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Guide
Parent guide two: Gathering information about your 4-8 year old child’s experience of anxiety
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThe more you know about your child’s experience of anxiety, the more informed you are to make decisions about how best to support them. This guide provides some information on strategies that you can try with support from your practitioner. -
Guide
Parent guide three: Supporting your 4-8 year old child
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThere are a number of actions parents can take to help their child decrease and manage their feelings of anxiety. This guide provides some information on strategies that you can try with support from your practitioner. Trying one or two of these to begin with is a good start. Remember that anxiety can get worse before it gets better, so keep persisting to give the strategy time to work. -
Webinar
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the effects of intergenerational trauma
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar explores the effects of intergenerational trauma on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, outlines current research on the importance of cultural competence and discusses examples of organisational and individual practice to build trust and collaboration. -
Short article
The long-term effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and what they mean for practitioners
Emerging MindsFor some children, the reality of an inconsistent or unsafe home life has only intensified as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as social isolation has denied them the sanctuary of friends, a supportive grandparent, or school. This may mean spending much more time with a parent who is perpetrating violence, whose mental health is being adversely affected by isolation, or who is drinking at unsafe levels. -
Webinar
Supporting trans and gender diverse children and their families webinar
Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)This webinar explores ways practitioners can use non-binary language, help families recognise and understand children’s choices and support children’s mental health where they identify as trans or gender diverse. -
Guide
Being child-centred: a guide for parents who are separating or separated
Priscilla Dunk-West, Flinders UniversityThis guide has been written to share the experiences of people who participated in the study with people who are in the process of separating. -
Webinar
Adverse childhood experience (ACEs) questions in the Kindergarten Health Check
ANU and the ACT Capital Health NetworkThis comprehensive webinar from the Australian National University (ANU) and delivered through the A.C.T.’s Capital Health Network is endorsed as training by the RACGP and looks at ACEs and the Kindergarten Health Check. -
Workshop
Community leaders workshop: After community trauma
Emerging MindsThis training is for community leaders to be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to promote resilience and coping, and decrease long-term adverse reactions in children (aged 0-12 years) following a natural disaster event. -
Workshop
Community leaders workshop: Preparing for community trauma
Emerging MindsThis training is for community leaders to be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to promote resilience and coping, and decrease long-term adverse reactions in children (aged 0-12 years) following a natural disaster event. -
Short article
A general practitioner’s guide to common reactions to trauma and loss by children aged 6-8 years
Emerging MindsFamily doctors regularly see the effects of trauma and loss on children of all ages. Many parents present at family practices concerned by their child’s behaviour. At other times, a general practitioner might become concerned that a parent underestimates the effects of trauma on their child. -
Short article
A guide for health and social service workers: Common reactions to trauma and loss by children aged 6-8 years
Emerging MindsPractitioners are aware that children of all ages are affected by trauma and loss. Many parents will present at a service concerned by their infant or child’s behaviour. -
Fact sheet
A practical guide to working with children and families through telehealth
Ben RogersFor many practitioners, the transition to telehealth consultations can feel overwhelming. This resource aims to develop your knowledge and confidence in using telehealth with children and families, offering practical ideas on where to start, how to prepare and what to do during a session.