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diff --git a/content/wiki/peer-support-training--trauma-informed-protocols-for-coop-foundations-peer-supports.md b/content/wiki/peer-support-training--trauma-informed-protocols-for-coop-foundations-peer-supports.md
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+title: Trauma-Informed Protocols for Coop Foundations Peer Supports
+collection: Peer Support Training
+path: >-
+  Peer Support Training/Trauma-Informed Protocols for Coop Foundations Peer
+  Supports
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+createdBy: Jennie R.F.
+---
+This is a reference for facilitators, Peer Supports, and coordinators delivering the Baby Ghosts 9-week Cooperative Foundations program. It's meant to be a practical guide to structuring sessions so people can participate safely when the content is difficult.
+
+Cooperative Foundations asks people to talk about power, money, values, conflict, and how they want to work together. That content will bring up lived experiences of harm, exclusion, and systemic violence. Not every session will be heavy, but every session has the potential to touch something tender.
+
+These protocols are designed to help you be ready for that.
+
+This document is written for three roles: facilitators who lead sessions, Peer Supports who build ongoing relationships with studios (and who are also facilitators), and the Peer Support Coordinator who supports and coordinates the Peer Supports themselves.
+
+## About the Peer Support Coordinator
+
+The Peer Support Coordinator's job is to be close to the Peer Supports themselves: Running training sessions, collecting weekly data on how Peer Supports are feeling and how studios are connecting with them, monitoring studio channels for pain points and power dynamics, and advising Peer Supports on how to handle situations rather than stepping in directly. They also fill in when a Peer Support can't make a session.
+
+## What we mean by trauma-informed
+
+Trauma-informed facilitation means recognizing that *everyone in the room carries experiences that shape what feels safe to them*. Some of those experiences involve harm. We don't need to know the details, and we don't ask people to disclose. What we do is structure the space so that people can participate safely and stay connected to the group even when the content is difficult.
+
+Five principles guide this, originally articulated by Maxine Harris and Roger Fallot in "Envisioning a Trauma-Informed Service System" (2001), building on Harris's earlier clinical work with women (1998), and later expanded by SAMHSA (2014).
+
+We've adapted their language for our context:
+
+### Safety.
+
+You can't promise nothing hard will happen, but participants need to feel safe enough to take risks. This is built through consistency, transparency, and follow-through.
+
+### Choice.
+
+Participants decide their own level of engagement. We don't cold-call, we don't require sharing, and we always offer ways to participate that don't involve speaking to the full group.
+
+### Trustworthiness.
+
+Agendas, expectations, and boundaries are communicated clearly and in advance, and we do what we say we'll do.
+
+### Collaboration.
+
+The facilitator isn't the expert on anyone's experience. We create conditions for participants to bring their own knowledge and make their own meaning.
+
+> "There is a conversation in the room that only these people at this moment can have. Find it." – adrienne maree brown, *emergent strategy*
+
+### Empowerment.
+
+The goal is to build people's capacity and agency, not dependence on their Peer Supports.
+
+## Before the session
+
+### Know your content
+
+Read through the session guide and identify the moments that might elicit strong responses. (We have also done our best to note these based on past cohort experiences.) Anything touching on money, power dynamics, exclusion, or identity may be higher-intensity.
+
+There's no need to avoid those topics. But do go in with your eyes open and your transitions planned.
+
+### Set the container
+
+A "container" is the set of structures, agreements, and conditions that hold a session together and make it possible for people to take risks. This includes things like the agenda, the community agreements, the tech setup, who's in the room, what's been communicated in advance, and how the space is framed up front. A good container doesn't prevent hard things from happening - it makes it possible for people to stay present when they do. [Read more about containers.](https://wiki.ghostguild.org/doc/running-anti-oppressive-meetings-70Q50jPTKH?q=containers#h-containers-the-things-that-hold-your-meeting-together)
+
+Community agreements will be established in Session 0 and revisited regularly. Before any session where you're anticipating heavier content, remind participants of those agreements.
+
+Say what you're about to get into, e.g., "Today we're going to talk about money and financial realities. This topic can bring up a lot of feelings."
