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My Voice Matters Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 5th-11th February 2024. The theme for this year is ‘My Voice Matters’. ‘My Voice Matters’ aims to highlight the importance of ensuring that young people feel empowered to use their voices to express what matters to them. It emphasises the key role that caregivers […]

What is P.A.C.E parenting? Fostering Connection, Attunement and Relational Safety through Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy. The P.A.C.E parenting model is a trauma-informed approach that was developed by clinical psychologist Dr Dan Hughes. It is an evidence-based way of thinking, feeling, and communicating that helps carers to build safety, security, and trust in the adult-child […]

A child psychologist is a clinical psychologist who is trained to doctorate level, specialises in working with children and young people, and addresses the unique psychological needs of each individual. A clinical psychologist is a legally protected title which means only professionals meeting the criteria set out by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) […]

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in education training is designed to provide educators with a better understanding and insight into what ACEs are and how they may impact children and young people. ACEs are traumatic experiences which take place during childhood or teenage years. ACEs have been found to be linked to poor outcomes in later […]

The research tells us that children who have experienced early trauma in the form of abuse, neglect and repeated patterns of misattunement and not getting their needs met will experience stress that typically exceeds their ability to cope. This leads to children experiencing a heightened stress state, they then have to focus on keeping themselves […]

With increasing numbers of children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties we are seeing the impact of this in our school settings and systems, the importance of understanding and addressing the psychological well-being of students cannot be overstated.  Schools and colleges play an important role in promoting and supporting the positive mental health and […]

Training dedicated to understanding the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) is critical to fostering an informed approach to support children who have fled their home country without their birth parents or family. Designed to equip professionals with specialised skills and expertise, UASC training focuses on supporting practitioners to understand the psychological, emotional and […]

Supported accommodation providers offer packages of support to children who are looked after and care leavers. Supported accommodation bridges the gap between care and living independently by giving young people a nurturing space to develop independence skills in an environment where support is readily available.  Supported accommodation is a great way of supporting older children […]

Meadows Psychology Service has worked with supported accommodation providers to provide training and consultation aimed at developing therapeutic practice across their services. MPS have worked with supported accommodation providers to meet the standards required by Ofsted regulations, which include supporting staff to have a good understanding of developmental trauma and adverse childhood experiences, to work […]