For Professionals & Volunteers working with Children
2 out of 3 childrenhave experienced trauma
This can manifest in challenging and harmful behaviours, negatively impacting their community and those around them.
“As part of our continuing commitment to empowering young women in the Midlands and creating a trauma informed society, we now offer Adverse Childhood Experience training to volunteers and professionals working with children.”
This has to be the most informative training I have ever been on. It’s really relevant to my role – I would suggest every officer receives this training.
– Safer Schools Police Officer
Training 1
I am grateful that volunteering with Cherished has given me the opportunity to learn about ACEs and use this understanding in my everyday interactions.
– Iman (Cherished Volunteer)
Training 4
This course increased my awareness and understanding of ACE’s to such a degree that I am now committed to ensuring my organisation provides trauma-informed projects and programmes.
– Manager of Phase Trust
ACE Training // Phase Trust
Everyone should do this training. It’s one of the best sessions I have done.
– Domestic Violence Worker
Training 3
The training was an insight to how trauma affects children from a very early age, and if it’s not dealt with how they carry the baggage through their lives.
They used a very good activity, someone in the training when it first started was asked to wear a small back pack. Half way through the trainer explained. If we don’t deal with this a Peppa pig stage it then goes onto George etc. etc. The trainer asked the lady in the training to take the bag off and asked her to explain how it felt, she said it was as if a weight was lifted. I have used this many times with the children and the young people. Maybe not literally but the theory of it
Also an anticipation exercise with a balloon. We were asked to c lose our eyes wait to see what she would do with it. My translation of this is how a child would be feeling when they were anticipation of when and how the DV would happen.
Very powerful stuff.
– Senior Children’s Co-ordinator at The Freedom Project, a domestic violence charity
ACE Training // The Freedom Project
Cherished delivered ACE Training to over 2400 people in 2016
A new course has been designed for 2018, specifically for education professionals.
What’s included in the training?
What is trauma?
We'll learn about the ACE study and how it defines Adverse Childhood ExperiencesThe Impact of Trauma on body, brain and behaviour
Including the neuroscience of trauma and the 4cs - behaviour as a connectionEarly Intervention
How early intervention can minimise the negative impact of ACE on a young person into adulthoodIntervention and Effective Support within the classroom
How professionals can support and nurture children with ACEs within a classroom or alternative education environment, including what they do NOT needAttachment and the traumatised adult/child
The attachment needs of a young person who has experienced childhood trauma and how this manifests within adultsSelf-care for Professionals
Dealing with vicarious trauma* and self-care for those working with young people with ACETraining Information
Course Leader: Hannah Simnett
Hannah is the Founder and CEO of Cherished, an organisation that works with girls in schools across the West Midlands.
Email your questions to: hannah@cherisheduk.org
For Bookings call: 07402 231149
*Please note, this training is not a substitute for professional help.