This session provides participants with an understanding of how trauma affects individuals, families and communities. Using a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach, the session explores practical ways to minimise harm, uphold ethical standards and support help-seeking when communicating about road trauma. Through real-world media examples and case studies, participants will explore how to balance public interest with compassion and accuracy, without causing further harm. The session will also encourage personal reflection on wellbeing strategies to help mitigate the impact.
The workshop will help you get better informed on:
- Recognising the importance of responsible reporting in post-crash care and road safety
- Trauma awareness: how it may look and understand its impact
- Understanding of how to ethically report on road trauma incidents.
- Insight into vicarious trauma and reflection on lessening the impact
- Awareness of the support offered by Road Trauma Support WA.
Session duration: 1 hour
This session can be delivered in the Perth metropolitan area and, with notice, regional Western Australia. Please contact the Road Trauma Support WA team on [email protected] or (08) 6166 7688 for any questions about regional delivery.
Who should attend?
This session is designed for journalism, communications and media students, journalists and editors; and road safety or communication professionals who report on, commentate on or share information about road crashes.
What do participants have to say about this session?
“X was a great presenter and really engaged with the students; this was one of the most interesting lectures I’ve been to at uni. Even after she had finished the lecture, there were still lots of discussions happening among my peers about how great Road Trauma Support WA is and how we were completely unaware of their work prior. The lecture made me realise how great of a ripple effect road incidents have and how ethical journalism can apply to so many different facets of life”.
“The Lecture was brilliant, I thought the content was important to know, thanking you”.
“It was very interesting and showed me new information that surprised me. I will keep this and bring it with me in all aspects of my life going forward”.