COLLECTIONS

What are they?

Our collections pull essential resources on important subjects together in one place. For example: Are you looking for help with behaviours that challenge? Please select it from the drop-down and go.

collection of

spotlight

Collections
spotlight

The importance of understanding what drives behaviour

As a kinship carer and a therapeutic specialist, I have found it’s critical to know the difference between top-down and bottom-up behaviours and I think understanding it will help those of you caring for children...

Are you managing top-down behaviours, that are strategic and planned? Or bottom-up behaviours that are instinctual and driven by the brain's lower regions? This blog explores top-down and bottom-up behaviours, and how to match your approach to children's needs.
Read more
Collections
spotlight

When systems designed to protect do harm

What comes to mind when you think about the child protection or youth justice system?  Protection and safeguarding? Rehabilitation? Trauma-informed care? These two complex and often interacting systems are intended to keep children, young people,...

Current research shows that children who are "dual-involved" in both child protection and youth justice systems are prone to criminalisation when these systems don’t interact effectively. This system failure is known as systems abuse. Dr Claire Paterson-Smith, Dr Tatiana Corrales, and Dr Patricia McNamara presented their preliminary findings on their important, if troubling, research: The criminalisation of children in care in England/Wales, New South Wales and Victoria. Their research highlights the urgent need for positive systemic change, and what we can do in our day-to-day practice to move us in the right direction.
Read more
Collections
spotlight

Responding to behaviours that challenge – practice guide

Much has been written about understanding and managing the challenging pain-based behaviours of children and young people who have experienced trauma and live in therapeutic or out of home care. Anglin (2002) coined the phrase...

This practice guide explores what is meant by the term ‘behaviours that challenge’, why children and young people display behaviours that challenge, the
Read more
Collections
spotlight

Children, young people and sleep

Many of those of you who know me, know that I have a big interest in sleep hygiene and the children and young people in out of home care (OOHC). To this end I have...

Many of those of you who know me, know that I have a big interest in sleep hygiene and the children and young people in out of home care (OOHC). To this end I have put together a small package of material that I hope you will take the time to look at and discuss …
Read more

    training opportunities

    Type of training

    Type of training

    Subject

    Subject

    Find now

    Sorry, no articles found.
    For this collection

    resources

    Collections

    Making sense of complex and challenging behaviours

    An inability to understand trauma-based behaviours often sees young people ‘labelled’ in ways that can create a ‘spiral of negativity’. A trauma-informed approach orients us to be curious about what is going on for the young person rather than seeing their behaviour as separate from what has happened to them. This is one of the …

    Read more
    Collections

    Understanding and supporting young people who self-harm in residential care

    Some of the young people we care for in the ITC programs deal with emotional distress and pain by hurting themselves physically. Young people hurting themselves is distressing to them and to those who care for them. ITC staff may experience a range of emotions, including anger, sadness, helplessness, guilt, shame or disgust. In response …

    Read more
    Collections

    Preventing self-harm among young people in out-of-home care – Research brief

    This Research Briefing explores why young people in out of home care self-harm, what the predictors for self-harm are, how best to intervene, and what out of home care providers need to know to prevent self-harm and suicide.

    Read more
    Collections

    ‘Tis the Season to be Jolly’ – but not for everyone

    It’s all too easy to get wrapped up in the fun and happiness of Christmas and forget that, for others, the season isn’t necessarily a joyful one. For some the young people in the ITC system, Christmas has not been a happy time and can bring back difficult memories. Arguments, violence or aggression in the …

    Read more

    Show more

    WATCH NOW

    videos

    Sorry, no content found.

    contribute

    If you have publications, resources, opprtunities or events to promote, please forward them to contribute@cetc.org.au
    Preferred format is a very brief outline ( maximum 4 lines ) and a link to further information.

    subscribe to our newsletter