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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 1, 2016

Meet the Speaker: Stephen Porges

At what age did Dr Stephen Porges become interested in non-verbal communication? Find out in our interview with him in the lead up to the 2016 International Childhood Trauma Conference.

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January 25, 2016

Meet the Speaker: Dan Hughes

What was the spark that started Dan Hughes down the path of Psychological practice? Find out in our interview with him in the leadup to the International Childhood Trauma Conference.

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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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January 5, 2016

Assessment in Practice with Vulnerable Children and Families Series – Part 2

What is a Risk Assessment? In this second entry in his series on assessment in practice, CEO Joe Tucci discusses four mistakes you might be making when assessing risk.

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December 22, 2015

Assessment in Practice with Vulnerable Children and Families Series – Part 1

There are many terms relevant to the practice with vulnerable and abused children and their families. This is the first in a four part series by CEO Joe Tucci on examining the key dimensions of assessment in this contested area of professional decision making.   For this article, Joe focusses on the construct of protectiveness in families and communities. 

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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

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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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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November 27, 2015

Engaging 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?

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