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Child-aware practice
‘Child Aware’ practice is an emerging concept in Australia. It involves building an organisational and workplace culture that embraces a range of practices and attitudes that aim to keep the ‘child in mind’. This practice needs to occur from a client’s first contact with a service through to their follow-up. This course aims to enhance understanding about the impact that adult problems may have on children and to support practitioners to think about children early in any contact with a parent. It ensures that families are supported to make and sustain changes so that they can better meet the needs of their children.
Emerging Minds
Claire Warden Learning with Nature Online Learning Series
In order to work with nature, we need to re-awaken follow the examples of various custodians of the land around the world and learn the skills that they have maintained over time. There is a worldwide nature movement by embedding nature pedagogy into daily practice. It is not enough to just source bright ideas. As a profession, we need to build on a foundation of values.
ECA Learning Hub
Free professional development bundle now available from The Sandbox
Early childhood professionals can now access six evidence-based, self-paced professional development modules for free via The Sandbox. Topics include STEM, Indigenous perspectives, nature play, trauma-aware practice and more. Aligned with EYLF and AITSL, with VIT-accepted certificates. Available until 30 June 2025.
Sandbox
Top Questions Answered
Many early childhood educators are hesitant to begin including Indigenous perspectives in their program out of fear of getting it wrong. Complicating the matter further, there is an abundance of conflicting advise and views within the early childhood profession when it comes to Aboriginal perspectives. Navigating the spectrum of voices and views can be confusing and overwhelming for educators and most wish there was a simple way of ascertaining the do’s and the don’ts. Do you want to know what is and isn’t ok in regards to the inclusion of Aboriginal perspectives in your curriculum?
Koori Curriculum
Embedding Aboriginal Perspectives
When embedding Aboriginal perspectives, educators can be overwhelmed and anxious as they're so worried about doing the wrong thing that it becomes debilitating. In this course, Jess wants to build your cultural confidence and capacity to find ways that you can meaningfully and respectfully include Aboriginal perspectives in your everyday programming curriculum.
Koori Curriculum
Supporting children who disclose trauma
This free online course is the third in a series of trauma-related online courses which includes The impact of trauma on the child and Supporting children who have experienced trauma. This course examines practice strategies for supporting children who have disclosed trauma or abuse directly to you or another person, or who are known to have experienced trauma. Supporting children who disclose trauma introduces the ‘Four Ps’ of helping children move beyond self-blame and secrecy after their experiences of abuse:
Emerging Minds
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