Training & Development for an Enhanced Carer

We provide three days training on the ARC framework which covers child development, the role of attachment and identifying the impact of early trauma. You will also learn the required skills and practical methods to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people. We cover what is meant by trauma treatment and the key strategies and targets to parent therapeutically.

The training covers three domains known as ARC Attachment, Regulation and Competency and each of these domains hold their own set of building blocks. Overall the building blocks are worked on to maintain a focus with the aim to achieve a healthy emotional mindset for the child or young person. There are eight building blocks in total which break down the skills and knowledge that underpins the ARC trauma-informed Enhanced programme.

We also hold four weekly 90 minute skills workshops to discuss how the knowledge and skills gained from the ARC model are being applied to our fostering practice. Each session will focus on one building block at a time ensuring that we use real-life scenarios of how best to use the ARC Model and discuss the successes already being made.

At Sunbeam we go above and beyond to provide excellent standard of support and training to our foster carers.

Training for foster carers is vital for safer caring and will give you the ability to care for child in a productive and effective manner. We believe Enhanced fostering requires more than just good parenting skills, it is essential to build on the skills of our foster carers, as they are the primary caregivers who can bring about positive long-term change in a child or young person and offer a secure therapeutic environment.

With our wide range and quality of specialist workshops, in-house trainings and accredited trainings, we built a calendar of trainings and events focussing on the skills and knowledge required to effectively meet the needs of our foster carers and the children and young people.

The aim is to ensure we give practical tools and strategies for placement stability and support carers in nurturing healthy attachments, whilst acknowledging the challenges inherent in being a foster carer. These sessions help our foster carers develop the resilience to provide excellent standards of care.

The ARC© Framework

We provide a three-day training course on the ARC framework which covers child development, the role of attachment and identifying the impact of early trauma. You will also learn the required skills and practical methods to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people. We cover what is meant by trauma treatment and the key strategies and targets to parent therapeutically.

The training covers three domains known as ARC Attachment, Regulation and Competency and each of these domains hold their own set of building blocks. Overall, the building blocks are worked on to maintain a focus with the aim to achieve a healthy emotional mindset for the child or young person. There are eight building blocks in total which break down the skills and knowledge that underpins the ARC trauma-informed Enhanced programme.

We also hold monthly skills workshops to discuss how the knowledge and skills gained from the ARC model are being applied to our fostering practice. Each session will focus on one building block at a time ensuring that we use real-life scenarios of how best to use the ARC Model and discuss the successes already being made.

Enhanced foster carers also have access to all of Sunbeam’s extensive training topics that are facilitated either by a trainer or online training provider such as :