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Care & parenting skills

Therapeutic parenting with PACE

Therapeutic parenting is a style of parenting that focuses on healing past trauma and making the child feel safe. It can be particularly effective with children who have difficulties building attachments with their caregivers, as can be the case for many children in care. One of the ways to apply therapeutic parenting is through the PACE method.

What you will learn

  • What therapeutic parenting is and how it applies to fostering.
  • Which children benefit the most.
  • What effects PACE can have on traumatic ACEs & attachment issues.
  • How to use PACE in daily life.

How the course works

The course is broken into manageable online units and includes knowledge checks or quizzes where appropriate. Progress saves automatically, so learners can pause and return on any device.

A certificate is available when all required course elements are completed successfully.

Who it is for

Foster carers, support carers and fostering-service staff who need practical, up-to-date learning in this topic.