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We need to rethink foundational assumptions in child protection
The unpolished truth is that many children and young people are really struggling in out-of-home care, and so are adult stakeholders in their lives. It is not an overstatement to say that psychological safety is often compromised at all levels … Continue reading →
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Rethinking attachment theory in child protection
We need to distinguish between attachment relationship, and attachment style. Attachment relationships are the dependency relationships a child develops toward a caregiving adult. Primary attachment relationships reflect the child’s experience of care and protection from that adult. Attachment relationships that … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment-styles, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, love, mental health, parenting, relationships, trauma informed
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Attachment Theory Reconsidered: Embracing the Collective Role in Child Rearing
It takes a Village to raise a child. This widely-held axiom might be seen to contrast with representations of Attachment Theory as a white, western, middle-class theory of the mother-infant relationship. Is it right, then, to reject Attachment Theory in … Continue reading →
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Who is an expert in their field of endeavour?
Who is an expert in their field of endeavour? One theory is the 10,000 hour rule. First proposed by Psychologist Anders Ericsson, the 10,000 rule became popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book Outliers, in which Gladwell articulates the … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, books, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, malcolm-gladwell, parenting, reading, resilience, success, trauma informed, writing
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Understanding and Managing Children’s Unsettled Behavior After Parent Contact
In this audio, drawn from one of my supervision sessions with a local organisation, I lead the group through a reflective process considering the question – why are some children unsettled after birth parent contact? The audio is intended to … Continue reading →
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More than a diagnosis: What you need to know about a child in your care diagnosed with ASD or ADHD, or both.
In this video I address the issue of what you need to know about the therapeutic care and management of children and young people diagnosed with ASD and/or ADHD, where there is a trauma overlay. The video is intended to … Continue reading →
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Tagged ADHD, adoption, ASD, attachment, autism, fostercare, fostering, health, kinship care, mental health, parenting, trauma informed
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Childhood Trauma and Fire Lighting: Differentiation, Reasons, and Interventions
In this video I respond to a question raised in supervision, recently, about my thoughts about children and young people who light fires. This led to a wide-ranging conversation, a portion of which is shared here. The video is intended … Continue reading →
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We need to think more broadly than responding to the unmet need
In this video I share my thoughts about the need to broaden the much used maxim in out-of-home care circles, from “respond to the need” to “respond to the reason for the behaviour”. My views are shaped by my observation … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, children, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, mental health, parenting, psychology, relationships, trauma informed
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What should be the focus of our work in child protection and social care?
In this short video, drawn from an interview I participated in for Therapeutic Residential and Foster Care for Traumatised Children, I address the question of what I think should be the focus of our work in child protection and social … Continue reading →
One piece of advice I would give to people considering working in child protection and social care
In this short video, extracted from a recent interview I gave to Therapeutic Residential and Foster care, I respond to the question about what one piece of advice I would give to people (considering) working in child protection and social … Continue reading →
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Attachment and Resilience 