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Category Archives: Book Reviews
CARERS must CARE – Lessons on attachment from Colby Pearce
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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Tagged abuse, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist Adelaide, Education, foster care, health, kinship care, mental health, psychology, RAD, residential care, resilience, reviews, Social Care, Social Work, trauma
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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 →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Book Reviews, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed care
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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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The importance of empathy
This is a reproduction of blog post I wrote approximately two years ago, so it is buried a bit in this site. Thought I would re-post under a new title because the message has been well received and, in my … Continue reading →
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Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, attachment, child psychologist, development, empathy, parenting, resilience, Secure Start
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Who is my audience?
A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder began its life as a notes I wrote for a lecture I gave in 1999. The topic of the lecture was Assessing Attachment and the audience was Masters Degree students in the Clinical … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, books, child psychologist, child trauma, fostering, parenting
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Recommended Reading for National Psychology Exam
My book, A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, has been selected for the list of recommended readings for Provisional Psychologists who are to sit the National Psychology Exam as a prerequisite for registration as a Psychologist in Australia! … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, Australia, behaviour management, books, child psychologist, child trauma, childrens behaviour, development, fostering, parenting, resilience, reviews, teaching
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Review of A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder
I recently came across the following review of my book A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder. The review was written by Philippa Kelly, a Social Work Consultant who works with foster parents. It appeared in the Journal of … Continue reading →
Musings on book reviews
I have become aware of some new reviews of my books in recent days and this has spurred me on to share some musings regarding book reviews. Firstly, while I accept that not everyone will like my books, I am … Continue reading →
