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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.
February 10, 2016

Changes 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. 

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February 3, 2016

Corporate 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.

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January 14, 2016

Children’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?"

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January 11, 2016

Safeguarding 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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December 17, 2015

Children’s rights, Adult’s Responsibility – Part 2

Part 2 in our series on Children's Rights looks at understanding article 12 of the participation rights and its implications.

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December 14, 2015

Practice Leadership – Part 2

The second in a two part series on Practice Leadership written by Deputy CEO Janise Mitchell.  This entry particularly looks at what a Practice Leader does.

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December 14, 2015

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. 

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November 12, 2015

Working 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.

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October 28, 2015

Developmental 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...

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