Description
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understanding of the key principles of attachment and bonding critical for healthy development
2. Understanding of how healthy attachment is facilitated
3. Understanding of the various ways that neglect and abuse negatively influence attachment and explore the consequent challenging behaviours
4. To have strategies to help children with attachment difficulties
5. Be able to implement through the service the 5 dimensions of the Secure Base model.
6. Be aware of the recording procedures and mapping tool to evidence your work.
It is recommended that not Secure Base is adopted as a service-wide provision, so enabling proficient monitoring and assessment. It also enhances your service framework to assist with:
- The assessment of prospective foster carers and adopters.
- Assessing the capacities of caregivers (birth parents, residential workers, foster, carers and adopters) to provide a secure base for children in their care.
- Supporting caregivers to provide a secure base.
The model has been recommended in the Government White Paper, Care Matters (2007) as a basis for training foster carers and has subsequently been incorporated in the revised Skills to Foster preparation programme, produced by the Fostering Network.
Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small group work, work in pairs, and whole group discussions.
Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.