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Who is an expert in their field of endeavour?

Who is an expert in their field of endeavour? One theory is the 10,000 hour rule. First proposed by Psychologist Anders Ericsson, the 10,000 rule became popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his 2008 book Outliers, in which Gladwell articulates the … Continue reading

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Understanding and Managing Children’s Unsettled Behavior After Parent Contact

In this audio, drawn from one of my supervision sessions with a local organisation, I lead the group through a reflective process considering the question – why are some children unsettled after birth parent contact? The audio is intended to … Continue reading

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More than a diagnosis: What you need to know about a child in your care diagnosed with ASD or ADHD, or both.

In this video I address the issue of what you need to know about the therapeutic care and management of children and young people diagnosed with ASD and/or ADHD, where there is a trauma overlay. The video is intended to … Continue reading

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Childhood Trauma and Fire Lighting: Differentiation, Reasons, and Interventions

In this video I respond to a question raised in supervision, recently, about my thoughts about children and young people who light fires. This led to a wide-ranging conversation, a portion of which is shared here. The video is intended … Continue reading

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We need to think more broadly than responding to the unmet need

In this video I share my thoughts about the need to broaden the much used maxim in out-of-home care circles, from “respond to the need” to “respond to the reason for the behaviour”. My views are shaped by my observation … Continue reading

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What should be the focus of our work in child protection and social care?

In this short video, drawn from an interview I participated in for Therapeutic Residential and Foster Care for Traumatised Children, I address the question of what I think should be the focus of our work in child protection and social … Continue reading

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Therapeutic Care is all about your AURA

Dear Followers, Just bringing to your attention some recent videos I have uploaded to YouTube. The first one you may not have seen is an attempt to delineate responding to the behaviours and responding to the need/reason, using the common … Continue reading

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Needs trump reason, and other new videos posted to YouTube this week

This week I posted three more videos drawn from my experience in child and family psychology practice, with a major focus in child protection and out-of-home care, across the last twenty eight years. You will find each video, below. If … Continue reading

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Responding therapeutically to behaviour of concern, and other new videos

I have taken the plunge into making videos of my content, and what appears below are my first three. Do like and share this post if you took something useful from the content. More to come! Responding Therapeutically to Behaviours … Continue reading

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Attachment, Relationships, and the importance of Identity: Being a podcast guest for Lisa Cherry

A couple of weeks ago I posted on LinkedIn that I was interested in releasing more online video content, including long-form conversations, on the subject of my work these past twenty-eight years. I had been reflecting about access to knowledge … Continue reading

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