About colbypearce
I am a practising Clinical Psychologist with twenty-seven years’ experience working with children and young people recovering from abuse and neglect. I am also an author and educator in trauma-informed, therapeutic caregiving. My programs are implemented in Australia and Ireland, and I am well-known for my practical and accessible guidance for caregivers and professionals alike.
Attachment is an important consideration in decisions that are made in Child Protection. Attachment security is an aspirational goal for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home with their birth family. Though this is … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, trauma informed
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Tagged attachment, attachment security john bowlby, attachment theory, birth family connection, Child Protection, connection, psychologist, psychology, psychotherapist, Social Care, social worker, socialworker
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has delivered much-needed support for children and young adults who have a neurodevelopmental condition or other diagnosed disability. Psychology service provision is one of these supports. However, in recent times the National Disability Insurance … Continue reading →
Posted in trauma informed
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Tagged child development, Child Protection, childhood trauma, children, Developmental, disability, foster care, mental health, NDIS, OOHC, psychology, trauma
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Recently, I was invited to deliver training to staff of a local children’s services organisation. I chose to deliver the training on a reflective process for understanding and responding therapeutically to behaviours of concern exhibited by children and young people … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Colby Pearce, Donald Winnicott, foster care, John Bowlby, kinship care, OOHC, out of home care, parenting, residential child care, school, social worker, teacher, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed school
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This week, I had the pleasure of releasing a podcast interview I did with Richard Rollinson. Richard has had a 51-year association with The Mulberry Bush Therapeutic Community in Oxfordshire, including 10 years as it’s Director. Richard has also engaged … Continue reading →
Posted in podcast
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Barbara Docker-Drysdale, Donald Winnicott, John Bowlby, residential care, residential child care, therapeutic care, therapeutic community, therapeutic residential care, therapeutic school, trauma informed
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I am pleased to advise that episode 13 of The Secure Start podcast is live. My guest for this podcast is Andrew Isaac. Andrew is a highly accomplished leader within heavily regulated healthcare, children’s services and special needs education environments. … Continue reading →
Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento, or “Livramento” for short, is an inspirational home for girls and young women in need, with an interesting 215 year history! That’s right, 215 years since a group of concerned citizens of Porto established a … Continue reading →
Followers of this page will be aware that this year I finally started The Secure Start Podcast. So far I have had eleven highly esteemed guests appear, with more booked in. It has been so encouraging that so many respected … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child trauma, children, fostercare, kinshipcare, leadership, mental health, parenting, politics, psychologist, safeguarding, Social Care, social care leadership, socialwork, socialworker, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma, traumainformed
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This past week I had the privilege to speak to Dr Lisa Cherry FRSA on The Secure Start Podcast. Lisa is an inspirational global voice for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home, and … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, care experienced, care experienced person, care leaver, fostercare, fostering, homelessness, kinship care, parenting, residential child care, resilience, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed school
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In this episode of The Secure Start Podcast we do something a little different. This past week I was interviewed by Edmund Hill-Thompson, Head of Learning at Blue Sky Network Social Care as part of their learning and development series … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, attachment relationship, attachment style, attachment theory, child welfare, eduucator, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, residential child care, school, Social Care, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential child care
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A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr Kiran Modi, founder of Udayan Care. Across the past 30 years Kiran has been at the forefront of implementing some amazing initiatives with respect to the care and … Continue reading →
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Tagged aftercare, attachment, care experienced, care leaver, care leavers, child welfare, child welfare leadership, fostercare, fostering, inspirational, residential child care, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential child care, trauma informed
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Attachment and Resilience 