Orb8 Therapeutic Foster Care Course
A comprehensive training for foster carers in therapeutic care, practice and theory.
Courses & Training
Introduction
We work with professional and caring adults and their organisations and agencies to encourage service development and excellence including provision of a wide range of training and education input.
We offer bespoke training that can be delivered at a wide range of levels from the equivalent of Level 3 to Masters and beyond. Find out more about our bespoke training.
Introduction to Therapeutic Foster Care Programme
This short course provides an introduction to foster carers of the basic concepts and practice of therapeutic care for traumatised children and young people.
Neurodevelopment and Trauma
The effects of environment and relationship on early neurological development and its ongoing impact
Neurodevelopment and Trauma - Shame and Mentalisation
An introduction to two key concepts shame and mentalization in the care of traumatised children and young people
Neurodevelopment and Trauma - Adolescent Development
An introduction to adolescent neurodevelopment and the impact that trauma can have on teenage development
Neurodevelopment and Trauma - Repair
Based on an understanding of the adverse impact of early trauma on neurodevelopment and functioning this day provides lots of practical ways to work with and support traumatised children and young people
Co-regulation with Traumatised Children and Young People
Using co-regulation to help traumatised children and young people better manage their emotional and relational states with the help of carers and helping adults.
Complex relationships with food- traumatised children and young people
This course provides information and advice about how to understand and manage a wide range of difficulties that traumatised children and young people may experience in relationship to food and eating
Attachment
An introduction to the concept of attachment and it’s significance for traumatised children and young people
Working with Hard to Reach Adolescents
1 day course. An overview of extensive research into the internal worlds of hard to reach, traumatised and marginalised teenagers and how best to understand and work with them.
A Life Long Legacy
1 day course. The impact of environment and relationship on early neurological development.
Loss in traumatised children
An introduction to the concept of ambiguous loss and its relevance for traumatised, hard to reach and marginalised children and young people.
Resilience in traumatised children and young people
Resilience is a key term and facet in managing day to day in life and overcoming challenges which can be of particular significance for traumatised, hard to reach and marginalised populations
Secondary Trauma and Self-care
To support those working with traumatised and hard to reach children and young people to recognise the impact of the work and to look after themselves
Self-harm and suicidality
An understanding of the self-harm and suicidality in children and young people and best practice in terms of response and interventions
Domestic Abuse - A Trauma Perspective
Understanding the cycle of trauma in domestic abuse including its impact on children, survivors of abuse, workers and organisations.
Mental Health Beyond Diagnosis- A trauma informed approach
An exploration of Mental Health diagnosis and how helpful and accurate medical model approaches may be for those who have experienced trauma and Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs).
Contextualised safeguarding
An introduction to the contemporary dynamics of safeguarding children using a contextualised approach
Equality and Diversity A Trauma Informed Perspective
An understanding of the concepts or equality and diversity and its particular significance in working with traumatised, hard to reach and marginalised populations
Psychotherapeutic Ideas in Practice
An introduction to key concepts from psychotherapeutic practice and how these can assist us in working with traumatised, hard to reach and marginalised children and young people
Work with us
We encourage any organisation which would like to make use of our services to contact us to discuss.
Call: 07800 970 049 (Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm)
Email: admin@orb8.org
Contact us
Call: 07800 970 049 (Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm)
Email: admin@orb8.org