Professionals and Organisations

Bespoke Support for Adoptive Families

MIM, Theraplay®, DDP, Just Right State

In person • Online

Our highly trained and clinically-supervised professionals provide support to adoptive and kinship families to help build and strengthen relationships. Our support packages are tailored to the specific needs of each family. If you wish to commission support using the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund click on the 'Request support' button below to tell us about the family’s needs.

Depending on a family's needs, services can include:

• Assessment
• Just Right State - programme for adoptive parents
• Parenting with Theraplay® - small group programme in Sutton Coldfield for adoptive parents and carers
• Theraplay®, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and Sensory Attachment Intervention (SAI)
• Weekly sessions

Parenting with Theraplay®

In person • Funded

Parenting with Theraplay® is a therapeutic group is designed to give adoptive parents, special guardians, and foster carers space and support to think about a child's emotional and sensory needs. It helps them develop tools to manage challenges and strengthen relationships at the centre of everyday life using Theraplay® principles and high-impact relational play. It offers a cost-effective alternative to 1:1 interventions, with ASGSF funded places available.

"The group proved highly effective. I observed meaningful, positive changes in both the foster carer and the child. I would strongly recommend this intervention to any carer. It represents an excellent and forward-thinking opportunity offered by the local authority to an IFA, demonstrating real commitment to improving outcomes for children." (Social Worker)

Connect for Kids: Group Theraplay®

In person • Funded

Some children need extra support with social and emotional development. Playing with parents and peers in these sessions can build children's confidence and resilience.

Funded Support for Families

Funded • In person • Online

We provide early help to families who have no other access to funded therapy. This support is available in person in the West Midlands, and online in other areas. Click on the 'Request support' button below to refer a family on their behalf. Alternatively, copy and send this link to a family so they can request our support directly.

We also offer additional support, including group Theraplay® and a range of workshops. You can find our full range of offers for families in the Families section of the website.

Introducing Play as a Preventative Response to Emerging Mental Health Needs

In person • Online

An introduction to play-based relational working and relationship-centred parenting. These sessions help professionals supporting families to use evidence-based strategies to calm, soothe and reduce everyday parenting challenges.

Childhood Challenging Violent and Aggressive Behaviours (CCVAB)

In person • Online

Our highly trained and experienced social workers and therapists offer current and upcoming opportunities for professionals to support families in their care who are living with childhood challenging and aggressive behaviours.

Workshops for professionals:: If you would like our team to host a CCVAB workshop for professionals in your organisation, please click the enquiry button below and get in touch.

Peer support for families: You can direct adoptive families to our Walking with Families Facebook community which offers them peer support and specialist CCVAB sessions.

We have two delivery options for schools

In person • Commissioned by schools

We create emotionally safe, nurturing environments in schools, equipping children to build positive relationships and regulate their behaviour. Our Theraplay® interventions support children in Key Stages 1 and 2 to develop the social and emotional skills that promote resilience and belonging.

“We found it hugely beneficial to partner with Beacon Family Services to run Group Theraplay® sessions for targeted children and parent sessions. The facilitators understood each student and their unique needs and tailored the programme accordingly. Each child learnt strategies for regulating themselves and benefitted from the group work. Prior to sessions, school needs were discussed, understood and met. The inclusion of parents in the programme was beneficial for all concerned." (Pastoral Lead/Manager, New Hall Primary School)

Supervision:

Support for individuals or organisations working with children and families

In person • Online

We provide expert supervision and support for all therapists using, or looking to use, relational principles in their work with children and families. This includes support for Theraplay® trained therapists to develop the use of Theraplay® informed principles within their work. Support is also available for professionals wishing to undertake the Theraplay® practicum.

Joining us as an Associate Therapist or Board Member

Hybrid

We are always looking for great people to join us at Beacon Family Services, including Associate Therapists and Board Members. If you are curious about our work and think you might be the right fit, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

Joining us as a Virtual Workshop Facilitator

We are open to partnerships with practitioners who work relationally and can share expertise with parents to help them with the above. Past online workshops have included support around school anxieties, neurodivergence, and child to parent violence. Your virtual workshop could focus on any area of parenting ..... whatever your area of focus might be when it comes to supporting parents in strengthening family relationships.