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NES Transforming Connections 

NES Transforming Connections

NES Transforming Connections 

Trauma Skilled Training for the workforce supporting care experienced children and young people  

NES’s work to support Keeping the Promise and the new Care and Justice Act in services for children and young people continues to develop.  

Following the successful pilot and initial roll out across 2022 and 2023, to 456 staff, of the Trauma Skilled level training for the workforce supporting Care Experienced Children and Young People, this work continued in 2023 and 2024.  

The aim was to progress the reach of the training, both by offering it to new and existing stakeholders, and by developing a network of trainers in priority groups.  

Previous participants have included public health nursing, people from the children’s hearing system, The Care Inspectorate and Who Cares? Scotland 

The training and follow-up coaching was attended by a further 223 members of the workforce and training for trainers to a further 12 staff.  

The NES lead for the programme of work has been engaging with the new trainers and supporting the local delivery and implementation. 

The evaluation shows a marked increase in participants self-reported feelings of confidence about the intended learning outcomes, and qualitative feedback evidenced that learning led to intended changes to practice.  

Judy Thomson director of psychology at NES said:  

NES Psychology are delighted to continue to deliver this high quality, evidence based  training which is adapted for the workforce who are so  crucial in supporting children and young people who are care experienced. This contributes to meeting one of the ambitions of #The Promise of having a trauma informed and responsive workforce. 

For more information please visit Care experience and trauma-informed practice: companion document 


Contact: corpcomms@nes.scot.nhs.uk

December, 17 2024