Training & Qualifications

What is nurture and why is it important?

Attachment theory

Attachment styles and behaviours

Trauma and the effects of trauma

An introduction to the PACE approach (Dan Hughes)

Adversity and trauma informed practice

Childhood development – What are the processes and the expected achievements for different developmental domains and stages?

Attachment – What is it? Why is it important? Explore theory, styles and behaviours.

Childhood trauma – How can abuse and neglect affect the developing child? Adverse childhood experiences and the impact on the developing brain and child development.

What can be done to help? -  Interventions for the individual and the system around them. Containment and safety to reprocessing and meaning making of the traumas experiences.

Foundations of Therapeutic Care

Trauma-Informed Practice

Therapy vs Therapeutic

Therapeutic Stages of Change

Foundations of Therapeutic Frameworks

Transactional Analysis

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Person-Centred Approach

Definitions of CSE

Models of grooming

Common experiences leading to vulnerability

Common behaviours associated vulnerability

How attachment and developmental trauma explain the vulnerability

Using the CSE key working pack: Emotional literacy and self-esteem, Thought – feeling – behaviour cycles, Sharing the formulation, Safety plans, Further strategies to promote safety

Definitions of self-harm

Risk factors in self-injury

Functions of self-injury

Suicidal behaviour

Risk assessment in suicidal behaviour

Working with self-injury – how to help

Understand how trauma can impact behaviours

Expore and understand the PACE model (Dan Hughes)

How PACE can impact the brain

Understanding consequences when working with PACE

How to implement PACE when interacting with young people

Introducing PACE within the child’s documentation

What makes a young person vulnerable?

The latest laws, strategies and key definitions of knife crime and serious youth violence in the UK

Understanding the current gangs’ landscape in the UK

Why people join?

Roles and structures of child crime exploitation

Influence of social media, music, language and discourse

Recognising indicators of exploitation

Safeguarding and recognising teachable/reachable moments

Intervention, prevention and how young people can exit gangs

Understanding the signs and signals children and young people may exhibit when they have experienced sexual abuse.

Understand the impact of sexual abuse on a child or young person and their behaviour.

Demonstrate enhanced knowledge and skills in caring for children who have experienced sexual abuse.

Demonstrate an increased understanding of the role of professional and other support services

Understand life seen through an autistic spectrum lens

Understand the biological and genetic influences

Understand the common features and impact on communication, social interaction and imagination

Demonstrate knowledge of behaviours related to communication and how to support those with ASC

Dealing with obsessions, difficult behaviours and sensory needs

Understanding child sexual development

Understanding of categories of harmful sexual behaviour

AIM3 assessment – domains, factors and identifying targets for intervention

Protective Factors and strengths: what and how can we promote resilience?

Managing resistance and denial: how to work effectively when we encounter these psychological defences

Recognising intellectual disabilities

Breaking down myths of neurodiversity

Identifying types of learning difficulties

How to support young people with academic difficulties and non-verbal learning difficulties

Trauma and academic difficulties

Sensory Processing and trauma

To gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to work related stress

To gain an understanding of resilience

To gain further understanding of burn-out

To identify coping styles and values

To understand and apply well-being and resilience techniques in practice

What is a Formulation?​

Why do we use Psychological Formulations?​

How are Psychological Formulations Created?​

Psychological Formulations for Young People in Care​

The benefits of Formulation for Young People in Care​

The 5 ‘P’s Model

To support your understanding around what we mean by eating difficulties (including Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating)

To develop an understanding of possible factors that can contribute to young people developing eating difficulties as well as related issues e.g. ED, disordered eating or body image issues

To support you to feel more confident in addressing eating difficulties and related issues

To raise awareness around resources that can be used to support children and young people with these difficulties

Level 2 Accredited Award: Therapeutic Skills for Trauma Informed Practice

Level 3 Certificate: How to Build a Therapeutic Environment