DDP and PACE Training Programs 

Playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy.

PACE is a way of thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving. The approach focuses on building trust, strengthening emotional connections and shared experiences, developing a sense of security and containing heightened emotions. Using PACE helps adults slow down their own reactions, stay calm and attune to what the young person is experiencing in the moment. It sends signals that make it safe to be sad, share moments of joy or seek comfort. In tricky moments, it helps adults stay emotionally regulated and guide the young person through their emotions, thoughts and behaviours. In turn, PACE helps the young person feel more connected to and understood by the adults in their life, and helps break down the wall of shame and mistrust many feel.

The training is suitable for professionals who have experience working with children and families, or parents or caregivers whose children have experienced developmental trauma and show attachment and relationship difficulties with their primary caregivers. This could be with adoptive parents, foster parents, kinship carers, or caregivers such as those in residential homes.

Mental Health Professionals: All mental health professionals including, but not limited to, clinical counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists, mental health workers, family therapists, child protection and disability workers, guidance officers, speech and language therapists, residential care workers and foster support workers, and all other mental health professionals looking to support young people and their parents or carers.

Education Professionals: Professionals who work with children or youth including, but not limited to, K-12 school counsellors, school paraprofessionals and all other professionals who support behavioural challenges and complex learning needs.

Attending a DDP PACE training workshop is particularly beneficial for parents, caregivers, residential care workers and professionals such as social workers, psychologists and therapists who are involved in the day-to-day care of children with developmental trauma, neglect or attachment issues.

The DDP Level 1 and Level 2 training workshops are relevant to professionals and therapists who provide therapeutic care and treatment to children and young people, and their families, affected by relational trauma.

Yes, Compass Seminars is the recognised training provider of DDP and PACE training workshops in Australia and Singapore. We can send one of our trainers to your workplace.

For more details, please contact us.

Our training courses are open to all mental health professionals who apply behavioural and developmental science to their practice, including psychologists, social workers or counsellors, as well as parents and caregivers looking for advanced techniques to support their children.

To attend the DDP Level 2 training, you must have completed the DDP Level 1 training (we recommend six months between each).

Compass Seminars is the recognised training provider in Australia and Singapore for DDP Level 1 and 2 training workshops. Completing these workshops is a pre-requisite for certification with DDPI.

For further information visit the DDP Network.

Payment can be made by:

1. Bank transfer (invoice)
2. Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards (fee free)

Group discounts are available.