+
+We recommend against recording, unless it is explicitly requested by the team for their own use. Check to see if one of the members can do the recording instead of you. If you're recording the session, say when you are going to start, and get consent every time. Be clear about where the recording will be stored and who has access. Offer to pause recording for sensitive moments. This is especially important for sessions that touch on personal finances, conflict, or identity. Participants need to know what's being captured and what isn't.
+
+### Check your own state
+
+Before facilitating, take five minutes to check where you're at. If you're activated (feeling tense, reactive, or emotionally charged) distracted, or running on fumes, let your co-facilitator know and adjust. This models what you're asking participants to do.
+
+### Co-facilitation planning
+
+Decide in advance who's leading which sections, who's watching the room, and what your signals are for when something needs attention. Have a plan for who steps in if someone gets activated and who follows up after the session.
+
+## During the session
+
+### Reading the room
+
+Pay attention to shifts in energy, not just what people say. Signs that someone may be struggling:
+
+* Going quiet after being engaged
+* Body language and facial expression shifts
+* Responses becoming short or clipped
+* Humour that deflects or minimizes
+* Camera off when it's normally on
+
+Sometimes people are just processing. The skill we want you to develop is noticing the change. You don't need to diagnose the cause.
+
+### Pacing and transitions
+
+The moments between activities are where people are most vulnerable. A hard conversation followed by "Moving on…" can feel abrupt and dismissive. Build breathing room (*awkwardness is okay!*) into transitions, e.g., "That was a big conversation. Let's take a minute before we change gears."
+
+Use breaks strategically. If energy is heavy, take a break even if it's not scheduled. If you're running behind, cut content before you cut breathing room. And if *anyone* needs a break, it's time for everyone to take one.
+
+### When someone gets activated
+
+Kai Cheng Thom's Window of Transformation (adapted from Siegel and Ogden's Window of Tolerance) describes the range within which a person can engage with difficult content and still think, feel, and stay present. When someone moves outside that window, they either activate (fight/flight, visible distress, heightened emotion) or deactivate (freeze, shutdown, withdrawal). Notice this movement and respond.
+
+This will happen: Someone will share something that hits harder than expected, for them or for the group. Here's what to do:
+
+* Don't panic. Your calm is the most useful thing in the room.
+* Acknowledge what's happening, and offer choice: "Would you like to take a moment, or would you like to keep going?"
+* Don't rush to fix it. Sitting with discomfort (as long as it is not harmful) is part of our work.
+* Check in after. Privately, not in front of the group.
+
+What not to do:
+
+* Don't ask them to explain or elaborate on their experience
+* Don't share your own similar experience in that moment
+* Don't redirect to the group for support ("Does anyone else relate?") without the person's consent
+* Don't promise confidentiality you can't guarantee
+
+### When harm happens in the room
+
+Sometimes a participant will say something that causes harm to another participant, whether they intend to or not. (This is different from someone getting activated by the content itself.)
+
+It's worth talking about how harm in the room often follows lines of power. A comment that feels minor to the person who said it can carry the weight of a pattern for the person on the receiving end especially when it echoes patterns they've experienced around race, gender, disability, or class.
+
+You don't need to diagnose the full dynamic in the moment. But be aware that your response will be read differently depending on ***who*** *caused harm* and ***who*** *was harmed*, and how the group perceives *your* position.
+
+Address it in the moment: "I want to pause here. What was just said may have had an impact that wasn't intended."
+
+Centre the person who was harmed, not the person who caused harm. "How are you doing? What do you need right now?"
+
+Don't force an immediate resolution. Try: "We're going to come back to this, but right now I want to make sure everyone's okay to continue."
+
+Follow up with both people individually soon after the session. If the issue is part of a larger pattern or needs a more structured process, refer to our [conflict resolution policy](https://publish.obsidian.md/baby-ghosts-corp-docs/Public/Policies/Conflict+Resolution+Policy) and [procedures](https://publish.obsidian.md/baby-ghosts-corp-docs/Public/Procedures/Conflict+Resolution+Procedures), which lay out a full escalation path. The Co-Executive Directors will support you in applying this process.
