BOUNCE Approach®
Practitioner Programme
Become a Practitioner
Stop managing behaviour. Start seeing it.
Every dysregulated system is trying to tell us something.
A BOUNCE Approach Practitioner® understands that behaviour is not the problem – it is information.
Rather than asking, “How do I stop this behaviour?”, they learn to ask, “What is this child communicating?”
Through the six pillars of the BOUNCE Approach®, practitioners learn to see beyond the behaviour and understand the needs underneath it – body, connection, sensory differences, emotions, communication, and identity.
They know what to look for.
They know what to wonder about.
And they have the tools, resources, and support to respond with confidence.
Because when needs are understood and met, children are better able to regulate, connect, learn, and thrive.
The BOUNCE Approach® Practitioner Programme helps you understand, support, and empower every child and young person you work with – now and in the future.
Our Approach
Complete the BOUNCE Approach® Certified Practitioner Programme. Learn all six pillars. Get certified.
📚 The BOUNCE Approach® | Certified Practitioner Programme Learn to understand, assess and support children through a trauma-informed, neuroscience-informed and neurodiversity-affirming approach. 30+ hours • CPD Certified • Practitioner Status Show more →
- Understand behaviour through the lens of the nervous system
- Recognise how attachment, sensory processing, emotions, communication and identity shape development
- Apply the BOUNCE Framework® confidently in everyday practice
- Select evidence-informed strategies that meet each child’s individual needs
- The complete Applied BOUNCE learning series
- Practitioner training for applying the six BOUNCE pillars
- Case studies and real-world examples
- Practical strategy library and downloadable resources
- CPD Certificate and Certified BOUNCE Practitioner status
After completing the Practitioner Programme, you’ll begin using the BOUNCE Snapshots and Framework Questionnaires to identify where to start. These do not diagnose or label a child. Instead, it highlights the BOUNCE pillar that may benefit from support first.
From there you’ll understand what the results may be telling you, revisit the relevant learning, explore what this pillar looks like in everyday practice, and choose practical strategies that match the child’s current needs.
🧠 Body & Nervous System Grounding, regulation & somatic awareness. Show more →
- Grounding Techniques
- Exploring Mindful Awareness Interventions
- Reducing Anxiety through Gut Health
- Somatic Exercises
- Running SEMH Sensory Circuits
- Interoception in the Classroom
🤝 Openness to Connection Trust, attachment & co-regulation. Show more →
👂 Understanding Sensory Sensory processing & awareness. Show more →
💭 Navigating Emotions Emotional expression & regulation. Show more →
- Drawing Feelings Intervention
- Drumming for Regulation
- Emotional Regulation and Bounce
- Executive Functions and Poor Behaviours
- Managing Demand Avoidance
- Creative and Expressive Arts
- Lego Feelings Intervention
- Different Behaviour Between Home and School
- Running a Play-doh Feeling Session
- Exploring NVR in the Home
- Emotionally-Based School Avoidance
- Reducing Anxiety in Children
- Negative Behaviour and Emotional Intelligence
💬 Connection & Communication Communication skills & connection. Show more →
⭐ Esteem & Identity Self-esteem, identity & belonging. Show more →
- A Parts Approach
- Supporting ADHD — The BOUNCE Way
- Being Neurodivergent Affirming
- Supporting Autistic Students in the Classroom
- Supporting Neurodivergent Children at Christmas
- Running a Tree of Life Intervention
- Expanding the Window of Tolerance
- Understanding and Supporting a Child with Tourette Syndrome
- Supporting Students with Executive Function Difficulties
Children grow, develop and change – and their support should too.
Repeat the BOUNCE Snapshots and Questionnaires whenever you want to review progress, identify new priorities, or adapt your approach. By comparing results over time, you can celebrate strengths, recognise areas of growth, and confidently decide where to focus next.
UNDERSTAND → PLAN → SUPPORT → REVIEW
“Really useful and I’m looking forward to introducing new practice based on this within our school for children with severe and complex needs.”
“This is a brilliant course. It has helped me so much with my job as an INA, but also as a parent and an autistic myself. There are many more courses I am going to do to help reinforce this and install what I have learnt here. Highly recommend this course!”
“This course is amazing. A plethora of knowledge. Thank you for such a wonderful work.”
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