Tag Archives: childprotection

Building self-worth after trauma

Posted on November 26, 2023 by colbypearce

They blame themself For me building self-worth is a critical task when reflecting on the care requirements of children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life. Self-worth is one of the main casualties of early … Continue reading →

Posted in Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed care | Tagged childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, fostering, kinshipcare, parenting, self-image, self-worth, socialcare, traumainformed | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 8, 2023 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed | Tagged attachment, childhoodtrauma, childprotection, childwelfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, trauma, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Making decisions about contact with birth parents: The role of Attachment.

Posted on July 5, 2023 by colbypearce

Dear Followers of this Blog. I have released another self-paced learning module on the topic of contact between children and young people who cannot safely be cared for at home, and their birth parents. I originally delivered the content of … Continue reading →

Posted in Training Programs, trauma informed | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, socialcare, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Self-Paced Learning Modules

Posted on June 18, 2023 by colbypearce

Online, Self-Paced Dear followers of this blog. For much of the past twenty-eight years working in child protection I have developed and delivered content designed to support the endeavours of carers and professionals who interact with children and young people … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, attachmentmatters, childdevelopment, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, educator, fostercare, kinshipcare, mentalhealth, schools, socialcare, socialworker, teacher | Leave a comment

Why do my child’s support professionals say that behaviour management doesn’t work?

Posted on February 2, 2023 by colbypearce

Conventional responses to behaviours of concern, such as reward and punishment strategies, are widely considered to be ineffective in addressing the complex and challenging behaviours exhibited by children and young people who have experienced complex, relational, or early/developmental trauma. This … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged adoption, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, socialcare, socialwork, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Practice alignment: How important is it in child welfare?

Posted on September 25, 2022 by colbypearce

A child leaves their placement to attend school, where acceptance and belonging are contingent on adhering to the school’s behaviour expectations. They leave school to go to sports practice, where acceptance and belonging are contingent on being good enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed, trauma informed practice | Tagged childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareacademic, childwelfareleadership, Education, fostercare, kinshipcare, residentialchildcare, schools, socialwork, socialworker, socialworkers, teachers, trauma, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Achieving best outcomes from care

Posted on September 7, 2022 by colbypearce

Twenty-seven years continuous work in child protection and child welfare, including ongoing work with young adults who have transitioned from Care, has taught me some extremely valuable lessons about long-term outcomes of a childhood spent in State Care. In particular, … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, socialwork, teachers, traumainformed, traumainformedschools | Leave a comment

Children (and Young People) who Foster

Posted on July 31, 2022 by colbypearce

I need my mum and dad to be there for me without me having to ask; to say the words that show that they understand what is happening for me and our family right now; to show that my needs are important without me having to explain them; and to sit with me and experience what I am feeling. Continue reading →

Posted in Fostering, kinship care | Tagged adoption, attachment, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, foster, fostercare, fostering, kinshipcare, parenting, socialcare, socialworkers, traumainformed | 4 Comments

Why does my child need ‘therapeutic care’?

Posted on April 1, 2022 by colbypearce

A child’s adjustment, like many aspects of their functioning, is usefully thought of as sitting on a spectrum ranging from maladjustment at one end to positive adjustment at the other end. Where a child is on this spectrum depends on … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed care | Tagged adoption, childprotection, childwelfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, socialwork, trauma informed | Leave a comment

Why does my child chew their clothes?

Posted on March 16, 2022 by colbypearce

Chewing their clothes is not necessarily evidence of wilful damage or a lack of respect. For many children it is an exaggeration of a very natural way in which they regulate their nervous system. As such, it is better conceptualised … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed | Tagged attachment, childprotection, childwelfare, educator, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, teacher, traumainformed | Leave a comment

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