Training & Qualifications
Attachment Theory & Developmental Trauma
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Childhood development – What are the processes and the expected achievements for different developmental domains and stages?
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Attachment – What is it? Why is it important? Explore theory, styles and behaviours.
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Childhood trauma – How can abuse and neglect affect the developing child? Adverse childhood experiences and the impact on the developing brain and child development.
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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.
Level 2 Accredited Award: Therapeutic Skills for Trauma Informed Practice
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Foundations of Therapeutic Care
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Trauma-Informed Practice
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Therapy vs Therapeutic
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Therapeutic Stages of Change
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Foundations of Therapeutic Frameworks
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Transactional Analysis
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Person-Centred Approach
Level 3 Accredited Award: How to Build a Therapeutic Environment
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How Group Identities Form and Functions of Groups
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Attachment Styles and Group Dynamics
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Effective Communication Skills
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Relational Factors in Effective Communication
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Blocked Care/DDP
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Applying Motivational Interviewing Skills with Staff
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Understanding Formulation
Therapeutic Parenting and PACE
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Understand how trauma can impact behaviours
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Expore and understand the PACE model (Dan Hughes)
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How PACE can impact the brain
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Understanding consequences when working with PACE
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How to implement PACE when interacting with young people
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Introducing PACE within the child’s documentation
Uncovering Youth Violence & Exploitation
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What makes a young person vulnerable?
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The latest laws, strategies and key definitions of knife crime and serious youth violence in the UK
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Understanding the current gangs’ landscape in the UK
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Why people join?
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Roles and structures of child crime exploitation
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Influence of social media, music, language and discourse
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Recognising indicators of exploitation
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Safeguarding and recognising teachable/reachable moments
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Intervention, prevention and how young people can exit gangs
Child Sexual Abuse
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Understanding the signs and signals children and young people may exhibit when they have experienced sexual abuse.
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Understand the impact of sexual abuse on a child or young person and their behaviour.
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Demonstrate enhanced knowledge and skills in caring for children who have experienced sexual abuse.
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Demonstrate an increased understanding of the role of professional and other support services
Introduction to Autism Spectrum Condition
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Understand life seen through an autistic spectrum lens
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Understand the biological and genetic influences
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Understand the common features and impact on communication, social interaction and imagination
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Demonstrate knowledge of behaviours related to communication and how to support those with ASC
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Dealing with obsessions, difficult behaviours and sensory needs
Harmful Sexual Behaviours
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Understanding child sexual development
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Understanding of categories of harmful sexual behaviour
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AIM3 assessment – domains, factors and identifying targets for intervention
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Protective Factors and strengths: what and how can we promote resilience?
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Managing resistance and denial: how to work effectively when we encounter these psychological defences
Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour
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Recognising intellectual disabilities
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Breaking down myths of neurodiversity
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Identifying types of learning difficulties
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How to support young people with academic difficulties and non-verbal learning difficulties
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Trauma and academic difficulties
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Sensory Processing and trauma
Building Your Own Resilience
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To gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to work related stress
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To gain an understanding of resilience
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To gain further understanding of burn-out
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To identify coping styles and values
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To understand and apply well-being and resilience techniques in practice
Understanding the Psychological Formulation
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What is a Formulation?
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Why do we use Psychological Formulations?
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How are Psychological Formulations Created?
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Psychological Formulations for Young People in Care
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The benefits of Formulation for Young People in Care
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The 5 ‘P’s Model
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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Definitions of CSE
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Models of grooming
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Common experiences leading to vulnerability
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Common behaviours associated vulnerability
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How attachment and developmental trauma explain the vulnerability
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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
Food: Pleasure or Guilt? Understanding Eating Difficulties
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To support your understanding around what we mean by eating difficulties (including Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating)
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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
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To support you to feel more confident in addressing eating difficulties and related issues
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To raise awareness around resources that can be used to support children and young people with these difficulties