Slowing Down to Think in Children and Family Services
Available dates
- 6 Mar 2026 (11am – 1.30pm, 30min lunch break)
- 19 Mar 2026 (9.15am – 11.15am)
Audience
Designed for those working across systems supporting children and families, the session is facilitated by children and families practitioners and leaders who understand the realities of pressured practice. It creates space to pause, think clearly and reconnect with purposeful work.
Delivery
Online via Teams
Summary
In fast-paced children and families systems, speed is often mistaken for effectiveness. This interactive online CPD explores a counter-intuitive truth: slowing the pace can improve decision-making, reduce errors and increase efficiency.
- 2-hour CPD session
- Simple tools to pause with purpose
- Connect with others across children and families
- Slow down, to increase efficiency
- Interactive, research-backed session
Grounded in positive psychology research, the session introduces simple micro-practices for intentional pausing, supporting better decisions and more sustainable ways of working. This is not about blaming busy professionals, but recognising pace as a systemic issue and creating the conditions for humane, thoughtful and effective practice to flourish.