The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma C.I.C are the leading expert in Trauma-informed Practice and Therapeutic Parenting.
The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma (CoECT) draws on the experience of a number of professionals including Attachment Specialists within the therapeutic community, adopters, and foster parents. The real-life experience of those working on the project is highly valued by the families who receive our help.
We often hear that the only way to truly understand the reality of how it feels to live with a person with Developmental Trauma is to have that experience oneself. As a result of this, we have found that parents are open to our ideas and input as we have used the methods ourselves, lived through them, and gained results.
Why Choose CoECT?
We have LIVED with children with developmental trauma and resulting attachment difficulties and successfully therapeutically re-parented them over a period of many years. We also have a social work background and understand the frustrations and obstacles faced by parents and their supporting professionals.
We specialise in recognising attachment difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, including effective management of compassion fatigue and secondary trauma. Most importantly, we provide realistic, concrete strategies to manage associated behaviours, empower parents, and, therefore, improve outcomes and family stability.
Our Team is made up of published authors from the field of attachment and trauma, including the no.1 best-selling author in adoption and fostering, Sarah Naish.
Trauma -Informed Social Work and Teaching Seminar
This training seminar is brought to you by leading experts in the field of Child trauma. All of our trainers have lived experience of caring for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences or neurodivergent children who present with similar behavioural traits Our team are qualified professionals in their respective fields of work, and many are published authors. The training session is suitable for social work, education and early years cohorts.
Understanding Developmental Trauma
Duration: 3 - 4 hour webinar (From £850)
This training seminar brings a new perspective on the underlying causes of Developmental Trauma By reviewing this knowledge in the context of a child, the learner will achieve a greater understanding of factors that underlie some of the social, emotional, cognitive and behavioural issues which can have an adverse effect on family life. The training will explore the fundamental issues involved in early development, including attachment, neurological development and the hierarchy of needs proposed by Abraham Maslow This will enable the learner to reconsider the behaviours of their child in the light of how their backgrounds were deficient in specific areas of emotional, physical, social or cognitive needs.
Understanding the Causes of Developmental Trauma
The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the causes of developmental trauma and how this can occur because of failure of an attuned relationship, in utero damage, chronic illness and pain or neglect and abuse. Focusing on emotional and social domains of development and being able to discuss these in the context of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the child’s unmet needs.
The impact of developmental trauma across developmental domains including Physical, Psychological, Neurological, Cognitive, Emotional
and Social
The learner will gain an understanding of the reasons why children who have experienced trauma can develop challenging modes of behaviour (adapted to survive) and why these are resistant to change The learners will also gain an understanding of how developmental trauma impacts the domains of development, including physical, psychological, neurological, cognitive, emotional and social developmental domains.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of attachment theory
We explore the principles of attachment theory and identify the significant patterns in attachment and attachment styles, which may change depending on the child’s surroundings. This will bring an understanding of why a child might need to be therapeutically parented.
