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Empowering Care: Open Courses for Social Care

Unlock your potential and make a powerful impact on others’ lives. Our Open Courses for Social Care professionals provide exceptional, accessible learning opportunities tailored to individuals like you. Whether you’re beginning your journey in this rewarding field or you’re already making strides in your career, we have the perfect course to elevate your skills and expand your knowledge.

Why Choose Our Open Courses?

In an evolving healthcare landscape, staying informed is vital. Our live training offers:

  • Expert-Led Content: Courses are developed by industry professionals and clinicians to ensure you receive the most current, evidence-based information.
  • No Barriers to Entry: These courses are open to everyone. No prior qualifications are required to begin your learning journey.
  • Certification: Earn digital certificates upon completion to enhance your CV and demonstrate your commitment to professional development.

Open Courses for Individuals

Our OPEN courses are for individuals and are available on set days in each month.

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Life Story Work Training – OPEN COURSE

£35.00 3 hours

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This course explores the importance of life story work for children separated from their family of origin. It can help them make sense of their past and present to move confidently into the future. Life Story work involves gathering facts about the child's life creatively, resulting in a reassuring record of who they are and where they come from. It is a critical tool in promoting their sense of identity and self-worth. The course outlines how to effectively facilitate LS work to achieve positive outcomes.

Loss, Transition, Bereavement & Change – OPEN COURSE

£35.00 3 hours

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Loss, transition and change are integral parts of being a looked-after child. This course aims to help carers fully understand their impact on children, young people and families. We will look at psychological theories and research to inform our understanding of the topic. We will consider the role of carers in supporting children and young people to deal with the loss, transition and change they have experienced so far in life and the changes still to come. This course provides you with a detailed understanding of child bereavement.
Social Care Training Solutions

What does PACE stand for?:

Playfulness

Use a light-hearted, reassuring tone – similar to parent-infant interactions – to create an atmosphere of safety and reassurance where no one feels judged, and the child can cope with positive feelings.

Acceptance

Acceptance is about actively communicating that you accept the feelings, thoughts and internal struggles underneath the child’s outward behaviour. It is not about accepting the behaviour but helping teach the child not to feel ashamed of their inner turmoil.

Curiosity

Curiosity, without judgement, is how we help children become aware of their inner life. It’s about wondering out loud without necessary expecting an answer in return. Phrases like “I wonder if…” will help the child to name their thoughts and emotions.

Empathy

Feeling a child’s sadness or distress and being emotionally available to them during times of difficulty shows the child that they are not alone and that the adult is strong enough to support them.

The results of an integrated PACE way of working

  • Through Playfulness, you're able to build the relationship.
  • Acceptance of a child without judgement helps them to feel better about themselves.
  • Using Curiosity helps a child to understand why they do what they do.
  • Empathy is a foundation for helping a child start to love themselves.

Empowering Safety: Bespoke Safeguarding & Child Protection Training

Why Choose Bespoke Training?

Generic training can leave staff feeling unprepared for the real-life scenarios they face. Our tailored approach ensures the content, delivery method, and case studies are directly relevant to your sector (e.g., education, healthcare, sport, charity, corporate), your local policies, and the specific vulnerabilities and risks present in your community.

Our Specialised Training Pillars

We design engaging, practical, and compliant training across three core areas:

  • For Professionals Working with Children (Child Protection): Focuses on recognising the signs of abuse and neglect, statutory guidance (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children), robust reporting procedures, and the creation of a safe, child-focused culture.
  • For Professionals Working with Adults (Adult Safeguarding): Focuses on the principles of the Care Act, understanding different types of harm, promoting wellbeing, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) considerations, and ensuring person-led safeguarding responses.
  • Blended Cohorts (Safeguarding for All Ages): Ideal for organisations whose staff or volunteers interact with both children and adults (e.g., community centres, housing associations, religious organisations). This training highlights the common principles of good practice while clearly delineating the different legal frameworks, signs of harm, and reporting routes for each demographic.

Invest in training that transforms knowledge into action. Equip your team with the confidence and competence to protect those in your care proactively.

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