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.
About the Trainer
Led by Sabrina Maynard, Director of Feeling and Healing Therapeutic Services. Sabrina brings over a decade of experience in social work and counselling, including extensive frontline roles supporting children and families.
As Clinical Director, she oversees therapeutic care across a number of residential children’s homes in Greater Manchester, where she has successfully implemented and embedded PACE into daily practice — with one home achieving an “Outstanding” rating from Ofsted.
Sabrina has completed Level One and Level Two training with Dr. Dan Hughes in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and is supervised by Kim Golding. Sabrina has a deep understanding of the healing power of attachment-focused work to build trust, safety and lasting connection.
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.”
