Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Supporting adopted and foster children,  and young people who have experienced trauma, attachment disruption, separation and loss,  requires a multifaceted approach rooted in understanding, empathy, and specialized care.

Recognising the unique challenges these individuals encounter, adoptive parents and professionals must provide a nurturing environment that prioritizes stability, consistency, and therapeutic interventions tailored to their specific needs.

“Denise and Zach are very knowledgeable and shared practical and useful information and tips. It has improved my understanding of how I can support parents who are struggling with challenging behaviours which is great.”
(Adoption Social Worker Mar 2025)

This training course focuses on an attachment, ‘love-based’ approach which is based on techniques and strategies from The Great Behaviour Breakdown; The trainers incorporate their ideas and strategies developed from living and working with children with additional needs, as well as drawing on DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)/PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance. Curiosity, Empathy, and theraplay) techniques.

Absolutely brilliant course, with fantastic, knowledgeable and really engaging tutors. So glad that we had the opportunity to do this!
(Adoptive Parent March 25)

This training focuses on the particular difficulties faced by children and young people in managing stress and provides a to help parents, carers and professionals manage their children’s behaviours and support their regulatory development.

You will learn practical strategies and be provided with a TOOLBOX of techniques to support parents.

Learning 0utcomes

• The importance of core messages for Parents and Professionals and Positive versus Negative Parenting interventions
• Understanding the Stress Model: Regulation vs Dysregulation and the role of relationship in regulation
• Transforming the Drama Triangle into a Winners Triangle
• The Toolbox of Techniques and applying this to Transitions, Defiance and Physical and Verbal Aggression

About the trainers

Denise Golding is a senior social work practitioner and counsellor. She has 30+ years’ experience of working with children and families, including the past 25+ years working in adoption. She has worked in Child Mental Health and in Statutory as well as Independent and Voluntary Agencies. Denise now works independently as a trainer and counsellor.

Zach Gomm is a foster carer and adopter; he has fostered many children over the past years and is an adoptive father to his son who he has parented using The Great Behaviour Breakdown techniques with amazing results for the past years. Zach now works as a trainer and online coach offering parenting support.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

This expert-led training session led by Dr Helen Rodwell will help practitioners to develop an understanding of autism and neurodiversity in adopted children. We will learn about different ideas on how professionals can ‘get to know’ and then support autistic children, young people, and their families.

“I thought the entire training event was excellent and hearing the input from the adopter perspective was really very valuable and the video clips looking at sensory perceptions from the child’s perspective..” – Attendee, 2024

We will discuss the different aspects of autism and the challenges it can pose for children and parents, providing strategies for managing challenging situations.

“The content of the webinar was so very helpful and interesting. I also really liked the trainer, she shared the information in a really accessible and interesting way.”– Attendee, 2024

The training day will explore the following areas:

• Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorder
• Beliefs about autism, trauma & attachment
• What does research and the autistic community tell us?
• Tools & resources to support adoptive parents navigating placement transitions, contact, and explaining the past

Learning 0utcomes

• Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Overview of autism, trauma & attachment
• Tools & resources which professionals can use to get to know the autistic child/young person and identify what might help

Learning 0utcomes

• Core messages for Parents and Professionals
• Incorporating the Stress Model: Regulation vs Dysregulation
• Transforming the Drama Triangle into a Winners Triangle
• Techniques to deal with Transitions
• Managing Defiance and Physical and Verbal Aggression

About the trainer

Dr Helen Rodwell

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

This expert-led training session led by Dr Helen Rodwell will help practitioners to develop an understanding of autism and neurodiversity in adopted children. We will learn about different ideas on how professionals can ‘get to know’ and then support autistic children, young people, and their families.

“Helen was highly informed and experienced. Her examples from her own clinical practice were really helpful in understanding how to put the training into practice.” – Attendee, 2023

We will discuss the different aspects of autism and the challenges it can pose for children and parents, providing strategies for managing challenging situations.

