Autumn/Winter Training Series 2026-2027
Practical, psychologist-led training for voluntary organisations
Training to help people look after themselves, strengthen their teams and approach challenging situations with greater confidence.
Each option is grounded in psychological expertise and focused on practical skills participants can use in their work.
Four, one-day training options
- Maintaining Your Wellbeing When Working with Trauma
- Building Psychological Safety in Teams
- Realistic neuroinclusion: how to help everyone thrive
- Navigating Difficult Conversations with colleagues and service users
Book all four sessions, get one FREE
One person can attend the full series, or you can share the places across your team.
In person at Shore, Edinburgh | Two dates for each one-day training option | Individual and team bookings
Practical training for real workplace challenges
Maintaining Your Wellbeing When Working with Trauma
Understand how you can be affected by working with people who have experienced trauma, and learn practical ways to protect your wellbeing.
You will learn how to:
- Recognise the impact of trauma-exposed work
- Notice signs of stress and overload
- Work in ways that preserve your wellbeing while remaining compassionate and engaged
Building Psychological Safety in Teams
Help to create a happy, high-performing team where people are able to speak up, ask for help and learn from mistakes.
You will learn how to:
- Understand what psychological safety looks like and why it matters
- Recognise what helps—or gets in the way
- Improve performance and wellbeing by increasing openness and trust within your team
Realistic Neuroinclusion: how to help everyone thrive
Increase your understanding of neurodiversity and how we can all be part of helping every neurotype thrive.
You will learn how to:
- Understand how our neurotype influences our experiences and responses
- Recognise common barriers to neuro-inclusion and opportunities for improvements that help everyone
- Have more effective conversations about individual needs and realistic adjustments
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Approach challenging conversations with colleagues and service users with confidence, clarity and compassion.
You will learn how to:
- Understand and anticipate how people might act in difficult conversations
- Prepare yourself to handle conversations calmly and effectively
- Communicate clearly, listen well, and adapt to challenges as they arise
Choose your Training and Dates
Each one-day training option is offered twice. Choose the topic and date that work best for you.
| Training | Date Option 1 | Date Option 2 |
| Looking after yourself when working with Trauma | 8 October 2026 | 10 December 2026 |
| Building Psychological Safety in Teams | 26 October 2026 | 25 January 2026 |
| Realistic Neuroinclusion: How to help everyone thrive | 12 November 2026 | 11 February 2027 |
| Navigating Difficult Conversations | 23 November 2026 | 22 February 2027 |
Meet Your Trainers
Our training is led by psychologists who combine specialist knowledge with practical experience of supporting people, teams and voluntary organisation. Find out more about your trainers here
Book One Training Day
Choose any Topic and Date
£105 per person
Book all four sessions, get one FREE
Choose one date for each topic.
One person can attend the full series, or the four places can be shared across your team.
£315 per person
Arrival and refreshments from 9am | Training 9.30am–4pm
In person at Shore, Edinburgh
Ready to take the next Step?
Choose one training day or the full series through Eventbrite
Need help choosing?
call us on 0131 378-9700 or email us at [email protected]
We will also be hosting Safety and Stabilisation Courses – find out more