Emerging Minds - Advancing Australian children's mental health

New online course: Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in healing family violence

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New online course: Keeping the infant and toddler in mind

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New online course: Supporting children who disclose trauma

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New online courses: Disability practice suite

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Emerging Minds has been dedicated to the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children and families for over 20 years. Whether you’re a practitioner, parent, family member or organisation, we’re here to help you connect with better mental health information and approaches for infants, children and families.

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Guiding principles for child mental health:

Cultural and spiritual identity

Trauma informed

Prevention and early intervention

The child and their local ecology

Relationships matter

Strengths and vulnerabilities

Resilience

Developmental perspective

Children’s rights

Child, family and practitioner voice

News

📢 Registrations are open for our next webinar with the @RACGP. Based on a case study, this webinar will discuss practical ways in which GPs can collaborate with the team and coordinate care for the child within the current Medicare system. Register here: bit.ly/3Agvz1s

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For #NAIDOC2022, we’ve launch our free, 90-minute online course which aims to help you to reinforce connections, strengths and skills in your work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families experiencing family violence. Log in or register today: bit.ly/3NBojjr

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In order to identify children experiencing problems, it’s imperative for practitioners to understand infants’ and toddlers’ vulnerabilities. This article explores the development stages for children from birth to three years and resources to support them. bit.ly/3p5h76S

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In the first episode of this two-part series about supporting children who disclose trauma, @RelationshipsA2 Practice Manager David Tully talks about how trauma-informed processes can help children overcome the effects of self-blame and secrecy. 👂🏻🎙: bit.ly/3nwIYLj

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Curious, reflective conversations with parents about parent-child interactions can promote infant and toddler mental health. This free course will provide you with an introduction to a framework that promotes the mental health of children aged 0-5 years: bit.ly/3HrMXC0

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Did you know we have a library of our past co-produced webinars on our website? If you’ve missed out or if you’re wanting to watch one again, you can! Simply click on our ‘Webinars’ section of our resources to search for a webinar by name or by topic: bit.ly/3y9Y6nQ

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