11 April 2024

Growing Stronger: ACEs Training Opportunities

Growing Stronger is a campaign developed in partnership with School Improvement Liverpool and the Liverpool City Council, with the aim of helping people of all backgrounds and ages within the local area build resilience for and protection from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We will bring the strategy to life through three main goals:

  • Preventing ACEs from occurring.
  • Supporting children who may be affected by ACEs.
  • Supporting adults who may be affected by their own ACEs.

The Growing Stronger ACEs training is being delivered by the RAISE Mental Health Promotion team.

Sessions will cover three levels:

  1. ACE-Aware
  2. ACE Skilled
  3. ACE Leadership

Growing Stronger ACE-Aware

These 45-minute online sessions are for anyone over 18 interested in knowing more about ACEs.
It will cover:

  • What are ACEs.
  • The impact ACEs can have.
  • The ACEs framework: Five ways we can adapt our practice and interactions with others to buffer the impact of ACEs.

Growing Stronger ACE Skilled 

This half-day, face-to-face training for professionals supports a deeper understanding of ACEs.
It will cover:

  • How ACEs impact our community and systems.
  • The impact they can have.
  • How the Growing Stronger ACE Response Framework can enhance your daily practice to be more ACE-aware and responsive.

You will receive resources to support utilising the five elements of the framework in your practice.

Growing Stronger ACE Leadership

A full day of face-to-face training for managers and leaders within organisations. It considers ACEs and our response from a systems perspective. You will learn how the elements of the response framework can be utilised to support staff and adapt policies, procedures, and systems to make our organisations more ACE-aware and responsive.

See dates and book here

 

 

Find out more about Growing Stronger and view the framework