Prosody Blog
Prosody is the pitch and tone of the human voice. It is the very essence of connection. Our blog hosts articles and stories dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people.
Championing organisational cultures of safeguarding
‘Championing organisational cultures of safeguarding’ blog article was written by Jacintha Condillac, Senior Consultant, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, new state legislation including new practice standard frameworks such as the Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework, the revised Victorian Child Safe Standards and the implementation of …
Read MoreSafeguarding children and young people today and tomorrow
‘Safeguarding children and young people today and tomorrow’ blog article was written by Jessica Carter, Knowledge Mobilisation Lead, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Over the past 15 years, the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Safeguarding Services has partnered with over 300 organisations nationally and internationally to strengthen the capacity of institutions to keep children and young …
Read MoreMaintaining a Safeguarding Culture
The Safeguarding Children Program is fundamentally about implementing and sustaining processes that create a safeguarding culture and ensure the on-going safety of children and young people within organisations. But, once organisations have begun this process, how do they go about maintaining a culture that protects children?
Read MoreSafeguarding Children and Young People in Sport
What needs to be addressed to make Australian sport safer for children and young people? Monique Blom shares about how the Safeguarding Children Program are now working with the Australian Sports Commission, aiming to review, analyse and commence next steps for implementing a safeguarding approach to children and young people, based on the endorsed standards of the ACF Safeguarding Children Program.
Read MoreChanges and Developments in Safeguarding Children
The past two years have seen many developments in the Safeguarding Program. We thought we'd take the opportunity to bring you all up to date.
Read MoreSafeguarding Children – What is the program all about?
In 2009 the Australian Childhood Foundation tool on the Safeguarding Children Program. Since then, we have worked with numerous organisations and have even met with the Prime Minister about the contents and goals of the program. We thought we'd take the opportunity to also share the information with you.
Read MoreThank you from Janise Mitchell
I want to thank those of you who shared your kindness and support over the past several weeks since the passing of our CEO, and my friend, Joe Tucci. Receiving so many compassionate and thoughtful messages from across the world reminded me of the enormous impact Joe had on so many people. I am proud …
Read MoreSupporting a child who has experienced sexual abuse
‘Supporting a child who has experienced sexual abuse’ blog article was written by Jaimee Stacey, Initial Response Practitioner, Child Trauma Service at Australian Childhood Foundation. It can take an enormous amount of courage and vulnerability for a child or young person to disclose that they have been sexually abused. Often, it can take some time before …
Read MoreTrauma-informed schools: the essential role of families
‘Trauma-informed schools: the essential role of families’ blog article was written by Celina Sargent, Project Coordinator, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Across Australia, more schools are working hard to create the culture, policies and practices that are needed to support trauma-informed practice. But there is more to be done. If you’re a …
Read MoreEmbracing Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing education for students and staff
‘Embracing Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing education for students and staff’ blog article was written by Karen Kipling, Manager – Accredited Training, and Jessica Carter, Lead – Knowledge Mobilisation, Education and Safeguarding Services at Australian Childhood Foundation with support from ChatGPT. With the recent public launch of ChatGPT, government, businesses and communities are grappling with the …
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