What difference will it make?
The Foundation Training is designed to equip practitioners with an effective approach to supporting families and improving emotional health and wellbeing for children and their parents or carers. The training explains the fundamentals of healthy development using psychodynamic, child development and learning theories in accessible, relevant terms to support a range of professions. Equipped with this knowledge and working through a series of real-life case studies prepares practitioners to engage families and young people with confidence and to make a real and lasting impact.
The Togetherness team are passionate about early intervention and responsive relationships supporting mental health and wellbeing. The Solihull Approach model at the heart of all our training and resources has a significant evidence base both quantitative and qualitative showing the improvements for:
- the parent-child relationship
- child prosocial behaviour
- behaviour difficulties
- parental anxiety and stress
- practitioner satisfaction
“The Solihull Approach does not conflict with any other approaches. It values the practitioner’s experience and knowledge and offers a framework to their way of thinking.”
Karen Ladd, Parenting Strategy Coordinator, Shropshire Council.
Course content
- Introduction to infant, early childhood and adolescent brain development
- Understanding behaviour as a communication
- The Solihull Approach: Containment, Reciprocity, Behaviour Management
- Development milestones
- Emotional wellbeing
- Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Parent-child relationships
- Practitioner support for parent child relationships
Delivery
The 2 Day Foundation Training is designed for any practitioner working with babies, young children and school-aged children, young people and their families.
‘Open training’ is delivered throughout the year for individual bookings to a cohort of up to 12 delegates each.
‘Closed’ training is bespoke delivered for teams of staff of up to 12 individuals within an organisation.
The Foundation Training can be delivered as ‘live virtual’ training or face-to-face training by Togetherness trainers, as required.
There are 14 days between Day One and Day Two of the training to enhance theory into practice.
Book now
Book an individual place here.
For ‘closed’ training, please complete an enquiry form to discuss a bespoke order.
Contact our team to discuss tailored training packages or commissioning multiple training days.
“It has become possible to imagine a society where the prevention and healing from childhood and adult traumatic events are given the priority they require so that all can benefit from a healthier and more resilient population.”
Clea Thompson, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Child Psychology Service, Fife.
Resources
Delegates will require a supporting Resource Pack (age-appropriate depending on profession) which includes a comprehensive summary of the Solihull Approach theoretical model, case studies, and a series of frameworks and guides for parents on various issues in the first five years: for example, sleeping, eating, toileting, playing, emotional and physical development. In the school years, it also covers an introduction to specific issues such as depression, phobias, and eating disorders.