Post approval training and support

Foundations for attachment is a therapeutic parenting programme is for parents of children aged 4-11 with relationship difficulties.

This group might be especially helpful for you if you would like some support to emotionally connect with your child or if your child:

• has experienced attachment problems
• trauma
• loss and/or separation early in their life

“I feel empowered and more confident in my parenting.”

Training aims

This course aims to introduce you to four challenges of parenting children whose capacity to emotionally connect has been compromised. These are challenges are:

• blocked trust
• fearing intersubjective connection
• the role of shame
• hidden vs expressed attachment needs

Training delivery

This training course is delivered over seven virtual sessions. It is a Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) informed programme. It is facilitated by a Clinical Psychologist & Senior Social Worker.

“The group leaders were inspirational, warm and empathic…we felt safe, understood and not judged”