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An attachment-informed perspective about why healing birth family connection is vital in social care endeavours.
Attachment is an important consideration in decisions that are made in Child Protection. Attachment security is an aspirational goal for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home with their birth family. Though this is … Continue reading →
Getting Behaviour Management Right for Deeply Hurt and Troubled Children and Young People: A Triple-A Approach
Recently, I was invited to deliver training to staff of a local children’s services organisation. I chose to deliver the training on a reflective process for understanding and responding therapeutically to behaviours of concern exhibited by children and young people … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Colby Pearce, Donald Winnicott, foster care, John Bowlby, kinship care, OOHC, out of home care, parenting, residential child care, school, social worker, teacher, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed school
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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 14: Richard Rollinson
This week, I had the pleasure of releasing a podcast interview I did with Richard Rollinson. Richard has had a 51-year association with The Mulberry Bush Therapeutic Community in Oxfordshire, including 10 years as it’s Director. Richard has also engaged … Continue reading →
Ten experts speak about child trauma, safeguarding, and therapeutic care
Followers of this page will be aware that this year I finally started The Secure Start Podcast. So far I have had eleven highly esteemed guests appear, with more booked in. It has been so encouraging that so many respected … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child trauma, children, fostercare, kinshipcare, leadership, mental health, parenting, politics, psychologist, safeguarding, Social Care, social care leadership, socialwork, socialworker, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma, traumainformed
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Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame
In this episode of The Secure Start Podcast we do something a little different. This past week I was interviewed by Edmund Hill-Thompson, Head of Learning at Blue Sky Network Social Care as part of their learning and development series … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Why does my child react so badly to me saying “no”?
In this video, I explain why children recovering from developmental trauma, in particular, react so extremely the word “no”, and suggest some ways to respond therapeutically to this. The video is intended to be of most interest to those who … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, foster care, fostering, kinship care, parenting, parents, Social Care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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What is Trauma Informed Practice? The CARE Curriculum
In this video, I lay out the key reflections embedded the CARE Curriculum, which are integral to facilitating an outcome where our children and young people experiences themselves as worthy and capable, others as responsive and trustworthy, and their world … Continue reading →
Posted in trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, foster care, kinship care, parenting, Social Care, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma informed school
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Why contact with birth parents is so important
I made this video to support greater understanding of the role of birth parent contact in supporting relational repair and, ultimately, attachment security among children and young people who cannot safely be cared for at home. Let me know what … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, foster care, kinship care, Social Care, trauma informed
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