Building Relationships - Relational Training with Stoke on Trent City Council, Oct 2026. “What can I say – BRILLIANT training."
Greetings everybody,
Today’s collated feedback comes from the new course that I’ve created along with my colleague Sarah of Sarah Miller Consultancy; ‘Building Relationships’ - Relational Working. The course has been incredibly rewarding to deliver, especially as the troops from Stoke on Trent City Council are ALWAYS clearly motivated and up for learning. The course is a fully interactive affair that uses the real lived experience of young people and families from across Stoke on Trent. A huge thank you to everyone who attended, as they made it COME ALIVE. As with all of my courses, I’d like to thank my interviewees; ‘Kelsey,’ ‘Brian,’ Lawrence, Sophia, Phil and ‘Matilda.’
There’s more to come from Relational Working…
Relational Training – feedback 15th October 2026
Steven Talbot Consultancy
“Excellent day, thoroughly enjoyable training, it was profoundly thought-provoking and I don’t often write that on a feedback form after training.”
“Now this is brilliant training! I really enjoyed it, it was actually fun to learn. I would love to attend any more training by Steven Talbot as his approach is the future of training!”
“Today, I have learned all about Relational Practice, something I think I was doing elements of anyway, but now I have a fuller understanding of how to incorporate all family members and not just the parent or child into the process. A really good, entertaining session.”
“Steven has a real way of bringing training to life. The learning culture cultivated by Steven is exceptional. Thank you to Phil, Sophia and Lawrence for sharing their stories. I was truly inspired by Lawrence’s story.”
“I absolutely LOVED this training. It was wonderful hear Phil and Sophia’s story, two truly inspirational people. I think it is amazing that Steven can get people to be so open and honest on camera and then share that with us. Brilliant.”
“I loved the lively format of the training that kept me and everyone else engaged throughout the day. It was a good reminder, but also a reflective day and I have learned plenty of skills to take forward in my practice as a social worker. Thank you Steven. I can see that a LOT of thought has gone into this course.”
“A really informative session with lots of useful information, hints and tips to incorporate relational working into practice. I haven’t attended training with Steven before, but if we have him again, I’m first on the list!”
“What can I say – BRILLIANT training, Steven has a really good level of humour that entertains even when we are looking at very serious things. This approach really suits my style of learning. There were so many ways in which we could practice the skills today. Great!”
“This was excellent training, so thank you Steven. I loved the people on the films that Steven made for us. It could have been heavy going but this was not the case at all. Real lived experience - real practice. GREAT!!!!”
“This was very good, engaging training from a professional who knows what he’s talking about because he’s done it. Good use of resources and examples from life from across Stoke on Trent. The interviewees on the films are inspirational.”
“Really good interactive session, made you think – the videos were really helpful and made me reflect a lot on my practice and the trauma that some of my caseload have encountered. Thank you to Phil, Sophia and Lawrence for sharing their robust and powerful stories. They really do make a difference.”
“Interactive and fun training session from Steve. I love the fact that the course is about real people from Stoke. This is so important and Steven is the only person who ever puts this much thought into training. The way in which we all interacted, moved around, met new people, shared our practice etc. Nothing is generic with him. Can we have more of him and his approach to learning please?”
“I really enjoyed the training. It was so informative, but it was also incredibly enjoyable. In fact, I didn’t want it to end and I never say that about training. Steven makes the training with his brilliant sense of humour and his compassion for real people.”
“Steven – you were fabulous – as always 😊”
“Truly thought provoking training. I have not attended training from Steven Talbot before, I had been told that he was very good, but that isn’t the half of it. He’s inspirational. I actually became involved in all of the activities, the day didn’t seem to go on forever and I was engaged 100% of the time. Very informative and truly inspirational. Thank you to the people from the films. Real people from Stoke!”
“Thank you Steve. This training has been really helpful. Well done to Phil and Sophia, they need to be very proud of their journey. Lawrence was very interesting and it was lovely to hear positivity about the traveller community.”
