Testimonials
References can be provided, if required, from Authorities/Agencies I have worked with previously, but here is a testimonial from a training manager I have worked with for over 8 years:-
"Martin has continuously provided FASD training for Rhondda, Cynon Taf, and Merthyr CBC and safeguarding partners since 2014, including online sessions during times of COVID. Martin is easy to work with, easily contactable, efficient, and reliable.
Evaluations are and always have been excellent. Martin has been committed to sharing his knowledge and experiences with the workforce, to promote better understanding and support for children and families. Participants have said that the training has provided a ‘lightbulb’ moment in relation to specific children."
Here also are the feedback comments from foster carers who attended my training in January 2023:-
“Loved the training; positive our 11 year moms was drinking via birth so really interesting for us.”
“Thank you so much for the PowerPoint notes. I really enjoyed the training today. Very informative and thought-provoking. Although you describe yourself as Mr Boring, the presentation certainly wasn’t! I will look forward to reading through the notes to refresh my memory (too many dead brain cells)”
“I really enjoyed the course and learnt so much. I am sorry I hadn’t attended your course prior to serving placement notice!!!!! I will be suggesting to the agency that new carers attend this course prior to placement. Highly recommend your course-thank you.”
“Thanks for the prompt email of the supporting notes from today's training. I really enjoyed your presentation today and learnt lots. I could identify with my past Foster child a lot of traits. I have also prior to fostering worked in a school as a TA and wished we had been given this kind of training as it would have been so useful. I've come home and told my 2 birth sons about alcohol units and what alcohol actually does to your brain. I loved the quote about Foster carers having a job to be like an archaeologist in order to become a good architect in helping to build a child's future. Also the Importance of understanding the foundations that could have been damaged before the house is even built. Many thanks for making the training so informative today, good luck in your future.”
“Thanks really enjoyed today and gained more insight into FASD.”
Comments from a Social Work Team Leader who attended alongside the foster carers:-
“I attended the FASD training today - it was brilliant! The trainer is so knowledgeable, the content was jammed packed and his style of delivery was spot on.”
Over the 12 years I was delivering FASD training on behalf of TACT, feedback from the training was overwhelmingly positive. I do not have access to all of the these but here are a set of comments from a group of Headteachers/Deputy Heads following a 3 hour, online session delivered in July 2022:-
“Very informative training which was relevant to our work. The training was delivered very well. The training will have an impact on our support work in school.”
“A very interesting and worthwhile course which improved my understanding.”
“Found the course really interesting. Think more professional's should receive this training as more children show the signs you discussed.”
“Are there resources or activities to use in school with our children.”
“Very informative training. One of the best I have been on.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the session, it was so interesting and very informative.”
“Very informative with new information I wasn't aware of, good use of visuals to support - thank you”
“I will be sharing the information to my colleagues in education formally and on more of an informal basis to advise and support based on the information I have gained during today's session.”
“Very well presented, informative and clear to understand, thank you.”
“Fab training! Thank you.”
“Very well delivered, balanced opinions, presenter obviously has a wealth of experience in this area, that he is able to share in an easily-understood manner.”
“A very informative session with lots of information. Ideally, this session would run over a longer period of time in order to digest/ reflect/ discuss information given. Thank you Martin.”
“All my staff attended the session with Martin today and found it very useful and thought provoking. Thank you.”
“Brilliant training from someone who was passionate and an expert in the field. Very informative and interesting, feel so much better informed now about FASD.”
“Very informative training, thank you!”
“An excellent training session that all of our Youth Workers should attend. If we can look at something for our annual training week that would be really good.”
“I would love to provide full formal training but not sure how to do this with pressures on inset days at present. I also feel it needs to be presented with sensitivity and caution. I will discuss it with the head teacher.”