Reflect Training & Consultancy
Reflect Training & Consultancy Ltd
Reflect Training - Professional Training Workshop
Specialist Organisational Partner

See the whole picture. Make safer decisions.

Specialist training, consultancy and organisational learning for complex and high-risk practice.

We help organisations strengthen safeguarding, professional judgement and workforce confidence where domestic abuse, trauma, substance use, mental health and multiple disadvantage overlap.

30+ years frontline & director-level practiceIndependent review & DHR expertiseUK-wide commissioned delivery
The Problem Reflect Solves

Bridging the gap between policy and frontline reality.

The information may be present. The policy may be sound. Staff may have completed training. Yet risk is still missed when incidents are viewed separately, behaviour is misunderstood, or teams lack structured space to think about the whole picture.

Recognise patterns and cumulative risk across fragmented services
Translate complex psychological and safeguarding insights into defensible decisions
Protect staff capacity and leadership against burnout and vicarious trauma

Evidence-Based Framework

Aligned with Scottish National Framework for TIC & UK Gov guidance

Accredited Qualifications

DASH RIC, TITC-TC Certified Clinical Traumatologists, AAFDA Chair

Trusted Sector Partner

Preferred providers for Alcohol Change UK, Homeless Link & Local Authorities

Bespoke Organisation Delivery

Tailored for frontline housing, social care, justice, and management teams

Trusted by local authorities, housing associations & health partnerships UK-wide

Compass
Compass Elevation
NHC
Probation Service
Signposts
St Anne’s
Winchester
Response
Luton Borough Council
Core Practice Areas

Four Commercial Pathways

Reflect partners with organisations, local authorities, and leadership teams across four distinct areas of expertise.

Advanced, applied learning for teams working with complexity, risk, and emotionally demanding situations. Moving beyond awareness into defensible professional judgement.

Key Delivery Elements:
Bespoke in-house programmes for housing, health & social care
Leadership, management and frontline practitioner pathways
Half-day briefings to multi-session workforce programmes
Online live, in-person and blended UK-wide delivery
Where We Specialise

The Intersections Other Providers Often Separate

Reflect specialises at the critical intersections where safeguarding, trauma, substance use, and domestic abuse overlap.

Domestic Abuse, Coercive Control & Fatal Risk

Coercive control, post-separation abuse, suicide risk, domestic abuse related deaths, hostile-victim narratives, perpetrator behaviour and professional response.

Cumulative Risk, Professional Curiosity & Safeguarding

How fragments of information become a pattern, why warning signs are missed, how assumptions influence decisions, and what effective multi-agency understanding requires.

Trauma, Substance Use & Multiple Disadvantage

The relationship between trauma, substance use, homelessness, mental ill-health, exclusion, and survival responses — retaining both compassion and accountability.

Complex & High-Risk Workforce Practice

Boundaries, conflict, disengagement, relapse, distress, defensible decisions, and the reality of working when there is no neat or risk-free option.

Organisational Learning, Leadership & Reflective Practice

What happens after training, policy, accommodation, release, or serious harm — creating the conditions for staff to think, learn, and act well under sustained pressure.

Commissioned Programmes

Specialist Training for Organisations

Delivering practical, compassionate, and evidence-informed courses designed specifically for frontline staff, housing teams, social care practitioners, and managers.

Trauma-Informed Practice
1 Day (6 Hours)

Trauma-Informed Introduction to Domestic Abuse in Housing Support

Specialist training tailored for housing officers, tenancy sustainment teams, and supported accommodation staff to recognize and safely respond to domestic abuse and coercive control.

Key Topics:
Recognise non-physical and economic abuse in housing contexts
Assess post-separation vulnerability and tenancy sabotage
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Boundaries & Wellbeing
1 Day (6 Hours)

Trauma-Informed Professional Boundaries

This course helps health and social care professionals understand and maintain effective professional boundaries within a trauma-informed context. Participants will learn to recognise boundary challenges, manage risk and build safe, respectful relationships while applying compassionate, ethical and person-centred approaches to everyday practice.

Key Topics:
Understand the core principles of trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments (PIE).
Recognise the impact of complex trauma, adverse experiences, and relational dynamics.
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Substance Use & Harm Reduction
1 Day (6 Hours)

Managing Risk Where Substance Use Is a Factor: Tools for Housing Workers

A practical course for housing staff on managing risks associated with substance use. Participants will develop skills in risk assessment, safeguarding, de-escalation and professional boundaries while maintaining a person-centred, trauma-informed and non-judgemental approach.

