Supporting Residential Childcare Staff to Care, Reflect and Stay Connected through DDP and PACE
Hosted by Clover Childcare Services, (part of the Silver Birch Holdings Group), get ready for a face to face DDP residential conference in the UK, happening at Carrow Road!
Proudly, Clover Childcare Services are the first residential childcare organisation in the UK to attain DDP certification. Join us on September 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM (BST) for a day full of learning, networking, and fun. Whether you’re new or a regular, it’s the perfect chance to connect with others in a relaxed, friendly setting. Don’t miss out on this awesome in-person event, see you there!
The face to face DDP residential conference in the UK is a one‑day professional conference designed to strengthen the wellbeing, resilience, and practice of staff working in residential childcare. The event brings together sector leaders, practitioners, care‑experienced voices, and therapeutic specialists to explore how we support the adults who care for some of the most vulnerable children in our communities.
Residential childcare workers support children who have often experienced trauma, neglect, disrupted attachments, and multiple placement moves. Providing consistent, therapeutic care in these circumstances requires high levels of emotional presence, patience, and resilience. Research across the UK children’s social care sector consistently highlights that this work places significant emotional demands on staff, increasing the risk of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress.
Evidence from organisations such as CELCIS, research in social care workforce wellbeing, and attachment‑informed practice literature indicates that supportive organisational cultures significantly reduce the risk of burnout. Reflective supervision, trauma‑informed leadership, peer support, and psychologically safe team environments are all key protective factors for staff working in demanding care settings.
Key note speakers include Kim Golding CBE, Edwina Grant and Ben Gurney-Smith.
Who is it for?
This event is designed exclusively for professionals working in residential childcare, including practitioners, managers, team leaders, therapeutic leads and senior staff.
Organiser
Contact: Mark Marshall, 07584562730 or mark.marshall@cloverchildcareservices.co.uk
More details
Please book your tickets through Eventbrite, and contact the organisers using the details above if you have any questions.
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