“Helen was great, never made me feel like anything I asked was wrong.”– Attendee, 2023

The training day will explore the following areas:

• Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorder
• Beliefs about autism, trauma & attachment
• What does research and the autistic community tell us?
• Tools & resources to support adoptive parents navigating placement transitions, contact, and explaining the past

Learning 0utcomes

• Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Overview of autism, trauma & attachment
• Tools & resources which professionals can use to get to know the autistic child/young person and identify what might help

About the trainer

Dr Helen Rodwell

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Although adoption is often described as a ‘lifelong’ experience (Brodzinsky, Schechter and Marantz-Henig, 1992) its meaning and impact in adulthood, including in the roles of adoptee as parent and adopter as grandparent are relatively unexamined. This webinar shares new research findings from analysis of life story interviews with two generations (16 adoptee parents and 21 adopter grandparents) who are cross generational dyads, triads or quads, in 14 English adoptive families.

The domestic adoptions discussed (from the 1980s) are primarily ‘from care’ and took place when there was less understanding of the adversities faced and less available specialist support, post adoption. This is also the time when adoptions were moving away from being closed, to more being more open.

The workshop will explore (from different generational perspectives) the trajectories of the intergenerational dynamics across the life stories, with participants keen to share learning from the challenges faced, if/how these were overcome, and finally how relationships have been impacted by the arrival of the next generation.

The webinar will develop your learning about the long-term support needs of families at key junctures, focusing particularly upon the arrival of the next generation: how this can ‘stir the pot’ for both generations, how families connections and relationship with others widen/change (birth, reproductive and in-laws), and finally around the continued investments given of love, support and commitment, long after access to funded support ends.

Learning 0utcomes

• To learn about the trajectories of relational dynamics of adopters and adoptees in 14 families in the first ‘pioneer’ (adoption from care) generation, as adoptees become parents.
• To explore the various support needs of adoptive families at key junctures, focusing on the arrival of the next generation.
• To consider how best to support adoptees and adopters in their family networks, as they welcome the next generation.

About the trainer

Dr Julia Rimmer

Julia gained her PhD at University of Sheffield and has almost 20 years’ research experience working on a number of projects across Faculties of Health and Social Sciences at a number of universities, often working with mixed methods but specialising in qualitative research. Since 2018 she has been working as a Research Fellow with Prof. Beth Neil at University of East Anglia, more recently on evaluation projects with Adoption England. She is also an adoptive parent.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Join us for an engaging and insightful webinar designed to enhance understanding and best practices when working with LGBT+ parents and carers. This session will provide an in-depth exploration of key concepts, terminology, and strategies to create inclusive and affirming environments that support LGBT+ families in various settings.

LGBT+ parents and carers often face unique challenges and barriers when accessing services, and it is crucial for professionals to have the knowledge and confidence to provide inclusive support. This webinar will cover essential topics such as trauma, using appropriate and affirming language, addressing unconscious biases, and ensuring policies and practices reflect the needs of LGBT+ families. Through real-life scenarios attendees will gain practical tools and confidence to create inclusivity in their professional environments.

This webinar is ideal for professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge, challenge existing biases, or update their practice to be more inclusive, this session offers valuable insights and actionable takeaways.

Previous attendees have praised the impact of this training:

“The training has given me more confidence in asking questions sensitively to understand a family’s situation without feeling like I need to have all the answers. It’s OK to ask.”

“The whole team thoroughly enjoyed the training and learned a lot. By the end, we all realised our practice was not as up-to-date as we thought. However, the training challenged us, and we will be far more mindful going forward.”

Learning outcomes

• Gender Identity Terminology
• Community Research
• Microaggression and Unconscious Bias
• Trauma and LGBT+ Parents and Carers
• Effect of Trauma on Parenting Styles
• Tackling Trauma: Strategies and interventions for addressing trauma and building resilience within LGBT+ families.
• Creating an LGBT+ Affirming Environment

Information about the trainer

Matt Taylor-Roberts

Matt is the Founder and Managing Director of Proud 2 b Parents, an award-winning organization dedicated to supporting LGBT+ parents/carers and their children. With over a decade of experience, he is passionate about creating equity and promoting change within adoption and foster care systems. As an LGBT+ parent and foster carer, his personal journey fuels his work advocating for the LGBT+ community.

