Our Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy (PACE) Training course is a two-day, interactive course that combines practical and theory-based training. This course equips your team with therapeutic parenting techniques to support children and young people, particularly those who have experienced trauma or adversity.
By adopting the PACE principles, participants will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to foster stronger relationships and create a safe, supportive environment that promotes emotional well-being, resilience, and healing.
Course Description
Our PACE Training course equips care staff with practical therapeutic parenting techniques that enhance the emotional well-being of children and young people who have experienced trauma or adversity. By completing this course, your team will gain the skills to:
- Understand the National Profile of Trauma
Gain insights into trauma’s prevalence and impact across the UK, exploring its effects on children’s behaviour and development. - Recognise Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Learn about ACEs and their relationship with self-medicating behaviours, empowering you to better understand and respond to complex needs. - Overcome Challenges in Using PACE
Discuss the difficulties of implementing PACE and develop strategies to incorporate this therapeutic approach effectively. - Foster Unconditional Acceptance
Understand the importance of acceptance in therapeutic parenting, and learn techniques to build safe, supportive environments where children feel valued. - Use Curiosity as a Tool
Explore how curiosity can deepen your understanding of children’s behaviours and experiences, paving the way for meaningful connections. - Practice Empathy
Develop your ability to empathise with children by practicing active listening, validation, and perspective-taking to strengthen bonds and facilitate healing. - Support Emotional Regulation
Learn co-regulation strategies, sensory activities, and mindfulness exercises to help children develop self-awareness and coping skills. - Promote Secure Attachments
Understand the critical role of secure attachment in therapeutic parenting and learn how to foster trust and connection. - Understand Trauma’s Impact
Explore how trauma affects children’s development and behaviours, enabling you to respond with compassion and tailored support. - Enhance Communication Skills
Develop effective communication strategies to engage with children in a manner that builds trust and understanding. - Collaborative Problem-Solving
Learn techniques for addressing challenging behaviours and resolving conflicts through collaboration. - Engage in Reflective Practice
Adopt reflective techniques to evaluate your interactions and interventions for continuous improvement. - Prioritise Self-Care
Discover strategies to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue, ensuring sustained well-being for caregivers. - Implement PACE in Daily Practice
Master how to incorporate PACE principles into everyday interactions, fostering children’s emotional resilience and personal growth.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
Our PACE Training course is developed in line with recognised regulations and guides to ensure the highest standards of care, professionalism, and compliance. For this course, we align with the following:
- The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015
This regulation underpins our training, ensuring it supports safe, effective, and child-centred care practices within children’s homes. By aligning with these standards, we help your organisation meet the regulatory requirements for providing high-quality care and fostering positive outcomes for children and young people. Learn more (opens in a new tab). - Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards
Our training integrates principles from this guide to promote therapeutic care approaches that meet the emotional and developmental needs of children. By reflecting quality standards, we equip care staff with the tools to create supportive, nurturing environments that foster resilience, security, and growth. Learn more (opens in a new tab).
Why Compliance and Quality matter:
- Compliance with Regulatory Standards: Training content is developed in line with Ofsted and other relevant frameworks, helping your organisation maintain compliance and demonstrate excellence.
- Promoting Best Practices: Framework-aligned training ensures your team applies evidence-based methods, fostering a culture of professionalism and respect.
- Continuous Improvement: We embrace the principles of continuous improvement encouraged by these frameworks, incorporating them into our training to promote reflective practice and ongoing development.
Delivery of the Training
This course will be delivered by an expert trainer in this field at a date and time of your choosing. Training can be hosted at our own premises, which can comfortably accommodate up to 12 individuals, or at your own premises if feasible and required. We are flexible on start times to help accommodate all shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.
Customisation and Relevance: We can adapt the content of this training to include your organisation’s core values, mission, policies, and procedures. By incorporating examples of documents used within your organisation, we ensure that the training is relevant and clear to your staff.
Expertise and Support: Delivered by expert trainers with extensive experience in the field, our courses provide comprehensive knowledge and skills to your team. To help your team stay updated and compliant, we can provide additional refresher courses designed to ensure that staff remain proficient in best practices. These refresher courses can be scheduled as needed to maintain high standards of care.
Please use our enquiry form or contact us by telephone if you have any queries about this training course or would like to express an interest to schedule your training. A member of our team will be happy to answer any questions.
Course Materials and Certification
All course materials will be provided, and refreshments are included. Certificates will be issued upon completion of the course, and you will receive copies of completed evaluation forms for your records.
Our Facilities
- Disability access building
- Ground flood training facilities (at request)
- Comfortable classroom lecture/study environment
- Toilet & Washrooms inc. disabled access
- Refreshments provided
- Location: Our training centre is based in Middleton, Manchester, UK. For precise directions, click here to view us on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Pricing and Duration
- Time required: Two full days
- Accommodates: Up to 12 people
- Price: £995
Suggested Refresher Frequency
To ensure ongoing competence and performance:
- Monitor and assess staff performance regularly.
- Evaluate knowledge and skills at least annually.
- Provide additional learning and development opportunities as needed, with mandatory refreshers at least every 2 years.
Benefits of Our Training
Why Choose Us?
- Expert Trainers: Learn from experienced professionals who are passionate about care.
- Comprehensive Content: Our training covers all essential aspects of each topic, ensuring your staff are well-prepared to provide high-quality care and support in their specific area of practice.
- Quality Assurance: Our courses meet the highest standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant frameworks, guidelines, and legislation specific to each course.
- Flexible Delivery: Choose from face-to-face sessions at our training centre or your premises, with training available at times to suit all shift patterns.
- Customisable Training: Tailor the course to reflect your organisation’s unique values and requirements.
- Refresher Courses: We offer refresher courses to keep your team proficient in up-to-date and best practices.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What is PACE Training, and why is it important?
PACE Training (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) equips care staff with therapeutic parenting techniques to support children and young people who have experienced trauma or adversity. This approach fosters emotional well-being, resilience, and secure attachments, ensuring a compassionate and effective care environment.
- Who should take the PACE Training course?
This course is ideal for professionals working with children and young people in care settings, including foster carers, residential care workers, social workers, and educators involved in therapeutic parenting practices.
- What will I learn in the PACE Training course?
Participants will gain knowledge and practical skills in trauma-informed care, secure attachment building, emotion regulation techniques, and the PACE principles of playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, and empathy. The training also includes self-care strategies to prevent burnout and promote professional resilience.
- How long is the PACE Training course?
The course is delivered over two full days.
- Can the PACE Training course be customised to meet our organisation’s needs?
Yes, the course content can be tailored to align with your organisation’s values, policies, and specific care objectives, ensuring it addresses your team’s unique requirements.
- Do you offer any follow-up or refresher training?
Yes, refresher training is available to help participants maintain and enhance their therapeutic parenting skills. We recommend scheduling refresher sessions annually or as needed to ensure best practices are upheld.
- Where can the PACE Training course be delivered?
Training can be conducted at our accessible training centre, which is equipped with modern facilities, or at your premises, provided there is suitable equipment and space to accommodate attendees.
- What is the maximum number of participants in a training session?
The course can accommodate a maximum of 12 participants to ensure interactive and effective learning.
- Will I receive a certificate after completing the PACE Training course?
Yes, participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course, demonstrating their proficiency in therapeutic parenting techniques.
- How often should my team refresh their PACE Training?
We recommend refresher training annually to ensure that staff remain confident in applying the principles of therapeutic parenting and up-to-date with any developments in best practices.
Enquiry Form
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