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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 10: Dr Kiran Modi

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr Kiran Modi, founder of Udayan Care. Across the past 30 years Kiran has been at the forefront of implementing some amazing initiatives with respect to the care and … Continue reading

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 9: Simon Benjamin

Recently, I had the priviledge to interview Simon Benjamin on The Secure Start Podcast. For two decades, Simon experienced a wide range of care models in disability, mental health, special education, out-of-home care and Aboriginal childcare services.  This included caring … Continue reading

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 6: Adela Holmes

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adela Holmes on the Secure Start Podcast. Adela has a career spanning 52-years, during which she has worked in the child protection, child & family welfare & out of home care fields for … Continue reading

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 5: Lisa Etherson

Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Lisa Etherson about her innovative theory, Shame Containment Theory. Shame Containment Theory makes a lot of sense and I particularly liked how it applied to the Netflix series, Adolescence. You can listen … Continue reading

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Getting behaviour management right for deeply hurt and troubled children and young people: A Triple-A Approach

Managing behaviours of concern exhibited by deeply hurt and troubled children and young people can be challenging, with conventional approaches like time-out, reward charts, and removing access to a desired item or privilege rarely resulting in a desired outcome. Often … Continue reading

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 4: Catherine Knibbs

I recently interviewed Cath Knibbs on The Secure Start Podcast. Cath is an international authority on online harms to children, and a great speaker to boot! You can watch the podcast at the link below or listen here. Cath’s Bio: … Continue reading

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 2: John Whitwell

John was formerly a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and a full member of the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF). John was also the Chair of Trustees of the Gloucestershire Counselling Service and Trustee of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust and the Mulberry Bush Organisation. Between 1985 and 1999 John was … Continue reading

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Breaking the cycle of children entering state care

One of the more insidious impacts of early relational/developmental trauma lies in the area of language development and, especially, inner state language. In an environment where parents are grossly preoccupied with their own challenges, opportunities for language growth are stunted. … Continue reading

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Update About Me

In this post I share with the reader a statement of my competencies and experience that I bring to my work and any role I am engaged for. It is also represented on the About Me page of this site. … Continue reading

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Child Protection Systems Stand or Fall on these Four Pillars

I was recently asked what I would recommend to improve the delivery of child protection systems in my local jurisdiction. This formed part of my answer. Transcript: Hi, I’m Colby Pearce. In this video I want to talk about four … Continue reading

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