Tag Archives: attachment

Therapeutic CARE and the Triple-A method

Posted on July 30, 2016 by colbypearce

As a practising Clinical Psychologist and as a father to three boys I often think of child-rearing as akin to being a farmer who grows crops. The farmer expends significant effort preparing the soil and sowing seeds. Then the farmer waits and … Continue reading →

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Strengths-based therapeutic foster care

Posted on March 4, 2016 by colbypearce

Triple-A is an approach to the therapeutic care of children that emphasises human connection. It is relational, practical and rooted in conventional caregiving practices. As such, it is an enrichment programme, as opposed to a wholesale alternative to conventional caregiving … Continue reading →

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Media Release: South Australian Program Embraced by Foster Carers in Ireland

Posted on February 25, 2016 by colbypearce

An Australian-developed program for foster carers is receiving unreserved support in Donegal, Ireland. Known as the Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care, the program is currently being delivered by Secure Attachment Matters Ireland with support from TUSLA, the Irish Government Child and … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Fostering

Posted on November 22, 2015 by colbypearce

Why have Therapeutic Models of Care? In an online survey of carers of ‘looked-after-children’ (defined as children who do not live with a birth parent(s) and are in a relative or kinship care placement, adoptive placement, foster placement or residential care … Continue reading →

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Media Release: Proactive Needs Provision Vital for Recovery From Child Abuse

Posted on October 19, 2015 by colbypearce

What follows is a media release for the event at which I spoke on Thursday the 22nd of October in Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. The clip to the right is the article in The Northern Standard that appeared on 31/10/15. PROACTIVE … Continue reading →

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Attachment theory made simple

Posted on June 18, 2015 by colbypearce

The following is an excerpt from Carr, S. (2013). Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness. Routledge: London and New York (pp 1-2) Some months ago a graduate student came to my office visibly excited after reading the prologue section in … Continue reading →

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Relationship styles in children with a disability

Posted on June 18, 2015 by colbypearce

Relationship Styles in Children with a Disability Based on John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory By: Tara Hearne (Psychology Intern at Secure Start®) and Colby Pearce Relational styles in children can be broken down into four main categories: Secure A child with … Continue reading →

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Upcoming presentations in Port Pirie

Posted on April 28, 2015 by colbypearce
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What did the man do?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by colbypearce

  I am fascinated by videos such as these, of otherwise untamed species of animal developing a special bond with humans. I am particularly interested when, as in the case of the video below, the member of the otherwise untamed … Continue reading →

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Child Protection Reflections

Posted on April 17, 2015 by colbypearce

Some reflections on child protection . . . The requirement that children be protected from abuse, neglect and interpersonal trauma is conceptually simple and beyond reproach. Child protection in practice is not-so-simple. Child protection in practice requires the community to … Continue reading →

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