24. WEBINAR - Healing fractured families: why family work is crucial following sudden trauma - 11th September 2025

Event Overview:

The Family Place: Strengthening Relationships After Trauma
An interactive session for case managers exploring therapeutic approaches to family work.

This session will begin with a short presentation followed by an engaging group discussion. We’ll introduce The Family Place service and the therapeutic model we use to strengthen family relationships, particularly in the aftermath of sudden trauma.

We believe this model has strong relevance for case managers working with families navigating complex needs. The discussion will provide a space to explore how these approaches can support your work, especially in the context of disrupted parent-child dynamics and wider family relationships.

This will be an interactive session, not a passive webinar — so we warmly encourage you to keep your cameras on and participate. Your insights and experiences will be invaluable in shaping a shared conversation around how we can deliver more responsive, relational support in practice.

Presentation Aims:

• To introduce a new therapeutic model for supporting families

• To engage in open discussion to co-develop impactful, inclusive services

What You’ll Learn:

• What The Family Place does and how we work

• An overview of our clinical model

• How trauma can disrupt attachment and family dynamics

• Practical, therapeutic approaches to family work that support well-being and rehabilitation outcomes

Why Attend?

You'll hear from experienced Clinical Psychologists who work directly with families struggling in their relationships. Together, we’ll reflect on how this approach could enhance your case management practice, explore barriers you may face, and consider how to embed family-focused thinking in your work.

Meet the Presenter

Dr Vivien Norris and Dr Emily Barnbrook are both Consultant Clinical Psychologists with extensive experience supporting families through therapeutic work across a variety of settings. They are Directors of The Family Place — a specialist clinical service dedicated to working with families who have experienced early years trauma, including adoptive, foster, and kinship care families.

The Family Place is now expanding its reach to support families who have experienced sudden or unexpected trauma, bringing their relational and trauma-informed approach to a broader population in need.

Gillian Munday has worked as an Occupational Therapist since 1997. She has worked in Neuro Rehabilitation for over 23 years, in both inpatient neuro rehabilitation and with the OT Practice for the past 4 years. She has a passion for sharing information, supporting learning and development and promoting clinical excellence.