Breaking Past Patterns – Live Group Practitioner Training
Programme practitioner training + annual delivery subscription
Equip practitioners to facilitate the twelve-session Breaking Past Patterns programme in live groups within your organisation.
This page outlines the practitioner training route, annual subscription and what participants practise across the three stages of the programme.
Breaking Past Patterns helps participants understand the pattern and practise a different response.
Practitioners are trained to hold safe, boundaried live groups while the programme content does the teaching.
“This course opened my eyes to exactly what I had been living with and why it was so hard to leave.”
— Online programme participant
Step 1 – Train your practitioners
Three training days
£825 per person
Practitioners are equipped to facilitate the twelve-session Breaking Past Patterns programme in live groups within your organisation.
Step 2 – Annual subscription
Per service location
£995 per year
Includes authorised internal delivery, current controlled resources and updates, implementation support, CPD certificates for verified completers, registration of up to two practitioners, and quality assurance and permitted use.
Combined first-year examples
1 practitioner + 1 service location: £1,820 in year one
2 practitioners + 1 service location: £2,645 in year one
Additional locations: £995 annual subscription per location.
Returning practitioner rate: £725 when added after TDoA training.
Dual subscription: £1,495 yearly – both programmes, one location, up to two registered practitioners.
Understand the pattern. Practise a different response.
Breaking Past Patterns is structured around three stages that help participants move from recognising misplaced power to maintaining change.
- Stage 1 – Discovering misplaced power
Recognise control, powerlessness and boundaries.
- Stage 2 – Breaking negative power
Build readiness, accountability and new responses.
- Stage 3 – Becoming empowered
Maintain change through connection, repair and responsibility.
- What participants practise
Choice and boundaries • Reflection without blame or shame • Small repeated actions • Repair without further harm.
- Role boundary
“My life was chaotic and I was losing control on a regular basis which made me impossible to be around. This course has helped me to like myself again. It has taught me so much around the subject of abuse that I now feel confident talking to others about my experiences.”
— TDoA Participant
What’s included in the annual subscription
For each subscribed service location
- Authorised internal delivery
- Current controlled resources and updates
- Implementation support
- CPD certificates for verified completers
- Registration of up to two practitioners
- Quality assurance and permitted use
“The structure helped me see the pattern and practise something different, one step at a time.”
— Breaking Past Patterns participant
Pricing & booking
Ready to discuss delivery?
- To discuss practitioner training, annual subscription or how Breaking Past Patterns could be delivered in your setting, please get in touch.
Email: hello@ireneeducation.com
Website: ireneeducation.com
Safe delivery and scope
Where this programme fits
Education first
Safety & boundaries
Breaking Past Patterns is for services and organisations who want to offer a structured, trauma-informed group programme that helps participants understand and change harmful patterns.
This is trauma-informed education for non-clinical practitioners. It does not replace therapy or specialist clinical work.
Practitioners are clear on their role, the limits of their responsibility and how to signpost when participants need more support.
Pricing details at a glance
Summary
Practitioner training (three days): £825 per person
Annual subscription per service location: £995 per year
Combined first-year examples:
• 1 practitioner + 1 service location: £1,820 in year one
• 2 practitioners + 1 service location: £2,645 in year one
In-person training is delivered at selected venues across Glasgow and the UK./Worldwide.
Venue, refreshments, catering and travel expenses may incur additional charges depending on location and requirements.
Bespoke arrangements can be discussed to fit your service or organisation.
To enquire or book Breaking Past Patterns practitioner training, email hello@ireneeducation.com.
You’ll receive full details of dates, delivery format and payment options on enquiry.
Role boundary reminder: practitioners facilitate the group and support learning – they do not provide therapy or determine conclusions.
FAQs about Breaking Past Patterns
Is this therapy or a support-group model?
No. This is a structured education model. The programme content does the teaching; practitioners facilitate the group and support reflection.
Do practitioners need to be domestic abuse specialists?
No. It’s designed for practitioners who encounter abuse and trauma in their work and want a clear, safe framework to support change.
What if someone becomes distressed or discloses harm?
Practitioners are trained in how to respond, contain the moment and signpost within your organisation’s safeguarding pathways.
Can we reuse the programme?
Yes. With an active subscription you can continue to run groups and purchase additional participant materials as needed.
Is this suitable for our setting?
Usually, yes. We’ll discuss your context, capacity and safeguarding arrangements before confirming training.
Is the training CPD accredited?
Yes. The practitioner training is CPD accredited.
CPD Accredited ✓
Established in 1996, our purpose is to drive excellence in CPD accreditation by helping CPD providers with the guidance and knowledge to deliver training courses and events to the highest standards, against an industry-leading CPD assessment framework.
My mission
Drawing from my own recovery and years of community work in Glasgow, I now offer specialised education to help people understand and address the impacts of abuse in their lives. My mission is to make trauma-informed and accredited learning accessible to all. Through structured education programmes, I provide practitioners and individuals with knowledge, insight, and confidence to grow. Rooted in lived experience and safeguarding principles, my work bridges the gap between informal advice and structured education.
Contact info
hello@ireneeducation.com
A Registered Company in Scotland: SC838376
Irene Education Ltd
48 West George Street
Clyde Offices
Glasgow
G2 1BP
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“Irene Education’s training is profoundly impactful. It provides deep, practical insights into abuse dynamics that our team has applied immediately to improve safety for our service users.”
Frontline Service Manager, Glasgow