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Why Emotional Reactions Are Data And How Organisations Can Turn Them Into Care, with Emma Higgs
Why Emotional Reactions Are Data And How Organisations Can Turn Them Into Care Psychodynamic practice often feels like stepping into a storm without a map: strong feelings, risk, chaos and the pressure to manage behaviour fast. Yet what if those feelings are not hazards to avoid but vital data? This conversation with Emma Higgs, a…
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Care Leaver To Care Leader – A podcast interview with Surja (Udayan Care Alumni)
Care Leaver To Care Leader I am very pleased to release the final episode of The Secure Start Podcast for 2025, with Surja – an Alumni of Udayan Care, and so much more. The heart of this conversation is simple and radical: lived experience should lead. We trace Surja’s journey from a village in Uttar…
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It takes a network, not a superhero – A Podcast Interview with Emeritus Professor Robbie Gilligan
It takes a network, not a superhero What if lasting change for young people in care comes not from a single attachment, but from a web of “many good adults” who open doors to the wider world? We sit down with Emeritus Professor Robbie Gilligan to trace how schools, mentors, hobbies, and work links create…
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What makes a good leader (and parent) in child protection?
In child protection and related endeavours, what should we be looking for in a leader, supervisor, support worker, service provider, foster carer, kinship carer, residential child care worker, or even birth parents? Through The Secure Start Podcast, I am learning that what we need is a good container. Central to Containment Theory (Bion, 1962) is…
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AURA Over Authority: Rethinking Our Response to Challenging Behaviours
When it comes to managing challenging behaviours in children who have experienced trauma, conventional approaches often fall short. Colby Pearce, a renowned expert in child trauma and development, recently delivered an insightful training session that offers a paradigm shift in how we understand and respond to children’s behaviours of concern. The foundation of Pearce’s approach…