Video Based Courses and Blended Learning available to Agencies for Their Adopters, Foster Carers and Special Guardians

We can provide all our usual one, two and three day courses as video based courses (click on the title for the link to the course page):

• Building Resilience to Stress Less (link) – One Day
• Tackling The Turmoil (link) – One Day
• Therapeutic Parenting (link) – Two or Three Days

Our preferred video course platform is Zoom. Prices start from £550 per day for up to 16 participants.

Prices start from £200 for up to 20 participants

We all know that we should look after ourselves. We are fully aware of the stress response. Even so, when faced with the challenges of a troubled/traumatised child we can become amongst other things, irritable, exhausted and overwhelmed and feel inadequate, anxious and depressed. This webinar includes:

• Managing your reactions
• Looking after yourself
• Reducing your stress and developing resilience
• Modifying behaviour in yourself that drives you
• Coping with worry and anxiety

Less is more!! How often do your lectures and sermons go over your child’s head?! How can you use body language and develop rapport with your child to be more effective in your communication? How can you help your child feel heard and how can you help them express their emotions. All is revealed in this webinar.

Many children are under or over responsive/reactive to sensory input (sounds, smells, tastes, other people). They can struggle with reading and writing, concentration and behaving at school and may have issues with physical activities such as riding a bike, swimming or climbing. 

Such behaviour and developmental delay have been attributed to trauma and lack of stimulation as well as living in hostile environments before and after birth. However, there is another cause to add to the mix, and one that can be easily rectified.

We are all born with primitive reflexes that are usually integrated within the first year or so of life as they no longer serve us. Think of infant reflexes such as sucking and rooting and the plantar grasp where the toes curl when the foot is stroked. Two reflexes prevalent in our children are the moro (startle) and fear paralysis reflex which if not integrated are believed to contribute to learning challenges, behavioural challenges, anxiety, emotional imbalances and overwhelm. We will look at:

• The mind body connection
• The senses and being under or over sensitive to sensory input
• Primitive reflexes and their impact on behaviour and learning
• How issues your children have can be addressed from a sensory and reflex perspective
• The rhythmic movements of infancy
• Exercises and activities to help your child(ren)

NVR is an empowering and non-physical method for parents and carers to manage and connect with young people to reduce and eradicate violence and abuse.  

Often, caregivers try to control, to avoid being controlled and a downward spiral ensues. Many young people resist being controlled and the result is symmetrical escalation (carer and child both  losing their temper and trying to control each other) or complementary escalation (where the child becomes more and more coercive and powerful, and their parents or caregivers increasingly give in to their demands). This can lead to feelings of being helpless, hopeless, manipulated, powerless, inadequate, frustrated and desperate. The primary goal of NVR is the repair and rebuilding of relationships within the family.

This is an introduction to some of the principles of NVR which when put in place, will begin to help develop a more co-operative and harmonious relationship.

Storytelling has earned its place as the most important tradition humans possess. We associate with a story, imagination is roused and connections are made with ah ha moments in the land of possibility. Stories can deliver messages to the sub-conscious mind where there is no resistance.

Metaphor builds connections, allowing learning to take place and effecting change. If a picture paints 1000 words, metaphor paints 1000 pictures. We will cover:

• Touch and its importance to emotional and physical wellbeing (with safer caring in mind)  including the role of oxytocin
• How to be with a touch defensive child
• Story massage and the power of metaphor
• Embedding powerful messages into stories
• Creating stories for your child

Knowing how to keep the rhythms and rules in place when you have a teenager retorting “You can’t make me!” is hard. They are so good at arguing how unfair you are being in comparison to “all their friends”. The webinar will show you how to:

• have a stabilising and anchoring role for a teen
• be vigilant in your care
• manage technology as safely as possible
• be supportive and not overly protective for your teen