Strengthening Connected Relationships
KCA is here to enable people to build and strengthen connected relationships, using evidence from research to improve everyday interactions, everywhere.
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Five to Thrive is a way of understanding how connected relationships are fundamental to human wellbeing, helping to build resilient communities, and how we can promote these attachment bonds
Mending Hurts promotes recovery from trauma by enabling people to notice what they, or other people, do in their most effective interactions with people when they are more vulnerable or traumatized. When we notice ourselves doing something well, we become more conscious of our activity and more competent in it
Creating Connections between human beings lies at the heart of individual and community resilience, and, indeed, at the heart of KCA’s work. Our resilience mapping tools open up conversations about the network around people when they are feeling more vulnerable. This can offer insights that guide intervention and support.
Holding Together offers a systemic intervention to build resilience in the team around a child when they are more vulnerable or traumatised
Rarely have I attended training where I feel there are so many points which I can implement as of tomorrow. Thank you, Susan. A superb session with lots of immediate positive feedback from colleagues around me.
KCA Course Participant
2 November 2020
Really informative course. Lots of opportunity to discuss your thoughts with your own colleagues so you didn't feel that you were sitting and listening the whole time. This also meant that you could always apply what was being discussed to your own school.
KCA Course Participant
4 February 2021
Very calming approach and positive to encourage us that we can make a difference... I thought it was really important to be reminded of children who have experienced previous traumas and the effect Covid 19 may have on them.
KCA Course Participant
14 May 2020
As always KCA has responded to the ever changing challenges and provided a webinar and resources of the highest quality. I am privileged to able to access this and want to encourage a wider group of people to do so.
KCA Course Participant
13 April 2020
Maria was extremely informative and her firsthand knowledge and examples were helpful ways to see some issues in context.
KCA Course Participant
21 January 2019
Great learning I wish I had the opportunity to do it earlier in my career.
Sarah-Jane Morris
3 February 2022
I think when teaching diverse and ever changing demographics of young people, it is really important to get to know your learners and their backgrounds. My session with Barry further informed me about potential causes of behavioural issues to look for before going down disciplinary pathways.
Derek Andrade
22 January 2023
This will help me to be more present and work with the behaviours presented by young people.
KCA Course Participant
31 July 2023
Brilliant training, Very informative and inspiring. Thank you!
Helen Cardy
16 September 2021
Always engaging!
Katie Vinnicombe
24 January 2022
The course was a mix of watching videos, interactive sessions, speaking demos, it was a good mix of every type of learning. we were also able to ask questions via the chat system at any time which was really helpful
KCA Course Participant
26 January 2021
The quality of the talk, the presentation, the take home booklet: all wonderful!
Hannah Knight
1 October 2019
Very informative, I am looking forward to going away and implementing things into my practice!
Jasmine James
4 March 2021
This was a brilliantly taught and highly informative course, with strategies that I can use across the next year.
KCA Course Participant
24 April 2020
There is so much to cover, understand and learn. Susan is brilliant. she has great knowledge and is able to detail things well
KCA Course Participant
1 December 2021
I think that the training has helped me understand what it is that I am already doing, helps me to explain it better to parents
KCA Course Participant
31 July 2023
I work with secondary students and many will have ACEs and find the current situation very traumatic. This has let me reflect on my practice and my practice going forward in terms of these children and some of the difficulties they will be facing currently and when we return to 'normal'.
KCA Course Participant
25 April 2020
The best training course in over 20years I have ever attended.
KCA Course Participant
20 April 2023
Tom was brilliant at delivering this course
Claire Farrand , Chadsgrove School
26 September 2018
Great inspiring training and delivered at a pace that engaged
Becky Owen
18 January 2022
A fantastic course that was delivered well and will definitely be promoting this training within my work place.
Rebecca Probert , Children's Services
15 March 2023
Emotive, moving, passionate, compassionate
Rachel Garfield , BCHFT
10 November 2022
[This course] enabled me to take better notice of behaviours and consider what they may be communicating.
KCA Course Participant
15 April 2021
I could have listened to Susan for hours!
Alison Mooney
16 November 2021
Kate was a fantastic trainer - she delivered the content expertly and managed to keep everyone engaged and interested (even over Zoom!). She is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable in her field and it was a pleasure to have attended.
KCA Course Participant
8 February 2021