There are some great web sites that can inform our work and provide opportunities for training and general information, much of it for free. So this is a list of most favourite and most used web sites to do with practice, especially trauma.

• Blueknot Foundation: previously ASCA (Adult Survivors of Child Abuse). They provide some excellent training throughout Australia and they have many resources on their web page, including their impressive resource  – Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Complex Clients and Trauma Informed Care and Service Delivery. You can become a Professional Member for a small fee.

• The Australian Childhood Foundation also has excellent training provided around Australia.

• The Delphi Centre provides training on trauma related issues around Australia.

• The Mental Health Academy has many training programs and they are both relevant and good quality.

• The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine – NICABM – is an online training centre based in the United States. They provide training videos and programs from some of the big names in trauma and therapy generally.

• Bruce Perry runs the Child Trauma Academy and they have some excellent resources on their web site – and online training programs as well if you’re particularly interested in working with children who have experienced trauma.

• Janina Fisher has a web site that provides access to some of her resources. She also runs a webinar program for trauma training specifically for workers in Australia.

• And finally, one of my favourite authors in the trauma field is Bonnie Badenoch. You can check out her beautiful web page and also access her books through your favourite bookstore.