Safe Steps
OUR SERVICES
Training & Consultation
WHAT IS CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT?
"Ask not what is wrong with this child. Ask what has happened"
- Bruce Perry
Supporting the adults around the child
We offer consultation, training and reflective support to foster carers, schools and other professionals working with children and young people. Our aim is to support the adults around children so they feel more confident in understanding and responding to the emotional and relational needs that arise in everyday settings.
This work is consultative rather than supervisory and can be tailored to the needs of a particular school, team or organisation.
"When the adults around a child feel informed, supported and confident - the child feels it. Safety travels through relationship."
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- SAFE STEPS THERAPISTS
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HOW IT WORKS
Understanding children from the inside out
Drawing on our therapeutic experience, we explore how children communicate through behaviour, emotion and relationship - not just through words. Our work highlights the importance of attuned, right-brain to right-brain communication and the many ways children express what they are feeling beyond cognitive or language-based explanations.
Through consultation, discussion and training we support carers and professionals to deepen their understanding of children's behaviour and consider thoughtful ways of responding that promote emotional safety, connection and development.
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Practioners trained to IAPTP standards integrate play-based methods within a robust therapeutic framework that is grounded in clinical training, ethical practice and supervision
WHO IS IT FOR?
Who we work with
Our consultation and support is available to any professional or organisation working with children and young people. If you work alongside children - in any capacity - and you want to understand them more confidantly and create safer, more attuned environments for them to grow in, we would love to hear from you.
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Foster Carers
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Schools and Teaching Staff
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Residential Care Teams
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Child Protection Teams
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Early Years Practitioners
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Any Organisation Working with Children
THE BENEFITS
What consultation and support offers
A Deeper Understanding of Childrens Behaviour
Move beyond surface behaviour to understand what a child is communicating - and why. Behaviour is always communication. Consultation helps you hear what is really being said.
Greater Confidence in Responding
Feel more equipped and confident in your day-to-day interactions with children - particularly in moments of dysregulation, distress or challenging behaviour.
Attuned, Relational Practice
Develop a more attuned, right-brain approach to working with children - one that prioritizes connection, safety and emotional regulation over compliance.
Tailored to your setting
This work is consultative rather than supervisory and is always shaped around the specific needs of your team, school or organisation.
Better Outcomes for Children
When the adults around a child feel supported and informed, children feel it. Consultation creates a ripple effect - improving outcomes for every child in your care.