Building safety, connection and trust with trauma-experienced parents: Report (2023)
Introduction
This report shares findings from a thematic analysis of interviews with trauma-experienced mothers with experience of safeguarding involvement in relation to their children. The mothers discuss their perceptions of the working relationship with Children and Family Services and how this might be more trauma responsive. This is an important opportunity to hear directly from mothers who provide, in their own words, unique insights into the impact of trauma and their experiences of services.
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Promote and govern excellent practice | Developing excellent practitioners | Lead and govern excellent practice | Developing excellent practitioners
RCOT - Understanding relationship | Communication
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Building safety, connection and trust with trauma-experienced parents: Practice Guide (2023)
This guide summarises findings from interviews with trauma-experienced mothers about safeguarding involvement in relation to their children. It provides guidance about how practitioners can practice in a trauma-informed way to build connection, safety and trust with trauma-experienced parents.
Working with trauma-experienced parents in children’s social care: Video Learning Resources
This learning programme has been developed to support children’s social care practitioners working with parents who have experienced complex and/or sustained trauma. The programme is made up of 11 film chapters – each exploring a different theme and designed to be worked through in order. As you work through each chapter you will learn more about how trauma affects the people you work with.