Tag Archives: out of home care

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

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 →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, child and family welfare, Child Protection, child welfare leadership, fostercare, fostering, leadership, mentoring, out of home care, supervision, trauma informed | Leave a comment

The Secure Start Podcast Episode 7: Graeme Kerridge

Posted on May 27, 2025 by colbypearce

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Graeme Kerridge on The Secure Start Podcast. Graeme is an international health development consultant who has worked in over 25 countries throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and in the countries of the … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged child welfare leadership, consultant, health management, leadership, management, out of home care, residential care, residential child care | 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

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