Tag Archives: residential care

More than a spare room: What kids really need from foster carers

Posted on July 27, 2021 by colbypearce

I have been thinking about what children and young people who cannot be safely cared for at home need from their foster carers. I want readers to adopt a broad definition of foster for the purposes of this post, including … Continue reading →

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A Short Introduction to Attachment and Resilience

Posted on July 25, 2021 by colbypearce

I have maintained this blog site or more than ten years. This will be the 250th post published to it. Given the sheer volume of content I have decided to make a post with links to the posts that I … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Parenting – The CARE Curriculum

Posted on December 2, 2019 by colbypearce

Since I began updating A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder in early 2016, the CARE Therapeutic Framework is the name I have used when referring to content and strategies associated with the CARE Model (Consistency, Accessibility, Responsiveness, Emotional … Continue reading →

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Why The CARE Therapeutic Framework?

Posted on September 2, 2019 by colbypearce

The CARE Therapeutic Framework is a back-to-basics, strengths-based program that supports enrichment of therapeutic care environments for children who are recovering from relational trauma and other forms of early adversity, and their caregivers. Relational connection, wellbeing, and new learning (growth) … Continue reading →

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We Love Collaborating

Posted on June 1, 2019 by colbypearce

Secure Start® is looking to collaborate with organisations who share our vision of supporting happy, connected children. Continue reading →

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We all need CARE

Posted on August 27, 2018 by colbypearce

Posted in Parenting, Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, attachment, child care, fostercare, fostering, kinshipcare, mental health, parenting, psychology, residential care | Leave a comment

Therapeutic caregiving – why conventional is vital

Posted on May 10, 2017 by colbypearce

We know that . . . We do that . . . These are all-too-familiar responses to endeavours to promote conventional aspects of caregiving and relating as part of a therapeutic approach to the care of children who are experiencing, … Continue reading →

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Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders

Posted on April 26, 2017 by colbypearce

Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders A webinar with Colby Pearce Saturday 20 May 2017, 10.00am – 1.00pm, London, UK time In the same way that an infant’s attachments develop in association with their experience of who cares for … Continue reading →

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CARERS must CARE – Lessons on attachment from Colby Pearce

Posted on April 20, 2017 by colbypearce

It was such a privilege to be asked recently to write a review for Colby Pearce’s second edition of a ‘Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder’. Colby Pearce is one of the leading experts in attachment and as a … Continue reading →

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Foster Carers report Model of Care Interesting and Helpful

Posted on April 8, 2017 by colbypearce

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority established to drive high-quality and safe care for people using health and social care services in Ireland. HIQA monitors foster care services against the National Standards for Foster Care, … Continue reading →