- Dates and times
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Lynne Gaynor will be conducting face-to-face training sessions on the following dates:
October 10th, 17th, 24th, November 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2024.
March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd, 10th, 2025.
Each session will run from 09:30 to 14:00. This course spans six days over six weeks and is designed for Approved Foster Carers.
- Course Information
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The aim of this course is to assist foster parents in understanding the behaviour and emotional needs of children, as well as to explore ways of building connections with them. Additionally, it aims to provide support for behaviour while fostering connections, following the ‘Connection with Correction Approach’ by Dan Hughes (2009). The course will also delve into the dangers of blocked care when nurturing children with blocked trust, emphasizing the importance of self-care. Furthermore, it will underscore the significance of exploring one’s own attachment history when caring for children with attachment difficulties.
By the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand the challenges associated with parenting children and young people with attachment difficulties.
- Increase their skills and confidence as foster parents, fostering emotional connections with their children.
- Consolidate Therapeutic Parenting strategies with special attention to the parenting model of DDP - PACE (Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy).
- Explore PACE and its role in parenting, understanding why traditional behaviour management strategies may not help the child to feel secure.
- Understand the behaviour displayed by the child and how it links to their internal experience, encouraging a deeper, intersubjective relationship with the child(ren) in their care.
Please note that this is a 6-week course, and attendance on all 6 dates is required for completion.
- Course Booking