He serves as an Independent Panel Member for regional adoption and foster agencies, and is a Diversity & Inclusion Champion and Pride 365 Ambassador. Recognized for his work, he has received multiple awards, including the British LGBT+ Awards 2024 and being a Diversity Awards Finalist.

As a keynote speaker, he shares his expertise on subjects like LGBT+ parent experiences, microaggressions, and creating affirming environments.

“Let’s collaborate to foster inclusivity and positive change for LGBT+ families.”

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

As adoption practitioners we know that there’s no such thing as adoption without trauma. Our training and practice encourages us to continually reflect on the trauma of the adopted child and how best to respond to the resulting emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties they experience.

But what if the trauma belongs to the parent?  And what if that trauma is not vicarious or secondary in nature but instead comes directly from the challenges of parenting their child?  Is there an alternative to child-centred practice that allow us to equally recognise the needs of adopters and, if so, might this actually produce better results for the child long term?

In this training course, Adopter and Psychotherapist Fi Newood shares her experience of the false allegations, violence, coercive-control, verbal abuse, adoption disruption, professional judgement and more, that led to both trauma in the moment and PTSD years later.  She asks whether we can hold empathy for the child whilst also recognising the experience of the parent?

Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to ‘sit with the uncomfortable’ that we might learn to offer a deeper level of support and connection to adopters.

This course will be challenging as we explore the thoughts and feeling that many adopters find hard to express to the professionals supporting them.

Learning outcomes

• To reflect on the difficult experiences that impact some adopters when caring for their children.
• To recognise the difference between what may be hard for an adopter and what may be traumatic.
• To learn how to respond to adopters ‘in the moment’ in ways that feel supportive for them.
• To consider the long-term impact for adopters and support that may be helpful.
• To hear an honest, first-hand experience of an adopter and have the opportunity to ask questions

About the trainer

Fi Newood

Fi Newood has spent more than 20 years working with care experienced young people.  In 2008 she and her wife fostered a sibling group of three who they later adopted in 2015. Fi now works as an Integrative Psychotherapist specialising in support for foster and adoptive families. She is the creator of the 3B’s Therapeutic Model (Belong, Believe, Behave) and an author of 2 books for parents and 4 therapeutic stories for children.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

This training session is an introduction to the Non Violent Resistance (NVR) principles and more specifically, how it can work with adoptive families, who are facing challenging and violent behaviours from their children. This session will offer ideas on how to support for families when they have either completed an NVR training, or are thinking of doing the training.

NVR was developed by Haim Omer at Tel Aviv University, as a response to child to parent violence. The focus is on therapeutic support and psycho educational intervention which involves the parents only, without working directly with the child. The aim in NVR is to increase positive parental presence and parental authority in the child’s life and make family relationships stronger. It is an evidenced based, short term systemic and effective intervention that enhances the protection and safety of all family members.

Joanna is an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and NVR Facilitator, who has been delivering NVR groups for 6 years to adoptive parent/s, special guardians and foster carer/s at PAC-UK. She integrates creative techniques into the NVR training she delivers with the families, so that it is bespoke, in response to their child’s specific needs, and is both meaningful and playful.

Joanna understands the gravity of the situation when a family in crisis and the very real risk of a placement breaking down. Supporting the professionals to support these families, when they are facing such difficulties, can make the difference between a family staying together, or not. Joanna has witnessed NVR working in action first hand, with very positive results in families. This course aims to raise NVR awareness in professionals, so that they can have a basic understanding of how it can work for families in practice.

Parents say that the NVR course helps them change the dynamics of violence within their home, helping them to feel empowered and confident by insisting that violence in the home will stop. It is not a quick fix but teaches enduring, mindful responses that increase parental authority and presence without resorting to control or engaging in the downward spiral that violent coercive children bring when they feel out of control and uncontained.

