Many people who work in children’s homes or settings want to be more loving and relational in the way they work but worry that their practice may be questioned by others or misinterpreted by the children they are caring for. The session will examine key concepts in delivering Lovin’ Care within a robust safeguarding framework, including professional boundaries, defensible practice, and understanding the impact of trauma. This training will help to address your fears and free you up to deliver the compassionate care that we want to offer to children.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
· Explain the required qualities for being a Safe Adult
· Distinguish between Professional Boundaries and unloving distancing from children
· Decrease the impact of fear on their judgement and their safeguarding responses
· Plan evidence-based, defensible practice so that they offer Loving Care safely
Your trainer – Jaci Quennell is a registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 40 years’ experience in the social care sector. She has been a training consultant and associate for Barnardo’s and Research in Practice and offers clinical supervision to safeguarding teams around the UK. She is passionate about helping everyone to understand how to protect children.
Carla Keyte has over 20 years’ experience in residential childcare, including senior leadership and oversight of over 30 Ofsted-rated Good and Outstanding homes. Carla is known for turning compliance into connection. She supports providers to embed therapeutic, trauma-informed models grounded in emotional safety, attachment, and the belief that love transforms care. A long-standing champion of culture change, she is passionate about creating environments where adults feel confident to love, and children feel deeply seen, safe, and valued.
A certificate will be provided.
Cost: £70+VAT
We issue a limited number of tickets to enable maximum participation. If this session is sold out, please email your details to: office@childrenshomesquality.com and we will add you to the waiting list and inform you when the next course will be held. https://childrenshomesquality.com/
Delivery - The virtual event is hosted on Zoom. Participants need access to a laptop or tablet with a camera and microphone, a quiet and private space to join from, and to have made sure they can access Zoom.
