Understanding trauma and attachment in children workshop
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Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is open to all kinship carers living in England. A kinship carer is someone who has stepped in to raise a child or children when their parents can’t.
The workshop is an introduction to both trauma and attachment. These topics are closely related and are often misunderstood.
You will find out how to relate these ideas to your kinship child or children, and understand how you can help in your role as their carer.
What will be covered?
The workshop will include information about:
- an introduction to trauma and attachment
- how to relate these ideas to the children you are caring for
- understand how you might help your kinship children with any difficulties they may be having
After the workshop you will receive a handout and the presentation slides via email along with a feedback survey.
Please note that Julia (the workshop facilitator) has worked with Kinship and kinship carers to develop this workshop. Julia is contracted for this workshop and others on ‘Managing contact’ and ‘Preparing for sensitive conversations with kinship children’.
Kinship is not responsible for other content produced outside of these workshops.
How to join the workshop
All workshops will be held online using a free platform called Zoom. Please note that numbers are limited for each session to around 12-15 people to allow you to meet other kinship carers.
You can access Zoom through a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or even your phone. You may need to download Zoom before you join – please factor in time to do that. The best experience will be through a computer or laptop. Watch a video on how to join a Zoom meeting.
To join the workshop, click on the Zoom link in the email we sent you.
Please make sure you:
- join on time – late joiners might not be admitted after 15 minutes
- have a pen / pencil and paper to make notes
About Julia:
Julia is a social worker and play therapist who works with children and young people who have experienced loss, trauma and change within their family. She has worked for many different organisations including local authority teams, fostering and adoption services and the voluntary sector. Julia works with children and young people and their families using a trauma and attachment-based approach to her work and she has a particular interest in creative therapy and therapeutic life-story work. She is the author of ‘Preparing for Adoption‘ JKP, 2015 and works as an independent trainer and practitioner.
"Very good workshop. [It] helps you understand how a child can feel and ways not to fix the trauma but to create safe spaces and help create joy in the child's life."
What happens if you need to cancel your place?
We understand that life gets in the way sometimes, so if you need to cancel your place please do try and let us know as soon as possible.
You’ll be able to do this through:
- the email confirmation you received when you first booked
- or by emailing us on: workshops@kinship.org.uk