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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.

March 4, 2022

Embracing Diverse Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care

‘Embracing Diverse Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care’ blog article was written by Allison Chambers, Therapeutic Specialist in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   In the middle of National Reconciliation Week and at the height of the Black Lives Matter protest movement in 2021, our team were running training for new …

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February 25, 2022

Supporting the Upper Murray Community through the new ChildSPACE Program

‘Supporting the Upper Murray Community through the new ChildSPACE Program’ blog article was written by Nicole Balfour, Program Manager in the ChildSPACE team and Kellie Noordam, Senior Advisor in the ChildSPACE team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   In 2022 we officially welcomed families and children to the new ChildSPACE building at 24 Jardine Street in …

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February 22, 2022

The Garden

‘The Garden’ blog article was written by Matthew Harvey, Allison Chambers and Rebecca Simon, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   The other day I had someone ask me what a Therapeutic Specialist does in Residential Care? I tried to explain but decided it might be easier to …

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February 7, 2022

Lights, Camera, Attunement!

This ‘Lights, Camera, Attunement!’ blog article was written by Franca Spangaro McAllan, Emily Ings and Andrea McKenzie, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   The time we share with the important people in our lives is finite and precious. Days can seem long, but years fly by. For …

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February 1, 2022

Hats off to you!

This ‘Hats off to you’ blog article was written by Ariel Ford and Sarah Carr, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   Our understanding of attachment, neuroscience, co-regulation, interpersonal intersubjectivity, and therapeutic parenting, in the role of healthy childhood development, keeps on growing. So, we would like to …

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January 27, 2022

A tale of two therapists

This ‘A tale of two therapists’ blog article was written by Kaitlin Moore and Alexandra Faulkner, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   Kaitlin and Alexandra work as Therapeutic Specialists with children, young people and their carers in foster, kinship and residential care. This is Kaitlin’s first year working …

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December 21, 2021

Reading as a mindful activity

This ‘Reading as a mindful activity’ blog article was written by Pat Jewell, Program Manager in the Parenting and Early Years team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   I have always enjoyed reading and as a child was often found with my head in a book. I read for pleasure, as a form of escape and …

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December 16, 2021

Post pandemic kindness

This ‘Post pandemic kindness’ blog article was written by Pat Jewell, Program Manager in the Parenting and Early Years team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   For most people across the world Covid-19 provided an opportunity to concentrate and focus on what is really important to us. As our world shrunk we had the opportunity to …

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November 17, 2021

When there are no words

This ‘When there are no words’ blog article was written by Yvette Willoughby, Senior Child and Family Counsellor in the Child Trauma Service Victoria team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   I often try to imagine what non-therapists imagine happens in the child’s therapy room. I’m sure many might think that a therapist uses similar skills …

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November 11, 2021

From Romania with love

This ‘From Romania with love’ blog article was written by Karyn Robinson, Senior Advisor in the Professional Education Services team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   A man of profound compassion, Nelson Mandela once remarked “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children” (8 May …

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