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.
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.
Read MoreEngaging Traumatised Parents in the School Environment
For many of us, school holds fond memories but for others, school holds many triggers for trauma – the oval where they were bullied, the corridor where they were physically assaulted, the classroom where they were often publicly humiliated, the sting and the shame of corporal punishment, the principal’s office where they were frequently suspended. And I wonder if we, as educators, have ever stopped to walk through the school gates in the shoes of our most vulnerable parents?
Read MoreLife Story Work
For children who have been removed or separated from their families from a young age and endured a number of changes as a result; access to their history is not as simple as it sounds. In this blog entry, Kim MacKay explores the use of Life Story Work with traumatised children and young people.
Read MoreWorking 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.
Read MoreTurning passion into action – what it means to join our movement for children
It’s a bit like the beginning of a Mexican wave at the MCG. It really starts with a small group of people who are willing to put a lot of energy into it and it’s their passion, their energy and their commitment that can get 100,000 people to follow them in a wave that can last a long time.
Read MoreChanging the language of family violence
With the Royal Commission into Family Violence now moving into the public hearing phase, the Foundation made its own submission. One of the arguments that we made was that family violence is an aggregated construct that in itself continues to limit the development of effective social policy.
Read MoreDevelopmental 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...
Read More7 Top Books About Families of All Shapes and Sizes
‘Family’ for children who have experienced child abuse and trauma can be a shifting and sometimes painful concept to grapple with, and we need more ways to help acknowledge and normalise the spectrum of what ‘family’ can mean. In today's blog post, Senior Counsellor Chris Cussens shares a list of books that include varied stories of ‘family’.
Read MorePractice Leadership – Part 1
This is the first in a two part series on Practice Leadership written by Deputy CEO Janise Mitchell. This entry particularly looks at what a Practice Leader is in the context of Child Protection.
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