The Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma (CoECT) CIC

Trauma-informed Training and Support for Parents and Supporting Professionals.

At the Centre of Excellence in Child Trauma (CoECT), we offer trauma-informed training, support, and resources designed to assist parents and professionals in understanding and addressing the complexities of child trauma.

Empowering Families, Transforming Lives.

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What we do

Trauma-Informed Training & Qualifications

Our Trauma-informed training and workshops, available both online and in-person, and our accredited qualifications are designed to empower Parents and Supporting Professionals in supporting children who have experienced trauma and those who display neurodiverse characteristics.

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Help & Support

Tailored support to help families in managing challenges such as child-to-parent violence, addressing compassion fatigue, and providing Therapeutic Parent Coaching to support family stability.

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Events & Community

Join our community through the Trauma-Informed Parents Hub, which provides resources, online webinars, a wellbeing portal, and opportunities to connect with other parents through our peer support meetups held both online and in-person.

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About Us

We are a dedicated team of professionals with lived experience of caring for children who have adverse childhood experiences or those who display neurodiverse characteristics.

Our mission is to support families by offering trauma-informed training, providing therapeutic support, and an online community for parents and Supporting Professionals who work with families.

Our Mission Statement

“CoECT gave me the tools to support my child and feel confident as parent."

- A Kinship Carer

Your Hub for Trauma-Informed Parenting (TIPS Hub)

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Join a supportive community made up of Adopters, Foster Parents, Birth Parents, Step Parents, Grand Parents, Kinship Carers, Special Guardians and Supporting Professionals (Social Workers, Teachers, Therapists).

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Have you read our TIPs magazine yet?

The COECT magazine launched in January 2023 and provides parents and professionals with a trauma-informed approach to parenting. This is an effective way of parenting all children and is especially significant for parents who are caring for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences or children who are neurodivergent.

Next issue out 20th May 2025

COECT News

We are excited to announce that Sarah Naish will be speaking at Australia's Foster and Kinship Care National Conference in Sydney, Australia in November this year. Sarah will be speaking in Australia for the first time, sharing her expertise on supporting children affected by trauma.

You can find more information about the conference and My Forever Family NSW by following the link 2025 National Foster & Kinship Care Conference: Empowering Carers to Transform Lives