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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.

We all need CARE

Posted on August 27, 2018 by colbypearce
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Your child’s CARE requirements through the years

Posted on August 18, 2018 by colbypearce
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The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on July 15, 2018 by colbypearce

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Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care

Posted on July 15, 2018 by colbypearce

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Four Essential Enrichment Activities to Promote Recovery at School from Interpersonal Trauma

Posted on July 20, 2017 by colbypearce

Greet the child before they do anything to initiate engagement with you. Greeting children in this way offers them the experience that they are in your thoughts, that they are worthy and that you are accessible. This is necessary as … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic caregiving – why conventional is vital

Posted on May 10, 2017 by colbypearce

We know that . . . We do that . . . These are all-too-familiar responses to endeavours to promote conventional aspects of caregiving and relating as part of a therapeutic approach to the care of children who are experiencing, … Continue reading →

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Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders

Posted on April 26, 2017 by colbypearce

Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders A webinar with Colby Pearce Saturday 20 May 2017, 10.00am – 1.00pm, London, UK time  In the same way that an infant’s attachments develop in association with their experience of who cares for … Continue reading →

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CARERS must CARE – Lessons on attachment from Colby Pearce

Posted on April 20, 2017 by colbypearce

It was such a privilege to be asked recently to write a review for Colby Pearce’s second edition of a ‘Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder’. Colby Pearce is one of the leading experts in attachment and as a … Continue reading →

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Foster Carers report Model of Care Interesting and Helpful

Posted on April 8, 2017 by colbypearce

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority established to drive high-quality and safe care for people using health and social care services in Ireland. HIQA monitors foster care services against the National Standards for Foster Care, … Continue reading →

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Further information about Colby

Posted on January 11, 2017 by colbypearce

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