Caroline Gardner

The thread connecting Caroline's 20+ year's experience in Not for Profit management and consultancy, is helping frontline services be as accessible and effective as possible. 'TIP is the most impactful means I’ve ever seen of improving culture and connecting people to a communal and concrete idea of what good is’'. Caroline, CEO of Quality Matters, has qualifications in sociology and community development and SROI, her role in TIP is Programme Management and Implementation.

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Caroline Gardner

The Impact of Trauma-Informed Practice Training in a Homeless Women's Shelter

The evaluation, published in the International Journal on Homelessness, demonstrates significant benefits for both service users and staff, including increased trauma understanding and reduced incident severity.

Does Trauma Informed Practice require high staff engagement?

Research

Nov 22, 2021

Does Trauma Informed Practice require high staff engagement?

In answering this question let’s start from a realistic standpoint. It’s rare enough to meet a service that has a 100% engaged staff team.

Why collecting stories should be a part of every trauma informed worker’s job

Training

Nov 22, 2021

Why collecting stories should be a part of every trauma informed worker’s job

Stories create meaning. They are as key to being human as is sleeping or eating. They remind us that we are not alone and help us walk in another’s shoes, and, importantly, they are vital for helping us understand Trauma informed Practice.