This two-day training will explore the impact of developmental trauma, which leads to children needing a different caregiving approach involving Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy (PACE).

We will explore the meaning behind some of the key concepts such as developmental trauma and brain development, attachment and survival strategies including blocked trust/fear of relationships.

We will consider the different elements of PACE and how they work together to create a caregiving attitude and principles to enable parenting and supporting children who have experienced developmental trauma.

PACE is part of the DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) model developed by Clinical Psychologist and author, Dr Dan Hughes.  PACE is an approach widely used in fostering, adoption and residential care to care for children who have experienced relational trauma and neglect.

This course is of interest to:

• Social Workers (any sector)
• Social Care workers
• Assistant Social Workers
• Teachers and other Education professionals
• Therapists
• Youth Workers
• Anyone working with children

We also run a PACE course for foster and adoptive parents.

Objectives

•  To explore developmental trauma and brain development
• To explore attachment and survival strategies including blocked trust/fear of relationships
• To understand behaviour/emotions displayed by children and how this is linked to their internal experience
• To explore how we can support parents/children who have experienced developmental trauma using PACE
• To establish how PACE can be integrated into a caregiving attitude and practice PACE in smal groups
• Consider core caregiving & professional capacities – Reflective capacity, mind-mindedness and regulation work

Feel free to download the flyer:

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If you wish to attend this training or wish to commission a bespoke training please visit: https://drkerrysweeney.com/