Category Archives: Schools

New thinking and a new approach required with looked-after children

Posted on November 13, 2013 by colbypearce

Yesterday I was visited by a six-year-old boy who has a history of family trauma and is being raised by a relative carer. Upon entering my consulting room he immediately sought my box of assorted animals and rifled through it, … Continue reading →

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The importance of empathy

Posted on September 15, 2013 by colbypearce

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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Secure Start

Posted on July 21, 2013 by colbypearce
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Overcoming Attachment Trauma

Posted on June 1, 2013 by colbypearce

This is a post for those adults who relate to children who have experienced trauma in their primary attachment relationship(s); whether you may be their parent, relative carer, kinship carer, adoptive parent, foster parent, residential carer, teacher or education support … Continue reading →

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Opening Dialogue with Schools

Posted on May 21, 2013 by colbypearce

I am often reading and hearing about the frustrations of parents and carers of children with special needs when interfacing with their children’s school. What follows is my attempt to open dialogue with a school that has otherwise proved resistant … Continue reading →

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Respond to the need as well as the behaviour

Posted on March 11, 2013 by colbypearce

Much is being written about empathic care and being in-tune with the needs of children. Below is an excerpt from my book A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children (London: Jessica Kingsley, 2011), which, itself, is based on material … Continue reading →

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Daily Therapeutic Management Guidelines for Educators

Posted on January 7, 2013 by colbypearce

In an earlier post I introduced the AAA approach to caregiving that I recommend to educators and which I consider to be vital to promoting academic and interpersonal success in the education environment; particularly for children who have a history … Continue reading →

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AAA Caregiving in Schools

Posted on September 27, 2012 by colbypearce

In A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder I presented a model of therapeutic re-parenting of children who have experienced complex developmental trauma. In A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children I showed how the same model can … Continue reading →

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The Hawthorne Effect in Schools

Posted on September 24, 2012 by colbypearce

The notion of the Hawthorne Effect is derived from a series of experiments conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at the Hawthorne works of the Western Electric Company. In these experiments, the experimenters manipulated aspects of the working conditions of some employees … Continue reading →

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