News: New CSE tool validation training events
We provide a wide range of training courses. These range from generic training events, to those developed bespoke for an organisation’s needs.
Training can be delivered across a wide range of topics, and examples of our course outlines are provided below. In addition to the below events, we also offer training in respect of motivational interviewing, mental health (e.g. emerging personality issues), autism spectrum disorders, becoming an effective supervisor and supervisee, and training to be a trainer.
If you require any assistance with your training requirements, please contact us at training@ccats.org.uk.
To navigate this page, please click on the subheadings below:
- Upcoming training events
- Expectations of training delivery
- Trainer profiles
- Course outlines
- What our trainees say
Upcoming training events
Please check back for upcoming events.
Expectations of training delivery
We aim to ensure all training is delivered in a manner that meets your expectations. To this end, all training will:
- Have a developed research/theoretical background that is up to date and relevant;
- Be delivered by experienced trainers, and whose quality of delivery is continually reviewed;
- Be delivered in a manner that is of value and accessible;
- Have practical application when required, where attendees are able to develop new skills, or enhance those already present.
Trainer profiles
Trainers within our organisation are carefully selected. All have a previous background in extensive training delivery nationally and/or internationally. We pride ourselves not only in offering trainers who have extensive knowledge in the area of the training topic, but who are also specifically trained in effective training delivery. Often these trainers have published in the topic of training delivery and/or have extensive publication backgrounds that are relevant. Please see our staff page for more details.
Course outlines
Attachment and PACE
This is a training event for practitioners who work with young people. It covers attachment, the different styles, how to promote secure attachments, and the impact on people. This training event also includes focus on using the PACE approach (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy). Within the training event is much opportunity for reflection on applying knowledge and skills to young people being worked with.
Attachment and trauma
This is a training event for practitioners who work with young people. It covers experiences and life events that contribute to the development of trauma, the role of the care environment. This includes attachment, trauma theory, how young people might present if they have experienced trauma, the process of resilience and how this can be supported.
Child sexual exploitation
This workshop is designed for practitioners who work with young people. It aims to raise awareness and understanding, improve professional practice and promote effective partnership working. It looks at the definition of child sexual exploitation, vulnerability factors and recommendations for practice.
Good lives and managing resistance
This training package covers an approach often used with young people and adults – the good lives model. This is a holistic strengths-based framework of rehabilitation. The training package also includes a focus on recommended ways to support young people and adults who present with resistance.
Harmful sexual behaviour in young people
This is a workshop for practitioners who work with young people. It covers a range of areas such as theories of sexual offending, introduction to risk factors and treatment needs, identifying treatment needs and recommendations for practice.
Managing aggression in young people
This training event is designed for practitioners who work with young people. It explores the development of controlling and aggressive behaviours in young people from an attachment theory perspective, provides strategies to effectively manage such behaviours, and considers the role of the practitioner. There is a focus on building resilience in the practitioner and young person.
Managing disclosures
This is a training package which aims to develop knowledge and skills in relation to how to respond to victim disclosures. Trainees will gain understanding of the impact on victims of the responses they receive when they make a disclosure. Trainees will develop skills to identify when disclosures are made indirectly. Trainees will also develop knowledge of how to respond to disclosures in a trauma-informed way, and put this knowledge into practice through skills-based exercises. Trainees will also gain understanding of how to record and report disclosures.
Positive behavioural support
This is a training package which explores how behaviour can be shaped by our environments. Using this knowledge, attendees are tasked with understanding what needs their clients challenging behaviours are meeting and how these can be altered in a motivational manner. The training explores various concepts, including punishment and reinforcement principles, trauma-informed care and functional analysis.
Professional boundaries
This training considers what professional boundaries are, why they are important, how boundary breaches occur, and the impact they have. A significant portion of the training is spent assisting attendees to reflect on their own boundaries and ways to continue their positive maintenance.
Radicalisation
This training event will provide an overview of radicalisation based on the latest available evidence. It covers definitions and the nature and development of radicalisation, signs of potential radicalisation, and suggested courses of action.
Self-injurious behaviour in young people
This training event will provide attendees with an introduction to a range of considerations, such as definitional issues associated with deliberate self-injury, risk and protective factors for deliberate self-injury in young people. This looks to complete functional assessments of self-injurious behaviour, providing the knowledge, skills and strategies for managing incidents.
Theraplay awareness (short workshop)
This short workshop aims to provide trainees with an overview of what Theraplay is and why it might be used, and how Theraplay principles can be used within one’s own practice and workplace setting.
Understanding and managing trauma (trauma-informed care)
This training focuses on supporting trainees to use a strengths-based approach of working with those who have experienced trauma. This is a well evidenced approach informed by neuroscience, psychology, social science, and attachment and trauma research.
Working with transgender young people
This training is an introduction to transgender and gender dysphoria. It includes current understanding of gender, gender dysphoria, recommended practice, areas for further research and ongoing debate.
Vicarious trauma
This a workshop for practitioners who support people who have experienced traumatic events. For example, people who work with victims of historical abuse and neglect. It covers a range of areas including what vicarious trauma is; how to identify it; the factors which can cause it; and what steps can be taken to manage it.
What our trainees say
We always ensure that training events are evaluated. This can include a traditional reflection on training immediately after the event, or more substantial evaluation dependent upon the training need. Yet, some immediate reflections from attendees at events would include:
“I enjoyed how the facilitator incorporated theory and models in to practice”
“Good use of methods of delivery and engagement of the group”
“Lots of information and very well presented. Interactive sections were valuable and made you think about the issues/indicators relating to this subject”
“The knowledge and passion of the person presenting – had credibility”
“Training and delivery was off the scale. Enthusiastic and relatable trainer”