2 Day Foundation Training with Four Work Discussion Sessions

Looking to train a group, whole team or organisation in emotional health and wellbeing?

Togetherness Foundation Training for professionals is designed to support and enhance emotional health and wellbeing. It looks at the Solihull Approach model as integrative theories and applies to practical examples to consider the importance of relationships and nurturing connected, sensitive and responsive interactions. This package includes four Work Discussion sessions as follow-up to the training, supporting teams to embed the principles of the training and realise the full value by considering real case studies in a supported environment. Each session is two hours, at three to four weekly intervals. Developed by psychologists, child psychotherapists, and practitioners, the Foundation Training is evidence-based and highly rated across sectors. It introduces a way of thinking and working with families, groups or in one-to-one interactions that transcends professions and communities. The Approach helps practitioners to understand more about brain development to read and shape behaviour, communication, and emotional health.

For everyone who works with families and children.

Key facts

Duration:

2 Days (23 hours), plus four follow-up sessions

Course level:

Training

Price (open individual):

N/A

Price (closed virtual):

£2,299

Price (closed face-to-face):

N/A

Pre-requisite training:

N/A

Pre-requisite to deliver:

N/A

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 early brain development in accessible, relevant terms to support a range of professions. Equipped with this knowledge and working through a series of real-life case studies both in the two days and the Work Discussion sessions prepares practitioners to engage families and young people with confidence and to make a real and lasting impact.

The Work Discussion sessions provide practitioners with further opportunities to reflect on the model and its application in their workplace with peers.

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

Course content

Introduction to infant, early childhood and adolescent brain development

Understanding behaviour as a communication

The Solihull Approach (psychoanalytic theory): Containment, Reciprocity, Behaviour Management

Development milestones

Emotional wellbeing

Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Parent-child relationships

Practitioner support for parent child relationships

Applying the model to real world contexts in the four Work Discussion sessions

Delivery

The 2 Day Foundation Training with Four Work Discussion Sessions 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.

‘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.

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.