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Deepening Your Practice

For workers with two or more years of experience who want to go further — exploring advanced practice skills and deeper thinking.

Workers with 2+ years experienceDeveloping to Advanced11 modules
  1. Developing

    Reflective Models in Practice: ERA, Gibbs and Beyond

    Explore practical models for structured reflection — ERA, Gibbs, Kolb and the What/So What/Now What framework.

    18 min
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  2. Developing

    When Trauma Meets Homelessness

    Explore how trauma and homelessness interact — why this matters for support relationships and how to respond.

    20 min
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  3. Developing

    An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

    A practical introduction to motivational interviewing — the evidence-based approach to supporting change.

    20 min
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  4. Developing

    Strengths-Based Approaches: Seeing Possibility

    Explore the strengths-based approach and the KcVETS model — shifting focus from what's wrong to what's possible.

    18 min
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  5. Advanced

    Working With Ambivalence and Resistance

    Understand ambivalence and resistance as normal parts of change — and how to work with them rather than against them.

    20 min
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  6. Developing

    Professional Curiosity as a Safeguarding Tool

    Explore how professional curiosity — asking questions, following up, not accepting easy answers — is central to safeguarding.

    16 min
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  7. Developing

    Avoiding Re-Traumatisation in Your Practice

    Explore how everyday interactions can inadvertently re-traumatise — and what to do differently.

    18 min
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  8. Developing

    Building Self-Awareness: Your Emotional Responses at Work

    Develop your self-awareness around your own emotional responses — including transference and countertransference.

    18 min
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  9. Advanced

    Relationship-Based Practice: What It Means in Action

    A deep dive into relationship-based practice — what it looks like, why it works, and the challenges it brings.

    22 min
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  10. Developing

    Reflective Practice as a Wellbeing Tool

    Explore how regular reflective practice supports your wellbeing — not just your professional development.

    18 min
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  11. Advanced

    The Emotional Demands of the Role: Transference and Countertransference

    A deep exploration of transference and countertransference — the emotional undercurrents in support relationships.

    20 min
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Pathways suggest a sequence — but you can explore any module at any time. There's no obligation to follow the order.