals from 3 different contexts (adolescent psychiatric in-patient services,
specialist education provision for primary aged children and social care secure unit) will share their reasons
for choosing to become trauma-informed, what drew them to the ARC framework. The panel will also share
their experiences of the driving forces to implementation and restraining forces within their contexts and
wider systems that needed to be undone to enable this.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Will have an understanding of The ARC framework and how it supports children and families to get back on
track and integrate their experiences of trauma.
2. Will have gained insight as to how the model can be adapted for a variety of educational, social care and
health settings.
3. Will have been able to understand the nature of driving and restraining forces in relation to implementing
Trauma-Informed Practice in a variety of settings
4. Will have knowledge of how some restraining forces can be undone.