+
+Watch for this pattern: Harm that gets reframed as "just a misunderstanding" or "not what I meant." Intent doesn't undo impact. Your job is to hold space for the impact without requiring the harmed person to perform forgiveness on the spot.
+
+### Holding boundaries
+
+You will sometimes need to interrupt, redirect, or stop a conversation. This is *good facilitation!* Kai Cheng Thom's Loving Justice framework names three de-escalation tools you can use: Compassionate statements, curious questions, and firm boundaries. All three are acts of care.
+
+* If someone is dominating: "I want to make sure we hear from others too. Let's pause here and open it up."
+* If a conversation is going somewhere unsafe: "I'm going to redirect us here. This is important, but it needs more time and care than we have in this moment."
+* If someone is pressuring another participant: "We're going to respect the boundary that was just set."
+
+Say these things warmly and directly. Don't apologize or feel guilty about holding the container.
+
+## Navigating specific dynamics
+
+### Power and identity in the room
+
+Baby Ghosts works with studios that include people with different levels of power, different identities, and different experiences of marginalization. The facilitator needs to be aware of who is in the room and how power is operating, without making assumptions or putting anyone on the spot.
+
+Watch for:
+
+* Who speaks first and most often
+* Whose ideas get picked up and whose get passed over
+* Who defers to whom
+* Whether people with marginalized identities are being asked (implicitly or explicitly) to educate the group
+
+If you notice these patterns, say gently: "I'm noticing that we're hearing mostly from a few voices. Let's try a different format."
+
+Structural changes (switching to written responses or pair-sharing) are often more helpful than calling out dynamics directly.
+
+### When the content mirrors someone's lived experience
+
+Sessions on power, money, governance, and conflict will inevitably mirror experiences participants have had in other workplaces or relationships. When someone makes that connection, it can be powerful and productive. It can also pull them out of the present moment and into something they're not prepared to process in a group setting.
+
+Your role is to validate without encouraging them to go deeper than the space can hold, e.g., "It sounds like this connects to something for you. Share as much or as little as feels right."
+
+### Silence and disengagement
+
+Silence can mean many things: Processing, disagreement, activation, boredom, or simply not having something to say. Don't rush to fill it.
+
+If someone has been disengaged for a while, check in privately during a break or after, rather than putting them on the spot. "Hey, I noticed you've been quiet. Just wanted to check in."
+
+## After the session
+
+### Debriefs and check-ins
+
+#### Debrief with your co-facilitator
+
+*Immediately after every Studio Support Session*
+
+This can be a quick 5-10 minute chat in a huddle or by text in the Peer Support channel or by DM. The visibility of using the shared channel is helpful for us, but use your own judgment. Use the debrief prompts in the session guide and add:
+
+* Notice anything?
+* Anyone to follow up with individually?
+* How are you feeling about it?
+
+It can be tempting to just close slack and move on, especially after a heavy session. The debrief is where you process your own responses and catch things you missed in the moment.
+
+#### Studio update
+
+*After every Studio Support Session* Post a summary in the Peer Support channel within a day of each Studio Support Session, while it's fresh. Include both concerns and celebrations. This is how the Baby Ghosts team stays connected to what's happening across studios.
+
+#### Peer Support check-in
+
+*An end-of-week synchronous huddle with all Peer Supports and the Peer Support Coordinator*
+
+The check-in is your space to discuss patterns, ask for advice and feedback, and raise anything you're unsure how to handle. This is how dynamics become visible at the program level rather than staying hidden.
+
+### Following up with participants
+
+If someone was visibly activated or if harm occurred, let the Peer Support coordinator know, and follow up with the studio member within 24 hours. Keep it low-key: "I wanted to check in after yesterday's session. How are you with everything?"
+
+Don't try to resolve things in the follow-up. Ask what they need, and connect them with the coordinators if appropriate.
+
+### Documenting patterns
+
+Note patterns and dynamics you're seeing across sessions. Which topics consistently cause tension or heated responses? Where do participation patterns shift? This information feeds into improving the guides and helps the next coordinator know what to be ready for!
