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.
Guess Who came to therapy
‘Guess Who came to therapy’ blog article was written by Matthew Harvey and Sarah Carr, Therapeutic Specialists working in out-of-home care programs in Canberra at Australian Childhood Foundation. One of the greatest challenges in therapy is when you and the person you are working with somehow get ‘stuck’. Weeks can go by where you feel like …
Read MoreWhat happens inside our bodies when we feel things?
‘What happens inside our bodies when we feel things?’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Lead of Product Development, Content Creation, and Projects for Therapeutic Services at Australian Childhood Foundation. Do you know Dr. Seuss’s picture book, My Many Coloured Days? It is wonderful. He wrote the text for this story in 1973 with the language …
Read MoreHearts in Nature Project
‘Hearts in Nature Project’ blog article was written by Sharon Duthie, Team Leader of Child Trauma Services (Metro) at Australian Childhood Foundation. Did you know there are hearts everywhere in nature if you look closely enough? The Hearts in Nature project, initiated by the Foundation’s Child Trauma Service staff based in Mitcham, is a small …
Read MoreMy Favourite Story to Use with Young People in Counselling
‘My Favourite Story to Use with Young People in Counselling’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Lead – Product Development, Content Creation, and Projects in the Therapeutic Services team at Australian Childhood Foundation. There is a storybook that has been my favourite to use with young people in counselling over the years. It validates that life …
Read MoreReflections on Stepping Up, a new harmful sexual behaviour group for young people
‘Reflections on Stepping Up, a new harmful sexual behaviour group for young people’ blog article was written by Kim Mackay, Team Leader, Child Trauma Service and Tina Icaro, Senior Child and Family Counsellor at Australian Childhood Foundation. Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) is a complex area, with a growing number of practitioners and researchers identifying that …
Read MorePride month: Challenges for LGBTQI+ children and young people in care
‘Pride month: Challenges for LGBTQI+ children and young people in care’ blog article was written by Tayla Howard (she/her), Team Leader of Therapeutic Services and OurSPACE NSW at Australian Childhood Foundation. June is recognised as Pride Month, a time of celebration and commemoration of the LGBTQI+ community. Pride originated because of the Stonewall riots in …
Read MoreLittle inspirations that sustain us
‘Little inspirations that sustain us’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Lead – Product Development, Content Creation, and Projects in the Therapeutic Services team at Australian Childhood Foundation. I like to collect quotes and write them on post-it notes that I stick to the bottom edge of my work computer screen. I find glancing at …
Read MoreJourney into darkness: reaching the heart of therapeutic storytelling
‘Journey into darkness: reaching the heart of therapeutic storytelling’ blog article was written by Skye Bekaert, Therapeutic Specialist from the Therapeutic Services Tasmania team at Australian Childhood Foundation. The power of storytelling to help children to heal from difficult experiences is something I believe in deeply. Australian Childhood Foundation recently published Bella’s Story, which I co-created with a …
Read MoreOn Soothing
This ‘On Soothing’ blog article was written by Chris Cussen, Senior Advisor in the Therapeutic Services team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Lately I have been thinking about the concept of ‘soothing.’ It is such a soft and easing word to me, and so relevant in these COVID times. When you look up ‘soothing’ …
Read MoreBe your own hero!
This ‘Be your own hero!’ blog article was written by Rebecca Cort, Senior Advisor at the Australian Childhood Foundation. One of the big questions I get asked as a senior advisor in developmental trauma is how to work with embodied contemplation in the absence of a hero. So many of the children we work …
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