The Circle of Security (COS) is an approach to early childhood attachment and parenting that focuses on fostering secure attachment relationships between children and their caregivers. The key aspects of the COSP model are listed below.

Commitment

Parents are required to commit to changing their behaviour and understand their child's needs deeply.

Attachment

Children need to feel secure enough to explore their environment. They also need to feel safe to return for comfort or reassurance when they feel overwhelmed or scared. Enhanced Attachment leads to stronger, more secure attachments between parent and child. It can be emotionally demanding for parents to reflect on their own attachment histories or current relational dynamics

Family Circle

The model supports a child's need where children move out to explore and back in for comfort. Parents are at the centre, providing support for both movements.

Parental Roles

Parents offer comfort, safety and provides a secure base from which the child can explore.

Sensitivity

Notice what the child is feeling and needing. Support the child with their emotional states, whether it's joy, fear, or sadness. Build self-esteem by showing joy in the child’s existence.

Implementation

Parents identify their interactions with their child to identify moments where they can better respond to the child's attachment cues. Parents develop a plan to understand and respond to their child's emotional needs better. Child development plan supports better social, emotional, and cognitive development. As children feel more secure behavioural problems can be reduced and behavioural improvements can be made.

Yeddung Mura and ACT Corrective Services work together to support a safer community. This section provides information on how key attributes of this program works towards this purpose.

The program builds and maintains community safety. Click the heading for the community safety strategic approaches.

The focuses on anger management and conflict resolution, which can be foundational for rehabilitation and successful reintegration of offenders. Click the heading for how the program supports these goals.

The program fosters environments that are safe, secure, and humane, thereby ensuring participants are treated with humanity, dignity, and respect. Click the heading for how this is achieved.

Yeddung Mura demonstrates several key attributes that ensure the program is delivered with excellence. Click the heading for details on these attributes.

This program incorporates various learning styles to ensure effective education on managing conflict and anger. Click the heading for how they address different learning styles, their intended outcomes and evidence plans.

This program provides a structured approach to managing conflict and de-escalating situations through its group-based program. Click the heading for the systems and processes to manage these situations.