This is an education focused DDP Level 1 training, the course objectives are as follows: Understand the DDP practice framework and how it can be brought into educational practice Explore and practice using the central components of DDP Understand the theoretical foundations to DDP Apply this to a therapeutic approach combined with teaching for children […]

IN PERSON EVENT! An evening with Louise Michelle Bombèr and a panel of experts to celebrate our 10th Anniversary! Join us at 7pm, for complimentary welcome drinks & nibbles and a viewing of the documentary ‘Paper Tigers’, followed by a Q&A session with our panel of trauma experts. Thursday 3rd April 2025 – 7.00 PM […]

Recording now available! Touchbase are proud to present the second of many workshops for parents and carers of children and young people who have lived adverse childhood experiences. All our workshops can be accessed online at an introductory price of £10 per person. Our workshops cover a range of topics on supporting your child/teenager through […]

The training is an introduction to PACE & focuses on helping education professionals to develop an attitude of PACE, as part of their practice. It covers the following elements: Why children who have experienced developmental trauma, behave in the ways they do. The impact of developmental trauma that leads to children needing a different parenting/teaching […]

Touchbase are proud to present the first of many workshops for parents and carers of children and young people who have lived adverse childhood experiences. All our workshops can be accessed online in your own time at a nominal cost. Our workshops cover a range of topics on supporting your child/teenager through their educational and […]

Creating a relational policy embedded in DDP informed principles and practices. Throughout the course, delegates will write a policy over the course of the training using a template created by Louise Michelle Bombèr. Who is the training for? Headteachers and Senior Leaders with authority to create and implement policy . This course is not for […]

Places available! Next course starting May 2025, please email hannah@touchbase.org.uk to book. This 7-day modular training course has been developed to enable staff themselves to become Attachment Leads in their schools, local authorities and other settings. Attachment Leads are those who intend to integrate attachment aware and trauma responsive ways of being to impact both […]

If you want to be challenged and if you want the theory to be made practical this is your day! • The day will be interactive. Come with an open mind and leave inspired to ensure inclusion is integrated into all aspects of your school community and life. • It is not enough to simply […]

Respecting Biology: The Neurodevelopmental Approach to Supporting Hurting Children – Intermediate Level Together we will explore the impact that of adverse childhood experiences upon the body & the mind so that we can consider the regulation needs of these pupils in school. We will reflect upon one of the biggest asks for traumatised children – […]

Supporting the child who has experienced significant relational trauma and losses.   This training day provides an attachment aware and trauma responsive framework to understand behaviour as communication. It is suitable for a wide range of professionals and parents / carers who are interested in understanding how to settle a troubled child to learn, within […]

This is an education focused DDP Level 1 training, thecourse objectives are as follows: Understand the DDP practice framework and how it can be brought into educational practice Explore and practice using the central components of DDP Understand the theoretical foundations to DDP Apply this to a therapeutic approach combined with teaching for children who […]