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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.
July 20, 2015

11 interesting projects that have protected and supported vulnerable children

CEO Joe Tucci shares a summary of 11 interesting projects we have recently been involved with that have protected and supported children.

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July 14, 2015

Soothe Contain Move On

Steve Stokes, Program Director at South Pacific Private, shares a regulation technique he developed for use in their work with clients who present with both addictions and childhood trauma.

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July 9, 2015

Residential Care – Changing the culture one word at a time

Here, Geoff Moore, a Team Leader in our Therapeutic Care Program, reflects on the power of words to build culture, and to change it - especially in the Residential Care Sector.

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July 2, 2015

The Butterfly

A beautiful story of change and transformation using metaphor in therapy. 

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June 22, 2015

Lessons from the Royal Commission Part 3

In part 3 of our series looking at lessons from the Royal Commission thus far, we outline some of the important insights in relation to child safe recruitment, monitoring and screening processes. This post shares practical examples of the kinds of questions to ask in the recruitment process.

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June 18, 2015

What does it mean to be Child Centred? Part 2

This post is the second in our series looking at Child Centred Practice, exploring the first of four principles of child centred practice that can inform policies, processes and actions: Recognising Critical Timeframes. 

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June 16, 2015

Family Stories

Pat Jewell, Team Leader of the Parenting Education and Support program explores how we sub-consciously learn stories that continue to narrate our lives.

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June 11, 2015

One of our heroes: 15 year old Bridget

15 year old Bridget connected in a powerful way with one of Australia’s most critical social issues and the work being done to address it. We wanted to highlight her work here on Prosody.

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June 9, 2015

Stepping Inside the Infant Experience

To be truly attuned to the infant experience it is likely that we best meet the needs of our ‘under twos’, when we access and communicate with, our own right brains writes Jeanette Miller, who here explores myths and misconceptions held around the infant experience.

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June 2, 2015

Behind the smokescreen: Understanding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Filmmaker Libby Spears’ documentary PLAYGROUND raises awareness about commercial sexual exploitation of children in North America. Now the film has been turned into a high school curriculum that empowers young people to navigate their environment, online and offline, safely and become advocates in their own communities

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