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.
Assessment in Practice with Vulnerable Children and Families Series – Part 2
What is a Risk Assessment? In this second entry in his series on assessment in practice, CEO Joe Tucci discusses four mistakes you might be making when assessing risk.
Read MoreChildren’s rights, Adult’s Responsibility – Part 2
Part 2 in our series on Children's Rights looks at understanding article 12 of the participation rights and its implications.
Read MoreChild Centred Practice Part 4
In this, the fourth article in our series, we will look at why an understanding of child development is important to organisations aiming to be child centred in their delivery.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be Child Centred?
Anyone who has worked with children in a professional setting will likely have heard the term ‘child-centred’ used to describe an approach, a policy or a way of working with children. It is written into legislation around Australia and seen as a desirable way of approaching child protection by many. Some organisations – like the Foundation – also describe themselves as being child-centred as a central principle informing all that they do. But what does it mean?
Read MorePorn and the changing face of clinical risk assessment – Part 2
How pornography may distort your risk assessment of children & adolescents who sexually harm. The second and final entry in the series, this time also looking at a clinical case study.
Read MorePorn and the changing face of clinical risk assessment – Part 1
How pornography can distort clinical risk assessment of children & adolescents who sexually harm
Read MoreWhat if the world hurts?
What if your teacher’s voice feels like a dentist drill? What if the walls of your classroom feel like they are crowded and moving? What if the seam on your sock drives you to distraction and makes it almost impossible to listen to what is being said to you? Beth Guy looks at the topic of sensory defensiveness and what it means for children and young people as well as those who support them.
Read MoreLeaves of Hope
Perhaps you have asked yourself how you might impart hope with your clients? An outcome of change for children, bringing with it possibilities for fun, enthusiasm and optimism, it is possibly also something we struggle to pinpoint for ourselves as we journey with clients. In this blog entry, Lauren Thomas shares a story of hope found in the recovery process of a young person we've worked with.
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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