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What should be the focus of our work in child protection and social care?
In this short video, drawn from an interview I participated in for Therapeutic Residential and Foster Care for Traumatised Children, I address the question of what I think should be the focus of our work in child protection and social … Continue reading →
Why does my child react so badly to me saying “no”?
In this video, I explain why children recovering from developmental trauma, in particular, react so extremely the word “no”, and suggest some ways to respond therapeutically to this. The video is intended to be of most interest to those who … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, foster care, fostering, kinship care, parenting, parents, Social Care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice
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What is Trauma Informed Practice? The CARE Curriculum
In this video, I lay out the key reflections embedded the CARE Curriculum, which are integral to facilitating an outcome where our children and young people experiences themselves as worthy and capable, others as responsive and trustworthy, and their world … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, foster care, kinship care, parenting, Social Care, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma informed school
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Why contact with birth parents is so important
I made this video to support greater understanding of the role of birth parent contact in supporting relational repair and, ultimately, attachment security among children and young people who cannot safely be cared for at home. Let me know what … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment theory, Child Protection, foster care, kinship care, Social Care, trauma informed
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What are the characteristics of good parenting?
In this video I talk about what are the qualities of good parenting. I made this video to support care and protection decision-making in child protection. If we have a set of dimensional constructs against which to evaluate parenting it … Continue reading →
Responding therapeutically to behaviour of concern, and other new videos
I have taken the plunge into making videos of my content, and what appears below are my first three. Do like and share this post if you took something useful from the content. More to come! Responding Therapeutically to Behaviours … Continue reading →
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Child Welfare Intervention Outcomes: What we know and what we see
What outcomes do you expect to see as a result of my service provision? This is a question I routinely ask in my work. Put another way: These are, perhaps, the fundamental questions that get at the hopes of the … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Therapy, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, Trauma Informed Schools
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Tagged Attachment Disorder, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, kinship care, psychologist, psychology, schools, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed
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What do children in care need to recover from relational trauma?
In recent posts I have referred to three things that children in out-of-home care need, and need adults who are responsible for their care and welfare to understand, to support their recovery from complex relational trauma. These three things are: … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, Social Care, social care worker, therapeutic care, trauma informed
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How long does it take for therapeutic care strategies to work?
The ‘failure’ of a therapeutic care strategy to achieve the desired outcome on first administration does not necessarily mean that it will not or that it is a worthless strategy. Children and young people who are recovering from a tough … Continue reading →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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Tagged adoption, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, foster care, kinship care, Social Care, socialwork, therapeutic care, trauma informed
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More than a spare room: What kids really need from foster carers
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 →
Posted in AAA Caregiving, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed
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Tagged attachment, Child Protection, child welfare, child welfare leadership, fostercare, kinshipcare, parenting, residential care, Social Care, therapeutic care, therapeutic foster care, trauma informed, trauma informed care
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