{"id":169544,"date":"2025-12-03T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/?page_id=169544"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:13:48","slug":"focused-foundation-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/training\/focused-foundation-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Focused Foundation Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aimed at anyone who has not completed the Foundation Training but would like to use the following Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cuddling_TOPIC.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113625 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Online Foundation Training with focus on Sexual Health and Relationships<\/strong> <strong>Resource<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a3225 including Resource<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/training\/focused-foundation-training\/foundation-training-with-sexual-health-and-relationships-resource\/\" style=\"color:#342a47;background-color:#52d6bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read more here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/\" style=\"color:#584974;background-color:#52d6bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Book here<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#584974;color:#584974\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/personal_ritual.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172210 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Face to face Foundation Training with focus on Exploring Spirituality Resource<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a3150 &#8211; partially funded by Centre for Autism and Theology.  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