WAVE, a grass roots, cross community, voluntary organisation was formed in 1991 to support people bereaved of a spouse as a result of violence in Northern Ireland. It was expanded later to incorporate the needs of young people and children and anyone trau
Today the overall aim of WAVE is to offer care and support to anyone bereaved or traumatised through the violence, irrespective of religious, cultural or political belief. The philosophy and ethos of the organisation is one of inclusiveness i.e. anyone bereaved or traumatised—those physically impaired as a result of the violence in Northern Ireland and those who care for them. WAVE promotes a respect for life and an understanding of difference that is seen as enhancing rather than threatening. It affirms and acknowledges that there are ways of resolving difference other than through the use of violence and continually seeks creative ways of working through issues that have the potential to divide.
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Wave Trauma Centre
A selection of Trauma Education Workshops are now available through Eventbrite. Log in through the following links to find out more on Trauma & Addiction, Speaking the unspeakable – Communication Covid-19 and Supporting Children and Young People to build resilience during Covid 19.
Dates:
28 May - 30 June 2020
Belfast
Wave Trauma Centre
This programme has been designed to explore the development and maintenance of psychological trauma within the Northern Ireland context of the ‘Troubles’. Students will be provided with an overview of sociological and psychological theories of the impact of trauma on the family system, looking at the influence of trauma on attachment styles and exploring the evidence base for systemic work and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This programme would be of interest to those working with traumatised individuals and families and those working within conflict and post-conflict contexts.
Dates:
06 - 27 February 2020
Ballymoney
Wave Trauma Centre
There are a number of great opportunities to engage in specialist trauma education programmes across NI starting late Sept.
Dates:
26 September - 25 October 2019
Belfast
Wave Trauma Centre
Living the Legacy of Trauma: Giving the Body it’s Due (Belfast)
accredited by Open Learning, Queens University, Belfast.
last few places: registration closing 12noon on Friday 18th January 2018
Dates:
28 January - 11 February 2019
Belfast
Invitation to tender
WAVE are seeking to recruit a facilitator for the latest phase of ‘Stories from Silence’. Stories from Silence is an online oral history project where victims and survivors of the ‘Troubles’ record their stories of loss and/or injury.
Belfast
