Category Archives: trauma informed practice

The Aqua Balloon: An allegory about growth and love from the psychology consulting room

Posted on January 22, 2020 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in Attachment, Therapy, trauma informed practice | Tagged child development, childcare, children, early years, educator, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, socialcare, trauma informed, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Therapeutic Parenting – The CARE Curriculum

Posted on December 2, 2019 by colbypearce

Since I began updating A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder in early 2016, the CARE Therapeutic Framework is the name I have used when referring to content and strategies associated with the CARE Model (Consistency, Accessibility, Responsiveness, Emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, early learning, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, training, Training Programs, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools, Uncategorized | Tagged attachment, child development, child welfare, childcare, early learning, Education, educator, kinship care matters, kinshipcare, kinshipcarematters, kinshipcarer, kinshipcarersmatter, mental health, post adoption support, residential care, residential childcare, resilience, self care, socialcare, teacher, therapeutic fostercare, therapeutic fostering, therapeutic parenting, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Foster and Kinship Care Training Curricula at Secure Start

Posted on October 15, 2019 by colbypearce

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

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged child welfare, childwelfare, foster carer, foster carers, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, trauma informed, trauma recovery, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE Approach

Posted on September 30, 2019 by colbypearce

Following the success of the resources for trauma-informed practice in early learning centres, I am pleased to advise of my new training workshop: Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE approach. Continue reading →

Posted in early learning, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, Uncategorized | Tagged childcare, childcare centre, children, early learning, early learning educator, educator, self-care, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Kinship CARE Project Carer Handbook

Posted on September 20, 2019 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, kinship care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Wellbeing | Tagged attachment, how to, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, self-care, strengths-based, therapeutic care, training, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Foster and Kinship Care Week 2019

Posted on September 9, 2019 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged Child Protection, foster care, foster carer, foster carers, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, Social Care | Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 10, 2019 by colbypearce

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

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, Training Programs, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools, Wellbeing | Tagged anxiety, child development, children, parenting, resilience, self-care, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | 1 Comment

Use Your Words: Supporting Expressive Language Development and Use

Posted on July 4, 2019 by colbypearce

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

Posted in Attachment, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Uncategorized | Tagged child development, expressive language, foster care, kinship care, relative care, speech, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, trauma-informed school | 2 Comments

The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on May 10, 2019 by colbypearce

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

Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged child care, childcare, day care, early learning centre, kindercarten, long day care, Model of Care, model of practice, therapeutic, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Leave a comment

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

Posted on May 7, 2019 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged childcare, early learning, early learning centre, Education, long day care, therapeutic childcare, trauma informed, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

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