Tag Archives: foster care

Child Welfare Intervention Outcomes: What we know and what we see

Posted on October 23, 2022 by colbypearce

What outcomes do you expect to see as a result of my service provision? This is a question I routinely ask in my work. Put another way: These are, perhaps, the fundamental questions that get at the hopes of the … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Therapy, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, kinship care, psychologist, psychology, schools, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed | 3 Comments

How long does it take for therapeutic care strategies to work?

Posted on April 20, 2022 by colbypearce

The ‘failure’ of a therapeutic care strategy to achieve the desired outcome on first administration does not necessarily mean that it will not or that it is a worthless strategy. Children and young people who are recovering from a tough … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care | Tagged adoption, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, kinship care, Social Care, socialwork, therapeutic care, trauma informed | Leave a comment

What is the distinctive atmosphere or quality that you project in your role?

Posted on December 31, 2021 by colbypearce

A quick Google search reveals that aura can be defined as the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place (Oxford Languages). In my work, I am particularly interested in the … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed | Tagged aura, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, psychologist, psychology, socialwork, socialworker, traumainformed | 1 Comment

Trauma-informed training for foster, adoptive, and kinship carers

Posted on July 22, 2021 by colbypearce

This morning I read an interesting narrative review of fifteen evaluation studies of trauma-informed care training for foster and adoptive parents (and kinship carers): Lotty, M, Bantry-White, E, & Dunn-Galvin, A, (2021) Trauma-informed care psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged adoption, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child psychologist, child welfare, Education, foster care, kinship care, psychoeducation, psychology, schools, trauma aware, trauma informed, trauma responsive | Leave a comment

An allegory about attachment theory

Posted on July 19, 2020 by colbypearce

‪A Tale of Three Mice: An Attachment Story continues to attract attention among other writers looking for a short allegory introducing Attachment Theory. This week from a publisher of a book about child development. I updated the story in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, attachment, Attachment Disorder, childwelfare, COVID19, foster care, foster care support, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, kinshipcarer, parenting, psychology, Social Care, Social Work, trauma informed, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Preserving Placements during a Pandemic – Video Series with Handbook

Posted on April 18, 2020 by colbypearce

I am very pleased to make this series of short videos available to foster and kinship carers, to assist them manage the impact of the current pandemic on the children and young people in their care, and themselves. I am … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed, trauma informed care | Tagged child welfare, childcare, childwelfareleadership, Coronavirus, COVID19, foster care, fostercare, fostercarer, fostering, grandparents, kinship care, kinshipcare, kinshipcarematters, kinshipcarer, pandemic, relativecare, relativefostercare, socialcare, therapeutic care, trauma, traumainformed, traumainformedcare, traumarecovery, traumasensitive | Leave a comment

Preserving Placements during a Pandemic

Posted on April 9, 2020 by colbypearce

Very few people will get through this global pandemic without being affected in some way. Some will cope better than others. Our prior life experiences can be a help, or a hindrance. Those who have experienced adversity in the past, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged children, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, childwelfarereform, Coronavirus, COVID19, foster care, fostercare, fostercarer, fostering, grandparent, grandparents, kinship, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, pandemic, traumainformed, traumainformedcare, traumaresponsive, traumasensitive | Leave a comment

A little extra needs provision

Posted on March 23, 2020 by colbypearce

Hello again. I am taking my own advice and maintaining a consistent routine as much as possible during these extraordinary times by posting content that I hope will prove to be useful to caregivers of children and young people. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adopter, adopters, adoption, Coronavirus, COVID19, educator, educators, foster care, foster carer, foster carers, grandparent, grandparents, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, parent, parenting, parenting tips, parents, psychology, Social Care, Social Work, social worker, teacher, teachers, youth work | Leave a comment

A little extra understanding in tough times

Posted on March 22, 2020 by colbypearce

In this, the fourth in a series of posts about resources I am distributing to help caregivers of children during these extraordinary times, I highlight the importance for children and young people of being heard and understood. Science shows that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adopter, adoption, child welfare, childcare, Coronavirus, COVID19, educator, educators, foster care, foster carer, foster carers, fostering, kinship care, kinship carer, kinship carers, pandemic, parent, parenting, parenting tips, parents, psychologist, psychology, Social Work, socialcare, socialworker, socialworkers, teacher, teachers, trauma informed, trauma informed care | Leave a comment

A little extra consistency in tough times

Posted on March 19, 2020 by colbypearce

We are experiencing remarkable times. The Coronavirus (COVID 19) has brought with it a great deal of uncertainty, for all of us. Uncertainty is stressful. Certainty allows us to predict what will happen, when it will happen, and how it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adopter, adoption, child care, Child Protection, child welfare, Education, educator, foster care, fosteradopt, fostering, fostering and adoption, kinship care, kinship carer, parent, parenting, parenting tips, school, Social Work, social worker, trauma informed, youth work, youth worker | Leave a comment

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