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A little extra CARE in tough times

Posted on March 17, 2020 by colbypearce

Hi everyone. In a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I thought I would provide a complementary infographic that acknowledges that in tough times children benefit from a little extra CARE also. This seems most apt in this most troubling of times. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alittleextracare, Child Protection, child welfare, childcare, educator, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, kinship carers, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, parent, parenting, parenting tips, parents, socialcare, socialwork, socialworker, teacher, teachers | 2 Comments

A little extra CARE

Posted on March 16, 2020 by colbypearce

Children recovering from early adversity, including trauma and other adverse events, need a little extra CARE from adults who interact with them in a care and management role. I have provided, below, a little infographic to highlight where to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, childcare, disability, educator, educators, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, psychologist, psychology, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma recovery, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

You are not my parent! How do I respond?

Posted on January 22, 2020 by colbypearce

When children cannot be cared for at home with their biological parent or parents, other adults who have a caring concern for them, or children more generally, take on the caregiving role. In many cases this is a member of … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting | Tagged adoption, childcare, educator, fostercare, fostering, fostering and adoption, kinship care, kinshipcare, post adoption support, relative care, residential child care | Leave a comment

The Aqua Balloon: An allegory about growth and love from the psychology consulting room

Posted on January 22, 2020 by colbypearce

In my therapeutic work with children and young people I incorporate play activities in order for them to experience themselves in a way that challenges existing unhelpful ideas. My intent is to support and strengthen an alternative self-concept that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Attachment, Therapy, trauma informed practice | Tagged child development, childcare, children, early years, educator, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, socialcare, trauma informed, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Five tips for supporting children impacted by natural disasters

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

This short article is a brief follow-up to Disaster Relief: Helping Children During (and After) Community Traumatic Events. Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, Wellbeing | Tagged adoption, bushfires, child care, child development, early years, Education, educator, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, natural disasters, parent, parenting, parents, post adoption support, recovery, Social Care, trauma, wellbeing | 1 Comment

Five tips for getting your child off to sleep in their own bed

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

One of the more common struggles reported by parents and caregivers is getting children off to sleep in their own bed. What follows is a simple method to address this issue that I often recommend, and that I used with … Continue reading →

Posted in early learning, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, attachment, child care, child development, childcare, early years, Education, educator, educators, foster care, foster care support, foster carer, howto, kinship care, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, parent, parenting, parents, post adoption support, sleep, Social Care, socialcare | 1 Comment

Therapeutic Parenting – The CARE Curriculum

Posted on December 2, 2019 by colbypearce

Since I began updating A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder in early 2016, the CARE Therapeutic Framework is the name I have used when referring to content and strategies associated with the CARE Model (Consistency, Accessibility, Responsiveness, Emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, early learning, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, training, Training Programs, Trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools, Uncategorized | Tagged attachment, child development, child welfare, childcare, early learning, Education, educator, kinship care matters, kinshipcare, kinshipcarematters, kinshipcarer, kinshipcarersmatter, mental health, post adoption support, residential care, residential childcare, resilience, self care, socialcare, teacher, therapeutic fostercare, therapeutic fostering, therapeutic parenting, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE Approach

Posted on September 30, 2019 by colbypearce

Following the success of the resources for trauma-informed practice in early learning centres, I am pleased to advise of my new training workshop: Addressing Trauma in the Early Learning Setting: The CARE approach. Continue reading →

Posted in early learning, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, Uncategorized | Tagged childcare, childcare centre, children, early learning, early learning educator, educator, self-care, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Childhood Trauma Fact Sheets for Early Learning Educators

Posted on September 17, 2019 by colbypearce

I am pleased to be able to make available three fact sheets for early learning educators. Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, early learning, Schools, Training Programs, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, behaviour, child care, children, early learning, educator, educators, preschool, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Trauma Informed Resources

Posted on March 5, 2019 by colbypearce

One of the most common types of feedback I hear from people who have attended training in the field of developmental trauma and trauma informed practice is that the training focuses heavily on what participants need to know and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Schools, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged Education, educator, schools, therapeutic care, therapeutic childcare, therapeutic foster care, therapeutic fostering, therapeutic parentng, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Leave a comment

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