Category Archives: trauma informed care

How to achieve real progress in addressing childhood trauma

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

In the next few days I will be releasing a resource for supporting trauma-informed practice in schools. The resource complements the Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care and the CARE Therapeutic Framework, which are currently being implemented in Australia and Ireland … Continue reading →

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We All Need CARE to Thrive

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

Something different – a short video about the CARE Therapeutic Framework. Let me know what you think! If you like this post, please subscribe to this blog to receive an email notification when other practical ideas and guidance is published. … Continue reading →

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Trauma-Informed: Adopting a Balanced View

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Eyes are mirrors for a child’s soul. What do children see in your eyes? Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Parenting : What it Looks Like

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

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 →

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How to train : Some reflections

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

The training of carers of children in out-of-home-care (OOHC) and the social care professionals who support them is closely aligned. There is an emphasis on imparting what carers and professionals need to know (theory/ideas), and relatively less emphasis on what they … Continue reading →

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Trauma-informed in South Australia: the Kinship CARE Project

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

As at September 2018 there were 1717 children in kinship care placements in South Australia, representing 46% of all children in out-of-home care with an authority for placement (Department for Child Protection Reporting and Statistics). Year-by-year statistics for the period … Continue reading →

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Reactive Attachment Disorder and the Looking-Glass-Self

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

Epilogue In his 1902 publication, Human Nature and the Social Order, Charles Horton Cooley introduced the concept of the Looking Glass Self to portray his idea that an individual’s perception of themselves develops in association with how they experience others … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Four Mice: An Attachment Story

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

Following the popularity of the allegory, A Tale of Three Mice, which formed the prologue to the first edition of A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder, when I was asked by my publisher to prepare a Second Edition … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Parenting : What is it?

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Across a career spanning almost 25 years I have spent much of my time engaging with caregivers of deeply hurt and troubled children.

Caregivers of these children often ask: What can I do to help this child?

This is an interesting question.

Which of the following statements best reflects the answer you would like to receive to this question, were you asking it? … Continue reading →

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Trauma Informed Care: The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

The CARE Therapeutic Framework: A Whole-Of-Service Kinship Care Training and Implementation Programme Author/Developer: Colby Pearce, Clinical Psychologist The CARE Therapeutic Framework[1] is an evidence-informed, strengths-based approach. It draws attention to conventional aspects of caregiving and relating that support optimal developmental … Continue reading →

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