Key Topics:
Understand the core principles of trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments (PIE).
Recognise the impact of complex trauma, adverse experiences, and relational dynamics.
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Substance Use & Harm Reduction
1 Day (6 Hours)

Supporting Survivors Where Substance Use Is a Factor

A practical course for staff supporting survivors of domestic abuse where substance use is a factor. Participants will explore the links between trauma, abuse and substance use, developing skills in risk recognition, safeguarding, communication and trauma-informed support while prioritising safety, dignity, choice and autonomy.

Key Topics:
Understand the core principles of trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments (PIE).
Recognise the impact of complex trauma, adverse experiences, and relational dynamics.
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Substance Use & Harm Reduction
1 Day (6 Hours)

Understanding Trauma and Substance Use: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Frontline Practice

An introduction to the relationship between trauma and substance use, helping frontline staff understand how trauma can influence behaviour, coping and engagement with services. Participants will develop practical, non-judgemental and trauma-informed approaches to communication, risk, boundaries and support.

Key Topics:
Understand the core principles of trauma-informed practice and psychologically informed environments (PIE).
Recognise the impact of complex trauma, adverse experiences, and relational dynamics.
Commissioned in-houseView Details
Trauma-Informed Practice
1 Day (6 Hours) or 2 x Half-Days

Trauma-Informed Introduction to Domestic Abuse

Comprehensive foundational training for health, social care, and community professionals on understanding coercive control, trauma dynamics, and evidence-based survivor support.

Key Topics:
Understand the full dynamics and typology of domestic abuse (physical, sexual, economic, psychological, and coercive control)
Comprehend and apply the 5 core trauma-informed principles (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment) to domestic abuse practice
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Fiona Palmer

Fiona Palmer

Specialist Consultant, Trainer and Independent Review Chair

Reflect Training & Consultancy Ltd

Helping people and organisations understand what sits beneath behaviour, risk and repeated system failure.

30+ Years Statutory & Non-Statutory Practice
Leadership & Authority

Grounded in Frontline Experience & Independent Review Practice

Fiona works with organisations to strengthen professional judgement, workforce confidence and learning where risk is complex and no single service holds the whole picture.

Over 30 years frontline & director-level leadership across statutory and voluntary services
Specialist in domestic abuse, coercive control, trauma, and complex risk
Certified Clinical Traumatologist (TITC-TC) & Duluth-trained facilitator
Accredited DASH RIC Assessor & Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Chair
Associate Consultant to Alcohol Change UK and Homeless Link
Direct experience translating complex psychological ideas into usable, defensible decisions
Real World Impact

Organisations We Have Supported

Explore how our bespoke training and reflective practice have supported leading national charities and local authorities.

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Alcohol Change UKSubstance Use & Housing Services

Trauma-Informed Alcohol Training for Housing Staff

Delivering trauma-informed and practical training for housing support workers across the UK to build confidence in addressing alcohol-related risk and trauma.

Key Outcomes:
Over 95% of participants reported increased confidence in holding difficult conversations.
Frontline workers gained practical containment and de-escalation tools.
Significant reduction in staff anxiety surrounding substance-related crisis situations.
This was one of the most thoughtful training sessions we’ve had - realistic, kind, and immediately applicable to frontline realities.
Homeless LinkHomelessness, Mental Health & Social Care

Embedding Psychologically Informed Practice (PIE)

Supporting homeless sector teams to embed Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and trauma-informed leadership across supported housing projects.

Key Outcomes:
Established monthly reflective practice groups for staff debriefing and peer support.
Improved client engagement and retention across accommodation pathways.
Demonstrable shift in workplace culture toward psychological safety and transparent support.
We saw an immediate shift in how staff responded to challenging behaviours - with more patience, curiosity, and confidence.

What Our Delegates & Partners Say

Feedback from frontline practitioners, local authorities, and service managers across the UK.

Thank you. It was the best training I have attended in many years. Even after 20 years in my role I took so much from the training and did some vital reflecting.

Delegate, Housing Support Team

Senior Support Worker (20+ Years Experience)

We are really happy that you are running this Trauma Informed Care and MI training programme for us and always get outstanding feedback from the delegates.

Commissioning Manager

Local Authority Social Care

The degree of knowledge harboured by Fiona is enviable, and the confidence this enables staff to invest in their daily practice is immediately evident.

Frontline Practitioner

Homelessness Outreach Service

Authority & Practice Insights

Latest Insights & Articles

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The Manager Overload Syndrome

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