Mindful Trauma-sensitive training
Working with children who are trauma-experienced requires a special set of skills and a deep level of awareness.
Our Mindful Trauma Energy Awareness Masterclass is designed to help trauma professionals and Connected Kids professionals develop these skills.
The masterclass was created by the Connected Kids Founder, Lorraine Murray, as masterclass that helps professionals use mindful and energy awareness to work deeply yet gently with children affected by trauma.
This course combines trauma knowledge from the West with energy and meditation practices from the East.
If you currently work with trauma-experienced young people, the masterclass can offer you an effective set of skills to add to your profession that will show you how to:
- guide young people to use and trust their insights,
- give them the ability to connect with, and mindfully use, their personal strengths and resources
- and develop mindful and simple energy methods for self-supporting, healthy choices.
If you have been on the Connected Kids Professional Teacher programme, this is classed as advanced training.
The course is delivered through self-directed modules and online group support to help you develop trauma-sensitive mindfulness skills, intuitive energy skills, and help you bring restorative practices into your work.
The trauma-sensitive Masterclass will teach you meditation and mindful energy skills specifically for young people (under the age of 18).
Alison Palmer – Child attachment & Child Psychology therapist
Mindful Trauma-sensitive syllabus
KM – Child Specialist
Entry requirements
If you have taken our Connected Kids Professional Training – pre-requisites do not apply.
For trauma-trained professionals (eg; counsellors, social workers, psychotherapists)
- evidence of qualification and minimum professional practice of 2 years
- minimum of 2 years personal meditation practice
- 1 professional reference
For qualified meditation/yoga teachers
- teaching meditation practice minimum of 2 years (preferably 12 months minimum of teaching young people meditation)
- 2 professional references
- qualification certification evidence
Evidence of certification and references are not required to start the training, but will be required before Connected Kids Ltd will release certification.
MTEA Training Outline
- 2-hour online workshop with the programme founder
- 3 x monthly online group support sessions – (unrecorded 45-minute sessions) with the programme founder
- Lifetime access to 11 online modules
(See FAQ below for current dates/times for workshop/group sessions)
Module and assessment completion will give you access to the MTEA certification.
MTEA participant
MTEA Investment – options
We offer a variety of options whether you require lifetime access, certification or limited module access.
Offers the full Masterclass training with lifetime modules access, online group sessions, 2 hour online workshop, 24/7 email support, assessment and MTEA certification.
MTEA Cert Payment Plan (deposit $199 and $109/month for 11 months)
As above – certification released once assessment and payment plan is complete.
MTEA module access only $799
12 months access to the masterclass modules. Use the coupon code NONCERT to the basket when you select ‘MTEA Lifetime access’.
Connected Kids Professional and MTEA Combo – save $499
This combination gives you access to:
- foundation and professional modules of the Connected Kids programme
- Full MTEA Masterclass modules to certification
*This combo package is for trauma professionals/qualified yoga/meditation teachers.
*Please note that you will receive an MTEA certification on completion of modules/assessment but does not provide the certification as a professional meditation teacher.
For Trauma Professionals
The assessment for MTEA certification includes:
- relevant certification/references (as detailed above) received
- 5 x case studies,
- 1 x police check
Trainees will have 24 months from starting the modules to complete this assessment.
CK Professionals
- 3 reflective journal records (max of 1000 words per record)
- An up-to-date police check if not already supplied via the CK professional training.
Trainees will have 24 months from starting the modules to complete this assessment.
CK professional members can use the discount code NONCERT to purchase the full certified course for $799
If you didn't complete the CKP training and haven't submitted an up-to-date police check, you will be required to submit this for MTEA certification.
We do offer a non-certification discount. This means that you have access to the online modules only. Use the discount code NONCERT to purchase the course for $799. This doesn't apply to the payment plan - full purchase only.
Within 3 months of starting the modules you will have the option to upgrade to the certificated version.
In order to teach meditation, it is imperative that you have a personal meditation practice.
This informs your training journey giving you the insight and guidance for your own self support in addition to supporting those that you teach - with/without trauma.
If you would like support in setting up your personal meditation practice, please arrange a mini consult.
The online sessions are an optional.
The 2-hour online workshop gives you an additional energy awareness tool that complements the course.
3 Monthly group sessions (online) are optional and designed to give you consist support and insights for self care.
These are included in the cost of the course and you will have access to these for the first 12 months.
Connected Kids professional training is an accredited programme that trains people to become a qualified meditation teacher for young people of all ages (toddlers to teens) and includes working with autism, adhd and SEN.
The Mindful Trauma-sensitive Energy Awareness certification gives you the skills to incorporate this into your current work with young people but is not a qualification to teach as a professional meditation teacher - see CKP
If you have little/no experience of meditation we do not advise that you take the MTEA - we would strongly advise that you start with our foundation course. This will give you the basics for self practice in addition to sharing with your own children.
If you have some personal meditation experience we would suggest the CKP and MTEA combo. This will give you access to our foundation and professional modules and support your journey to MTEA certification. You will complete the MTEA assessment and provide prerequisites but your focus will be on completing the MTEA, yet saving time and money.
2-hour online workshop - energy medicine techniques that aid in therapeutic recovery from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Choose ONE from:
- 24th October 2024 - 2 to 4pm BST (9am to 11am ET)
- 20th January 2025 - 10am to 12pm BST (5am to 7am ET)
- 20th March 2025 - 7 to 9pm BST (2 to 4pm ET)
Group monthly support sessions (45 mins) - you can choose up to 3 sessions
(All times are shown in BST with ET equivalent - more dates are released throughout the year).