Strengthening Connected Relationships
KCA is here to enable people to build and strengthen connected relationships, using evidence from research to improve everyday interactions, everywhere.
We draw on the expertise represented in our core approaches of ‘Five to Thrive’, ‘Mending Hurts’, ‘Holding Together’ and ‘Creating Connections’, whilst including the latest developments from neuroscience.
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Five to Thrive is a way of understanding how connected relationships are fundamental to human wellbeing, helping to build resilient communities, and how we can promote these attachment bonds
Mending Hurts promotes recovery from trauma by enabling people to notice what they, or other people, do in their most effective interactions with people when they are more vulnerable or traumatized. When we notice ourselves doing something well, we become more conscious of our activity and more competent in it
Creating Connections between human beings lies at the heart of individual and community resilience, and, indeed, at the heart of KCA’s work. Our resilience mapping tools open up conversations about the network around people when they are feeling more vulnerable. This can offer insights that guide intervention and support.
Holding Together offers a systemic intervention to build resilience in the team around a child when they are more vulnerable or traumatised
This course gives me a useful understanding of attachment, which is useful for working with my foster children, who have attachment disorders.
KCA Course Participant
4 December 2018
Informative Thought provoking Well-delivered Enjoyable Perfectly-pitched
KCA Course Participant
28 March 2022
Jo (McAndrews) is a wonderful presenter - so enthusiastic.
Jane Arundell
3 July 2019
Very informative and valuable. Should be made compulsory for all professions who work with CYP.
KCA Course Participant
15 December 2020
Very interesting content and lovely calm delivery from Barry!
KCA Course Participant
27 April 2022
Susan was great and so engaging!
Jodie Barrett
2 March 2022
I was inspired to return and convince my headteacher of the need for the whole school training on Attachment Awareness Schools.
Attiya Khawaja
22 November 2017
Always engaging!
Katie Vinnicombe
24 January 2022
Great learning I wish I had the opportunity to do it earlier in my career.
Sarah-Jane Morris
3 February 2022
Fascinating
KCA Course Participant
1 April 2018
Thought provoking, reflective and just 'wow!'
KCA Course Participant
19 January 2022
The speaker was always clear and informative, I felt involved throughout and the chance to discuss with others on the table who had more and different experience benefited my knowledge.
Amy Morgan , Alvaston Infant and Nursery School
27 September 2022
Rarely have I attended training where I feel there are so many points which I can implement as of tomorrow. Thank you, Susan. A superb session with lots of immediate positive feedback from colleagues around me.
KCA Course Participant
2 November 2020
A good summary of research and practice suggestions.
KCA Course Participant
21 December 2021
It was an utterly inspiring training day - thank you!
KCA Course Participant
13 August 2018
Enjoyed this course. The course was presented with passion, it really made me reflect on my interactions with others whether families I work with, my own family and friends or anyone I have contact with.
KCA Course Participant
19 January 2022
Very calming approach and positive to encourage us that we can make a difference... I thought it was really important to be reminded of children who have experienced previous traumas and the effect Covid 19 may have on them.
KCA Course Participant
14 May 2020
A natural trainer who used the virtual platform very well
Jules Pigott
14 September 2021
It was perfect. I learned so much
Jill Lewins
3 June 2019
Most wonderful resources to refer to during the day... and afterwards too - amazing!!
Hannah Knight
1 October 2019
I really enjoyed the delivery even though it was online, the breakout spaces and time limits kept the content focused throughout.
Kirsty Howarth
20 January 2021
Currently I am working with a young person who has suffered trauma so this has given me a better understanding of how the trauma may have affected her brain development. Also the reasons behind why she is displaying challenging behaviour.
KCA Course Participant
31 March 2021
Kate's real life experiences are very powerful and moving. Really puts theory into practice.
KCA Course Participant
8 December 2017
Very grateful for it and it (the training) was very thought provoking.
Crystal French
15 July 2021
Thank you Susan, I could listen to any information about brain development and emotional health all day long! Wish I had this training when I started out working in a school 17 years ago, it would have made a huge difference for those little 4 year olds
KCA Course Participant
25 August 2021
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