 I thoroughly enjoyed the training and thought the trainer was excellent. – Attendee 2025

Learning 0utcomes

• Overview of NVR
• Understanding the key NVR principles and language
• Understanding how NVR works specifically with adoptive/ special guardian/foster families.
• How to support families with the NVR approach
• Creative ideas and NVR in practice

About the trainer

Joanna Parker

Prior to working in the field of adoption, Joanna Parker specialised in the substance misuse area as an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and Young Oasis Manager, for over 10 years, working closely alongside families, social services, foster carers and the children themselves. Joanna has advocated for the needs of these children tirelessly and has observed first hand the whole process that can lead to a child being placed in care. Joanna wanted to know what happened to those children who were adopted, hence moving form working with the birth families, to working with the adoptive families – always child-centred, with a keen eye on their needs. In 2018, Joanna left a full-time post as Young Oasis Lead in Brighton and moved to London to broaden her experience of different work contexts and ways of working, and to further develop what she could offer to clients. Joanna has experience of working with children and young people who experience attachment difficulties, trauma, loss, and are in foster care or adoption/permanency.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

This expert-led training session will focus on the impact of substance misuse on a child and their journey through to adoption. The aim is to understand what this journey can look and feel like for a child and the ongoing impact of this trauma on them and their adoptive families.

During this comprehensive training session, you will embark on a journey to gain a deep understanding of the multifaceted challenges faced by children impacted by familial substance misuse, from prenatal exposure through to adoption. We will begin by exploring the complex landscape of familial substance misuse, examining its prevalence, underlying factors, and the intricate web of consequences it presents for children’s development.

Delving into the effects of prenatal exposure to substances, we will analyse the physiological, cognitive, and emotional ramifications, and discuss evidence-based interventions to mitigate these impacts. Navigating the journey from utero to adoption, we will uncover the unique challenges encountered at each stage, from early childhood development to adolescence, and beyond.

You will learn about the importance of trauma-informed care, resilience-building strategies, and the critical role of supportive relationships in promoting healing and growth. In the context of adoption, we will explore the dynamics of the adoption process in cases involving substance misuse within birth families and the provision of tailored support for adoptive families.

Through interactive group discussions, and practical exercises, participants will have the opportunity to apply their learning to real-life scenarios, honing their skills in providing compassionate and effective support to children and families navigating this complex journey.

Learning 0utcomes

• Understanding a child’s ‘felt’ experience
• What the impact of substance misuse on a child can look like – behaviours
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and intergenerational trauma
• Resources on substance misuse
• Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• Issues around social injustice

About the trainer

Joanna Parker

Prior to working in the field of adoption, Joanna Parker specialised in the substance misuse area as an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist and Young Oasis Manager, for over 10 years, working closely alongside families, social services, foster carers and the children themselves. Joanna has advocated for the needs of these children tirelessly and has observed first hand the whole process that can lead to a child being placed in care. Joanna wanted to know what happened to those children who were adopted, hence moving form working with the birth families, to working with the adoptive families – always child-centred, with a keen eye on their needs. In 2018, Joanna left a full-time post as Young Oasis Lead in Brighton and moved to London to broaden her experience of different work contexts and ways of working, and to further develop what she could offer to clients. Joanna has experience of working with children and young people who experience attachment difficulties, trauma, loss, and are in foster care or adoption/permanency.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Supporting adopted children and young people facing trauma, attachment disruption, and neurodiversity, including conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), requires a multifaceted approach rooted in understanding, empathy, and specialized care. Recognising the unique challenges these individuals encounter, adoptive parents and professionals must provide a nurturing environment that prioritizes stability, consistency, and therapeutic interventions tailored to their specific needs.

