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.
Sibling Sexual Abuse Series – Part 2
This article was authored by Jaclyn Guest, Senior Counsellor, Child Trauma Service Victoria, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. The proposal of a Single Clinician Approach This is the second post in our series looking at responding to sibling sexual abuse. In our last post, Cyra Fernandes blogged about sibling sexual abuse: what it is, how …
Read MoreSibling Sexual Abuse Series – Part 1
The first in what will be a three part series exploring Sibling Sexual Abuse, the impact on families and a model for therapeutic response which we have been trialling at the Foundation.
Read MoreChild Safe Standards – Victoria
The Victorian Government is introducing compulsory child safe Standards for organisations that work with children. The Standards will support organisations to protect children from abuse and exploitation by their staff and volunteers.
Read MoreAssessment Part 4
The fourth article in this series of articles on assessment, here we examine how to conceptualise and assess the needs of children and families as it related to case planning and intervention.
Read MoreMeet the Speaker: Emeritus Professor Russell Meares
In this week’s meet the speaker series – the third so far – we learn more about one of our Australian Child Trauma Conference Presenters; Emeritus Professor Rusell Meares and the concept of ‘Analogical Connectedness’. What was a pivotal experience (the “spark”) that started you off in your research and/or practice? Multiple “sparks,” arising in …
Read MoreMeet the Speaker: Emeritus Professor Russell Meares
In this week’s meet the speaker series – the third so far – we learn more about one of our Australian Child Trauma Conference Presenters; Emeritus Professor Rusell Meares and the concept of ‘Analogical Connectedness’. What was a pivotal experience (the “spark”) that started you off in your research and/or practice? Multiple “sparks,” arising in …
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 MoreCorporate Partnerships – What are they really about?
As a not-for-profit organisation working with and for our community, connections and support are vital to us; they are the lifeblood of our existence. In fact, for us at the Foundation in particular, there is an interesting echo of our work with children in what we also seek to create for ourselves as an organisation.
Read MoreChildren’s Rights, Adults Responsibility – Part 3
In Part 3 of our series on Children's Rights, Pat Jewell asks the question "Where are children under 5 years in the 1989 UNCRC?"
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.
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