Tag Archives: trauma informed care

Option of Last Report: Providing Therapy to Deeply Troubled Young People

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

I was talking to an overseas colleague today about the provision of psychotherapy services to young people who are in the most desperate of circumstances. This includes young people who are no longer able to be cared for in a … Continue reading →

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Disaster Relief: Helping children during (and after) community traumatic events

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

An article for parents and caregivers by Colby Pearce, Clinical Psychologist, Secure Start®. Traumatic events include any adverse event that challenges, or overwhelms, a child’s normal feelings of safety and everyday coping capacity. Traumatic events often occur suddenly and without … Continue reading →

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Kinship CARE Project Update

Posted on October 2, 2019 by

The Kinship CARE Project has been extended to 2020. The Kinship CARE Project is a joint initiative of the Department for Child Protection (DCP) and Secure Start®. At the time of writing, and over the previous 18 months, Kinship CARE … Continue reading →

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Childhood Trauma Fact Sheets for Early Learning Educators

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

I am pleased to be able to make available three fact sheets for early learning educators. Continue reading →

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Why The CARE Therapeutic Framework?

Posted on September 2, 2019 by

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

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

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The CARE Therapeutic Framework

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

A trauma informed, strengths-based approach to promoting optimal developmental, behavioural and mental health outcomes for children and young people. Continue reading →

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Child development: The importance of emotional connection

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Emotional connection, initiated by an adult caretaker, is important because it supports several extremely important aspects of a child’s emotional development. Connecting with the emotional experience of an infant supports a reciprocal emotional connection from the infant. Within this emotional … Continue reading →

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A Short Introduction to the Kinship CARE Project

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Access a PDF of the full article here. In South Australia, forty-six percent of children in out-of-home care with an authority to place are in a kinship care placement. Kinship care is the largest form of out-of-home care in South … Continue reading →

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Trauma Informed Resources

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

One of the most common types of feedback I hear from people who have attended training in the field of developmental trauma and trauma informed practice is that the training focuses heavily on what participants need to know and not … Continue reading →

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