Two Day Face to Face DDP PACE Training with a DDPI-Approved Trainer

15+ hours of interactive learning to transform your practice with children affected by developmental trauma.

Children who have experienced developmental or relational trauma often face profound challenges with trust, safety, and connection. This in-person training will equip you with the Core DDP PACE Content — a powerful, relationship-based approach designed to help children feel secure, understood, and supported.

What You’ll Learn

Through interactive teaching, discussion, and practical strategies, you’ll explore:

• Why children who’ve experienced trauma behave the way they do
• Why a different approach is needed — blending PACE with behavioural support
• How to help children recover trust, safety, and a sense of belonging
• The parenting capacities needed to support healing
• What PACE is (and what it isn’t)
• Using PACE alongside emotional regulation and behavioural strategies
• The importance of self-care — and recognising blocked care
• Practical strategies for living, learning, and relationship-building

What is PACE?

PACE stands for Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy — created by Dr. Dan Hughes, founder of DDPI and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
It’s a way of being that helps children feel safe enough to explore, trust, and grow.
In this training, you’ll also discover how PACE can be used with adults to create strong, supportive relationships across all ages.

Who Should Attend?

• Residential care staff
• Foster carers
• Professionals supporting children with attachment difficulties

If you plan to incorporate DDP into clinical work with whole families — including parents, carers, or in supervisory roles — we recommend attending a DDP Level One training after this course.

Your Outcome

By the end of this two-day programme, you will:
✅ Have a solid understanding of the core DDP PACE principles
✅ Be confident in applying PACE to your daily professional practice
✅ Receive a certificate and be able to describe yourself as “developing my use of DDP PACE within my practice”