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Article in the ie: MORAL INJURY: A new dilemma facing teachers

Megan was recently interviewed by the ie (Independent Education Magazine) on Moral Injury and the role of Trauma-informed Practice. The article is on pages 26-27, which you can access via the link below.

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Navigating Difficult Conversations- a booklet for kinship Carers

We partnered with Kinship Carers Victoria to create a resource booklet on navigating difficult conversations- advocacy, boundaries and conversations that matter. If you are a kinship carer (or support kinship carers), please download a free copy!

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A booklet titled "A Guide to Navigating Difficult Conversations: Advocacy, Boundaries and Conversations that Matter" on a white table, with a photo of two women talking, one with blonde hair and the other with brown hair, sitting on a sofa.

Secure Start Podcast- Epiosde 25, Megan Corcoran

Megan Corcoran was a guest on the Secure Start Podcast which is hosted by Colby Pearce. They discussed the importance of taking care of adults working with children and young people as a key factor in creating safety, belonging, and healing. They don’t just talk about it in theory; they talk about how to do it!

Watch the podcast here
Screenshot of a YouTube video titled 'How supporting adults creates the safety children need to learn, belong, & heal, with Megan Corcoran,' from 'The Secure Start Podcast.' The video features Megan Corcoran with short brown hair, glasses, and a patterned shirt, speaking into a microphone on the left, and Colby Pearce on the right, with a blue background displaying his name, a podcast logo, and book covers including 'Attachment and Attachment Disorder' and 'Promoting Resilience in Children.'
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Kinship Carers Victoria Podcast- Navigating Difficult Conversations

Megan was invited to speak with KSV on Navigating Difficult Conversations for carers. You can listen to the full episode on spotify now.

Full episode here

Article for Restorative Practitioners International (RPI): Belonging transforms lives. But practitioners can’t provide it unless they feel it, too.

Megan was asked to contribute an article for the RPI community on belonging and practitioner wellbeing. It’s now featured on their website.

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Five women standing in front of a large screen displaying the text "Welcome to the Compassionate Leeds Trauma Informed Community of Practice," with a laptop and presentation stand in front of them.

Compassionate Leeds trauma-informed community of practice launch

In September 2024, the Integrated Trauma Informed Practice Team launched the Compassionate Leeds: Trauma informed Community of Practice. A group for people in Leeds working with children, young people and families to think, share and learn together around trauma-informed practice.

Megan Corcoran, Director of the Wagtail Institute in Melbourne Australia joined to share some of her learning and insight around staff wellbeing.

Leeds CoP Webinar
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Article in the ie: Trauma-informed approaches towards health and healing

Megan was recently interviewed by the ie (Independent Education magazine) on educator wellbeing and how trauma-informed practices can help. You can read the article on pages 30 & 31 by following the link below.

Read the article here
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Wag Tales podcast

Wag Tales podcast is a series of conversations on all things trauma, healing, education and wellbeing.

Host of Wag Tales, Megan Corcoran is Director of Wagtail Institute, providing trauma-informed wellbeing consulting to schools and complex settings.

Megan believes in the power of storytelling and engaging in great conversations as a way to learn, grow, and take steps towards healing. In each episode, Megan invites a guest to share their story or to engage in a topical conversation with the goal of sharing best practice, new insights, and ideas to support those impacted by trauma to heal.

Megan is joined by a variety of guests including school principals, therapists, authors, artists and lived experience practitioners.

Wag Tales
Event poster for an online forum titled "OPEN Forum: Trauma-informed insights." The forum focuses on strategies for wellbeing and features speakers Megan Corcoran from Wagtail Institute and Donna Richards from Australian Childhood Foundation. The event is scheduled for May 2nd, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM via Zoom, hosted by The Centre.

Free Webinar: Trauma-informed insights: Strategies for Wellbeing

This OPEN Forum provided practical insights and strategies for child and family services professionals working in trauma-impacted environments. It focused on promoting well-being, managing compassion fatigue, and implementing trauma-informed practices, to create a safer and supportive workplace.

Watch here
Infographic titled "3 Ways Staff Can Support Their Wellbeing When Working in Complex Settings," listing three methods: 1. Cultivate self-awareness, 2. Seek professional support, 3. Implement self-regulation strategies. At the bottom, it references a Well-Led Schools Podcast episode about supporting school communities through trauma-informed practices, with the name Adrienne Hornby and her website.

Well-Led Schools podcast: Megan Corcoran, How to better support your school community through trauma-informed practices

Megan was a guest on the Well-Led Schools podcast, hosted by Adrienne Hornby. You can listen to it on Spotify by following the link below.

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Free resources and webinars for Foster and Kinship Carers

Through a partnership with Carer Kafe, Wagtail Institute has been providing training, webinars and resources to foster and kinship carers.

If you are a carer, you can find access to 4 of our free pre-recorded webinars.

  1. Supporting the Educational success of young people in care- navigating school challenges

  2. Enhancing home life through regulation, rhythm and resilience

  3. Belonging Matters: supporting children and young people through bullying challenges

  4. Caring for the Carer: A wellbeing toolkit

Carer Kafe resources
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We Lead Well podcast: Megan Corcoran, co-creating a wellbeing community

In 2022, Megan Corcoran was interviewed on the UK-based podcast: “We Lead Well”

You can listen to this episode on Spotify by following the link below.

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Teacher Healer podcast: Megan Corcoran, Supporting Teacher Wellbeing

In June 2022, Megan was a guest on the Teacher Healer podcast. The podcast is all around what it will take to take to create a better education system.

You can listen on Spotify via the link below.

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