Discover how to co-regulate, de-escalate and build long-term trust with vulnerable children.
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Understand the effects of trauma, attachment and relational disruption
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Gain trauma-informed skills you can apply immediately in your practice
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Build stronger relationships with children and young people
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Apply simple, effective strategies to improve emotional regulation
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Learn how to avoid re-traumatising clients, patients, or students
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Access tried-and-tested resources and tools to support your learning
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Understand the importance of the arts and therapy in trauma recovery
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Feel empowered to bring this knowledge into your setting, whether that’s a school, clinic, or community space
Start your journey to calmer, more effective support today
Learn a reflective, relational way to support healing
Expert knowledge and tools to support healing and build resilience for children and young people
Trauma-Informed Practice Training
This training course is for anyone supporting children and young people showing signs of distress linked to trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACES).
Whether you’re a teacher, SENCO, therapist, social worker, or part of a children's home support worker team, our trauma informed practice courses will help you build confidence and competence in your everyday work. It will help you to make a shift from managing behaviour to relational practices that foster healing and regulation—rooted in compassion, not control.
We offer live online courses open to book for yourself and options to train teams together inhouse, either online or in person.
Enquire about Trauma-Informed Practice training now!
Studio 3 has extensive experience of working directly with support workers in residential care services, foster carers and adoptive families, to understand the unique challenges faced in using trauma- informed care approaches, particularly with children who have trauma-related behaviours and attachment difficulties.
We have spent considerable time talking and listening to care-experienced children. Our research has led to the development of the integrated, trauma-informed and practical Safety, Stability, Repair and Resilience (SSRR) Care Approach.
This approach incorporates Studio 3’s mainstays of creating low-stress environments, practicing trauma-informed care, encouraging carers to be reflective practitioners, avoiding retriggering trauma, and using Low Arousal Approaches to provide a kind, child-friendly, respectful, and developmentally appropriate approach to caring for vulnerable children.
Why Trauma-Informed Practice training matters
Children who have experienced trauma, abuse or disrupted attachments often struggle to feel safe and understood. Traditional behaviour management strategies can do more harm than good.
Our trauma informed practice training focuses on building safe, stable, and nurturing relationships that help children recover and thrive.
This isn’t about control—it’s about connection.
Our Safety, Stability, Repair and Resilience (SSRR) Approach empowers supporters and carers to respond calmly, reflectively and playfully, even during moments of distress.
Feeling Stuck or Burnt Out?
You’re not alone. Many supporters feel lost when strategies fail to help.
Practical Tools for Real-World Change
Develop calm, confident responses to high-stress situations—without using restraint or punishment.
What carers say about our Trauma-Informed Practice training
"Since adopting this framework, I’ve seen a noticeable difference—not only in the individuals I support, but in myself as a practitioner. It’s reduced stress, improved relationships, and reminded me of the power of empathy and presence. I genuinely believe this approach is essential for anyone working in care, education, or support services. It’s more than a method; it’s a mindset rooted in compassion and connection—and I absolutely love it."
Online Course Information
2-day interactive online training
✔️ Ideal for carers, adopters, social care teams and professionals
✔️ Live, facilitator-led delivery via Zoom
✔️ Grounded in real-life trauma experiences
✔️ Practical, non-restrictive, relationship-first approach
For more information or to book your place on this course, please submit a training enquiry
Course Objectives
This trauma-informed approach focuses primarily on the importance of keeping traumatised children and young people safe, and avoiding further vulnerability and exploitation. The relationship between supporter and individual is the most important element in this practice, and the initial focus should primarily be on safety, stability and balance.
The key objectives of the approach are:
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Understanding trauma-informed thinking and behaviour in terms of how this affects a child’s development
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Gaining a greater understanding of childhood trauma and attachment, and what this means in everyday life
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Understanding the importance of creating physical and psychological safety for a child
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Understanding that helping children feel safe and able to identify and trust positive adults helps repair trauma
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Ability to help children understand and enjoy relationships with friends
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Understanding the relationship between trauma-informed care, self-esteem, risk, and resilience
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Developing practical strategies to build long-term self-coping skills through unconditional positive regard, congruency and empathy
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Learning to enjoy experiences with children, and why fun and play matter more than theory
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Understanding how carers can help children feel better about themselves
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Working through unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and debunking common childcare ‘myths’
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Improving overall well-being for children and carers
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Creating resilience and establishing clear plans for moving forward
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Becoming a reflective practitioner
Why choose our Trauma-Informed Practice Training?
✔️ Designed by trauma specialists with lived experience input
✔️ Developed for those working in residential care, fostering and adoption
✔️ Focused on healing, not managing behaviour
✔️ Equips staff and carers to become emotionally available, reflective and resilient
✔️ Rooted in real-world application, not just theory
Trauma-Informed Practice Training FAQs
What is trauma-informed practice training? It’s training that helps carers and professionals understand how trauma affects behaviour and development, and how to respond in ways that promote safety, trust, and healing.
Who should take this course? - Professionals, support staff, and frontline practitioners in education, health, social, foster and residential care - Individuals who want to deepen their trauma-informed knowledge - Anyone who works with children, families, or vulnerable people - Teams looking for shared training or CPD development - Those looking for trauma-informed certification or to train as facilitators
How is this different from other courses? The SSRR approach focuses on practical, non-punitive strategies that strengthen relationships and help children feel safe and understood.
What will this course teach me? This course delivers the core principles of Trauma-Informed Practice, and how these apply to trauma-informed care. The SSRR approach is arranged as a series of overlapping stages, each with its own objectives and strategies to meet the child’s developmental needs. The central plank in the success of the model is the development of a positive, reflective, playful and kind relationship between the carer and the traumatised child. Carers are seen as the key agents of change through the therapeutic relationships they develop with the children they support. The training approach emphasises the need for reflective practice, understanding the child’s trauma and the effect this has had on their development, and the importance of playful and kind interactions. The key focus of the trauma-informed SSRR approach is on the practical implications rather than the theory of trauma-informed approaches.
How do I book? To enquire aboutTrauma-Informed Practice training or to book on a course, submit a training enquiry or email trainingenquiries@studio3.org.