Tag Archives: foster care

When are psychology interventions developmental?

Posted on September 20, 2025 by colbypearce

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has delivered much-needed support for children and young adults who have a neurodevelopmental condition or other diagnosed disability. Psychology service provision is one of these supports. However, in recent times the National Disability Insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed | Tagged child development, Child Protection, childhood trauma, children, Developmental, disability, foster care, mental health, NDIS, OOHC, psychology, trauma | Leave a comment

Getting Behaviour Management Right for Deeply Hurt and Troubled Children and Young People: A Triple-A Approach

Posted on August 5, 2025 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools | 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 | 2 Comments

Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame

Posted on June 7, 2025 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, attachment relationship, attachment style, attachment theory, child welfare, eduucator, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, residential child care, school, Social Care, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential child care | Leave a comment

What are we not getting right for our boys?

Posted on April 28, 2025 by colbypearce

In a recent interview with Catherine Knibbs on The Secure Start Podcast, as part of my ‘question without notice’ segment I was asked what we are not doing for, or getting right, with our boys. This followed on from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Behaviour, Parenting, podcast | Tagged adoption, Child Protection, child safeguarding, child welfare, cybertrauma, feminism, foster care, fostercare, gender, kids, kinship care, masculinity, men, mental health, online harms, parenting, safeguarding, socialcare, teachers | Leave a comment

The Secure Start Podcast Episode 2: John Whitwell

Posted on March 23, 2025 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, parenting, podcast, residential child care, Social Care, trauma informed | Leave a comment

The Secure Start Podcast Episode One: Sally Rhodes

Posted on March 22, 2025 by colbypearce

I recently started a podcast. This is a project I intended to launch more than a year ago. Unfortunately, life intervened. My first guest is Sally Rhodes. Sally has a Master of Social Work, and a Graduate Diploma in Family … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged autism, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfareleadership, family, foster care, kinship care, mental health, OOHC, out of home care, parenting, podcast, residential child care, reunification, Social Care, trauma, trauma informed | Leave a comment

A message to those who provide care and support to our most vulnerable

Posted on November 4, 2024 by colbypearce

This video stems from the deeply saddening stories and images we see about neglect of the elderly, those who are living with a disability, and children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home. Transcript This … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed practice | Tagged aged care, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, connection, disability, disability care, elderly, foster care, kinship care, mental health, Social Care, Social Work, trauma informed | 2 Comments

Child Protection Systems Stand or Fall on these Four Pillars

Posted on October 22, 2024 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in trauma informed | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child and family welfare, Child Protection, child protection systems, child protective services, child welfare, foster care, kinship care, residential child care, reunification, Social Care, trauma informed | Leave a comment

Do I support late stage reunification?

Posted on October 14, 2024 by colbypearce

Recently, I was asked the question that is the title of this post. The context in which I was asked aligned with my view that this is an important topic for me to share my views on. Just a disclaimer; … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed practice | Tagged attachment, childprotection, childprotectiveservices, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, connection, foster care, fostercare, kinshipcare, mentalhealth, parenting, reunification, traumainformed, wellbeing | Leave a comment

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