Creative Life Story Work CARES© Approach
The CARES© Approach of Creative Life Story Work – Advanced Practitioner Training
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Course Description
Created by the Centre for Creative Therapeutic Practice, this practice-based three-day course supports HCPC-registered practitioners to build or strengthen their skills in Creative Life Story Work using the CARES© approach. Who Is This Course For? This course is for HCPC-registered practitioners working with children and young people in care or adoption contexts. The training is trauma-informed, attachment-aware, and neurodivergent-affirming, and supports practitioners to meet Adoption Support Fund (ASF) criteria for delivering Creative Life Story Work. The CARES© approach (Culturally sensitive, Attuned, Responsive, Engaged, and Safe) is a trauma-informed, relationship-centred framework that builds on Creative Life Story Therapy (CLST). It integrates creative, sensory, and therapeutic methods to support emotional safety, regulation, identity, and meaning-making within a child’s life story. Learning is experiential and practical. Across three days, practitioners build confidence in pacing, holding, and facilitating safe and effective Creative Life Story Work. Course Structure Three-Day CARES© Training 21 CPD hours (18 tutored hours plus 3 hours self-directed learning) • Applying the CARES© approach to Creative Life Story Work • Safety, attunement, and regulation across all phases of story work • Creative therapeutic tools and art-based storytelling • Guided use of the Creative Therapeutic Life Story Workbook • Adapting practice for developmental, sensory, neurodivergent, and cultural needs • Managing readiness, ruptures, boundaries, and endings • Ethical and systemic considerations Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to: • Deliver safe, trauma-informed Creative Life Story Work using the CARES© approach • Use creative and sensory tools to support regulation and narrative integration • Assess readiness and respond to therapeutic ruptures • Facilitate Life Story Work that strengthens identity, resilience, and belonging • Work ethically with carers, social workers, and professional networks Supervision Following the Course Practitioners are able to request Creative Life Story Work–specific supervision following the course. Supervision is available in flexible session blocks to support reflective practice, case discussion, and integration of learning into practice.
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Cancellation Policy
The Centre for Creative Therapeutic Practice (TCCTP) Refund and Cancellation Guidance Policy and Conditions Joining information for all of TCCTP's courses will normally be sent 1-week prior to the start date - please check your junk & spam folders if you have not seen this information - contacting the office on the day or evening before the start date will not always be responded to prior to the course starting. All cancellations must be submitted in writing to hello@tcctp.org. Cancellations made one month or before will be refunded in full minus £10 administration fee. Less than one month but more than 14 days before the course will be charged at 50%. Less than 14 days' notice will be fully chargeable. Please Note • We require full payment by the date stated on your invoice (unless you have agreed a payment plan). If payment is not received you will be removed from the course list and will have to re-book. • Programmes are subject to change. • It is the attendees responsibility to check their email including junk and spam folders for joining details. • There is a possibility that the course/event may be cancelled due to insufficient numbers, unforeseen circumstances, or force majeure. In the case of insufficient numbers or unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be offered. In the case of force majeure such as the Coronavirus pandemic, alternative dates will be offered. If these dates are not suitable, a partial refund will be offered taking into account cost of overheads • If TCCTP offer face-2-face training - Please do not book any travel or accommodation until you have received confirmation of your booking from TCCTP. We will not be liable for this cost in the event you are not booked onto the course/event. • Where fees for attendees are being paid by a third party (e.g. employer). TCCTP will endeavour to collect the course fee through invoicing. However, where the third party fails to make payment, the course attendee will remain liable for said fees if cancellation is not made on time within our terms (see cancellation our policy above). The Centre for Creative Therapeutic Practice, December 2024
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