Tag Archives: Education

Trauma Informed Care: The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on December 14, 2018 by colbypearce

The CARE Therapeutic Framework (Now known as The CARE Curriculum): A Whole-Of-Service Training and Implementation Programme Author/Developer: Colby Pearce, Clinical Psychologist The CARE Therapeutic Framework[1] is an evidence-informed, strengths-based approach. It draws attention to conventional aspects of caregiving and relating … Continue reading →

Trauma Informed Classrooms : Four Essential Activities

Posted on December 14, 2018 by colbypearce

Hi everyone. I hope you don’t mind, but I have decided to update and re-post this blog from a little while ago. It was a bit buried in all of the other posts on this site, and the information is … Continue reading →

Posted in Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, classroom, Education, howto, learning, oppositional defiant disorder, reactive attachment disorder, resilience, school, teacher, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed care principles, trauma informed practice | Leave a comment

Four Essential Enrichment Activities to Promote Recovery at School from Interpersonal Trauma

Posted on July 20, 2017 by colbypearce

Greet the child before they do anything to initiate engagement with you. Greeting children in this way offers them the experience that they are in your thoughts, that they are worthy and that you are accessible. This is necessary as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AAA caregiving, adelaide child psychologist, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, child trauma, Education, educator, fostercare, fostering, mental health, parenting, post adoption suppprt, resilience, schools, Social Care, therapeutic foster care, wellbeing | Leave a comment

CARERS must CARE – Lessons on attachment from Colby Pearce

Posted on April 20, 2017 by colbypearce

It was such a privilege to be asked recently to write a review for Colby Pearce’s second edition of a ‘Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder’. Colby Pearce is one of the leading experts in attachment and as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fostering | Tagged abuse, adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, child psychologist Adelaide, Education, foster care, health, kinship care, mental health, psychology, RAD, residential care, resilience, reviews, Social Care, Social Work, trauma | Leave a comment

Punishment without understanding equals invalidation

Posted on April 3, 2014 by colbypearce

People do not act for no reason. They may act in response to an idea. They may act in response to an emotion. They may act in response to a need that requires satisfaction. They may act because the way … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Children's Behaviour, Parenting, Wellbeing | Tagged adoption, child psychologist Adelaide, Education, fostercare, fostering, invalidation, kinshipcare, parenting, punishment, residentialcare, schools, Secure Start, socialcare | 2 Comments

Preparing your child for their first day of school

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

This is another brief post from the Secure Start Facebook post, which I considered might be of interest to followers here. At the request of one of our regular visitors to this page, I am going to share some thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Fostering, Parenting, Resilience, Schools, Wellbeing | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, adoption, anxiety, arousal, child psychologist, child psychologist Adelaide, Education, fostering, kinship care, parenting, resilience, school, Secure Start, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Getting ready for back to school

Posted on January 17, 2014 by colbypearce

OK, so there is just under two weeks until the new school year and a common assertion to be heard from parents at this time is “my child is ready to go back to school”. A similar assertion is “I … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Children's Behaviour, Fostering, Parenting, Schools, Wellbeing | Tagged AAA caregiving, AAA parenting, Adelaide, adoption, anxiety, arousal, behaviour management, behaviour problems, child psychologist Adelaide, childrens behaviour, Education, fostering, kinship care, parenting, psychology, resilience, school, Secure Start | Leave a comment

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