+
+## Peer Support care
+
+Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha writes in "Care Work" (2018) about the unsustainability of care that only flows one direction. This applies to facilitators too. If the people doing the holding aren't being held, the whole structure wears thin.
+
+This section is about sustainability.
+
+### Recognizing your own activation
+
+Facilitators have their own experiences and responses. You might get activated by:
+
+* Content that mirrors your own lived experience
+* A participant's distress that triggers your own empathy response
+* Feeling helpless or out of your depth when someone is struggling
+* Accumulation - the slow build of holding heavy content session after session
+
+Signs to watch for in yourself: Difficulty sleeping after sessions, dreading upcoming sessions, feeling emotionally flat or numb, replaying moments obsessively, or losing your ability to be present.
+
+### What to do about it
+
+* Talk to your co-facilitator during your debrief.
+* Set boundaries on your availability between sessions. You are not a 24/7 support line. ([More tips on this in the Peer Support manual.](https://wiki.ghostguild.org/doc/manual-Zb4h1RKyDb#h-self-care-and-boundaries))
+* Have your own support structures outside the program, such as a therapist, a peer group, or a friend who understands. And lean on our Peer Support Coordinator. They are here specifically as a resource for you!
+* Take breaks. If you need to step back from a session, do it. The program can adapt.
+
+### The dual role problem
+
+In Cooperative Foundations, facilitators are also Peer Supports. You're running sessions *and* building ongoing relationships with studios between sessions. That means you're holding both the group dynamic and the individual relationships at the same time, week after week. This can be a lot.
+
+The dual role makes sustainability harder because there's no clean separation between "facilitator mode" and "Peer Support mode." You're processing what happened in session while also checking in with studios about their homework, their conflicts, their progress.
+
+Watch for these patterns in yourself:
+
+* Over-identifying with a studio's struggles
+* Taking on emotional labour beyond what the role actually requires
+  * This includes *performing professionalism* when you are not okay
+* Feeling personally responsible for outcomes you can't control
+* Skipping your own support structures because you're too busy supporting everyone else
+
+You are a facilitator and a peer support, not a therapist. Knowing where your role ends is very important.
+
+## Reminders
+
+When you're struggling in the moment…
+
+* Slow down.
+* Don't pretend everything's fine when it's not.
+* Boundaries are collective care.
+* Debrief together.
+* Take care of yourself.
+
+## References used
+
+adrienne maree brown - [*Emergent Strategy*](https://www.akpress.org/emergentstrategy.html) (AK Press, 2017) and [*Holding Change*](https://www.akpress.org/holding-change.html) (AK Press, 2021)
+
+Maxine Harris - *Trauma Recovery and Empowerment: A Clinician's Guide for Working with Women in Groups* (The Free Press, 1998)
+
+Maxine Harris and Roger D. Fallot - ["Envisioning a Trauma-Informed Service System: A Vital Paradigm Shift"](https://nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Chapter-1-Harris-Fallot.pdf) (*New Directions for Mental Health Services*, 2001) - free PDF
+
+Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha - *Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice* (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018)
+
+SAMHSA - [*Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach*](https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/medicaid_health_homes/docs/samhsa_trauma_concept_paper.pdf) (2014) - free PDF
+
+Kai Cheng Thom - *I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World* (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2019)
+
+Kai Cheng Thom - [The Loving Justice Conflict Lens](https://kaichengthom.com/2021/06/21/the-loving-justice-conflict-lens/) (2021). See also: [Loving Justice Heart Map](https://ariseembodiment.org/2021/06/20/the-loving-justice-heart-map/) and the free workbook [So You're Ready to Choose Love](https://transformharm.org/tj_resource/so-youre-ready-to-choose-love-free-conflict-resolution-workbook/).
+
+Kai Cheng Thom - [The Window of Transformation](https://ariseembodiment.org/2022/04/05/the-window-of-transformation/) (2022). Adapted from Dan Siegel's Window of Tolerance and Pat Ogden's sensorimotor framework.