Therapeutic Care & Wellbeing
PACE in Practice
Online course
CareCPD accredited
Included with Nest Learn
A practical guide to using Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy with children whose early experience has taught them that adults are unsafe. The course grounds PACE in attachment theory, developmental trauma, the window of tolerance, shame and blocked trust, then works through each element with good practice and poor practice side by side.
It is clear about what PACE is not — not a behaviour-management technique, not therapy, and not a licence to abandon boundaries.
At a glance
FormatOnline, self-paced
AccreditationCareCPD
CertificateIssued on completion
CategoryTherapeutic care
Assigned viaLearning Paths
What this course covers
- Explain how attachment, developmental trauma, shame and blocked trust shape the behaviour of children in residential care.
- Apply playfulness and acceptance to build safety, accepting a child's inner life without endorsing the behaviour.
- Use curiosity that wonders rather than interrogates, and empathy that feels with a child rather than rushing to fix.
- Sustain PACE in everyday practice — holding boundaries, keeping the team consistent, and recognising and preventing blocked care in yourself.
Who it is for
Residential support workers, senior support workers, team leaders and Registered Managers working in children's homes.
How it works in Nest Learn
01
Assign it
Add it to a Learning Path for induction or mandatory training, or assign it to individuals with a deadline.
02
Staff complete it
It appears in My Training with a clear next action: start, continue or renew.
03
Track it in the Matrix
Status shows as Complete, In progress, Overdue, Expired or Not assigned, per staff member and per Home.
04
Keep the evidence
A certificate is issued automatically and stays attached to the record with the audit history.
Certificates for this course can be verified with CareCPD directly.
This course is included with Nest Learn
Along with over 30 others, plus the tools to assign, track, evidence and report staff training across every Home.