Trauma-informed support in Sheffield: relationships are the intervention
Behind every Care Cove timetable in Sheffield is a web of trusted relationships. Our therapeutic, trauma-informed approach is what makes real, lasting progress possible for the young people in our alternative provision.
Progress begins with connection.
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A trusted adult. Time to talk.
Consistent relationships help us understand what a young person is experiencing and how to support them.
Consistent relationships help us understand what a young person is experiencing and how to support them.
Relationships grow through listening and regular conversations.
We ask 'what happened to you?', not 'what's wrong with you?'
Many of the young people we support have experienced adversity that makes an ordinary school day feel unsafe. Our approach starts by re-establishing safety and trust, the essential conditions for a young person to learn, grow and change.
- Staff trained in trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice
- Predictability, safety and consistency by design
- Behaviour understood as communication
- Co-regulation before self-regulation
Mentoring, key workers and the people around every young person
Mentoring
Consistent, trusted adults who believe in a young person and hold them to account with warmth.
Key workers
A named key worker for every young person, providing the golden thread that connects home, learning and support.
Pastoral care
Day-to-day care that notices the small things, so problems are met early and kindly.
Wellbeing
Proactive wellbeing woven through the week, building the tools for lifelong emotional health.
Restorative practice
Repairing relationships and taking responsibility offer a fairer, more lasting alternative to sanction alone.
Multi-agency working
Joined-up work with social care, CAMHS, virtual schools and health so nothing falls through the gaps.
Therapeutic support questions
Progress that lasts starts with trust.
Ask us how our therapeutic model would support a specific young person.