Tag Archives: trauma informed practice

Theory of Accessibility to Needs Provision

Posted on September 11, 2020 by colbypearce

Below is a statement that reflects the third ‘A’ in the Triple-A Model – Accessibility (to needs provision). It captures my thoughts and my response when I am talking to caregivers about their experience of the behaviour of a child … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, trauma informed care, Trauma Informed Schools | Tagged attachment, Child Protection, child protection week, child welfare, child welfare leadership, childcare, children, Education, educators, fostercare, grandparents, kinshipcare, parenting, psychology, relativecare, schools, socialcare, teachers, trauma informed, trauma informed classroom, trauma informed practice, traumainformedcare | Leave a comment

Child Psychotherapy: An update about my approach

Posted on July 24, 2020 by colbypearce

I am frequently asked about my approach to psychotherapy with children and young people. In this blog I reproduce an explanation for parents and caregivers that appears on the Secure Start website. Psychology is a broad term that covers the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged attachment, attachment theory, child psychologist, Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychologist, counselling, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, social welfare, social;worker, socialwork, sounsellor, therapist, Therapy, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma informed therapy | 1 Comment

Our own response to the pandemic reflects the experience of maltreated children

Posted on May 4, 2020 by colbypearce

Uncertainty, including in relation to our health and the health of our loved ones, our access to basic needs, and what the future holds, is anxiety-evoking. It can leave us preoccupied with accessing basic needs and lead us to behave in ways that increase our chances of being able to achieve needs provision, and feel safe. Uncertainty, coupled with the media coverage of the pandemic, can leave us experiencing ourselves as inadequate, others as threatening and dangerous, and the world as unsafe. The current uncertainty, and its psychological impacts on us, provides an insight into what life is like for children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged attachment, child welfare, child welfare leadership, children, Coronavirus, COVID19, mental health, pandemic, psychology, social worker, socialwork, socialworker, trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, traumainformed, traumainformedcare, traumainformedpractice | Leave a comment

A little extra emotional connectedness

Posted on March 26, 2020 by colbypearce

Emotional connectedness is a by-product of interaction. When you are interacting with a person you are likely to feel an ‘echo’ of their emotion. This is a form of empathy that is instinctive and, with few exceptions, we all have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, childcare, childprotection, childwelfare, educator, fostercare, grandparent, kinshipcare, parent, parenting, relativecare, school, socialcare, teacher, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, traumainformed, traumainformedcare | 2 Comments

A little extra CARE

Posted on March 16, 2020 by colbypearce

Children recovering from early adversity, including trauma and other adverse events, need a little extra CARE from adults who interact with them in a care and management role. I have provided, below, a little infographic to highlight where to focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, childcare, disability, educator, educators, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parenting, psychologist, psychology, Social Care, Social Work, socialworker, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma recovery, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

Kinship CARE

Posted on March 6, 2020 by colbypearce

Kinship CARE is a comprehensive training package for trauma-informed care and practice among kinship carers and professionals who support them. Kinship CARE is tailored to the experience and training needs of kinship carers. Kinship CARE recognises that, for kinship carers, … Continue reading →

Posted in kinship care, Training Programs, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, kinship care, kinship care matters, kinship carers, kinshipcarer, psychology, Social Care, social workers, socialwork social worker, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma recovery, trauma responsive | Leave a comment

What is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by colbypearce

With the uptake of strengths-based approaches to child welfare practice in Australia and related child protection jurisdictions in Europe and North America, it is timely to consider what is ‘good’ parenting and caregiving. In this article I briefly introduce a … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Adoption, Attachment, early learning, Fostering, kinship care, Parenting, Training Programs, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Tagged assets, Child Protection, child welfare, parenting, psychologist, psychology, Social Work, socialworker, strengths, strengths based, strengths based practice, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive | Leave a comment

Working with At-Risk Families: The Importance of Regulating Shame

Posted on February 1, 2020 by colbypearce

In The Zahir, author Paulo Coelho tells the story of two firefighters who take a break from fighting a forest fire by a stream. The face of one of the firefighters is dirty and sooty. The face of the other … Continue reading →

Posted in AAA Caregiving, Parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed practice | Tagged Child Protection, child welfare, connection, family, parenting, relationships, shame, therapeutic parenting, trauma informed, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

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

Posted on January 16, 2020 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged attachment, Attachment Disorder, developmental trauma, fostercare, kinshipcare, psychology, psychotherapy, RAD, reactive attachment disorder, resudentialcare, socialcare, Therapy, trauma, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice | Leave a comment

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

Posted on January 10, 2020 by colbypearce

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged child welfare, community trauma, foster care, foster carer, kinship care, kinship carer, parent, parenting, psychology, resilience, Social Care, trauma, trauma informed, trauma informed care, trauma informed practice, trauma responsive, trauma sensitive, wellbeing | Leave a comment

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