Healthy Relationships, Consent and Abuse

Join us for this training session designed for professionals working with children and young people in residential and supported living settings. This session explores how practitioners can promote healthy, safe relationships, understand the complexities of consent, and recognise and respond effectively to abuse, particularly within the context of trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and vulnerability.

📅 Date & Time: 5th December, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Live Online via Teams
📢 Early Bird Price: £81 + VAT (Register 2+ weeks before)
🎟️ Standard Price: £5108 + VAT (Group Discount available for groups of 5+)

Drawing on relational and trauma-informed frameworks, this training will help participants build confidence in supporting young people to develop safe, respectful connections and navigate boundaries with understanding and empathy.

Why This Course Matters

Understanding healthy relationships and consent is at the heart of effective safeguarding and emotional development. For young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, or abuse, relational patterns can become complex and challenging. This course will help professionals:

✔️ Strengthen their understanding of healthy, respectful relationships

✔️ Develop trauma-informed approaches to consent and boundaries

✔️ Identify early signs and patterns of abuse, including coercion and grooming

✔️ Respond confidently to disclosures and safeguarding concerns

✔️ Integrate learning into care planning, supervision, and reflective practice

Course Highlights

🔹 Foundations of Healthy Relationships – Emotional safety, communication, and relational repair

🔹 Consent and Safeguarding – Legal frameworks, context, and application in care and support planning

🔹 Recognising and Responding to Abuse – Understanding types, indicators, and trauma-informed responses

🔹 Integration and Application – Reflective practice, supervision, and tools for safety planning and relational accountability

Meet Your Trainer: Ines Fernandes

Ines Fernandes is a qualified and passionate social worker with extensive experience supporting young people across diverse settings, including supported accommodation, CAMHS, and schools. Known for her commitment to empowerment and relational practice, Ines has managed services for vulnerable young people and worked within multidisciplinary teams to deliver meaningful, trauma-informed support.

She has a strong background in mental health and has supported young people and families through complex emotional and psychological challenges. Ines currently leads outreach and wellbeing-focused projects that promote safety, resilience, and recovery for young people affected by trauma, relationships, and exclusion.

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