Category Archives: trauma informed care

Foster and Kinship Care Training Programs at Secure Start

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

At Secure Start we offer programs based on the Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care and the CARE Therapeutic Framework. Both programs were developed by Colby Pearce, are based in psychological science, but are delivered in an accessible way. Both programs … Continue reading →

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Kinship CARE Project Carer Handbook

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

The Kinship CARE Project is a dedicated endeavour to support kinship carers in South Australia who are looking after children for whom the Department for Child Protection has an authority to place. For a limited time, I am offering organisations that support kinship carers access to the Kinship CARE Project Carer Handbook via PDF download. Continue reading →

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Foster and Kinship Care Week 2019

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Our society simply cannot intervene to protect children and support them to achieve to their potential without foster and kinship carers. We owe them a lot! Continue reading →

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Raising Kids Who Have High and Complex Needs – The Importance of Self Care

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Self-care supports wellbeing that sustains us through tough times and our success in the task or role we are performing. Continue reading →

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Use Your Words: Supporting Expressive Language Development and Use

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

Early trauma robs the developing child of experiences that support language development. Use your words to help them develop theirs. Continue reading →

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The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

A trauma informed, strengths-based approach to promoting optimal developmental, behavioural and mental health outcomes for children and young people. Continue reading →

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Child CARE: Our New Program for long day care and early learning centres

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

What is Child CARE? Child CARE is a four-session (plus optional call-back) interactive training program designed to support: Wellbeing Growth and development Optimal behaviour Recovery from adversity Among children in early-learning and long day-care. Child CARE offers a framework for … Continue reading →

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Child development: The importance of emotional connection

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

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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A Short Introduction to the Kinship CARE Project

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

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 →

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Complex Trauma: Three things you need to know about how it impacts the developing child

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

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 →

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