Gwent Attachment Service

Our values and vision

We are a small health-based psychology service with a brief to improve outcomes for children and young people impacted by disrupted attachments and developmental trauma.

Rather than carrying out direct clinical interventions with children and families, our work revolves around training professionals to understand developmental trauma and attachment. This understanding is then integrated in to the work of the professionals.
 

• We believe that the most important relationships for children are with those closest to them and those they see in their day to day lives. We are passionate about training professionals who provide care and support to children and families.
   
• We believe that it is vital to have a shared language across agencies and within our communities
   
• We are committed to supporting trauma informed organisations and leadership structures in agencies across Gwent; where the impact of this practice is recognised, understood and supported.

The professionals we train and support

We train and support professionals across a wide variety of contexts. Examples of this include: Social Care Teams, Education Staff, Healthcare Workers, Court Guardians, Magistrates, Criminal Justice Workers, and the Welsh Government. We are also striving to influence the inclusion of these ideas in core training for professionals so that newly qualified professionals will be starting their careers with an expectation that this will be part of their working culture.