SOPIRE (So'pire) Model: Tame Trauma and Awaken Development
What the development industry is missing is a steadfast way to address trauma.
Discover the SOPIRE model and transform your learning programs with a well-being-based approach. Learn trauma-informed neuroscience and a unique model for deep learning. Boost comprehension with strategies for Safety, Options, Partnerships, Interconnection, Reliability, and Empowerment. Put the trauma response to rest, and awaken development.
This is a unique model, designed by Kayla Archer based on concepts defined by SAMSA. Contract with Kayla today to discover more about how you can incorporate trauma-informed practices in the learning and development work you do.
Examples of the SOPIRE © Model
Safety
Partnerships
Options
How can you find ways to ensure your participants feel safe during their learning session? Do they know where the restrooms are, or the exits? Do they have easy access to their cell phones in case there is an emergency? Does their leader know where they are and support their development?
Options
Partnerships
Options
Can you allow for at least two options during your session? Allowing for choice helps your participants gain a sense of control- one of the biggest ways to combat trauma in the learning space.
Partnerships
Partnerships
Interconnection
This part of the model is all about sharing the power in the room. How can you develop a legitimate partnership with your learners? Where can you shift the locus of control to encompass a sense of power for
your learner?
Interconnection
Interconnection
Interconnection
Interconnection is about continuous peer support. How are you designing your learning experiences to incorporate long-term learning partnerships with your learning base?
Reliability
Interconnection
Reliability
Are you reliable? As the learning or development professional, your learners or clients are looking to you for the consistency they might not be finding in their lives outside of session. Are you considering the importance of this consistency, and planning it into your designs?
Empowerment
Interconnection
Reliability
In order to quell the trauma response in your learners, one of the most important avenues you have is to empower them. This asks learning and development specialists to remove their ego from outcomes, and allow for as much authority and agency to the learners as possible.