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Getting Behaviour Management Right for Deeply Hurt and Troubled Children and Young People: A Triple-A Approach

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

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 14: Richard Rollinson

This week, I had the pleasure of releasing a podcast interview I did with Richard Rollinson. Richard has had a 51-year association with The Mulberry Bush Therapeutic Community in Oxfordshire, including 10 years as it’s Director. Richard has also engaged … Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 11: Dr Lisa Cherry

This past week I had the privilege to speak to Dr Lisa Cherry FRSA on The Secure Start Podcast. Lisa is an inspirational global voice for children and young people who could not be safely cared for at home, and … Continue reading

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Exploring Attachment, Self-Worth, and Shame

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

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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 10: Dr Kiran Modi

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr Kiran Modi, founder of Udayan Care. Across the past 30 years Kiran has been at the forefront of implementing some amazing initiatives with respect to the care and … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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