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Category Archives: Therapy
Redundancy as a goal of trauma-focused psychotherapy
When you take on the psychotherapy role with a child or young person who is recovering from as tough start to life in out-of-home care, there is a real possibility that you will become the most consistent and enduring adult … Continue reading →
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Tagged counselling, psychology, psychotherapy, traumainformed
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Child Welfare Intervention Outcomes: What we know and what we see
What outcomes do you expect to see as a result of my service provision? This is a question I routinely ask in my work. Put another way: These are, perhaps, the fundamental questions that get at the hopes of the … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Therapy, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, kinship care, psychologist, psychology, schools, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed
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Achieving best outcomes from care
Twenty-seven years continuous work in child protection and child welfare, including ongoing work with young adults who have transitioned from Care, has taught me some extremely valuable lessons about long-term outcomes of a childhood spent in State Care. In particular, … Continue reading →
Posted in Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, socialwork, teachers, traumainformed, traumainformedschools
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A Short Introduction to Attachment and Resilience
I have maintained this blog site or more than ten years. This will be the 250th post published to it. Given the sheer volume of content I have decided to make a post with links to the posts that I … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, Therapy, Training Programs, trauma informed
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child care, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, children's behaviour problems, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, reactive attachment disorder, residential care, resilience, self-care, Social Work, therapeutic, therapeutic care, training, trauma-informed, wellbeing
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Relationships Regulate and Repair
Relational trauma, such as that which occurs as a result of abuse and neglect, impacts three key areas of relational connection: The relational connection a child has with others, including those who care for them; The relational connection the child … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, connection, fostercare, kinship care, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, relational connection, relational trauma, residential child care, social worker, trauma, trauma informed, trauma responsive
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The Aqua Balloon: An allegory about growth and love from the psychology consulting room
In my therapeutic work with children and young people I incorporate play activities in order for them to experience themselves in a way that challenges existing unhelpful ideas. My intent is to support and strengthen an alternative self-concept that is … Continue reading →
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Tagged child development, childcare, children, early years, educator, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, socialcare, trauma informed, wellbeing
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Why clinicians use play in therapy with children
In response to the statement that he or she (the clinician) ‘just plays with the children’ I give you the following reasons why play is important. Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, anxiety, arousal, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child trauma, childrens behaviour, development, fostering, parenting, trauma informed, wellbeing
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Party Hats On Monsters
A technique that assists children with their fears in an enjoyable and non-threatening way. Continue reading →
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Tagged childrens anxiety, childrens fears, howto, nightmares, psychology
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Reparative Attachment Therapy
Reparative Attachment Therapy.
Posted in Adoption, Fostering, Resilience, Therapy, Wellbeing
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Tagged Adelaide, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment therapy, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, child trauma, childrens behaviour, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, residential care, resilience, Secure Start, wellbeing
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Colby Pearce Online
Dear Followers and Visitors to this site, I have been asked a number of times whether I provide online consultations and webinars in my areas of specialty and interest. Well, I wish to advise that I am willing and gearing … Continue reading →
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