Strengthening Connected Relationships
KCA is here to enable people to build and strengthen connected relationships, using evidence from research to improve everyday interactions, everywhere.
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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
Really love accessing training with Susan as she keeps engaged and wanting more.
Stacey Edwards
26 August 2021
Always engaging!
Katie Vinnicombe
24 January 2022
Fab training. I feel inspired! Thank you
Rebecca Smith
13 January 2022
I found this training really useful to help me reflect on how service users might be feeling and has given me food for thought
Sue Morris
7 July 2020
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
Amazing training opportunity which i feel should be mandatory for all practitioners working with children, young people and families.
KCA Course Participant
9 December 2021
Highly recommend.
Anna Elcox
16 November 2021
My first webinar, and a very positive experience.
Becky Fage
13 May 2020
The best training I have ever been to
KCA Course Participant
31 October 2022
Tom was brilliant at delivering this course
Claire Farrand , Chadsgrove School
26 September 2018
It was engaging and enabled self-reflection as well as empowering us to be better practitioners.
Kirsty Howarth
20 January 2021
Tom kept me engaged all day
Maureen Burrell , Chadsgrove School
5 September 2018
Susan is an enthusiastic and energetic presenter who maintained my attention for the whole day, I aspire to be like you Susan thanks for a great day.
KCA Course Participant
3 March 2021
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
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
It has enabled me to recognise much more clearly how I can support colleagues who are experiencing secondary trauma and the role which I can have as a manager to help them.
Heather Beach
22 June 2019
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
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
An inspiring day
KCA Course Participant
21 February 2022
What a fantastic course which was very thought provoking and has inspired me to research and read some more to develop my knowledge and practice further.
Emma Kelly
19 January 2021
Very inspiring and thought provoking - ready to incorporate into everyday practice
Elishia Jones
11 December 2020
I have attended courses like this one on a similar subject,but I can honestly say this one was straightforward and I came away with a good understanding, without feeling overwhelmed by too much information.
KCA Course Participant
5 February 2021
This was a great course, well presented with great visuals. The Breakout rooms were great and the variation of activities. This was the best virtual course I have attended.
Jessica Galvin
13 November 2020
There is so much to cover, understand and learn. Susan is brilliant. she has great knowledge and is able to detail things well
KCA Course Participant
1 December 2021
This course made complete sense in many ways, and helped remind me of the reality behind the behaviour and patterns we see (from our young people, and staff) in college. The course also helped support professional reflection on what we (me) do OK with, and what we need to be mindful of for development / improvement. It also gave good examples of what we can include in our day to day working with the young people. It was useful to work in mixed groups, as we could really understand our shared and different experiences; and work as a team with people outside of our immediate daily team. This course is very relevant for me professionally, but also as a parent. I wish this view of supporting our young people was made more of a priority in all education provisions. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and expertise ... quite inspiring!
KCA Course Participant
8 February 2021