Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Events

DDP Training

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is an intervention model developed by Dan Hughes, Clinical Psychologist, USA. 

DDP assists therapists and other professionals to understand and effectively support children, young people, and their families.  In this model, theory and research in the areas of developmental trauma, attachment theory, intersubjectivity, and child development are integrated to produce a therapeutic approach used for relationship development and trauma resolution. DDP recognizes the vital role which adoptive parents, foster carers, and residential workers play as primary attachment figures in the recovery of traumatized, attachment-resistant children.

The principles of DDP and interventions are presented through formal presentations, discussion, videotape of sessions, role-play, and handouts.

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Who is it for?

The training is relevant and open to therapists and practitioners who have experience in working with children and young people with trauma-attachment problems and their foster, adoptive or birth families.

Please note that while Level One and Two are open access for professionals working with children and families, there are specific requirements that need to be fulfilled for those who plan to go on to apply for certification as a Practitioner in DDP.

Please click here to see what is required before starting the practicum.

DDP Special Interest Group NI

This is a free event and is an initiative of DDP-Connects.

• The focus of the SIG is DDP – there are many interesting and useful theories and practices out there – but the purpose of this group is to learn more about DDP

• It is expected that anyone who attends has completed at least Level 1 DDP – feel free to invite others you know who have completed level 1 training to register their interest so they can be included in relevant e-mails about future DDP events.

• The SIG is not a forum for providing supervision/consultation – this is something you can access through DDP Connects or through those practitioners certified in DDP

• The SIG also differs from a ‘Study day’ – the latter involves one or more speakers preparing a topic for presentation – and there is a fee.

• The SIG is a place where we can find support in our efforts to apply DDP in our professional context through networking, hearing about others’ efforts to apply DDP, deepening our knowledge of DDP through watching DVD’s, reading articles and/or books and discussing DDP themes.

We are having some technical issues with our website presently which is indicating that there are no places on the trainings.

We have some places available on the following:

DDP Level 1 May 20-23, 2024

DDP Level 1 October 14-17, 2024

DDP Level 2 May 21-24, 2024

DDP Level 2 November 12-15, 2024

Please register your interest with Diane: dirwin@psychologicalpathways.com