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Tag Archives: attachment
More than a spare room: What kids really need from foster carers
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
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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
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A Short Introduction to Attachment and Resilience
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
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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
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Relationships Regulate and Repair
Relational trauma, such as that which occurs as a result of abuse and neglect, impacts three key areas of relational connection: The relational connection a child has with others, including those who care for them; The relational connection the child … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, connection, fostercare, kinship care, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, relational connection, relational trauma, residential child care, social worker, trauma, trauma informed, trauma responsive
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Connected Classrooms – A school-based programme for addressing the impacts of early adversity on the developing child
Schools play a vital role in helping children and young people to recover from a tough start to life, and thrive. My Connected Classrooms programme has been successfully delivered in South Australia, with more than 99% of participant ratings reflecting … Continue reading →
Intentional parenting benefits you and your kids
With lots of things that command our attention these days, it is natural to approach aspects of our life and roles in the easiest manner possible. In Psychology, automaticity is concept used to describe times in which we perform a … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, fostercarers, grandparents, kinshipcarers, parent, parenting, parents, socialcare
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A common knowledge, language, and approach for parents, professionals, and organisations: The CARE Curriculum
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
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment theory, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, mentalhealth, psychology, socialcare, socialwork, trauma, traumainformed, traumainformedcare, traumainformedpractice, traumaresponsive
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All relationships are important for attachment security
All attachments are significant. All influence our approach to life, roles and relatedness. This is particularly important in child welfare and related endeavours where the focus is facilitating recovery from a tough start to life and traumatic relationships, including through the promotion of attachment security. Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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Tagged attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, child care, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, trauma, trauma informed, trauma responsive
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Aboriginal Kinship Care
In the language of the original inhabitants of the Adelaide region, Martinthi means ‘to embrace/to clasp/to hold’ and reflects the importance of connection and community amongst Aboriginal peoples. Continue reading →
Theory of Accessibility to Needs Provision
Below is a statement that reflects the third ‘A’ in the Triple-A Model – Accessibility (to needs provision). It captures my thoughts and my response when I am talking to caregivers about their experience of the behaviour of a child … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment, Child Protection, child protection week, child welfare, child welfare leadership, childcare, children, Education, educators, fostercare, grandparents, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, relativecare, schools, socialcare, teachers, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed practice, traumainformedcare
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Child Psychotherapy: An update about my approach
I am frequently asked about my approach to psychotherapy with children and young people. In this blog I reproduce an explanation for parents and caregivers that appears on the Secure Start website. Psychology is a broad term that covers the … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child psychologist, Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychologist, counselling, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, social welfare, social;worker, socialwork, sounsellor, therapist, Therapy, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma informed therapy
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