Thursday 16th April @ 10am

Life Story Listening includes core training in Life Story Work that everyone caring for, or working with care experienced young people should have at a foundational level. It covers key topics such as at what age Life Story Work should take place, how to respond when young people talk about difficult information, and what to do when you don't have answers to their questions.

1 Day Training

Wednesday 22nd April @ 10:30am

Join TRIBE trauma-informed practitioners Kim Matthews and Aleisha Thomas for this focused Deep Dive, where you’ll explore what’s really happening beneath these behaviours and learn practical, compassionate strategies that help children feel safer, more regulated, and better able to make progress.

1.5 Hour Deep Dive

Wednesday 22nd April 

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of young people who have experienced trauma and have complex life story needs? Our Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) Training Course equips you with the specialist skills needed to guide young people through their personal narratives, helping them heal, grow, and thrive.

TLSW goes beyond traditional Life Story Work by integrating powerful therapeutic techniques to support young people in processing past trauma and overcoming psychological challenges. This structured, psychodynamic approach combines elements of several therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Play Therapy to provide deep, meaningful support. 

Three Semester Program

Monday 11th May @ 10am

Life Story Listening includes core training in Life Story Work that everyone caring for, or working with care experienced young people should have at a foundational level. It covers key topics such as at what age Life Story Work should take place, how to respond when young people talk about difficult information, and what to do when you don't have answers to their questions.

1 Day Training

Thursday 14th May @ 10:30am

TRIBE Trauma Informed Care Training is more than just a course; it’s a lifeline for families and professionals who want to make a lasting difference. Designed by trauma specialists, it combines science with compassion, giving you the skills, strategies, and confidence to support children who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). TRIBE training forms the foundation for everything else we do from therapeutic support, to consultations, to our wider TRIBE community ensuring you have a strong, lasting base to build on.

9 Week Training

Monday 18th May @ 10am

Life Story Coaches will be playing a regular, active and meaningful role in a young person’s life such as a foster carer, adoptive parent, guardian, teacher, support worker or social worker and can use their contact and connection with the young person to healthily challenge the young persons accounts and support their processing of events. The core aim of Life Story Coaching is to provide an emotionally supportive space where a young person can gain and discuss information, reflect, question, process information, tolerate challenge and feel supported.

2 Day Training

Tuesday 19th May @ 3pm

This FREE Workshop is for foster carers, special guardians, adoptive parents and practitioners who want to know more about how to deliver Life Story Work.
The five approaches are five defined methods of Life Story Work that can be used to support care experienced young people. The approaches have recently been published in the British Journal of Social Work. Their aim is to create a common understanding within Life Story Work practice for parents, carers, practitioners and stakeholders.

1.5 Hour Workshop

Wednesday 20th May @ 10:30am

Join Rachel Evans and Laura Neal for Is This Normal? And discover practical, trauma-informed strategies that help you understand what’s really going on and respond in ways that reduce stress, build safety, and support lasting progress.

1.5 Hour Deep Dive

Thursday 21st May @ 9:30am

Life Story PPF is a powerful and practical model of Life Story Direct Work, created by expert Life Story therapists Laura Neal and Kim Matthews, the creators of the renowned Five Approaches to Life Story Work. Developed through years of working with hundreds of care-experienced children and young people, this model was designed to give social workers and social care practitioners the tools, structure, and confidence to deliver meaningful Life Story Work with impact and authenticity.

4 Day Training

Tuesday 9th June @ 1:30pm

This FREE Workshop is for foster carers, special guardians, adoptive parents and practitioners who want to know more about how to deliver Life Story Work.
The five approaches are five defined methods of Life Story Work that can be used to support care experienced young people. The approaches have recently been published in the British Journal of Social Work. Their aim is to create a common understanding within Life Story Work practice for parents, carers, practitioners and stakeholders.

1.5 Hour Workshop

Tuesday 16th June @ 10am

Life Story Listening includes core training in Life Story Work that everyone caring for, or working with care experienced young people should have at a foundational level. It covers key topics such as at what age Life Story Work should take place, how to respond when young people talk about difficult information, and what to do when you don't have answers to their questions.

1 Day Training

Wednesday 8th July @ 10am

Life Story Listening includes core training in Life Story Work that everyone caring for, or working with care experienced young people should have at a foundational level. It covers key topics such as at what age Life Story Work should take place, how to respond when young people talk about difficult information, and what to do when you don't have answers to their questions.

1 Day Training

Wednesday 8th July @ 3pm

This FREE Workshop is for foster carers, special guardians, adoptive parents and practitioners who want to know more about how to deliver Life Story Work.
The five approaches are five defined methods of Life Story Work that can be used to support care experienced young people. The approaches have recently been published in the British Journal of Social Work. Their aim is to create a common understanding within Life Story Work practice for parents, carers, practitioners and stakeholders.

1.5 Hour Workshop

Monday 20th July @ 10am

Life Story Coaches will be playing a regular, active and meaningful role in a young person’s life such as a foster carer, adoptive parent, guardian, teacher, support worker or social worker and can use their contact and connection with the young person to healthily challenge the young persons accounts and support their processing of events. The core aim of Life Story Coaching is to provide an emotionally supportive space where a young person can gain and discuss information, reflect, question, process information, tolerate challenge and feel supported.

2 Day Training