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Workshop for human service professionals: Learn about trauma-informed resilience building strategies

The Missing Link: Trauma-informed Resilience Building

Group discount for orgs: Buy 2 seats, get 1 seat free

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Group discount for orgs: Buy 2 seats, get 1 seat free 〰️

Your work changes lives. Every day, you support individuals facing adversity, helping them navigate challenges and move forward. But beyond immediate interventions, how do we help people build the inner and external resources to sustain progress over time?

The missing link is trauma-informed resilience building.

Resilience isn’t just something people are born with—it’s ordinary magic, shaped by relationships, systems, and intentional support. This interactive workshop will equip you with practical strategies to help the people you work with build resilience in a way that is compassionate, ethical, and sustainable. Whether you work directly with clients or support teams who do, this workshop will enhance your ability to foster resilience in your clients without dismissing systemic barriers. 

Who Should Attend

This one-day workshop is ideal for professionals who:

  • Support people experiencing adversity and trauma — including case workers, helpline responders, intake officers, medical social workers, crisis support professionals, social work associates, youth workers, community workers, therapists, educators, residential care workers, and other human service professionals 

  • Support individuals who face adversity and/or trauma and want to enhance long-term outcomes

  • Value strategies that respect lived experiences and address systemic inequities

  • Want to feel more confident and equipped to foster resilience in their work

What You’ll Gain

  • A fresh perspective on resilience not as ‘personal grit’ but as a skill that can be nurtured. No toxic positivity!

  • Learn how trauma-informed resilience is built within relationships, communities, and systems—not just at the individual level.

  • Tools to build resilience with clients, not just for them—without crossing into therapy 

  • A supportive space for reflective practice

Details of the training

  • Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025

  • Last date of registration: 9 April 2025

  • Time: 9am - 5pm

  • Venue: Lutheran Community Care Services (LCCS) 3779 Jalan Bukit Merah, #02-01 Bukit Merah Community Hub Singapore 159462

  • Cost: $500/pax (inclusive of GST)

  • Group offer (for organisations): Buy 2 seats, get 1 seat free

  • Payment: PayNow to Spark Social Ventures, UEN 53495144M

    • We understand that cost can be a barrier. If you’re self-funded, a student, receiving partial support from your organisation, or facing financial constraints, we offer a sliding scale of $150–$500.

    • A small number of fully sponsored FOC spots are also available.

    • Please reach out to us at team@sparksocialventures.com to explore what feels possible for you and is financially sustainable for our small team. It would be trust based — let us know what you can manage.

    • If you’re in a position to contribute more than $500, your generosity can help subsidise someone else’s participation.

Testimonials & voices from the field

Here’s what leaders and practitioners have shared about Anisha’s facilitation and training approach:

“Anisha has a unique ability to combine trauma-informed expertise with grounded, practical wisdom. She’s an excellent facilitator — clear, engaging, and deeply empathetic.”

— Corinna Lim, Executive Director, AWARE

“Anisha works with one of the most difficult fields of practice — sexual violence. Her training brings a deeper appreciation of survivors’ lived experiences, their challenges, and their personal and systemic triumphs. With a strong theoretical grounding in trauma theory, restorative justice, and sexual violence, she provides a solid foundation that’s both practical and reflective. Anisha trains with both the client and the practitioner in mind, enabling participants to consolidate their learning and shape their own style of journeying with clients. She gently challenges, creates space for reflection, and supports learners in arriving at insights that support meaningful practice. Her training is an opportunity to open both minds and hearts to this complex and important work.”

— Udhia Kumar, Social Worker with 30yrs of experience

“Attending Anisha’s trainings and workshops has been instrumental in my growth as a helping professional. Whether it’s becoming more mindful of the language and perspectives I use—especially when supporting clients through trauma-informed practices—or enhancing work processes, Anisha puts a lot of thought into every step. She never fails to challenge the ‘norm’ with insightful questions. I’ve always felt her compassion in her sharing and her passion for delivering impactful trainings. I’m fully engaged in her sessions and always leave feeling inspired to make a bigger difference. I look forward to participating in more trainings with Spark Social Ventures.”

— Corrine Lin, Integrative Psychotherapist

“Anisha is a skilled and compassionate facilitator who brings both profound expertise and heart to her work. With years of frontline experience supporting survivors of sexual violence, she integrates this real-world understanding into her training, offering a grounded perspective on systems and power. Her approach is rooted in empathy, resilience, and integrity—values that are reflected in every session. Honest, nuanced, and deeply human, Anisha’s training creates spaces that are both challenging and healing, guiding individuals through complex, often tender issues with empathy and care.”

— Grace Arthur, Social Worker

“Anisha has an amazing ability to deal with delicate issues with clarity and sensitivity and her ideas are both empathic and practical. She connects with people in a way that creates safe and brave spaces, can go deep with groups and can also keep it light when that is what is needed.”

— Douglas OLoughlin, PhD, Organisation Development Consultant

About the trainer:

Anisha Joseph is the founder of Spark Social Ventures, a social enterprise promoting trauma-informed and resilience-building practices.

A registered social worker in Singapore, she has over a decade of experience in violence against women, particularly sexual violence, training professionals and communities in trauma-informed responses.

Prior to founding Spark, Anisha was the head of the Sexual Assault Care Centre and Women’s Care Centre at AWARE, Singapore’s leading gender equality organisation. There, she led a multidisciplinary team of over 18 staff and 50+ volunteers—social workers, counsellors, lawyers, and more—offering holistic, trauma-informed care to women in need and survivors of sexual assault. She also played a key role in shaping national conversations around sexual violence support services, consent, victim-blaming, and gender-based violence, while training schools, workplaces, and community groups in trauma-informed responses.

Anisha holds a Master’s degree in Social Work with a specialisation in Criminology and Justice. Her early work in India focused on prison reform and human rights, grounding her approach in social justice, empathy, and systemic understanding.

Join her trainings to not only learn the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of trauma-informed resilience building practice, but to reconnect with the ‘why’.

LinkedIn Profile here.

Cancellation policy

We understand that life happens, we or someone we care about falls ill or plans just change. If you’re unable to attend the training, here’s how cancellations will be handled:

Transfers:

  • You may transfer your spot to someone else by discussing with us anytime before the training.

  • Alternatively, you can receive a credit to attend a future Spark training (valid up to 1 year). If you’d like to gift your credit to someone else (e.g. a peer or colleague), just inform us - we’re happy to honor it.

Refunds:

  • Full refund for cancellations made on or before 9th May 2025 (two weeks before the training).

  • 50% refund for cancellations made between 10th and 17th May 2025.

  • No refunds for cancellations made after 17th May 2025 or for no-shows on the training day (unless there’s an emergency or illness — in which case, do reach out and we’ll handle it with care and understanding).

If Spark Social Ventures cancels the training:

  • We will reach out to you and provide explanation along with full refund, or you may choose to transfer your registration to a future training session.

Please email us at team@sparksocialventures.com for any changes or queries.

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to building resilience together!