Colby Pearce
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Children Don’t Need Perfect Adults. They Need Predictable Care
The Most Important Thing Traumatised Children Need Is Not What Most Systems Prioritise Across my career in out-of-home care, education, and therapeutic practice, I have become increasingly convinced of something uncomfortable: We consistently underestimate the impact of inconsistency on children. … Continue reading →
Posted in AURA Apps, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged adoption, attachment, AURAapp, Education, fostercare, fostering, healing, kinship care, mental health, parenting, relationships, trauma informed
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The 4 Simple Habits that Can Change a Child’s Behaviour (Without Punishment)
(Professionals – support for your work with parents to maintain a therapeutic care environment for children and young people recovering from a tough start to life.) The AURA by Secure Start App supports daily reflection and attention to four key … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, early learning, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged adoption, anxiety, attachment, child psychologist, family, fostercare, fostering, health, kinship care, mental health, parenting, resilience, Social Work, trauma informed
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Enhancing Therapeutic Environments with AURA by Secure Start
For many years now I have been thinking about the usefulness of having an app on the phones of parents and carers of children I am working with, which reminds them of important aspects of maintaining a therapeutic environment in … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Tagged adoption, ai, attachment, Education, family, foster care, fostercare, fostering, kinship care, mental health, parenting, Social Care, social care leadership, technology, trauma informed
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Getting Behaviour Management Right for Deeply Hurt and Troubled Children and Young People: A Triple-A Approach
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
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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
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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 13: Andrew Isaac
I am pleased to advise that episode 13 of The Secure Start podcast is live. My guest for this podcast is Andrew Isaac. Andrew is a highly accomplished leader within heavily regulated healthcare, children’s services and special needs education environments. … Continue reading →
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Tagged child welfare leadership, child wlefare, foster care, foster care support, kinship care, Social Care, trauma informed
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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 12: Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento
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 →
The Secure Start Podcast Episode 11: Dr Lisa Cherry
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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Tagged adoption, attachment, care experienced, care experienced person, care leaver, fostercare, fostering, homelessness, kinship care, parenting, residential child care, resilience, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed school
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Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame
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 →
Getting behaviour management right for deeply hurt and troubled children and young people: A Triple-A Approach
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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Tagged adoption, attachment, behaviour management, behaviour problems, childhood trauma, fostercare, kinship care, meltdown, parenting, tantrum, trauma informed
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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 4: Catherine Knibbs
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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Tagged attachment, children, Cyber trauma, fostercare, fostering, kids, kinship care, online harms, parenting, teens, trauma informed
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