Akamas
Experience Learning
BUILDING IDENTITY: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN THE CARE OF TRAUMATISED CHILDREN
This course covers identity, diversity, infant attachment and enabling traumatised children to form a strong sense of identity and to celebrate diversity.
Content and Structure
Session one: Identity, diversity and infant attachment
- What is identity, and how does it relate to diversity?
- The seven steps of attachment and the formation of identity
- Identification and differentiation throughout the attachment process
- The impact of unmet attachment needs
- Traumatic identity: the impact of trauma
- Promoting secure attachment: recreating the attachment process
- Life story work and the building of identity
- Promoting resilience: strengthening identity within a social milieu
- Celebrating diversity: valuing the unique individual and their heritage
- Implications for practice
- Evaluation
Learning Outcomes
This course will enable you:
- To clarify the concepts of identity and diversity
- To recognise the impact of unmet attachment needs on the formation of identity
- To understand the concept of traumatic identity
- To think about strategies for enabling children with unmet needs in relation to attachment and recovery from trauma to build a strong sense of identity
Key Features
The price includes provision of training packs consisting of:
- Course outlines
- Handouts
- Evaluation sheets
- Attendance certificates
Booking Information
If you have any questions or would like to request details by post, please complete our Enquiry Form or call 01453 541860.
"Akamas has delivered training in a professional manner which has been well planned and positively received by staff. I would be happy to recommend their training to other organisations."
Pritpal Sodhi - Training and Development Manager (Fostering and Adoption), Kent County Council
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