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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 12: Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento

Posted on June 26, 2025 by colbypearce

Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento, or “Livramento” for short, is an inspirational home for girls and young women in need, with an interesting 215 year history! That’s right, 215 years since a group of concerned citizens of Porto established a … Continue reading →

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Ten experts speak about child trauma, safeguarding, and therapeutic care

Posted on June 18, 2025 by colbypearce

Followers of this page will be aware that this year I finally started The Secure Start Podcast. So far I have had eleven highly esteemed guests appear, with more booked in. It has been so encouraging that so many respected … Continue reading →

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 11: Dr Lisa Cherry

Posted on June 15, 2025 by colbypearce

This past week I had the privilege to speak to Dr Lisa Cherry FRSA on The Secure Start Podcast. Lisa is an inspirational global voice for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home, and … Continue reading →

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 10: Dr Kiran Modi

Posted on June 3, 2025 by colbypearce

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr Kiran Modi, founder of Udayan Care. Across the past 30 years Kiran has been at the forefront of implementing some amazing initiatives with respect to the care and … Continue reading →

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 9: Simon Benjamin

Posted on May 30, 2025 by colbypearce

Recently, I had the priviledge to interview Simon Benjamin on The Secure Start Podcast. For two decades, Simon experienced a wide range of care models in disability, mental health, special education, out-of-home care and Aboriginal childcare services.  This included caring … Continue reading →

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 6: Adela Holmes

Posted on May 27, 2025 by colbypearce

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adela Holmes on the Secure Start Podcast. Adela has a career spanning 52-years, during which she has worked in the child protection, child & family welfare & out of home care fields for … Continue reading →

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Getting behaviour management right for deeply hurt and troubled children and young people: A Triple-A Approach

Posted on May 17, 2025 by colbypearce

Managing behaviours of concern exhibited by deeply hurt and troubled children and young people can be challenging, with conventional approaches like time-out, reward charts, and removing access to a desired item or privilege rarely resulting in a desired outcome. Often … Continue reading →

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 4: Catherine Knibbs

Posted on May 17, 2025 by colbypearce

I recently interviewed Cath Knibbs on The Secure Start Podcast. Cath is an international authority on online harms to children, and a great speaker to boot! You can watch the podcast at the link below or listen here. Cath’s Bio: … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Breaking the cycle of children entering state care

Posted on February 6, 2025 by colbypearce

One of the more insidious impacts of early relational/developmental trauma lies in the area of language development and, especially, inner state language. In an environment where parents are grossly preoccupied with their own challenges, opportunities for language growth are stunted. … Continue reading →

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