Colby Pearce
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Category Archives: kinship care
Child development: The importance of emotional connection
Emotional connection, initiated by an adult caretaker, is important because it supports several extremely important aspects of a child’s emotional development. Connecting with the emotional experience of an infant supports a reciprocal emotional connection from the infant. Within this emotional … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, child development, connection, emotional connectedness, emotional connection, emotional development, empathy, fostercare, kinship care, reciprocity, relative care, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma-informed school
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A Short Introduction to the Kinship CARE Project
Access a PDF of the full article here. In South Australia, forty-six percent of children in out-of-home care with an authority to place are in a kinship care placement. Kinship care is the largest form of out-of-home care in South … Continue reading →
Posted in kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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Tagged attachment, howto, kinship care, kinship care matters, kinship carer, psychology, relationships, therapeutic care, training, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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Complex Trauma: Three things you need to know about how it impacts the developing child
Complex Trauma occurs when children experience prolonged and debilitating fear and distress as a result of adverse experiences that occur recurrently and/or in combination, and where the person or person’s who are responsible for keeping the child safe from harm and alleviate their distress is/are:
1. unable to alleviate the child’s distress; or
2. responsible or the child’s distress. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged adoption, complex developmental trauma, Complex Trauma, developmental trauma, kinship care, post adoption support, school, Social Care, social care worker, social worker, teacher, therapeutic care, therapeutic foster care, trauma informed
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Trauma Informed Resources
One of the most common types of feedback I hear from people who have attended training in the field of developmental trauma and trauma informed practice is that the training focuses heavily on what participants need to know and not … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Schools, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged Education, educator, schools, therapeutic care, therapeutic childcare, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic fostering, therapeutic parentng, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Trauma Informed Care Resource
This resource represents an endeavour to support the implementation of therapeutic care environments and effective working connections between home and school in support of recovery for children who have experienced trauma at home. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Uncategorized
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Tagged adoption, kinship care, kinship carer, post adoption support, therapeutic care, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic fostering, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed care principles, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools, traumarecovery
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Tantrums: Eight management strategies to keep in mind
Please find eight strategies to keep in mind when responding to a a tantrum exhibited by a child in your care. These are meant to be received as practical first steps. Continue reading →
A Gentle Method for Getting Children to Sleep Part Two
This is a follow-up to the very popular article A Gentle Method for Getting Children to Sleep in their Own Beds. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting
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Tagged adoption, adoptive parent, foster parent, fostering, kinship carer, parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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When Punishment is Problematic
People do not act for no reason.
They may act in response to an idea.
They may act in response to an emotion. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged behaviour management, behaviour problems, connection, meltdowns, oppositional defiant disorder, oppositionality, social connectedness, tantrums, wellbeing
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Trauma-Informed: Adopting a Balanced View
Eyes are mirrors for a child’s soul. What do children see in your eyes? Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged adoption, attachment, foster care, kinship care, parenting, reactive attachment disorder, resilience, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma-informed school, wellbeing
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Therapeutic Parenting : What it Looks Like
In this post I will provide a description of what therapeutic parenting might look like when viewed as enrichment of conventional aspects of parenting that support recovery from inconsistent and inadequate care and early attachment trauma. Continue reading →
