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Foster Care Enriched
People often ask: What can I do to help this child? This is an interesting question. Which of the following statements best reflects the answer you would like to receive to this question, were you asking it? This is what … Continue reading →
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Therapeutic Fostering
Why have Therapeutic Models of Care? In an online survey of carers of ‘looked-after-children’ (defined as children who do not live with a birth parent(s) and are in a relative or kinship care placement, adoptive placement, foster placement or residential care … Continue reading →
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Attachment theory made simple
The following is an excerpt from Carr, S. (2013). Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness. Routledge: London and New York (pp 1-2) Some months ago a graduate student came to my office visibly excited after reading the prologue section in … Continue reading →
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Tagged ACEs, athletes, attachment, Attachment Disorder, developmental trauma, exercise, mental health, resilience, sport, therapeutic foster care, trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, wellness
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Relationship styles in children with a disability
Relationship Styles in Children with a Disability Based on John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory By: Tara Hearne (Psychology Intern at Secure Start®) and Colby Pearce Relational styles in children can be broken down into four main categories: Secure A child with … Continue reading →
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What did the man do?
I am fascinated by videos such as these, of otherwise untamed species of animal developing a special bond with humans. I am particularly interested when, as in the case of the video below, the member of the otherwise untamed … Continue reading →
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Child Protection Reflections
Some reflections on child protection . . . The requirement that children be protected from abuse, neglect and interpersonal trauma is conceptually simple and beyond reproach. Child protection in practice is not-so-simple. Child protection in practice requires the community to … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, Child Abuse, Child Protection, child trauma, foster care, kinship care, mental health, neglect, recovery, residential care, resilience
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Limited Online Release of Triple-A Handbook
Limited Online Release of Triple-A Handbook. I am conducting a limited online release of the handbook for the Triple A Model of Therapeutic Care. The handbook offers practical strategies for the therapeutic care of children that have experienced abuse, neglect … Continue reading →
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Bestselling Adoption Titles
Please visit the Secure Star site for these and other bestselling titles. Bestselling Adoption Titles.
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Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care
Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care.
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Managing Our Own Emotions in the Presence of Our Child’s Challenging Behaviors
Managing Our Own Emotions in the Presence of Our Child’s Challenging Behaviors.
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Attachment and Resilience 