I absolutely loved this training! I think anyone who interacts with young people in their work in any way should complete this training. I learned various new skills to use in my interactions with young people. It has changed the way I think and communicate. Thank you so much. Denise and Zach are excellent at what they do.”– Attendee, 2023

This training course focuses on an attachment, ‘love-based’ approach which is based on techniques and strategies from The Great Behaviour Breakdown; The trainers incorporate their ideas and strategies developed from living and working with children with additional needs, as well as drawing on DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)/PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance. Curiosity, Empathy, and theraplay) techniques.

I have found this one of the most beneficial training I  have attended. I will definitely be able to use the strategies within my work. the instructors are very knowledgeable, there is a good pace to the training,  with good examples given. I have already started to recommend this course to my colleagues.” – Attendee, 2023

This training focuses on the particular difficulties faced by children and young people in managing stress and provides a to help parents, carers and professionals manage their children’s behaviours and support their regulatory development.

You will learn practical strategies and be provided with a TOOLBOX of techniques to support parents.

Learning 0utcomes

• Core messages for Parents and Professionals
• Incorporating the Stress Model: Regulation vs Dysregulation
• Transforming the Drama Triangle into a Winners Triangle
• Techniques to deal with Transitions
• Managing Defiance and Physical and Verbal Aggression

About the trainers

Denise Golding is a senior social work practitioner and counsellor. She has 30+ years’ experience of working with children and families, including the past 25+ years working in adoption. She has worked in Child Mental Health and in Statutory as well as Independent and Voluntary Agencies. Denise now works independently as a trainer and counsellor.

Zach Gomm is a foster carer and adopter; he has fostered many children over the past years and is an adoptive father to his son who he has parented using The Great Behaviour Breakdown techniques with amazing results for the past years. Zach now works as a trainer and online coach offering parenting support.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) was developed by Dan Hughes as an approach to helping children who have experienced trauma from within the family. This is both a therapy offering therapeutic support to the child, supported by the parent and a model for parenting.  DDP-informed parenting helps parents to emotionally connect with their children in ways which increases feelings of safety and security.

The therapy and parenting model recognises that the children often fear emotional connection. It helps them to overcome these fears and to heal from past trauma. It draws on the therapist and parents’ capacity for emotional regulation and reflection so that they can adopt the attitude of PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy) with the children. This attitude helps to increase security and in parenting is combined with behavioural support.

“I found it fascinating, I was able to grasp the concept and have already started to use it in my professional and personal relationships” – Attendee, 2021

The training will give a brief introduction to the DDP model and its application as a therapy and a model informing parenting.

“This was an excellent topic as I am supporting a family who are about to start DDP parenting sessions and it helped me to understand more about what that will look like for them.” – Attendee, 2022

Learning outcomes

• Understand the DDP model and its application as a therapy
• Understand the principles of DDP-informed parenting support
• Understand the usefulness of this model for adoptive parents and their children
• Consider examples of DDP in practice

Information about the trainer

Kim Golding

Dr Kim is a Clinical Psychologist living in Worcestershire, UK. Kim worked with children and families within the NHS for thirty years, specialising in working with parents or carers to develop their parenting skills tailored to the particular needs of the children they are caring for. She was involved in the setting up and evaluation of the Integrated Service for Looked After and Adopted Children; providing support for foster, adoptive and residential parents, schools and the range of professionals around the children growing up in care or in adoptive families. Kim now has her own business providing training, consultation and supervision.

Kim formerly sat on the board of the DDP institute and is involved in accrediting and training other professionals in this approach. She is also one of the directors of the Community Interest Company: ‘DDP Connects UK’. Amongst her books, Kim co-authored: ‘Healing Relational Trauma with Attachment-Focused Interventions Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy with Children and Families’ with Dan Hughes and Julie Hudson, published January 2019. Kim also co-authored the healing relational trauma workbook with Dan Hughes published in 2024.

Kim has additionally developed two DDP-informed programmes. ‘The Nurturing Attachments Training Resource’; and ‘Foundations for Attachment Training Resource’ Kim’s ‘Everyday Parenting with Love and security’ has been written to accompany Foundations for Attachment.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.