A private investment management company has pledged £43500 to this project. In order to release the funds we must match the donation. Please read below for more information on the project and how you can help in realising a healing process for members of the community so affected by the Grenfell tragedy.

OVERVIEW

What is Trauma?

Trauma is a direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury; threat to one's physical integrity, witnessing an event that involves the above experience, learning about unexpected or violent death, serious harm, or threat of death, or injury experienced by a family member or close associate. Memories associated with trauma are implicit, pre-verbal and cannot be recalled, but can be triggered by stimuli from the in environment. The person's response to aversive details of traumatic event involve intense fear, helplessness or horror.

What’s The Plan?

The immediate necessity is to start working directly with the victims of this deeply traumatising tragedy in the Grenfell community. We are part of the local community, with both family and friends who have have been affected by the tragedy, and its aftermath. We have a long history and experience of working with Trauma and PTSD, and want to bring our expertise to those affected by the Grenfell fire.

A central theme of the groundwork initiative is "responsiveness". The pattern of provision we put in place is a comprehensive response to the deep impact of anger, grief and trauma that will be affecting participants, but it will have to adapt its shape to what we find arises in the group work as that develops.

This a six month programme to be repeated four times over a two year period.

Delivery Team

Julian Keeling: Processing Group

Joshua Bowler: Processing Group

Rupert Potier: Case Management

Advisory Board

Dr. Brian Wells: Psychiatric/Medical guidance

District Judge Justin Philips (retired): Legal guidance

Dr Gul Dhanani (retired): Medical/Psychiatric guidance T

he delivery team,and the advisory board listed above, are all working on a Pro Bono basis.

The funding is to buy in additional complimentary programs, to further support working with the complex cluster of issues that arise with Trauma and PTSD.

GROUNDWORK INITIATIVE PROGRAMME

Trauma Processing group

Frequency: weekly

2 hour Group Process meetings

4 per Month

6 month duration x 4 cycles

The possibility of transferring 1 or 2 clients from one programme to the next, for orientation of new group.

ANGER GROUP PROCESS FREQUENCY: WEEKLY FOR 2 hrs

LOCATION: Notting Hill Prep

BI-MONTHLY TEAM SUPERVISION CHRONOLOGY: Education -> Processing

TAKEAWAY: Tools to help Family

LEGAL, MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC oversight

WEEKLY AFTERCARE GROUP

GRIEF GROUP PROCESS

FREQUENCY: WEEKLY FOR 2 hrs

LOCATION: Notting Hill Prep

BI-MONTHLY TEAM SUPERVISION CHRONOLOGY: Education -> Processing

TAKEAWAY: Tools to help Family

LEGAL, MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC oversight

WEEKLY AFTERCARE GROUP

TRAUMA GROUP PROCESS

Buy in programmes and support: Weekly Two hour group TRE course. 8 week recurring cycle, attended once with the possibility of continuing if needed. TRE is a combination of Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation, and TRE trauma release.

5day residential trauma programme. This is also covered by two websites. http://www.resurfaceuk.com/ http://www.disabledsportsusa.org/events/operation-surf-santa-cruz-military/

(Resurface is a holistic and non-pharmacalogical five day residential programme dedicated to those suffering from any form of trauma. Based in North Devon and London, the Resurface programme is the first treatment modality in the UK to combine Surfing, TRE (trauma release exercises), experiential group therapy, mindfulness, positive psychology and psycho- education.

As well as being an opportunity for participants to address their trauma, this five day retreat offers chance of healing through play (surf and other seaside activities), formulating connection with like minded people and a chance to relax and restore in one of the UK’S great beauty spots.

COSTINGS for the following programmes:

TRAUMA/ANGER MANAGEMENT/EDUCATION

TRE (below)

Residential (below)

Therapeutic facilitators:

Fortnightly team supervision

Breakout room facilitator.

Educational and anger management facilitator on how to best help family members.

Set up and take down.

100 hours @ £100. £650 per session PRICING

Team SUPERVISION @ £100 per hour

FACILITATORS @ £100 per hour

FIRST YEAR COSTING

Supervision 25 x 2 hours 50 hours @ £100 per hour = £5000

Anger management 50 x 2 hours 100 hours @ £100 = £10000

Breakout room 50 x 2 hours 100 hours @ £100 = £10000

TRE 32 x 2.5 hours £650 per session = £ 20800

Residential 2 x 12 clients 5 days@£1100 = £26400

Aftercare group 48 at 90 minutes = £4800

Collating material from the first cycle to establish efficacy of programme 10000 TOTAL = £87,000