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.
Yesterday I posted about the vital role that foster and kinship carers play in any child protection endeavour. You can view my post here. Foster and kinship carers play an essential role in providing a safe and loving home that … Continue reading →
Our society simply cannot intervene to protect children and support them to achieve to their potential without foster and kinship carers. We owe them a lot! Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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Tagged Child Protection, foster care, foster carer, foster carers, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, Social Care
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The CARE Therapeutic Framework is a back-to-basics, strengths-based program that supports enrichment of therapeutic care environments for children who are recovering from relational trauma and other forms of early adversity, and their caregivers. Relational connection, wellbeing, and new learning (growth) … Continue reading →
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Tagged adopter, adoption, assets, child care, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, post adoption support, residential care, Social Care, strengths, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma sensitive, trauma-informed school, wellbeing
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Self-care supports wellbeing that sustains us through tough times and our success in the task or role we are performing. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, Training Programs, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools, Wellbeing
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Tagged anxiety, child development, children, parenting, resilience, self-care, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma sensitive, wellbeing
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Consider infants. They are not born with a sophisticated language system. They cannot successfully be reasoned with about who their parents are and, therefore, who they should form an attachment to, and who not to. Rather, they form an attachment … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed
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Tagged attachment, Attachment Disorder, child development, parenting, psychology, resilience
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Over the last three decades, the term ‘attachment disorder’ has entered into common usage among professionals and carers who interact with children who display markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate relatedness to others. With greater awareness of the consequences of attachment … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed
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Tagged attachment, Attachment Disorder, child development, mental health, psychology, RAD, reactive attachment disorder, trauma, trauma informed, trauma recovery
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‘Attachment’ is a term used to describe the dependency relationship children develop towards their primary caregivers. In ordinary circumstances, an infant’s emerging attachment to their primary caregivers begins to show during the latter half of their first year post-birth, and … Continue reading →
Early trauma robs the developing child of experiences that support language development. Use your words to help them develop theirs. Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Uncategorized
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Tagged child development, expressive language, foster care, kinship care, relative care, speech, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, trauma-informed school
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Visit the Kinship CARE Project Page for more information and to register.
Attachment and Resilience 