Humphrey Hawksley in conversation with Richard Cross. Speaking on, Trauma Responsive Practice – Opportunities and Challenges

Register for free at: CV Professional Talk - Richard Cross – Trauma Responsive Practice Tickets, Thu 24 Jul 2025 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

Richard Cross – Trauma Responsive Practice – Opportunities and Challenges

Join Humphrey Hawksley in conversation with Richard Cross on trauma responsive practice. A registered psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience, Richard specialises in relational approaches to address attachment, trauma, and dissociation. His early career focused on developing therapeutic programmes within correctional settings, piloting innovative violence reduction and rehabilitation models democratic therapeutic communities for high-risk, life-sentenced offenders.

A pioneer of trauma-informed practice in the UK, Richard worked with Sandra Bloom in 2004 to introduce the Sanctuary Model. He has since developed Attachment and Trauma-Informed Care; a comprehensive model now implemented across multiple residential child care settings.

Richard continues to lead in clinical innovation and organisational development, providing consultancy, training, and supervision to professionals and organisations. He directs clinical teams at Five Rivers Child Care and is a Fellow and Faculty member of the International Society for Trauma and Dissociation, a trustee of the Bowlby Centre, and an active trainer of psychologists, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists.

The talk will include conversations in relation to the following themes:

• The principles and primary task of trauma responsive practice - what it is and what it is not.
• Supporting practitioners to ameliorate and recover from the impact of vicarious trauma.
• Identifying and overcoming systemic obstacles to trauma responsive care.
• Holding, containing and enabling leadership in trauma responsive aspiring organisations.
• Attendees of the live event will also be able to submit questions to Richard throughout the talk.

 

Who is this talk for?

This talk is for anyone with an interest in children’s wellbeing and development and supporting recovery from trauma. It will be of particular interest for professionals working in residential child care and foster care and those involved in social work, education, therapy and counselling. 

 

Register for free at: CV Professional Talk - Richard Cross – Trauma Responsive Practice Tickets, Thu 24 Jul 2025 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

 

 

 

This Care Visions Professional Talk is for anyone with an interest children’s wellbeing and development and supporting their recovery from trauma. It will be of particular interest for professionals working in residential child care and foster care and those involved in social work, education, therapy and counselling.

 

 

 

About our host - Humphrey Hawksley

Author, commentator and broadcaster, Humprhrey Hawksley has reported on key trends, events and conflicts from all over the world, most notably in the tole of BBC foreign correspondent. His work includes documentaries examining; human rights abuse in global trade, failures of international development, the global nuclear industry, and democracy across different societies.

Humphrey is the author of the acclaimed ‘Future History’ series and has published four international thrillers. His work has appeared in most major broadsheets, and he has lectured at some of the most the most prestigious universities. 

This event is part of our ‘Care Visions Professional Talk’, a one-hour online interview where we cover our guests work and experience. Here we aim to share insights and expertise for professionals working with children and young people.