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.
Journey 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 …
Read MoreBirthdays, Parties, Anything
This ‘Birthdays, Parties, Anything’ blog article was written by Alison McLindin, Team Leader in the Therapeutic Services Victoria team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Myra is an old lady now, but she feels that her formative years were spent being responsible for caring for her younger brother and sister, leaving her little time for herself. When Myra …
Read More‘We just played basketball for 30 minutes’
This ‘We just played basketball for 30 minutes’ blog article was written by Marina Dickson, Manager in the Professional Education Services team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. As professionals we seem to find all sorts of ways to question our own skills, capacity and efficacy in our work. One of those ways is often the …
Read MoreSharing Stories with Children in Our Work
This ‘Sharing Stories with Children in Our Work’ blog article was written by Angela Weller and Chris Cussen, at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Humans think in stories and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories. The uniqueness of us as humans is our ability to create and believe fiction. Our communication …
Read MoreApplying the theory – two strategies for working with children and young people, suggested by students of our Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma
When delivering training, one of the constant learning objectives identified by participants is ‘we want strategies for working with children and young people who have experienced trauma’ or to put it as one participant did, ‘strategies, strategies, strategies’.
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