Tag Archives: wellbeing

We All Need CARE to Thrive

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

Something different – a short video about the CARE Therapeutic Framework. Let me know what you think! If you like this post, please subscribe to this blog to receive an email notification when other practical ideas and guidance is published. … Continue reading →

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Why clinicians use play in therapy with children

Posted on February 4, 2019 by

In response to the statement that he or she (the clinician) ‘just plays with the children’ I give you the following reasons why play is important. Continue reading →

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When Punishment is Problematic

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

People do not act for no reason.
They may act in response to an idea.
They may act in response to an emotion. Continue reading →

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Trauma-Informed: Adopting a Balanced View

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Eyes are mirrors for a child’s soul. What do children see in your eyes? Continue reading →

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Understanding, Connection and Wellbeing

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Your child’s CARE requirements through the years

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Four Essential Enrichment Activities to Promote Recovery at School from Interpersonal Trauma

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Greet the child before they do anything to initiate engagement with you. Greeting children in this way offers them the experience that they are in your thoughts, that they are worthy and that you are accessible. This is necessary as … Continue reading →

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Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

Parental CARE: Implications for Attachment Security and Disorders A webinar with Colby Pearce Saturday 20 May 2017, 10.00am – 1.00pm, London, UK time  In the same way that an infant’s attachments develop in association with their experience of who cares for … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Childcare – The CARE Approach

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Earlier this year I set about revising and updating A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder. The second edition is available from December 2016. As part of the revision process I considered what we might mean when talking about … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic CARE and the Triple-A method

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

As a practising Clinical Psychologist and as a father to three boys I often think of child-rearing as akin to being a farmer who grows crops. The farmer expends significant effort preparing the soil and sowing seeds. Then the farmer waits and … Continue reading →

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