Trauma Care Training for Volunteers
When: Tuesday, June 24th @ 6:30 – 9 PM
Where: Woodstock Baptist Church – in the Gathering Room
Cost: Free
We are hosting a trained educator from Care Impact (https://www.careimpact.ca/) to lead a faith-based training session on understanding and caring for those who have experienced trauma, especially as children. This event is free to you, will include snacks and any material you need, and is highly recommended for all of WBC’s Children’s (including VBS), and Youth adult volunteers to attend (not necessary for teen-aged volunteers to attend). It will be incredibly insightful in working with kids we often label as “difficult”, and it will give you tools needed to welcome these kids with compassion, patience and love, like Jesus.
Our Care Impact Trainers:
Tim Smith
Tim is a certified Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Practitioner/Educator and a Trauma Free World (TFW) Trainer with a heart for trauma-informed ministry. With a background in youth work, outdoor leadership, and teaching, he’s passionate about helping people of all ages experience God’s love through healing relationships and community. He has served with YWAM since 2008 and holds a Master’s in Team-Based Communication with a focus on leadership and spiritual formation.
Galina Smith
Galina is deeply committed to trauma-informed care and is passionate about fostering environments where love is the driving force within both the Church and the broader community. She is a certified TBRI Practitioner and a Trauma Competent Care Trainer (TFW), and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations. Together with her husband, Tim, Galina is raising their two wonderful children and brings valuable experience in fostering to her work with families and communities.
