Delivering trauma-focused therapy is rarely straightforward when a child’s life is shaped by ongoing adversity, instability, or system disruption, as can be the case for young people in care. This half-day workshop explores how to apply Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy flexibly when relational stability is limited or absent.
Led by David Trickey alongside Dr Charlie Strong, Dr Amy McMillan and Karra Fife, this 3 hour online workshop uses a jointly presented case study to show how existing trusted relationships can support trauma narration, offering emotional safety without needing to build a new therapeutic attachment first.
Participants will leave able to balance fidelity to evidence-based models with real-world complexity, making sound decisions about pacing, caregiver involvement, and when to adapt, pause or proceed.