The Family Place

08/04/2026

This year, we’re offering a range of training and workshops designed to support both professionals and parents and carers for children and young people. From Theraplay® courses, DDP training and By Your Side training, to practical workshops on managing aggression and withdrawal, our training provides tools, strategies and reflective learning to help you strengthen your practice and support the children in your care.

Spaces are limited, so for a full list of the training and workshops available for the rest of 2026, please visit our website:

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02/04/2026

We want to wish everyone a restful bank holiday weekend 🌸

However you're spending it, we hope you get some time to recharge and maybe enjoy some chocolate too 🐣🍫

Best wishes from everyone at The Family Place

27/03/2026

Our CEO, Viv Norris, returned to Barry last week to complete the delivery of DDP Level 1 Training for Vale of Glamorgan Council, following our successful delivery of By Your Side training last year.

Great to continue building relationships and make new connections! ✨

25/03/2026

Last week, our Clinical Director Emily Barnbrook had the pleasure of introducing PACE (the therapeutic model developed by Dan Hughes, not the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, as was briefly confused in the session 😄) to the West Mercia Health and Justice team during their away day.

It was great to meet the team and provide an overview of the model, with some time to consider how it might apply in their day to day roles.

Thank you so much for having us!

19/03/2026

✨ Theraplay® In-Person Supervision & Development Day
📅 21st April 2026, 10am-4pm
📍 Droitwich

We are running a development day for practitioners who are delivering Theraplay® interventions. The day will consist of a combination of supervision of Theraplay® sessions, discussion of themes relevant to the group and review of Theraplay® activities.

Who is the day for?
Any practitioner who has already undertaken Theraplay® level one or Group Theraplay® or above and is delivering Theraplay® based interventions. The aim is for a focused and interactive day to deepen your Theraplay® practice. It is suitable for beginners and experienced Theraplay® practitioners and supervisors alike.

For more information and to book your place, visit:

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18/03/2026

Last week our CEO, Viv Norris, delivered DDP Level 1 to a fantastic group in Clyro. A great reminder of everything that in person training has to offer! We're hoping to reconnect with some of the group again for DDP Level 2 in November ✨

11/03/2026

⏳ Only a few days left until our online Navigating Systems and Support Workshop for Parents: Adoptive, Foster Carers, SGO and Kinship.

📆 16 March 2026
⌚️ 10:00am-12:00pm

A practical session to help you better understand the systems around your child and where to find the right support.

📌 Few spaces remaining!

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03/03/2026

Upcoming Online Workshops for Parents: Adoptive, Foster Carers, SGO and Kinship 💭

We are running a series of specialist online workshops for parents and carers, offering understanding, practical strategies and a supportive space to reflect on your own experiences. These workshops include:

• Navigating Systems and Support - 16 March 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Managing Aggression in children and young people - 9 June 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
• Managing Withdrawal in children and young people - 5 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Spaces are limited! For more information and to book your place visit:

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27/02/2026

Join our CEO, Vivien Norris, for this "Combining DDP and Theraplay®: Opportunities, Challenges & Applications" workshop on 14th April 2026 📆

✨ DDP and Theraplay®

Join Vivien Norris for this insightful online workshop, "Combining DDP and Theraplay®: Opportunities, Challenges & Applications".

📅 14 April 2026
🕒 8:30-11:30am EDT | 1:30-4:30pm BST | 2:30-5:30pm CEST
📍 Online — Worldwide

In this session, Vivien explores how Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) and Theraplay® can work together in therapeutic practice. You’ll explore:

• The shared foundations and differences between DDP & Theraplay®
• Insight into real-world applications of combining approaches
• Guidance on opportunities and risks to consider when integrating methods
• Examples like the By Your Side transitions model in practice

Perfect for clinicians and practitioners who’ve completed DDP Level One (and ideally Theraplay® Level 1) and are curious about using these models to support children with developmental trauma.

Book your place on our website: https://buff.ly/CUIf3QM



The Theraplay Institute The Family Place

18/02/2026

We’ve scheduled our next By Your Side online training for 18–19 June, 10am–1pm 📅

This two-session course supports practitioners working with children and families through transitions, using an attachment-focused, trauma-informed approach.

Visit our website to book and view our other courses.

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12/02/2026

✨ DDP Level One In Person Training in Hay-on-Wye with Dr Vivien Norris ✨
9 March - 12 March 2026 | 9:30am-4:30pm

Join us for DDPI-accredited DDP Level One a four-day in-person training for professionals, with lunch and course materials included. The course introduces the DDP model, the core components of DDP, and explores working with parents and caregivers and in different workplace environments.

For booking details or further information:

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