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.
Relationships matter
This article was written by Claudia O’Hara, a Therapeutic Specialist at the Australian Childhood Foundation, working in the ACT Together consortium. It is with a full and joyous heart that I read my daughter’s end of year school report. Not because she had aced maths and English… she hadn’t! Or because she had excelled in the debate …
Read MoreYours Truly: Incorporating Therapeutic Letters into the Assessment Process with Children and Young People
This blog article was written by Laura Pyle, a Team Leader in the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Therapeutic Services. In our Therapeutic Services program in Victoria, a group of us have recently been thinking about the way we document the rich stories of children’s lives which emerge throughout our therapeutic assessment process. In particular, we have …
Read MoreThe most important tool in the therapeutic toolkit
This article was written by Sue Buratti, Manager of Therapeutic Services, NSW at the Australian Childhood Foundation. The subject of which therapeutic tool to use in a child or young person’s session is always one for fascinating discussion and rightly so. Often, Counsellors can worry about what will be the best intervention or tool to …
Read MoreIn her shoes
This article was written by Alice Lieshout, Therapeutic Specialist for the Australian Childhood Foundation. THE MOVE I hate that my life turned out this way. I didn’t think life could get any worse living with mum, but then I entered resi. I hate everything about this place. The smell, the people, my empty room, the other …
Read MoreMagnetic Mindfulness
This blog article was co-authored by Matt Harvey, Therapeutic Specialist at ACT Together and Lauren Thomas, Manager at the Australian Childhood Foundation. In the last decade, mindfulness has become one of the biggest buzzwords. From yogi’s to neuroscientists, parents and professionals, everyone has a method, an app or a process they’re using to ‘practice’ this …
Read MoreThe story of Tim
This article was written by Daniel Howell, Senior Child and Family Counsellor at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Synergetic Play Therapy™ (2008) is a researched-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic power of play with nervous system regulation, interpersonal neurobiology, physics, attachment, mindfulness, and therapist authenticity. Its primary play therapy influences are Child-Centred, Experiential, and …
Read MoreWhat news have you got to tell me today?
This blog was written by Alexandra Faulkner, a Therapeutic Specialist at the Australian Childhood Foundation. “What news have you got to tell me today?” “My tooth is wobbly”, “Our footy team is in the finals”, “I’m going to a birthday party this weekend”, “We saw a dead duck in the park”. “What news have …
Read MoreA unique window into our world – a supervisors reflections on therapy in the time of COVID19
This blog is written by Sharon Duthie, a Team Leader in the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Therapeutic Services. As the global pandemic COVID-19 has swept across the world, so too have sweeping changes to the way we practice. We are now seeing the parent/carers, children and young people online for therapy. We are seeing them through a different lens; quite literally through a window on …
Read MoreLiving with the invisible threat
This blog is authored by Mandy Flint, a Senior Advisor in the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Professional Education Services. COVID19 has brought about some challenges that for many of us are extraordinary. None of us could have anticipated the level of personal and professional challenge that would be imposed on us in order to keep us safe …
Read MoreBack to school in a COVID-19 world
This blog is authored by Lauren Thomas, Professional Community Engagement Manager at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Over the past few weeks, and this week in Victoria, schools are beginning to reopen their doors for students post the Corona Virus lockdown. There are mixed feelings for all involved. During this period of lock-down Australians (indeed people all over …
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