Trauma – Mending Hurts course details
This training focuses on understanding trauma and its impact on children and young people in foster care. It explores how traumatic experiences can affect brain development, behaviour, emotions and relationships. Foster carers will be supported to understand trauma responses and to use nurturing, trauma-informed approaches that help children feel safe and supported as they begin to heal.
Learning outcomes
The training will support foster carers to develop trauma-informed understanding and practice.
By the end of the course, you will have:
- an understanding of trauma and how it affects children and young people
- insight into trauma-related behaviours and emotional responses
- increased confidence in responding in a calm, supportive and therapeutic way
- practical strategies to promote safety, trust and emotional regulation
- an understanding of the foster carer’s role in supporting recovery and resilience
Standards
Training, Support and Development Standards (TSDS)
- Standard 1: Understand the principles and values essential for fostering
- Standard 4: Understand the development of children and young people
- Standard 6: Understand how to keep children and young people safe
- Standard 7: Develop yourself
National Minimum Standards (NMS)
- NMS 4: Children experience nurturing, stable and secure care
- NMS 8: Children’s emotional and mental health needs are supported
- NMS 15: Foster carers receive effective training and development