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
A wonderful and totally inspiring session.
KCA Course Participant
27 June 2018
It gives me scientific evidence to support my efforts within school to maintain contact with my pupils.
Dawn Delmaine , Dursley Primary Academy
9 April 2020
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
I was initially a bit unsure of attachment and what it meant and whether it would apply to my class or children in my care, however I am so inspired and now more aware of how it can be shown in so many children in so many different ways. It has made me review my practice and how I will conduct myself in my class.
Lois Ware
19 January 2018
Some of the best training I've attended in 14 years in childcare.
Sue Owen
9 June 2016
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
Brilliant, thank you. For years I have known that the caring approach is right for me but have battled against colleagues who have felt that children should conform and that spending time talking things through with children took up too much teaching time. I feel so inspired and can't wait to get back to school and persuade everyone that this is the way to go! Keep up the fantastic work, Felicia and Kate.
Tracy Vials
3 October 2016
Thank you so much. I have learned so much over the different training events that I have attended. I hope to work with you again.
Amanda Hubball
13 December 2016
I think it was refreshing to have a trainer who was very knowledgeable about their subject, who could answer all questions and while being led off on a tangent can quickly bring the group back on track. A trainer that covered everything without having to read the powerpoint to us while we were also reading it and had a handout with it all written on as well.
KCA Course Participant
27 January 2018
I would like to thank Kate Cairns for a very interesting morning and I was impressed by her knowledge and method of explaining the whole Emotion Coaching concept. I will be using the knowledge gained in my working with people of all ages!
KCA Course Participant
18 February 2018
A fantastic course! very interesting and totally engaging throughout. Felicia was AMAZING! Very knowledgeable and explained things in layman's terms. I feel highly motivated and want others to share what I have just experienced.
Lorna Wilkinson
18 May 2017
It was engaging and enabled self-reflection as well as empowering us to be better practitioners.
Kirsty Howarth
20 January 2021
Thought Susan was amazing, such energy and knowledge and passion. Within our small group we remarked how we would need to try and channel her enthusiasm to motivate others when we come to share our learning. She kept the day flowing beautifully.
KCA Course Participant
4 March 2021
Informative and reflective - giving us opportunities to reflect amoungst ourselves and were welcomed to ask any questions directly to Susan.
KCA Course Participant
6 March 2021
Tom kept me engaged all day
Maureen Burrell , Chadsgrove School
5 September 2018
A really inspiring course delivered by a passionate presenter who held the balance between personal experience, excellent examples, motivational presentation. It was brilliant. Thank you Susan.
KCA Course Participant
20 November 2019
Difficult to find fault as the course was very well presented and covered all relevant issues.
Andrea Hawkes
21 January 2018
The content was reflective of our community and practice. It was also about emotional wellbeing of children, parents and practitioners. To me it was like a sequel to my Solihull training. Fantastic!
Florence Oyewumi
26 October 2020
I thought the trainer was very positive and enthusiastic in delivering the training. It moved at a good pace and the breakout rooms were really good for discussions. I enjoyed it
Chrissie Fay
26 January 2021
I have two LAC students in my year group that have been really challenging. Since the training, I pay more attention to understand what triggers their negative emotions due to the trauma they went through.
KCA Course Participant
29 June 2018
Found to be great, thank you
KCA Course Participant
12 January 2021
The trainer Sally (Patterson) was absolutely brilliant and delivered a really relevant presentation.
Sarah Lloyd
14 October 2019
Susan was brilliant at explaining everything clearly so we could relate it to help us with our delivery of services and within ourselves.
Luisa Burgess
9 March 2021
I left the training course feeling completely inspired and motivated to return to my centre and share all of my new found knowledge.
Arran Cooke
4 November 2019
I now feel confident to provide some understanding to parents of the impact of difficult life experiences on their children's brain development and function, and thereby help them to understand aspects of their children's behaviour and teach strategies to assist them.
KCA Course Participant
11 October 2016
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