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.
What are the essential elements of therapeutic foster care programs?
With the increasing interest in therapeutic approaches to the care of traumatised children and young people that are now many programs that describe themselves as therapeutic foster care, and these can differ significantly. In this article, I have listed the core elements that I believe are central to the delivery of foster care which has a trauma informed therapeutic intent.
Read MoreWorking With Children Checks
Recruitment and screening processes forms an important part of minimizing the likelihood of unsuitable people commencing work or volunteering with an organisation. Here, Helen Barnes discusses the various requirements around Australia on organisations who work with children and young people.
Read MoreDevelopmental Trauma Informed Maps… Why do we need them?
What is a Developmental Trauma Informed Map? This grandly titled document actually asks participants to articulate the core messages of this body of knowledge and think about how it can underpin practice on a daily basis. Marina Dickson explains more...
Read MorePractice Leadership – Part 1
This is the first in a two part series on Practice Leadership written by Deputy CEO Janise Mitchell. This entry particularly looks at what a Practice Leader is in the context of Child Protection.
Read MoreChild Centred Practice Part 4
In this, the fourth article in our series, we will look at why an understanding of child development is important to organisations aiming to be child centred in their delivery.
Read MoreDealing with abuse: A young Australian’s insights
In May this year, The Australian published the story of ‘Hannah Baker’, a young woman now in her 20’s, detailing her story of abuse and the books that she has now written intending to help schools, child protection workers and others learn important lessons from her case. After reading the article, we invited her to …
Read MoreDealing with abuse: A young Australian’s insights
In May this year, The Australian published the story of ‘Hannah Baker’, a young woman now in her 20’s, detailing her story of abuse and the books that she has now written intending to help schools, child protection workers and others learn important lessons from her case. After reading the article, we invited her to …
Read MoreKinship and Relative Carers – Part 2
The second in a two-part series looking at Kinship Carers, this time looking at the support needs of Aboriginal kinship carers.
Read MoreLessons from the Royal Commission Part 4
How effective are pre-employment screening practices?
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