Trauma Informed Care for Children & Young People

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We are delighted to introduce our latest Level 3 Trauma Informed Care customised qualification which has been created specifically for frontline staff in residential and community settings including foster carers and volunteers who work directly with children and young people in care. This NCFE accredited Level 3 Award is delivered by Clinical Psychologists who have substantial experience across a wide range of settings and directly supporting those who have parental responsibility for children in care.

This qualification will propel you on your journey to becoming a trauma informed practitioner, enabling you to understand, recognise and respond to trauma in a way that promotes recovery and minimises re-traumatisation for the children and young people in your care. This three-day course will help you to understand how relational trauma impacts our stress response and attachment systems, helping you to look behind the behaviour with curiosity and empathy.

It will introduce principles of trauma informed care and discuss the importance of creating safety and trust, not just for children but also for yourselves, given the risk of vicarious trauma. Using reflective practice, you’ll be given the time and opportunity to evaluate and analyse current practice and to consider how you may implement meaningful changes that help to embed a trauma informed approach. The qualification will enable you to champion trauma informed care, empowering you to role model therapeutic practice and to help others understand the importance of adopting a trauma informed approach.

The course comprises of three units as described below:

This qualification has been accredited by NCFE under the Customised Qualification and the certificate of achievement will be issued directly by NCFE.

NCFE is an awarding organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England (Ofqual), Wales (Qualifications Wales) and Northern Ireland (CCEA Regulation). This is an unregulated qualification and is not a nationally recognised qualification.

Please enquire about 2026 course dates

Unit 1:

Introduction to Trauma

Learning Outcomes

Understand how early relationships Understand the different categories associated with ‘trauma’
Be able to explain adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s)
Understand what is meant by relational trauma
Understand what trauma looks like
Understand what we mean by vicarious trauma
Understand what we mean by our ‘window of tolerance’
Explore the impact of shame and the ‘shield of shame’ model
Understand attachment theory and how it can cause a ‘toxic stress’ response
Understand how adaptive attachment behaviour helps children meet their individual needs
Understand common behaviours presented by children with insecure attachment styles

Unit 2:

Principles of Trauma Informed Care

Learning Outcomes

Understand what is meant Trauma Informed Care
Be able to explain the four R’s of trauma Informed care.
Be able to explain the six principles of trauma informed care
Understand how to minimizes re‑traumatisation
Understand the Trauma Recovery Model
Understand how to create safety for children who have experienced trauma
Understand the importance of building trusting ting relationships and adopting a PACE approach
Understand Kim Golding’s ‘Pyramid of Need’ model

Unit 3:

Applying Trauma Informed Care into Practice

Learning Outcomes

Able to apply the principles of Trauma Informed Care into everyday practice
Be able to apply a ‘trauma lens’ when making sense of a presenting behaviour
Understand why children who have experienced trauma are more likely to ‘flip their lid’
Understand and apply reflective practice
Understand the importance of self-regulation and how they can improve this for themselves
Be able to assess your own service in terms of being trauma informed, identify strengths and areas for development

Course FAQs

No. The units should be completed in order (1 to 6).
You can but this is not accredited. We recommend completing all units (1-6) to obtain the Level 4 Award.
Yes, we would provide you with a certificate of attendance without the accreditation from the NCFE.