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.
Permanency and Stability in Out of Home Care
We recently had the opportunity to submit to the Victorian Enquiry into the Implementation of the Children, Youth and Families Amendments (Permanent Care and Other Matters) ACT 2014 (Permanency Amendment Inquiry). In the submission, we highlighted our experience working with children placed in Out of Home Care in Victoria, as well as our strongly held belief that permanence promotes stability.
Read MoreChildren’s Week – Students share their artworks to communicate the message of Children’s Rights.
This week is Children's Week - celebrating the rights of all children to enjoy childhood. In this entry we have selected a shortlist of artworks submitted to us by young people in Victoria. Each artwork is accompanied with the artists own description of their work.
Read MoreThink before you post! Reducing the risk when posting pics of kids online.
Many children under the age of nine were born with a digital footprint in existence before they even left the womb. These children inherit their digital profiles as a work in progress from a parent - who may or may not understand the dangers and vulnerabilities that such a profile can create. Here, Australian cyber security expert Susan McLean shares her cautions and recommendations with those who work with children and families.
Read MoreLooking forward – a commitment to better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
An exploration of the 6 principles the Australian Childhood Foundation has committed to in support of better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.
Read MoreDon Dale : Beyond Anger
Reflecting on 'Australia's Shame' and the outrage that has followed the airing of the Four Corners episode, Lauren Thomas considers what we as a group of professionals working with vulnerable children can do.
Read MoreWhere is Article 12?
Knowledge in the field of neurobiology has dramatically changed therapeutic work with trauma. But does this focus also contribute to a bio-medical model of work that can lead to a breach in children's rights? Where children’s trauma is more likely to be managed medically rather than in an engaged manner with their ability to share their own experience and have input into therapeutic process? Here Mary Jo McVeigh considers the place of human rights in the trauma therapeutic discourse.
Read MoreEarly sexualisation and pornography exposure: the detrimental impacts on children
Guest blogger, Melinda Tankard Reist discusses the impact of a pornified world on our children.
Read MoreWhy being trauma informed matters beyond trauma
Dr Melissa Raine considers how Australian culture understands children, how trauma informed responses might impact work with all children, and how the discussion is pertinent to a forthcoming symposium on 'Children's Voices in Contemporary Australia'.
Read MoreAssessment in Practice with Vulnerable Children and Families Series – Part 3
In the third article in his series on assessment CEO Joe Tucci addresses the question “What is a trauma informed assessment of harm for children and young people?”
Read MoreHow a Sensory Bear Helped a Little Girl to Find Her Voice
Mary-Ann Delaney shares how, in her work as a Senior Counsellor in the Child Trauma Service, the use of sensory toys helped one young client with her trauma.
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