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‘Butterflies and Bees’ This course follows on from 'Why and How?' Attachment and Emotional Health for Young People Looked After. This course will run From January to March 2019, dates TBC A training course designed to support foster carers, adopters and special guardians in developing their ability and confidence to respond therapeutically to the children in their care. This in-depth course is a key intervention from the Thinking Aloud team, designed to help you as carers develop your ability to support the children in your care. We will cover topics such as attachment and trauma, as well as consider different behaviours that might be difficult to manage within the home. We will spend some time thinking about your responses to difficulties in your relationships with the young people in your care, and discover and practice a range of practical techniques to improve their and your wellbeing. Please note that priority may need to be given to certain carers identified by the Family Placement and/or Thinking Aloud Team.

This course provides essential underpinning knowledge and skills practice to enable staff to develop their competence in engaging with service users who are often thought of as hard to reach. This is initial core training before attending the three module Direct Assessment and Intervention Skills training. The standard charge for this course is £80 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

Core Skills 6: This is a training course for Foster Carers and Adopters that will build on your knowledge and understanding of attachment. Training includes:- Introduction to attachment theory, its significance in normal infant development The impact of attachment experiences on brain development The impact of trauma on child development Different attachment styles The meaning behind children's behavior, understanding and responding to complex emotions and behaviours such as the need to be in control, pervasive shame and extreme anger Interventions in managing family atmosphere The impact of children's behaviour on parents and carers. Looking after yourself and your emotions. This course will help you to understand, survive and facilitate change in the behaviours of the children you care for.

Building Resilience Workshop - exploring ideas and practical activities to help children and young people cope with life's stresses, stay relaxed, and bounce back when life gets tough. It draws on techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Positive Psychology and Mindfulness.

This course provides essential underpinning knowledge and skills practice to enable staff to develop their competence in engaging with service users who are often thought of as hard to reach. This is initial core training before attending the three module Direct Assessment and Intervention Skills training. The standard charge for this course is £80 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

This course provides essential underpinning knowledge and skills practice to enable staff to develop their competence in engaging with service users who are often thought of as hard to reach. This is initial core training before attending the three module Direct Assessment and Intervention Skills training. The standard charge for this course is £80 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions