Dear followers of this blog.

For much of the past twenty-eight years working in child protection I have developed and delivered content designed to support the endeavours of carers and professionals who interact with children and young people recovering from a tough start to life. In recent times I have organised my content under the title The CARE Curriculum. This includes

• The Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care (continuously delivered in the TUSLA Fostering Service in Donegal, Ireland, for the last eight years)
• The Kinship CARE Curriculum (currently implemented as part of the Martinthi Aboriginal Kinship Care program in South Australia)
• Connected Classrooms (a school-based programme for implementing trauma-informed care in schools, currently delivered in Donegal, Ireland, by trained trainers in the TUSLA Fostering Service)
• Responding Therapeutically to Complex and Challenging Behaviour: A Triple-A Approach (Recently delivered to the TUSLA Fostering Service in Donegal, Ireland).

Although I continue to deliver training in Australia alongside my ongoing psychotherapy practice (including the above), my commitment to the children and young people I work with means that there is a limit to my availability, currently.

In consideration of my commitments I have begun to make some of my training offerings available via online, self–paced learning modules. These can be accessed via the Secure Start website, including by using the link in the menu above. There are and will be a mixture of free and paid-for modules and handbooks, reflecting both my commitment to making my content widely available while also acknowledging the significant time that goes into the development of training content and modules.

If you would like to speak to me about any of the training modules or, even, my availability to deliver training on behalf of your organisation, please do still get in touch (colby@securestart.com.au). The world has changed and online delivery (including self-paced learning modules) is more possible than ever.

In addition to training, I offer trauma-informed consultation and supervision to organisations who interface with the child welfare sector. Click here to find out more.

Finally, if you have a topic you would like me to cover in a blog or training module, do get in touch.