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.
Dr Ed Tronick on the topic of reparation
Watch Dr Ed Tronick discuss his work and the concept of reparation at Ideas Boston.
Read MoreLessons from the Royal Commission Part 1 – Child Safe Organisations
A series of blog entries highlighting some of the findings the Royal Commission.
Read MorePrinciples of Out of Home Care Reform – Part 1
Part 1 in a series of posts discussing principles of Out of Home Care reform. Here, Janise Mitchell discusses the principle which - in her view - is one of the most the most critical outcome measures of success of any out of home care system.
Read MoreWelcome to our new blog – Prosody
What is Prosody, where did it come from and why does it exist? We want you to join the conversation!
Read MoreAn Interview with Stephen Porges
Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory is the product of decades of research and has already informed the trauma work of thousands of therapists worldwide. In town recently for the 2014 International Childhood Trauma Conference, he sat down with Dr Joe Tucci to discuss how his theory informs his latest project: a research partnership with the Australian Childhood Foundation.
Read MoreChanges in child protection law – what you need to know
Our work with the Safeguarding Children Program sees us connecting with a wide variety of organisations around Australia who are working with children and young people. One issue that proves tricky for many, is the constantly changing legislative landscape. We thought we might use this post to bring you up to date with some of the new laws in Victoria that affect ALL ADULTS in Victoria. We will look at other states and territories in subsequent posts.
Read MoreChildren’s trauma in the context of war and relocation
This article was co-authored by Deb McKenzie & Maria Murray,Team Leader and Senior Training Consultant at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Earlier this year, the Australian Childhood Foundation tweeted the following Basic human rights, should be accessible by all humans – children included. Amongst other things, these rights include the right to: a name, food, be …
Read MoreChildren’s trauma in the context of war and relocation
This article was co-authored by Deb McKenzie & Maria Murray,Team Leader and Senior Training Consultant at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Earlier this year, the Australian Childhood Foundation tweeted the following: Basic human rights, should be accessible by all humans – children included. Amongst other things, these rights include the right to: a name, food, be …
Read MoreIn 2014, how willing are we to act to protect children from abuse and exploitation?
This article was co-authored by Joe Tucci & Janise Mitchell, CEO and Deputy CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation. We have worked on three major community attitude studies about child abuse and child protection at the Foundation (you can find these here). In 2003, we found that the community was extremely ambivalent about trusting children’s …
Read More8 things Therapists using social media should know
Recently, a friend of mine told me she had started seeing a therapist. She was really pleased about her decision, and felt they had good rapport. After chatting for a minute or so about it, she sheepishly added that I knew the therapist in question - which she had discovered by looking her up on social media and saw that we were connected.
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