HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Psychology for the places where children live, adapt and receive care.
Health, disability and difference can shape far more than a child's physical health. We work with health and social care teams to bring psychological understanding into the experiences, relationships, environments and systems around children and families.
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Psychology training, reflective practice and consultancy for health and social care professionals supporting children, young people and families.
A KINDER SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
When health becomes part of childhood, psychology matters too.
Children and families living with illness, disability, medical needs or significant change may be navigating far more than appointments and treatment.
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They may be adapting to new identities, changes in independence, uncertainty, altered family relationships, disrupted education, hospital experiences or differences in how they participate in everyday life.
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Psychological understanding can help teams think beyond the diagnosis — and consider the whole child, family and context.
Training & CPD
Practical training for teams supporting children and families through illness, disability, difference, loss and change.
Reflective Practice
Protected space for professionals to reflect on complex work, relationships, uncertainty and the emotional demands of supporting children and families.
Consultancy
Psychological thinking applied to policies, processes, environments, communication, pathways and everyday practice.
TRAINING & CPD
Psychological understanding for the realities of health, disability and difference.
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60–90 minute CPD sessions
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Half-day or full-day training
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​Bespoke training
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Whole school approaches
Our training helps professionals understand how illness, disability, difference, uncertainty and loss can affect children, young people and families — and how psychological understanding can inform everyday practice.
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TRAINING CAN INCLUDE:
Living with Health Conditions
Understanding the psychological experience of living with illness, treatment and ongoing health needs.
Disability, Difference & Identity
Exploring identity, belonging, participation and the experience of being different.
Adjustment, Diagnosis & Change
Supporting children and families as they adapt to diagnosis, changing circumstances and uncertainty.
Hospital & Healthcare Experiences
Considering the psychological experience of appointments, procedures, treatment and unfamiliar environments.
Supporting Families
Understanding the impact of health and disability across family relationships, roles and everyday life.
Communication with Children
Helping children understand what is happening, participate in decisions and have their experiences heard.
Bereavement, Loss & Change
Supporting children and families when illness, disability or loss changes what life looks like.
Staff Wellbeing & Reflective Practice
Creating space for professionals to think about the emotional demands of supporting children and families.
Download the Medical, Health and Social Care Training Guide
Explore the full programme, session content, formats and ways of working.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
A space to stop, think and process
Supporting children and families through illness, disability, uncertainty and loss can be emotionally demanding. Reflective practice provides protected space for professionals to step back, consider different perspectives and think about what might help.
Better Practice
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​Understand situations differently and consider what might be happening beneath the surface.
Staff Wellbeing
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Create space to process the emotional demands of supporting children and young people.
Confidence & Clarity
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Work through uncertainty and feel clearer about possible next steps.
ONE-OFF & REGULAR
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From £100 per 60-min session for up to 10 members of staff
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Online across UK or in person across East Sussex
Ongoing Learning
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Turn reflection into changes in everyday practice.
Invest in reflective practice for your setting and team
CONSULTANCY FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS
Looking at how your service supports children and families?
The Conditions to Flourish framework provides a psychological lens for thinking about children and families — considering their experiences alongside their health, disability, circumstances and the environments around them.
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We work with medical, health and social care teams to apply this thinking at an organisational level, exploring how policies, processes, environments and everyday practice can better support children to feel understood, receive the right support, flourish and sustain positive experiences over time.
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Here’s how the Conditions to Flourish might be applied in your setting:
Understand
How well do we understand the children's psychological experience, not just the diagnosis?
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What children may be experiencing emotionally in relation to their health or circumstances
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How children communicate needs, distress and uncertainty
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Children's perspectives and sense-making around illness, disability and difference
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How health, disability or change may affect identity, independence and development
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How adults understand and respond to children's behaviour and emotional responses
Support
Does the support around the child meet their psychological as well as practical needs?
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How children are prepared for appointments, procedures, treatment and changes in their circumstances
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How communication can support understanding, choice and a sense of control​
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How support can be adapted to individual development, communication, sensory and emotional needs
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Whether existing support reflects what children and families say they need
Flourish
Do care environments help children feel safe, included and able to participate?
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What helps children feel psychologically safe within healthcare and care environments
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How children can remain involved in everyday activities, relationships and decision-making
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How physical and relational environments influence emotional wellbeing and participation
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How professionals can support children to be seen as a whole person rather than through their diagnosis or needs
Sustain
How do we make psychologically informed care part of everyday practice?
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How teams develop shared understanding of children's emotional and psychological needs
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How staff can reflect on the emotional demands of supporting children and families
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How learning from children and families can inform ongoing practice and service development
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How services can review, adapt and sustain changes over time