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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.

September 26, 2022

On the road again

‘On the road again’ blog article was written by Jennifer Gay, Team Leader, Therapeutic Services Victoria at Australian Childhood Foundation.   Like many of you, our lives have been impacted over the last few years by the COVID-19 global pandemic. It has affected many aspects including how we work and socialise with people. For many of …

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April 5, 2022

Can Children Really Give Consent in the Therapeutic Relationship?

‘Can Children Really Give Consent in the Therapeutic Relationship’ blog article was written by Angela Lykousis, Therapeutic Specialist in the OurSPACE NSW team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   As a therapist working directly with the most vulnerable children in our community – children living in out of home care, the question of obtaining genuine consent …

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March 25, 2022

Using Therapeutic Tools – Grounding young people through culture

‘Using Therapeutic Tools – Grounding young people through culture’ blog article was narrated by Liam Flanagan, Aboriginal Liaison Support Worker in the Back on Track Program, and written by Lillian Lampton, Aboriginal Liaison Support Worker, who are both in the Therapeutic Services Northern Territory team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   This blog illustrates the …

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March 18, 2022

The Trauma Expression and Connection Assessment (TECA) – A new tool to support healing and connection

‘The Trauma Expression and Connection Assessment (TECA) – A new tool to support healing and connection’ blog article was written by Sue Buratti, Program Manager in the Therapeutic Services team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   Despite the growing body of knowledge in trauma-sensitive approaches, there can be a tendency to rely on behavioural assessments, …

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March 4, 2022

Embracing Diverse Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care

‘Embracing Diverse Staff in Therapeutic Residential Care’ blog article was written by Allison Chambers, Therapeutic Specialist in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   In the middle of National Reconciliation Week and at the height of the Black Lives Matter protest movement in 2021, our team were running training for new …

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February 25, 2022

Supporting the Upper Murray Community through the new ChildSPACE Program

‘Supporting the Upper Murray Community through the new ChildSPACE Program’ blog article was written by Nicole Balfour, Program Manager in the ChildSPACE team and Kellie Noordam, Senior Advisor in the ChildSPACE team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   In 2022 we officially welcomed families and children to the new ChildSPACE building at 24 Jardine Street in …

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February 22, 2022

The Garden

‘The Garden’ blog article was written by Matthew Harvey, Allison Chambers and Rebecca Simon, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   The other day I had someone ask me what a Therapeutic Specialist does in Residential Care? I tried to explain but decided it might be easier to …

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February 7, 2022

Lights, Camera, Attunement!

This ‘Lights, Camera, Attunement!’ blog article was written by Franca Spangaro McAllan, Emily Ings and Andrea McKenzie, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   The time we share with the important people in our lives is finite and precious. Days can seem long, but years fly by. For …

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February 1, 2022

Hats off to you!

This ‘Hats off to you’ blog article was written by Ariel Ford and Sarah Carr, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at the Australian Childhood Foundation.   Our understanding of attachment, neuroscience, co-regulation, interpersonal intersubjectivity, and therapeutic parenting, in the role of healthy childhood development, keeps on growing. So, we would like to …

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January 27, 2022

A tale of two therapists

This ‘A tale of two therapists’ blog article was written by Kaitlin Moore and Alexandra Faulkner, Therapeutic Specialists in the Therapeutic Services Canberra team, at Australian Childhood Foundation.   Kaitlin and Alexandra work as Therapeutic Specialists with children, young people and their carers in foster, kinship and residential care. This is Kaitlin’s first year working …

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