Aims & Objectives
Foster Carers; Join us for a nurturing and practical training series, designed to help you understand the needs beneath children’s behaviours, strengthen emotional connection, and build safe, trusting relationships.
Carers may attend the full three day course or book individual sessions.
⭐ Day 2: Understanding Shame & Miscuing
- How children show their needs-on the surface and underneath
Aims:
- Understand what shame is, how it feels and how repeated experiences can lead to toxic shame
- Explore how shame can drive behaviours such as anger, avoidance, or shutting down.
- Explore how we might build emotional safety. Exploring how we can help though building emotional safety.
- Understand attachment needs and why children sometimes hide their ‘true’ feelings or needs (“miscuing”)
- Develop approaches to meeting both the expressed and hidden needs so children feel understood and supported.