[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554210294645{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Understanding Trauma – the first step to a Trauma-Informed Practice Trauma-Informed Practice is key when working with children and young people who have suffered neglect, rejection or abuse. Without support to work through trauma, they will continue to experience neurological, developmental and psychological consequences, even when placed in a secure nurturing environment. […]
Pupil Premium Training, and how does the PEP and Virtual School really work? Do you find this to be an area of confusion for some staff or carers? We saw a need for some pupil premium training so have a face-to-face course for anyone involved in the PEP process for children in care. It aims to enhance […]
The Solutions Focused approach works by eliciting and exploring the person’s reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. The majority of work undertaken by social workers and foster carers is that of addressing conflict, be that within the family or between professionals and families. However, it is solutions that we really need […]
Do Social Workers Make Confident Trainers? Any new skill is cultivated through two actions: Training + Practice So, with training and practice, your social workers have every chance of becoming confident and competent trainers. Unfortunately, we hear about many cases of staff stepping into a trainer role without first being taught how to train. So, […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554821024618{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Gang Culture in the UK (Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash) Gangs are back on the agenda … but what is the real state of gang culture in the UK today? This article seeks to give a balanced overview of this problem. For more in-depth exploration, please take a look at […]
Child Radicalisation You may have heard the term Radicalisation in relation to terrorist attacks, but what does child radicalisation really mean and why do you need to know about it? In this post we seek to answer some key questions about Child Radicalisation and provide you with several places to go for more in-depth information […]
Childhood Trauma Recovery and the importance of the Therapeutic Alliance When creating our training suite around Childhood Trauma, we found it useful to map it against the model of healing presented by Judith Herman in her book “Trauma and Recovery”. The model she presents is for people struggling with problems related to abusive or traumatic […]
Permanency in Foster Care & the importance of the Therapeutic Alliance We know that if traumatised children are not supported to work through their trauma they can experience neurological, developmental and psychological consequences that continue even when they are placed in a nurturing environment. Creating permanency in foster care is crucial for healing. It is […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555071346726{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Do you get value for money when commissioning training? You know that your training budget has been used effectively when the learning needs of everybody in the training room are met. Sadly, this is often not the case. The problem lies in the fact that within any live training group it […]
