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
We are starting baby groups up again and the new training has given me more confidence.
KCA Course Participant
18 January 2021
Our trainer had a lovely inclusive approach to every member of the group. The day went quickly.
Emma Moorhead
4 March 2021
Kate was a fantastic trainer - she delivered the content expertly and managed to keep everyone engaged and interested (even over Zoom!). She is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable in her field and it was a pleasure to have attended.
KCA Course Participant
8 February 2021
I really enjoyed the training, Debbie was inspiring and a wonderful role model. It was eye opening and very relevant to my role. Its made me think more closely about the children in my care and my role in their lives. I cant recommend or thank you enough.
Louise Johnston , Cheadle Heath Primary School
8 January 2020
I enjoyed the training and found it useful to learn more about the theory of attachment and trauma. Tom was engaging and delivered the training in an interesting way.
KCA Course Participant
18 May 2023
A fantastic course that was delivered well and will definitely be promoting this training within my work place.
Rebecca Probert , Children's Services
15 March 2023
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
Very informative and valuable. Should be made compulsory for all professions who work with CYP.
KCA Course Participant
15 December 2020
Should be required training for all NQTs and practitioners in schools
KCA Course Participant
11 February 2019
Brilliant!!
Sue Pattison
13 January 2021
I thought the delivery was passionately, yet appropriately conveyed. Really enjoyable. Great use of efficient break out groups that were managed really well. Great time keeping.
Peta Mather
18 January 2021
No waffle and no unnecessary information, exactly what we needed to know - and I have a psychology degree!
KCA Course Participant
2 October 2018
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 must-have CPD course for post-16 educators and support staff.
Lisa Shipman
3 February 2022
Susan was very descriptive when explaining - her tone was calm and enjoyable to listen too.
Rosie Dyte
23 February 2022
Dealing with Domestic abuse victims this new information will help me understand their thought process and hopefully help me to help them
KCA Course Participant
27 January 2021
The explanation of how the way the brain works in terms of attachment and resilience was absolutely fascinating and so we'll presented to make it understandable to someone who knows little about brain development.
KCA Course Participant
7 December 2021
Important
Heather Beach
22 June 2019
Really interesting content, clearly and expertly delivered with perfect balance of group delivery and break out rooms, well done and thank you!
KCA Course Participant
16 December 2020
Very inspiring and thought provoking - ready to incorporate into everyday practice
Elishia Jones
11 December 2020
The five to thrive model will help me implement the correct strategy when talking to vulnerable individuals. I feel this is what I currently do, but knowing the model is great way to understand the reasoning behind the model.
KCA Course Participant , Police
28 November 2020
The content of the training was empowering and reflective throughout the 3 hours of training. Kate was so knowledgeable and is an inspiring and powerful women who has given me avenues of ideas to continue to practice daily in the classroom and reflect upon.
Francesca Preedy , Finlay Community School
25 April 2022
An inspiring day
KCA Course Participant
21 February 2022
This was an excellent day of training.Nicky was vibrant, and an excellent presenter. She gave a lot of information in a very accessible way. She made everything relevant to the children in our setting and gave us lots of ways in which we could include what we we were learning in the classroom.The day was fast paced and went too quickly ! Thank you.
KCA Course Participant
6 January 2020
A great big thank you, another colleague was on the training too and we 'met up' afterwards and my first comment was 'I really enjoyed that'...not an easy task these days with on line training. So thank you!!!
KCA Course Participant
25 February 2021