- Dates and times
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Lynne Gaynor will be conducting face-to-face training sessions on the following dates. The program consists of 6 weekly sessions.
Cohort 1
9th October 2025, 16th October 2025, 23rd October 2025, 6th November 2025, 13th November 2025, 20th November 2025
Cohort 2
23rd April 2026, 30th April 2026, 7th May 2026, 14th May 2026, 21st May 2026, 4th June 2026
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
