Grounded Practice
Training &
Professional
Education
Training and education are offered through Grounded Practice – Mental Health and Complex Practice for organisations, practitioner groups, and carers. Delivery is by discussion and agreement, with content tailored to context, workforce or carer needs, and governance requirements.
Availability, scope, and format are negotiated rather than offered as open enrolment.
Training for practitioners, teams, and organisations may include:
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Trauma-informed practice
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Mental health and emotional well-being
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Strengths-based and relational facilitation
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Responding to suicidal ideation and self-harm
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Child protection and mandatory reporting
Awareness of sexually harmful or deviant behaviours
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Professional supervision and reflective practice
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Workforce wellbeing, vicarious trauma, and sustainable practice
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First Aid
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Train-the-trainer delivery in Shared Lives frameworks
This training is designed for professionals working within mental health, community, forensic, and human services settings.
Training and education for carers and families may include:
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Caring for children with high and complex needs
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Trauma-informed care in home-based and family settings
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Understanding emotional and behavioural distress
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Supporting emotional regulation and wellbeing in children and young people
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Responding to self-harm and suicidal distress in caring contexts
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Strengths-based approaches to caregiving
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Navigating child protection and statutory systems
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Shared Lives carer training
This training is delivered in accessible, relational language and is responsive to the lived experience of carers and families.