Category Archives: trauma informed

Why does my child smile when I am angry?

Posted on February 22, 2022 by colbypearce

Smiling when you are angry is not necessarily a sign that the child or young person in your care is feeling self-satisfied and smug. Many children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life due to abuse and neglect are unsettled by heightened emotion in adults. For them, it is associated with something bad happening. Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed | Tagged adoption, attachmenttheory, childwelfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, traumainformed | 7 Comments

Why do my kids destroy their belongings?

Posted on February 21, 2022 by colbypearce

Destruction of their clothes, toys and other belongings is not necessarily a sign of ingratitude or disrespect. Many children who are recovering from a tough start to life due to abuse and neglect are mistrustful of receiving nice things and … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care | Tagged attachment, Child Protection, child welfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Attentional factors and attachment security

Posted on January 16, 2022 by colbypearce

We all live our life moving between two worlds. In one world, we experience ourselves, others, and our world in a positive way. We notice more of the good things when we are there. In the other world, we experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, trauma informed | Tagged attachment, childwelfare, counselling, mentalhealth, mentalhealthmatters, psychology, psychotherapy, resilience, trauma informed, wellbeing | Leave a comment

What is the distinctive atmosphere or quality that you project in your role?

Posted on December 31, 2021 by colbypearce

A quick Google search reveals that aura can be defined as the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place (Oxford Languages). In my work, I am particularly interested in the … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed | Tagged aura, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, psychologist, psychology, socialwork, socialworker, traumainformed | 1 Comment

Supporting Strong Developmental Outcomes: The case for CARE and Attachment Security

Posted on November 1, 2021 by colbypearce

Raising children who have the best chance of achieving their potential involves connection with our task. It involves parenting with intention; thinking about what we are doing, and why. It involves holding the child in our mind; especially their experiences … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed | Tagged adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, fostering, parenting, psychologist, psychology, social worker, trauma aware, trauma informed | Leave a comment

More than a spare room: What kids really need from foster carers

Posted on July 27, 2021 by colbypearce

I have been thinking about what children and young people who cannot be safely cared for at home need from their foster carers. I want readers to adopt a broad definition of foster for the purposes of this post, including … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed | Tagged attachment, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, residential care, Social Care, therapeutic care, therapeutic foster care, trauma informed, trauma informed care | Leave a comment

A Short Introduction to Attachment and Resilience

Posted on July 25, 2021 by colbypearce

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Is your service trauma-aware, trauma-responsive, or trauma-informed?

Posted on July 23, 2021 by colbypearce

Borrowing from ideas underpinning culturally safety in service provision, where a distinction exists between being culturally aware, culturally responsive, and culturally safe, there is worth in distinguishing what is trauma-informed practice, as opposed to trauma aware and responsive. Culturally safe … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, community service, social service, trauma, trauma-aware, trauma-informed, trauma-responsive | Leave a comment

Trauma-informed training for foster, adoptive, and kinship carers

Posted on July 22, 2021 by colbypearce

This morning I read an interesting narrative review of fifteen evaluation studies of trauma-informed care training for foster and adoptive parents (and kinship carers): Lotty, M, Bantry-White, E, & Dunn-Galvin, A, (2021) Trauma-informed care psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged adoption, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child psychologist, child welfare, Education, foster care, kinship care, psychoeducation, psychology, schools, trauma aware, trauma informed, trauma responsive | Leave a comment

A common knowledge, language, and approach for parents, professionals, and organisations: The CARE Curriculum

Posted on January 22, 2021 by colbypearce

The CARE Curriculum offers a comprehensive approach to the delivery of culturally-sensitive, trauma-informed and -responsive services among families recovering from adverse life and family circumstances, via the delivery of enriched CARE. Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment theory, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, mentalhealth, psychology, socialcare, socialwork, trauma, traumainformed, traumainformedcare, traumainformedpractice, traumaresponsive | Leave a comment

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