For social workers, teachers, foster carers, health and care staff and anyone supporting children and vulnerable adults. Delivered at your venue, every course combines direct teaching with small group discussion, creative activities and real-life scenarios and acknowledges recent research in the field. Bespoke training can be created to suite your needs. Examples of current training below. Please ask for costs.
What We Offer
Training For Professionals And Foster Carers
Mental Health
Full day – 6 hours
Half day – 3 hours
An introduction to child and adult mental health, with direct teaching and scenarios for group discussion.
Attachment
Full day – 6 hours
Half day – 3 hours
Attachment theory and its importance in child and adult relationships, fostering, adoption and education.
Psychological Trauma
Full day – 6 hours
Half day – 3 hours
Trauma-informed practice, combining theory, creative methods and applied skills for working with traumatised children.
Autism and ADHD
Full day – 6 hours
Half day – 3 hours
Understanding neurodiversity, with practical strategies to support children at home, at school and in care.
Self-harm
Full day – 6 hours
Half day – 3 hours
Recognising distress, responding safely and supporting children and young people with trauma-informed approaches.
Child Development And Play
Half day – 3 hours
How play shapes healthy child and brain development, with creative strategies to support emotional growth.
Neuro-Dramatic Play
Half day – 3 hours
A practical introduction to sensory, rhythmic and imaginative play for attachment repair and trauma recovery.
Creative Arts And Play Therapies
Half day – 3 hours
How play, movement, story and imagination help children express emotions and build resilience.
Working With Dementia
Half day – 3 hours
Understanding cognitive changes and supporting connection, communication and wellbeing in everyday care.
Full Course Descriptions
- Full day (6 hours): An in-depth introduction to child and adult mental health. The training offers direct teaching and small group activities, including scenarios for group discussion. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Half day (3 hours): A basic introduction to mental health, with some group discussion and scenarios. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Full day (6 hours): An in-depth introduction to the theory of attachment and its importance in child and adult relationships. Explores the impact of poor attachment and its implications in fostering, adoption and educational settings. Training includes direct teaching, small group discussion, exercises and scenarios to embed the core ideas. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused introduction highlighting key aspects of attachment, with some group discussion and scenarios. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Full day (6 hours): A comprehensive, immersive exploration of trauma-informed practice, combining theory, creative methods and applied skills to equip professionals and carers of all backgrounds with confident, compassionate approaches to working with traumatised children. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused, practical session introducing trauma-informed principles and creative strategies that help professionals and carers of all backgrounds support children with safety, regulation and connection. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Full day (6 hours): A comprehensive exploration of autism and ADHD, combining accessible theory with practical, creative approaches that help professionals understand neurodiversity and confidently support children’s needs at home, at school and in care settings.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused introduction to autism and ADHD, offering clear, practical insights into neurodiversity and everyday strategies that support children’s communication, regulation and wellbeing.
- Full day (6 hours): A comprehensive exploration of self-harm in children and young people, combining accessible theory with practical, trauma-informed approaches that help carers and professionals respond safely, reduce risk and support emotional recovery.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused introduction to understanding self-harm, offering clear, compassionate guidance on recognising distress, responding safely and supporting children with regulation and connection.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused session exploring how play shapes healthy child and brain development, offering practical, creative strategies that help carers and professionals support emotional growth, resilience and connection. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Half day (3 hours): A practical, experiential introduction to Neuro-Dramatic-Play, exploring how sensory, rhythmic and imaginative play can support emotional development, attachment repair and trauma recovery in children. As developed by Dr Sue Jennings, and acknowledging recent research in the field (Holmwood and Jennings 2026).
- Half day (3 hours): A concise, experiential overview of how the creative arts therapies use non-directive play, movement, story and imagination to help children express emotions, build resilience and make sense of their inner world. Acknowledging recent research in the field.
- Half day (3 hours): A focused introduction to dementia, offering practical, compassionate guidance on understanding cognitive changes and supporting meaningful connection, offering creative approaches to support communication and wellbeing in everyday care.