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New online course: Culturally responsive practice strategies for children’s mental health
When it comes to accessing mental health support, some of the most significant challenges faced by families from diverse cultural backgrounds include cross-cultural communication, understandings of health, trouble navigating health systems and marginalisation. Culturally responsive practice is about setting aside your own feelings of discomfort to create a safe… -
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New online course: Supporting children’s resilience in general practice
Emerging Minds recognises the important role GPs and primary health care nurses play in preventative care and supporting families early in the life of a difficulty, while also recognising the complexity of general practice work. Our RACGP-accredited course, Supporting children’s resilience in general practice, has been developed to enhance practitioners’… -
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Emerging Minds Learning Workplace Dashboard – a new tool to support learning in your organisation
We’re very excited to announce the launch of the Emerging Minds Learning Workplace Dashboard! Previously, Emerging Minds Learning has focused on individual learners, but the new Workplace Dashboard extends the platform as a useful tool for organisations as well. Using Emerging Minds’ extensive range of online learning courses,… -
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New Emerging Minds partnership for Enabling Workforces and Organisations for Thriving Kids
We’re excited to announce Emerging Minds’ involvement in a new collaborative project – Enabling Workforces and Organisations for Thriving Kids. Funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commission, this project aims to uncover and embed learnings on the impacts of adversity and trauma to better equip organisations to respond to and… -
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New practice paper: Recognising and strengthening the stories of children in care
The stories we have about ourselves create a strong sense of positive identity that is critical for social and emotional wellbeing. Children who are removed from their birth family and placed in out-of-home care can often lack this sense of identity or history, which may be silenced or even disqualified… -
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New fact sheets for families on navigating difficulties around money, housing, health and racism
Many families struggle with financial difficulties, homelessness and navigating related support services. There may be other challenges they’re facing at the same time, such as physical illness, violence or racism. Experiencing these kinds of stressors can lead to feelings of shame, blame and powerlessness for both parents and children. They… -
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New online course: Our Woven Ways: Connecting practitioners with the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families
The interrelationships woven between children, parents, family and community are central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s development and sense of identity. However, colonisation has interrupted important connections and relationships between family, community, culture and Land. Connections are central to any engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander… -
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New resources for working with fathers
Mothers and fathers play an important role in shaping their children’s health and development. Although mothers are still disproportionately responsible for childcare, Australian fathers are now spending more time with their children compared to previous generations.1 Like mothers, fathers and non-birthing parents can influence the mental health and wellbeing… -
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New fact sheet for parents: 8 tips to help your child manage back-to-school anxiety
It’s normal for children to feel nervous about starting or returning to school. With new teachers and classmates to meet, new environments and routines to get used to, and new skills to learn, each term can bring with it a sense of change and uncertainty. The good news is, there… -
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Seeking expressions of interest: Education leaders interested in contributing to the Family Partnerships workforce package for educators
Emerging Minds has worked with educators and education leaders to develop a suite of resources to support family partnerships in schools and early learning services, including a new model for family partnerships, online courses and a range of practical tools. To inform the next stage of this project, Emerging… -
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For families: Anxiety in primary school-aged children
As the new school year begins, it’s normal for children to feel anxious, especially as they face new experiences. Experiencing anxiety every now and then is a normal part of growing up as children develop and learn about the world around them. It’s quite common for primary school-aged children… -
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New fact sheet: Psychology education needs to reflect the lives of aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
To support aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage in psychology education in Australia, psychology curricula and teaching and learning programs should reflect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worldviews and lived experiences. Developed by Belle Selkirk, Professor Pat Dudgeon AM and Dr Joanna Alexi from the University…