Tender and Quotation Opportunities Please find details of your selected tender and quotation opportunity below : TitleAttachment Behaviour TrainingContract Reference NumberCS/2017/47InformationThe City Council are looking for a suitably qualified trainer to deliver attachment behaviour training to our Children's Social Care Department (Social Workers and Social Care Workers). We anticipate that the course will be 2 and half days in length. 2 days learning and a half day follow up session to reflect on the delegates learning and how the learning has been implemented in your practice. The training needs to cover the following areas:- - The importance of attachment theory in assessing the needs of children and why and how the quality of attachment may impact on a child's development - Identify how an understanding of the attachment experiences of children and adults can inform assessments and assist in developing effective plans. - Consider advances in neuroscience and how these have deepened our understanding of the way that the brains of infants and children develop - Understand how attachment patterns develop and ways in which we may recognise these - Have an overview of the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM); - Understand how the behaviour of children and adults can be best understood when we focus on the function of the behaviour rather than the surface appearance of the behaviour; - Understand how attachment theory strongly signals the importance of relationship-based practice as being a key feature of successful assessment and intervention - Consider a range of tools that may be used to assess the pattern of attachment for individual children and their parents and carers - Understand how the developmental pathways lead to the various insecure strategies (The 'ABC' model of attachment); The characteristics associated with the A, B and C strategies; Award CriteriaMEATIs the opportunity suitable for small and medium businessesYesThis is being advertised on the Stoke-on-Trent City Council website, Facebook, Twitter and Google+.Closing Date/Time09/02/2017 17:00:00Contract Start DateContract End DateContact DetailsNicola Thompson01782 235300learning@stoke.gov.ukAdvertID1585 To view current tender and quotation opportunities please click here To view past tender and quotation opportunities please click here