Tag Archives: developmental trauma

Complex Trauma: Three things you need to know about how it impacts the developing child

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

Complex Trauma occurs when children experience prolonged and debilitating fear and distress as a result of adverse experiences that occur recurrently and/or in combination, and where the person or person’s who are responsible for keeping the child safe from harm and alleviate their distress is/are:
1. unable to alleviate the child’s distress; or
2. responsible or the child’s distress. Continue reading →

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How to achieve real progress in addressing childhood trauma

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

In the next few days I will be releasing a resource for supporting trauma-informed practice in schools. The resource complements the Triple-A Model of Therapeutic Care and the CARE Therapeutic Framework, which are currently being implemented in Australia and Ireland … Continue reading →

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Attachment theory made simple

Posted on June 18, 2015 by

The following is an excerpt from Carr, S. (2013). Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness. Routledge: London and New York (pp 1-2) Some months ago a graduate student came to my office visibly excited after reading the prologue section in … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Recovery from Developmental Trauma

Posted on April 19, 2015 by

An Ode to Recovery from Developmental Trauma By Colby Pearce What happened to me, I cannot tell, To make me think that life is hell. That drugs and alcohol must stay, To take the fear and pain away. And artifice, … Continue reading →

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Compendiums of Attachment-Informed Articles

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

Dear Visitors to this Site, I have recently collated a number of blog posts into two “compendiums”, which appear in Menu’s on the right hand side of this site. One compendium includes articles relating to the care, management and treatment … Continue reading →

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