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One piece of advice I would give to people considering working in child protection and social care

Posted on May 6, 2024 by colbypearce

In this short video, extracted from a recent interview I gave to Therapeutic Residential and Foster care, I respond to the question about what one piece of advice I would give to people (considering) working in child protection and social … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Care is all about your AURA

Posted on February 12, 2024 by colbypearce

Dear Followers, Just bringing to your attention some recent videos I have uploaded to YouTube. The first one you may not have seen is an attempt to delineate responding to the behaviours and responding to the need/reason, using the common … Continue reading →

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Building self-worth after trauma

Posted on November 26, 2023 by colbypearce

They blame themself For me building self-worth is a critical task when reflecting on the care requirements of children and young people who are recovering from a tough start to life. Self-worth is one of the main casualties of early … Continue reading →

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Needs trump reason, and other new videos posted to YouTube this week

Posted on November 8, 2023 by colbypearce

This week I posted three more videos drawn from my experience in child and family psychology practice, with a major focus in child protection and out-of-home care, across the last twenty eight years. You will find each video, below. If … Continue reading →

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Attachment, Relationships, and the importance of Identity: Being a podcast guest for Lisa Cherry

Posted on October 31, 2023 by colbypearce

A couple of weeks ago I posted on LinkedIn that I was interested in releasing more online video content, including long-form conversations, on the subject of my work these past twenty-eight years. I had been reflecting about access to knowledge … Continue reading →

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Why does my child make mountains out of molehills?

Posted on October 16, 2023 by colbypearce

The content, below, is drawn from my self-paced learning module on the topic of Trauma and Regulation. It was developed for carers of children recovering from early relational trauma that necessitated placement away from home. The complete module can be … Continue reading →

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Making decisions about contact with birth parents: The role of Attachment.

Posted on July 5, 2023 by colbypearce

Dear Followers of this Blog. I have released another self-paced learning module on the topic of contact between children and young people who cannot safely be cared for at home, and their birth parents. I originally delivered the content of … Continue reading →

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Sam’s Story

Posted on February 24, 2023 by colbypearce

Hello. I developed the video, below, and the story that accompanies it, to help young people, and adults who interact with them, to better understand the impact of attachment trauma and their development and approach to life and relationships. I … Continue reading →

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Redundancy as a goal of trauma-focused psychotherapy

Posted on February 13, 2023 by colbypearce

When you take on the psychotherapy role with a child or young person who is recovering from as tough start to life in out-of-home care, there is a real possibility that you will become the most consistent and enduring adult … Continue reading →

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Why do my child’s support professionals say that behaviour management doesn’t work?

Posted on February 2, 2023 by colbypearce

Conventional responses to behaviours of concern, such as reward and punishment strategies, are widely considered to be ineffective in addressing the complex and challenging behaviours exhibited by children and young people who have experienced complex, relational, or early/developmental trauma. This … Continue reading →

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