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
Very helpful training, both looking at how to support the children but also reflect on our own practice and how we have an impact on the children's behaviour.
KCA Course Participant
12 September 2021
The quality materials shared and information to enable me to effectively share them with the staff team.
Simon Sackwild , Shaftesbury High School
8 June 2023
The presenters enthusiasm was engaging and motivating, coupled with her background knowledge made for a very interesting course.
Neil Chamberlain
19 January 2022
Enabled and empowered me to have an understanding of Trauma, Five to Thrive enabling me to recognise difficulties and not judging.
KCA Course Participant
30 January 2023
Susan is an enthusiastic and energetic presenter who maintained my attention for the whole day, I aspire to be like you Susan thanks for a great day.
KCA Course Participant
3 March 2021
The trainer really knew her stuff and was able to tailor the sessions to the questions and needs of the group
Tonia Vincent
24 January 2019
I have attended courses like this one on a similar subject,but I can honestly say this one was straightforward and I came away with a good understanding, without feeling overwhelmed by too much information.
KCA Course Participant
5 February 2021
It was informative and very well presented , liked the videos and handouts , and group work
KCA Course Participant
9 November 2018
The normalising of trauma, is a wonderful perspective and something I will share with clients and colleagues.
KCA Course Participant
28 May 2022
Brilliant training, Very informative and inspiring. Thank you!
Helen Cardy
16 September 2021
No waffle and no unnecessary information, exactly what we needed to know - and I have a psychology degree!
KCA Course Participant
2 October 2018
Jo (McAndrews) is a wonderful presenter - so enthusiastic.
Jane Arundell
3 July 2019
It was absolutely fascinating, far exceeded my expectations. Kate was an exceptional speaker.
KCA Course Participant
5 October 2022
I thought Catherine was extremely knowledgeable and my colleagues and I agreed that she held our attention for the entire day and maintained her energy and enthusiasm throughout.
KCA Course Participant
19 April 2023
It was great training - really useful and refreshing to have training which we can apply directly to practice rather than just delivering knowledge. Thank you so much Kate!
Katie Mills , Northumberland County Council
12 February 2019
The sessions have opened my mind to think and approach situations differently with young adults within the prison setting. And has helped me assess how I carry out assessments and improve this when I encounter a young person.
KCA Course Participant
23 March 2021
The best and most informative training session I have ever attended, wish they could all be at the same level. thank you
Kim Clements , Dorset
6 January 2020
This course gives me a useful understanding of attachment, which is useful for working with my foster children, who have attachment disorders.
KCA Course Participant
4 December 2018
I really like how we were put into break out rooms with colleagues so we could discuss in practical terms how we would use the information gleaned on the course.
Louise Parkin
3 February 2021
It was engaging and enabled self-reflection as well as empowering us to be better practitioners.
Kirsty Howarth
20 January 2021
Kate is an inspiring person with so much knowledge to offer from her amazing life, it was great to be able to hear this and add to the situations that we encounter during our working life working with young people
Karin Maclean , Milestone living
26 July 2022
Really useful and informative course. The course leader was superb and so engaging.
Mel Burt
15 December 2021
Informative and reflective - giving us opportunities to reflect amoungst ourselves and were welcomed to ask any questions directly to Susan.
KCA Course Participant
6 March 2021
Full of great first-hand experience
Jenna Poole
13 January 2022
I found this session really helpful for both my work and personal life. Understanding what happens in the background can help to support those things which affect our day to day actions. I think Barry is a really good lecturer; engaging and interesting.
Claire Stroud
7 March 2022