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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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Tagged attachment, attachment theory, Colby Pearce, Donald Winnicott, foster care, John Bowlby, kinship care, OOHC, out of home care, parenting, residential child care, school, social worker, teacher, therapeutic care, trauma informed, trauma informed school
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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 →
The Secure Start Podcast Episode 13: Andrew Isaac
I am pleased to advise that episode 13 of The Secure Start podcast is live. My guest for this podcast is Andrew Isaac. Andrew is a highly accomplished leader within heavily regulated healthcare, children’s services and special needs education environments. … Continue reading →
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Tagged child welfare leadership, child wlefare, foster care, foster care support, kinship care, Social Care, trauma informed
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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 →
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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Tagged adoption, attachment, care experienced, care experienced person, care leaver, fostercare, fostering, homelessness, kinship care, parenting, residential child care, resilience, therapeutic care, therapeutic residential care, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed school
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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 →
The Secure Start Podcast Episode 9: Simon Benjamin
Recently, I had the priviledge to interview Simon Benjamin on The Secure Start Podcast. For two decades, Simon experienced a wide range of care models in disability, mental health, special education, out-of-home care and Aboriginal childcare services. This included caring … Continue reading →
The Secure Start Podcast Episode 6: Adela Holmes
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adela Holmes on the Secure Start Podcast. Adela has a career spanning 52-years, during which she has worked in the child protection, child & family welfare & out of home care fields for … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, fostercare, fostering, Model of Care, parenting, residential child care, therapeutic residential care, trauma informed
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Getting behaviour management right for deeply hurt and troubled children and young people: A Triple-A Approach
Managing behaviours of concern exhibited by deeply hurt and troubled children and young people can be challenging, with conventional approaches like time-out, reward charts, and removing access to a desired item or privilege rarely resulting in a desired outcome. Often … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, attachment, behaviour management, behaviour problems, childhood trauma, fostercare, kinship care, meltdown, parenting, tantrum, trauma informed
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The Secure Start Podcast Episode 4: Catherine Knibbs
I recently interviewed Cath Knibbs on The Secure Start Podcast. Cath is an international authority on online harms to children, and a great speaker to boot! You can watch the podcast at the link below or listen here. Cath’s Bio: … Continue reading →
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Tagged attachment, children, Cyber trauma, fostercare, fostering, kids, kinship care, online harms, parenting, teens, trauma informed
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