Tag Archives: psychologist

Relationships Regulate and Repair

Posted on July 19, 2021 by colbypearce

Relational trauma, such as that which occurs as a result of abuse and neglect, impacts three key areas of relational connection: The relational connection a child has with others, including those who care for them; The relational connection the child … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Therapy, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child development, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, connection, fostercare, kinship care, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, relational connection, relational trauma, residential child care, social worker, trauma, trauma informed, trauma responsive | 2 Comments

Connected Classrooms that CARE: Supporting children recovering from a tough start to life in an era of COVID-19

Posted on May 7, 2020 by colbypearce

In this, my third major release during this COVID-19 period, I have turned my mind to the support of children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life at school. Written for teachers and other education … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Schools, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, child welfare, children, classroom, Education, educational psychologist, educator, educators, psychologist, psychology, school, school psychologist, schools, Social Work, social worker, teacher, teachers, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed school, trauma recovery, trauma responsive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Providing a psychology service to children and young people in an online medium

Posted on April 1, 2020 by colbypearce

A short video I have made about my initial experience delivering a psychology service to children and young people via an online medium in this time of social distancing.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged counselling, counsellor, psychologist, psychology, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, socialwork, socialworker, therapist, Therapy | 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 Accessibility in tough times

Posted on March 20, 2020 by colbypearce

Children first learn that we are accessible to them during infancy when we attend to them whether they are crying or quiet. Attending to infants whether they are crying or quiet provides experiences of their worth, of our proximity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged childcare, educator, educators, fostercare, fostercarer, fostering, kinshipcare, kinshipcarer, kinshipcarers, mentalhealth, parent, parenting, parents, parentwellbeing, psychologist, resilience, school, schools, socialcare, socialwork, socialworker, teacher, teachers, traumainformed, wellbeing, youth worker | Leave a comment

A little extra CARE

Posted on March 16, 2020 by colbypearce

Children recovering from early adversity, including trauma and other adverse events, need a little extra CARE from adults who interact with them in a care and management role. I have provided, below, a little infographic to highlight where to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, childcare, disability, educator, educators, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, psychologist, psychology, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma recovery, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

What is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by colbypearce

With the uptake of strengths-based approaches to child welfare practice in Australia and related child protection jurisdictions in Europe and North America, it is timely to consider what is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving. In this article I briefly introduce a … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, early learning, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged assets, Child Protection, child welfare, parenting, psychologist, psychology, Social Work, socialworker, strengths, strengths based, strengths based practice, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

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