PCA Families

Permanent Care and Adoptive (PCA) Families is a not-for-profit member-based organisation for families formed by permanent & kinship care & adoption in Victoria.

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𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 is at 500 submissions, many from sector staff.
⬆️in the cost of living
⬇️carers pay or children miss out
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Sign the petition to support home-based care: https://t.co/45fdFfdDzy
#FCAV

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What can we learn from LeBron James and Shane Battier about excellence? Excellence is not believing you are the best – its about striving to get better!
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#PCAFamilies #Adoption #PermanentCare #KinshipCare #Trauma #Mindset

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Social psychologist Mesmin Destin explores how everyday actions play a powerful part in who we become. A few words can change the course of a life – shrink or expand or transform someone's identity. Don’t we know that!
https://t.co/E7mlsM08pq
#PCAFamilies #PermanentCare #Trauma

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A systematic review has found that psychological trauma increases ones risk of mental disorder by nearly three fold. That makes it a transdiagnostic risk factor.
https://t.co/zEkd7yCabv
#PCAFamilies #Adoption #PermanentCare #KinshipCare #Trauma

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Brandy Gillmore shares what to do when children experience fear and anxiety about life and the future, which leads to them “checking out”. How do you get out of the fear story?
https://t.co/C0DOYOkDjj
#PCAFamilies #Adoption #PermanentCare #KinshipCare #Fear #Anxiety #Schools

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The Centre on the Developing Child (Harvard University) summarise 8 things to remember about child development. Number 5 is that severe neglect appears to be as great a threat to health and development as physical abuse.
https://t.co/sFqopSzw9u
#PCAFamilies #Trauma #Adoption

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PCA Families will be closed 24 December 2022 to 8 January 2023.
💚If you need assistance during the break, please see our emergency and crisis support page online.💚
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#PCAFamilies #Adoption #PermanentCare #KinshipCare #Trauma

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From the age of 2, Shane didn’t experience "normal". His mother left, he lives in care, is sexually abused, suffers bulimia and attempts suicide. He appears successful, joining Johnny Young, but seeks negative attention and rejects those who love him? Why?
https://t.co/AKkb1Lt1xf

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The Education Resource Hub of the CFECFW offers some case studies into how parents and carers or schools can offer targeted therapeutic care to children with complex challenges like many of those in our community.
https://t.co/uuBeST2kuQ
#PCAFamilies #Adopton #PermanentCare

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School refusal is hard, even for teachers, and impacts the whole family. Learn more about it here.

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#PCAFamilies #Trauma #Adoption #PermanentCare #Kinship #Education #Schools #Teachers #SchoolRefusal

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The Thrive National Permanency Conference is back online this year on 25 and 26 October. With a whole day dedicated to trauma informed education and teaching for children in care and with a trauma experience, its time to spread the word!
https://t.co/eCETxaybjP
#PCAFamilies

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Blue Knot remind us how family and friends can support trauma survivors with safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment. New positive relationships and experiences can help with recovery.
https://t.co/KKoZbDjURu
#PCAFamilies #Trauma

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Childhood trauma. How does the brain get impacted by trauma and what do supportive social relationships have to do with this? How can a better world be scaffolded for children from trauma? Find out from the UK Trauma Council.
https://t.co/LX9cIPSSWo
#PCAFamilies #Trauma #Schools

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Heard about blocked trust? Its a cycle of blocked emotions and communication which can sometimes mean that focussing on behaviour is harmful to heal from trauma or abuse and can result in compassion fatigue. Find out more here.
https://t.co/bLomeMWwbv
#PCAFamilies #Trauma #PCO

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Does the child perceive an event as traumatic or as an opportunity to learn and grow? How individuals respond to an event predicts subsequent outcomes, so reframing an initial response can be powerful: shift the mindset from internal to external.
https://t.co/V76OfU28to
#PCAF

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The “Our Perspectives” series offers insight into what it feels like to leave care at 18. Financial and other supports like Better Futures and Home Stretch are essential.
https://t.co/E1tHfGuVsT
#PCAFamilies #Adoption #PermanentCare #KinshipCare #Trauma

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Hip hop can be a form of therapy offering collective healing, mirroring, attunement and therapeutic growth. JC Hall, social worker and hip hop artist, shows us how it aligns to Bruce Perrys philosophies.
https://t.co/DqNiKoDDFI
#PCAFamilies #Trauma #Adoption #PCO #KC #DrBucePerry

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A short time ago PCA Families spoke with Dr Stacey Blythe about oral health, pre-exposure to opioids and meth and the long term impacts. See our Youtube recording on our website. Recently Dr Blythe also featured on SBS The Feed.
https://t.co/upczTdE1TU

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Do you know what young people need to feel safe in an organisation? Mainly its being heard and treated as if their opinions are valuable or noticing when something is wrong, rather than waiting for them to raise it.
https://t.co/Udjb619vDJ
#PCAFamilies #Trauma #Education #Schools

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Imagine navigating open adoption or care relationships with birth parents when there are chaotic or unsafe conditions. Challenging! But perhaps safety does not equal comfort. See tips from Creating a Family here.
https://t.co/mib49tm88D

#PCAFamilies #PermanentCare #KinshipCare