Understanding Developmental Trauma and Attachment in Out-of-Home Care

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This workshop is designed for professionals working in residential care, foster care, and out-of-home care (OOHC) settings. Participants will deepen their understanding of how trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment shape children’s behaviour, relationships, and emotional regulation. The workshop provides practical, relational strategies to foster safety, connection, and healing, empowering caregivers to support children’s development and wellbeing in everyday interactions.

What Participants Will Gain:

  • A clear understanding of how trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment influence behaviour and relationships

  • The ability to recognise survival responses, relational needs, and cues for dysregulation

  • Skills to strengthen co-regulation and create felt safety within caregiving relationships

  • Practical approaches to applying consistent, relationship-focused caregiving strategies

  • Strategies to support healing and emotional regulation through everyday interactions

This workshop is designed for professionals working in residential care, foster care, and out-of-home care (OOHC) settings. Participants will deepen their understanding of how trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment shape children’s behaviour, relationships, and emotional regulation. The workshop provides practical, relational strategies to foster safety, connection, and healing, empowering caregivers to support children’s development and wellbeing in everyday interactions.

What Participants Will Gain:

  • A clear understanding of how trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment influence behaviour and relationships

  • The ability to recognise survival responses, relational needs, and cues for dysregulation

  • Skills to strengthen co-regulation and create felt safety within caregiving relationships

  • Practical approaches to applying consistent, relationship-focused caregiving strategies

  • Strategies to support healing and emotional regulation through everyday interactions

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

✔ Explain how trauma, loss, and disrupted attachment impact children’s behaviour, relationships, and emotional regulation
✔ Recognise survival responses, relational needs, and early cues of dysregulation
✔ Strengthen co-regulation and create felt safety within caregiving relationships
✔ Apply consistent, relationship-focused strategies to support everyday caregiving
✔ Foster healing and emotional regulation through everyday interactions and routines

Who Should Attend

Residential care staff, youth workers, foster carers, community service caseworkers, care coordinators, and OOHC service providers.

Delivery Format

In-person professional workshop designed for teams

In person | Live online