Tag Archives: Social Care

An attachment-informed perspective about why healing birth family connection is vital in social care endeavours.

Posted on September 25, 2025 by colbypearce

Attachment is an important consideration in decisions that are made in Child Protection. Attachment security is an aspirational goal for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home with their birth family. Though this is … Continue reading →

The Secure Start Podcast Episode 12: Lar Nossa Senhora do Livramento

Posted on June 26, 2025 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, fostercare, kinship care, residential care, residential child care, Social Care, socialcare, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma informed | Leave a comment

Ten experts speak about child trauma, safeguarding, and therapeutic care

Posted on June 18, 2025 by colbypearce

Followers of this page will be aware that this year I finally started The Secure Start Podcast. So far I have had eleven highly esteemed guests appear, with more booked in. It has been so encouraging that so many respected … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child trauma, children, fostercare, kinshipcare, leadership, mental health, parenting, politics, psychologist, safeguarding, Social Care, social care leadership, socialwork, socialworker, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma, traumainformed | Leave a comment

Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame

Posted on June 7, 2025 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, attachment relationship, attachment style, attachment theory, child welfare, eduucator, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, residential child care, school, Social Care, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential child care | Leave a comment

The Secure Start Podcast Episode 3: Dr Nicola O’Sullivan

Posted on May 11, 2025 by colbypearce

I recently had the good fortune to interview Dr Nicola O’Sullivan on The Secure Start Podcast, on the topic of supervision in child protection. This is a must watch or listen to for all who work in child protection and … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged Child Protection, child safeguarding, child welfare, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, safeguarding, Social Care, Social Work, supervision, systemic, trauma informed | Leave a comment

The Secure Start Podcast Episode 2: John Whitwell

Posted on March 23, 2025 by colbypearce

John was formerly a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and a full member of the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF). John was also the Chair of Trustees of the Gloucestershire Counselling Service and Trustee of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust and the Mulberry Bush Organisation. Between 1985 and 1999 John was … Continue reading →

Posted in podcast | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, parenting, podcast, residential child care, Social Care, trauma informed | 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

Update About Me

Posted on December 8, 2024 by colbypearce

In this post I share with the reader a statement of my competencies and experience that I bring to my work and any role I am engaged for. It is also represented on the About Me page of this site. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, anxiety, attachment, child psychologist, Education, fostercare, fostering, health, kinship care, mental health, parenting, psychology, Social Care, trauma informed | Leave a comment

A message to those who provide care and support to our most vulnerable

Posted on November 4, 2024 by colbypearce

This video stems from the deeply saddening stories and images we see about neglect of the elderly, those who are living with a disability, and children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home. Transcript This … Continue reading →

Posted in trauma informed practice | Tagged aged care, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, connection, disability, disability care, elderly, foster care, kinship care, mental health, Social Care, Social Work, trauma informed | 2 Comments

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