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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.
July 6, 2016

Early sexualisation and pornography exposure: the detrimental impacts on children

Guest blogger, Melinda Tankard Reist discusses the impact of a pornified world on our children.

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June 30, 2016

Why being trauma informed matters beyond trauma

Dr Melissa Raine considers how Australian culture understands children, how trauma informed responses might impact work with all children, and how the discussion is pertinent to a forthcoming symposium on 'Children's Voices in Contemporary Australia'.

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June 27, 2016

What does it mean to be trauma aware?

Speaker, Trainer, Author and now Guest Blogger, Lisa Cherry discusses what it does - and doesn't - mean to be trauma aware.

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June 23, 2016

Reflections and Images from the ‘Woodstock’* of Trauma Informed Child Care and Treatments

Dr George Halasz shares his reflections of the second biannual International Child Trauma Conference, and begins the challenge of making sense of the new learnings and their applications when working with children.

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June 15, 2016

#childtrauma2016 CEO reflections – Day 5 & Beyond

This article was authored by Joe Tucci, CEO at the Australian Childhood Foundation. On the very day the 2016 International Childhood Trauma Conference came to an end, I heard a news story highlighting the release of a report by the Australian Child Rights Taskforce to mark the 25th anniversary of the Australian Government’s decision to …

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June 15, 2016

#childtrauma2016 CEO reflections – Day 5 & Beyond

This article was authored by Joe Tucci, CEO at the Australian Childhood Foundation. On the very day the 2016 International Childhood Trauma Conference came to an end, I heard a news story highlighting the release of a report by the Australian Child Rights Taskforce to mark the 25th anniversary of the Australian Government’s decision to …

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June 10, 2016

#childtrauma2016 reflections – Day 3 – Lisa Ranahan

This article was authored by Lisa Ranahan, Program Manager, Therapeutic Care at the Australian Childhood Foundation. So, we have come to the middle day of five days of thought provoking, stimulating, sometimes overwhelming learning and sharing. Today is a day where I feel I need to reflect on the range of key messages that stood …

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June 10, 2016

#childtrauma2016 reflections – Day 3 – Lisa Ranahan

This article was authored by Lisa Ranahan, Program Manager, Therapeutic Care at the Australian Childhood Foundation. So, we have come to the middle day of five days of thought provoking, stimulating, sometimes overwhelming learning and sharing. Today is a day where I feel I need to reflect on the range of key messages that stood …

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June 10, 2016

#childtrauma2016 reflections – Day 4 – Marina Dickson

This article was authored by Marina Dickson, Program Manager, Vocational Training and Education at the Australian Childhood Foundation. In my reflections on the day’s learning, I am holding onto a quote that was presented in Ed Tronick’s session. He wrote that, ‘chronic small events accumulate to big effects for good or ill.’ This set off …

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June 10, 2016

#childtrauma2016 reflections – Day 4 – Marina Dickson

This article was authored by Marina Dickson, Program Manager, Vocational Training and Education at the Australian Childhood Foundation. In my reflections on the day’s learning, I am holding onto a quote that was presented in Ed Tronick’s session. He wrote that, ‘chronic small events accumulate to big effects for good or ill.’ This set off …

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