Who's this for
Built for professionals working in environments where distress, trauma and complexity are part of everyday practice.
Care and
support
staff
Manager/Leader supporting frontline teams
Education professionals and support teams
Health and
community
services
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What will you learn
You’ll learn how to co-regulate, de-escalate and build long-term trust with children and young people in distress.
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You will:
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understand the effects of trauma, attachment and relational disruption
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build stronger relationships with children and young people
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apply simple, effective strategies to support emotional regulation
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learn how to avoid re-traumatising clients, patients or students
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understand the role of the arts and therapy in trauma recovery
What you'll focus on
Trauma and stress
responses
Understanding how trauma affects the nervous system, stress responses, survival states and behaviour as communication
Safety, regulation and relationships
The role of environments, emotional containment, reducing shame and threat, and creating predictability through relational practice
Staff and systemic
practice
Supporting staff wellbeing alongside care, reflective practice and embedding trauma-informed thinking across policies and teams
Course outline
Module 1
Understanding
Trauma and Distress
What trauma is, how it shapes the nervous system and why behaviour is always communication, not a choice.​
Module 2
Responding with
Safety and Empathy
How language, environment and expectations either increase or reduce threat, learn to respond in ways that support regulation without control.
Module 3
Embedding Trauma-Informed Practice
Moving from individual awareness to consistent team practice, and keeping it there under pressure.​
What you'll be able to do
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
Explain how trauma and attachment disruption shapes development, behaviour and relationships
Use the SSSR lens; Safety, Stability, Support, Regulation, to guide everyday responses
Apply strategies grounded in empathy, congruency and unconditional positive regard
Create physical and psychological safety that reduces threat and supports trust
Build relational practice that helps children identify and trust safe adults
Reflect on practice, challenge common assumptions and agree clear plans for moving forward
Ready to bring
trauma-informed practice
to your team?
Every programme starts with a conversation. Tell us about your setting and we'll shape something that works.
