Dr Tegan Brierley-Sollis
Lecturer In Policing, Criminology And Trauma Informed Approaches
Dr Tegan Brierley-Sollis is a Lecturer in Policing, Criminology, and Trauma-Informed Approaches at Wrexham University. Tegan is a member of Cyfiawnder: The Social Inclusion Research Institute at Wrexham University and the Trauma and ACE (TrACE) informed university project. Tegan has experience working and volunteering with children and adults involved in the criminal justice system, across both statutory and voluntary services. During her PhD studies, Tegan created a concept to explain trauma and trauma-informed practice in a clear and accessible way which has since been developed into an animation titled ‘Navigating the Storm’. Tegan’s PhD explored the emerging trauma-informed culture of North Wales Youth Justice Service. She is also on the Academic Development Team for developing a trauma-informed university. Tegan's research interests include trauma, trauma-informed approaches (particularly within the criminal justice system), vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, youth justice and Green Criminology. Tegan is currently researching the effects of peer to peer reflective supervision on vicarious trauma amongst police officers. She is also involved in a pilot study on a workbook (based on the Navigating the Storm animation) which supports emotion regulation within schools. Tegan is part of a research team exploring support for neurodivergent staff in higher education.
Tegan module leads:
SOC465 - Signal Crimes and Criminals
SOC480 - Attachment, Trauma and Crime
SOC660 - Youth Justice
POL602 - Vulnerability and Risk
Research Projects
| Title | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Navigating the Storm Education Workbooks | PI | The central aim of this project is to evaluate the Navigating the Storm workbooks. This will be achieved via exploration with participants on the content of the workbooks (which will then be adapted for use in this pilot study). The process will involve a train the trainer session on delivery of the workbooks. We will then explore the effectiveness of the workbooks once participants have embedded and delivered the workbooks with the children in their schools. This will be achieved using focus groups with teachers within primary schools in North Wales. We seek to evaluate the workbooks to aid in understanding what activities may support emotion regulation amongst individuals who have experienced trauma/adversity as well as various wellness mechanisms. The following objectives will be considered: - Increase knowledge and understanding of the impact of emotion dysregulation within the classroom Outline the workbook and suggested activities to ensure it is appropriate within an educational establishment - Pilot the workbook amongst various primary schools in North Wales Evaluate the experience of using the workbook with regards to emotion regulation and wellness within primary schools |
| Vicarious Trauma – Clwyd Alyn (Peer Supervision and Reflection to support Wellbeing) | PI | The central aim of this project is to explore the value of peer-to-peer support and supervision on enhancing staff wellbeing within supported living provisions (SLPs). This will be achieved using qualitative interviews with SLP staff based on the effectiveness of the peer-to-peer reflective model. We seek to evaluate this model within two of Clwyd Alyn’s supported living schemes to aid relational culture, developed from limited research on the influence of vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress on those who are employed within supported living/homelessness services. The following objectives will be considered: - Increase knowledge and understanding of the impact (including burnout/sickness) of Vicarious trauma/secondary stress on SLP staff (in the workshop) - Outline a peer reflection and supervision model and ensure it is appropriate within a SLP context (in the workshop) - Pilot a peer-to-peer reflective supervision model within two SLPs (developed in-house and being trialed in other settings by the research team) - Evaluate the experience of using the model with regards to wellbeing and secondary traumatic stress/vicarious trauma |
| Vicarious Trauma - North Wales Police (Police Peer Supervision and Reflection to support Wellbeing) | PI | The central aim of this project is to explore the value of peer-to-peer support and supervision on enhancing police wellbeing. This will be achieved using qualitative interviews with police employees based on the effectiveness of the peer-to-peer reflective model. We seek to evaluate this model within North Wales Police to aid relational culture, developed from limited research on the influence of vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress on police employees. The following objectives will be considered: - Increase knowledge and understanding of the impact (including burnout/sickness) of Vicarious trauma/secondary stress on police employees (in the first workshop) - Outline a peer reflection and supervision model and ensure it is appropriate within a policing context (in second workshop) - Pilot a peer-to-peer reflective supervision model (currently used in social work settings) - Evaluate the experience of using the model with regards to wellbeing and secondary traumatic stress/vicarious trauma |
Publications
| Year | Publication | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trauma- informed practice in the Welsh Youth Justice Service, Social Work in Wales. | Book Chapter |
| 2022 | ‘‘Trauma Informed’: Identifying Key Language and Terminology through a Review of the Literature’, | Published Report |
Programs/ Modules Coordinated
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Attachment, Trauma and Crime | SOC480 |
| Vulnerability and Risk | POL602 |
| Youth Justice | SOC660 |
| Signal Crimes and Criminals | SOC465 |