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.
The Uncertainty of Child Protection
Child protection is a minefield of impossible decisions. Children live with the consequences of each judgement, each choice. Here, Joe Tucci looks at the difficulties of working within and alongside Child Protection, calling for support as well as scrutiny for its workers.
Read MoreLessons from the Royal Commission Part 2
In part 2 of our series looking at lessons from the Royal Commission thus far, we outline some of the important insights in relation to the nature and prevalence of child sexual abuse; perpetrators and organisational awareness of abuse.
Read MorePorn and the changing face of clinical risk assessment – Part 2
How pornography may distort your risk assessment of children & adolescents who sexually harm. The second and final entry in the series, this time also looking at a clinical case study.
Read MorePorn and the changing face of clinical risk assessment – Part 1
How pornography can distort clinical risk assessment of children & adolescents who sexually harm
Read MoreA public health approach to child protection: the need for data
In this blog entry Karen Broadley and Chris Goddard from Child Abuse Prevention Research Australia argue the need to develop an effective child protection surveillance data system to help reduce overburdened child protection systems.
Read MoreTherapeutic Parenting
This article was authored by Janise Mitchell, Deputy CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation. In trauma informed therapeutic out of home care programs, the concept of therapeutic parenting has been introduced to help define the orientation of carers in their task of parenting children with trauma backgrounds. In this article, I have attempted to describe …
Read MoreTherapeutic Parenting
This article was authored by Janise Mitchell, Deputy CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation. In trauma informed therapeutic out of home care programs, the concept of therapeutic parenting has been introduced to help define the orientation of carers in their task of parenting children with trauma backgrounds. In this article, I have attempted to describe …
Read MoreWhat if the world hurts?
What if your teacher’s voice feels like a dentist drill? What if the walls of your classroom feel like they are crowded and moving? What if the seam on your sock drives you to distraction and makes it almost impossible to listen to what is being said to you? Beth Guy looks at the topic of sensory defensiveness and what it means for children and young people as well as those who support them.
Read MoreSexting and Young People
If you work with young people, you no doubt know about sexting – the act of sending nude or provocative pictures via text on mobile phone or social media. What you may not know is that doing so amounts to a criminal offense under Commonwealth Law, even if all parties are willing.
Read MoreAll at sea with children’s behaviour
When discussing the behaviours of children with parents in our Bringing up Great Kids parent groups, we offer them a fresh way of viewing and thinking about what they see in children’s behaviours. This blog entry looks at our model and how we use it.
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