Colby Pearce
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Why does my child make mountains out of molehills?
The content, below, is drawn from my self-paced learning module on the topic of Trauma and Regulation. It was developed for carers of children recovering from early relational trauma that necessitated placement away from home. The complete module can be … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, fostercare, kinshipcare, neurobiology, parenting, trauma, traumainformed
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Self-Paced Learning Modules
Online, Self-Paced Dear followers of this blog. For much of the past twenty-eight years working in child protection I have developed and delivered content designed to support the endeavours of carers and professionals who interact with children and young people … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Schools, training, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged attachment, attachmentmatters, childdevelopment, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, educator, fostercare, kinshipcare, mentalhealth, schools, socialcare, socialworker, teacher
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Sam’s Story
Hello. I developed the video, below, and the story that accompanies it, to help young people, and adults who interact with them, to better understand the impact of attachment trauma and their development and approach to life and relationships. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachmenttrauma, childhoodtrauma, childwelfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, psychologist, socialcare, socialworker, traumainformed
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Why do my child’s support professionals say that behaviour management doesn’t work?
Conventional responses to behaviours of concern, such as reward and punishment strategies, are widely considered to be ineffective in addressing the complex and challenging behaviours exhibited by children and young people who have experienced complex, relational, or early/developmental trauma. This … Continue reading →
Child welfare intervention outcomes: what does trust in the accessibility and responsiveness of adults look like?
In this the final blog of the series, I will present what I think functional learning about the accessibility and responsiveness of adults in a caregiving role for needs provision looks like. I recommend that the reader also take a … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed
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Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, socialcare, socialwork, socialworker, traumainformed
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Outcomes in child welfare: What a well-modulated nervous system looks like
In this, the third blog in this series, I will write about what a well-modulated nervous system looks like among children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life. Please also refer to the first and … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachment theory, child welfare, fostercare, kinshipcare, socialcare, socialworker, trauma informed
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What attachment security looks like
In the first blog of this series about child welfare intervention outcomes, I wrote about the importance of knowing, and being able to say, what progress toward successful outcomes looks like. In this second blog of the series, I will … Continue reading →
Posted in Adoption, Fostering, kinship care, trauma informed
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Tagged adoption, attachment, attachmentdisorder, attachmenttheory, familyservices, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, socialcare, socialwork, traumainformed
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Practice alignment: How important is it in child welfare?
A child leaves their placement to attend school, where acceptance and belonging are contingent on adhering to the school’s behaviour expectations. They leave school to go to sports practice, where acceptance and belonging are contingent on being good enough to … Continue reading →
Achieving best outcomes from care
Twenty-seven years continuous work in child protection and child welfare, including ongoing work with young adults who have transitioned from Care, has taught me some extremely valuable lessons about long-term outcomes of a childhood spent in State Care. In particular, … Continue reading →
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Children (and Young People) who Foster
I need my mum and dad to be there for me without me having to ask; to say the words that show that they understand what is happening for me and our family right now; to show that my needs are important without me having to explain them; and to sit with me and experience what I am feeling. Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, childprotection, childwelfare, childwelfareleadership, foster, fostercare, fostering, kinshipcare, parenting, socialcare, socialworkers, traumainformed
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Attachment and Resilience 