SAFE! offers a range of professional training with courses exploring Protective Behaviours as well as professional approaches to Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse.
SAFE! is a centre of the Protective Behaviours Consortium CIC and our Intro to CAPVA course is accredited with CPD. SAFE! delivers several training courses across the Thames Valley throughout the year.
These courses are aimed at professionals working with children and young adults in various capacities. For further details on the courses we offer and dates they are running see below.
The Foundation Level Protective Behaviour Course is the leading course for learning about the Protective Behaviours Process. It provides in-depth knowledge and develops an understanding of the practical application of Protective Behaviours in a range of relevant contexts. The course develops professional practice, implements good safeguarding practices, and improves personal wellbeing. It is a unique opportunity to understand the 5 elements of protective behaviours along with the practical strategies to implement them. Learners leave this course feeling confident as Protective Behaviours Practitioners.
Aims & Objectives:
- Recognise the importance of the two themes of Protective Behaviours to support the universal requirement to ‘feel safe’
- Be familiar with underpinning concepts and specific Protective Behaviours Strategies to enable individuals to apply these life skills
- Recognise the effect of unwritten rules on individual well-being, professional practice and workplace culture
- Understand how the use of safe, empowering language is effective in changing attitudes and can help individuals to feel safe
- Consider ways of changing practice on a personal level, within the workplace and with service users.
- Receive “Protective Behaviours: Principles and Strategies” e-manual and learn practical ways to apply these principles and strategies in your work.
Progression pathway:
PBC Intermediate Level Protective Behaviours course; Protective Behaviours Refresher course.
Cost: £280
Upcoming sessions:
25th November & 2nd December 2025 in Oxford 10-4pm both days.
Virtual Course split over 4 weeks – 16th, 23rd October and 6th & 13th November 2025 from 1.30 – 4.30pm.
Not yet joined a Protective Behaviours Course? This is the ideal introduction to the key ideas of the Protective Behaviours Process.
- Find out how PBs can be used in a variety of settings and organisations.
- Consider why Protective Behaviours can support trauma-informed practices, is solution-focused, promotes good well-being and develops resilience.
This short taster session will provide individuals, managers, service leads and commissioners with an opportunity to explore what Protective Behaviours can offer to you and your teams/organisations as an effective, flexible, adaptable tool, in a wide range of services.
Cost: £15
Upcoming sessions: Dates to be announced soon.
Did you complete protective behaviours training a while ago? Did you complete your training virtually and would like the opportunity to have some hands-on ideas? Would you like to refresh your knowledge and understanding of PBs, or reflect on your practice and gain new ideas?
Our refresher course will provide you with an update and refresher on the PB process, along with ideas on practical use within your organisation and day to day work.
Aims and objectives
- Have the opportunity to revise and reflect on the PB process.
- Consider new ways to use the PB process in your day-to-day work.
- Share ideas and resources to implement confidently.
- Consider ideas for using PBs to promote wellbeing.
Cost: £100
Upcoming sessions:
11th November 2025 from 10.00am – 4.00pm in West Berks.
This certified course is an interactive, practical session introducing the themes of Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse. It is designed to raise awareness of CAPVA and provide participants with an opportunity to explore the dynamics of the issue and strategies to support families.
Information will be provided on definitions, background theories, prevalence, risk factors, case studies and behaviour patterns and an overview of models of work will be provided.
The session aims to increase practitioner knowledge of this issue and explore ways to respond, give an example of an intervention and some useful activities for supporting both parents and young people.
Aims and objectives:
- To gain an understanding of the dynamics and contexts of CAPVA
- To gain an overview of background theory, sector statistics and risk factors
- To understand the barriers and approaches for engaging families
- To look at key strategies in supporting families facing CAPVA
- To increase knowledge about current service provision and developing practice
Who should attend?
This half-day (3hrs) course is suitable for all those who currently work with young people or families and wish to further their knowledge on CAPVA. It is suitable for both frontline practitioners and service managers including domestic abuse specialists, youth offending teams, social care & children’s services, police, NHS, youth workers, parenting workers, educationalists etc. Some prior knowledge in relation to understanding of domestic abuse would be beneficial but not essential.
Cost: £50
Upcoming sessions:
14th January 2026 from 9.30 – 12.30pm on-line.
We also offer bespoke training for teams, including more in-depth practical approaches to supporting families experiencing Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse, or whole team learning on Protective Behaviours
For enquiries or to book onto any courses, please email training@safesupport.org.uk.