Workshops
All of our Open Access workshops are 4.5 hours (including breaks) and delivered online via Zoom to up to 12 participants.
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The following workshops will be available between May and June 2025:
Trauma Awareness – understanding and responding to family trauma
To be delivered online via Zoom on 20th May 2025 Introductory rate of £175 Per person
The workshop facilitates professionals’ understanding on the experiences of families navigating health, social care and education systems and the layers of trauma they experience throughout this. It explores the factors that contribute to traumatic experiences and encourages professionals to reflect on how their service can prevent or mitigate any further trauma to families.
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Communication and Challenging Behaviour
To be delivered online via Zoom on 5th June 2025 Introductory rate of £125 Per person
This practical workshop is an introduction to the links between communication and behaviour. This workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to understand how to improve communication with individuals with severe learning disabilities and in turn improve their quality of life, choice and behaviour.
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Positive Behaviour Support (two part workshop)
To be delivered online via Zoom Part 1 11th June and Part 2 25th June 2025 Introductory offer of £250 per person
Understanding Challenging Behaviour and Supporting Behaviour Change form a two-part workshop set about Positive Behaviour Support. The workshops facilitate partnership working, to enable staff and families to work together to identify appropriate individualised behaviour support strategies that can be used consistently in all settings. The workshops are suitable for both professionals and family carers.
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Pica Behaviour (eating inedible objects)
To be delivered online via Zoom 20th June 2025 Introductory offer of £125 per person
The CBF’s Pica Awareness workshop is specifically designed for professionals, support staff and family carers who are supporting children, young people or adults who have severe learning disabilities and display Pica behaviour (eating inedible objects) and/or polydipsia (drinking fluids).
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Whole Family Approaches
To be delivered online via Zoom 30th June 2025 Introductory offer of £125 per person
Our whole family approaches workshop is developed for professionals who would value the opportunity to engage in a reflective and practical course to improve practice around family centred approaches.
Participants have the opportunity to explore how embedding family-centred approaches enhances a strengths-based approach to collaborative working with families.
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If you have any questions or queries, please email workshops@thecbf.org.uk or call 01634 838739.