Safe exit

Practice strategies for working with children with disability

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN), Australia, July 2022

This webinar discusses practice approaches that will help you to support the agency of children living with disability and identify and encourage families’ strengths, interests, preferences and know-how.

Facilitated by Jacquie Lee (Emerging Minds), our panel of presenters include:

Bec Edser (Child and Family Partner),
Dr Erin Bulluss (Clinical Psychologist); and
Kate Headley (Speech Pathologist).

Slides Panel bios Case study Supporting resources

Notice: [ Timber ] Timber::get_image() was called incorrectly. Getting a post by post slug or post name was removed from Timber::get_post() in Timber 2.0. Use Timber::get_post_by() instead. Please see Debugging in WordPress (https://wordpress.org/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/) as well as Debugging in Timber (https://timber.github.io/docs/v2/guides/debugging/) for more information. (This message was added in Timber version 2.0.0.) in /home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php on line 399

Notice: [ Timber ] Timber::get_post() was called incorrectly. Getting a post by post slug or post name was removed from Timber::get_post() in Timber 2.0. Use Timber::get_post_by() instead. Please see Debugging in WordPress (https://wordpress.org/support/article/debugging-in-wordpress/) as well as Debugging in Timber (https://timber.github.io/docs/v2/guides/debugging/) for more information. (This message was added in Timber version 2.0.0.) in /home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php on line 399

Warning: Attempt to read property "ID" on array in /home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/site/content/themes/frame-custom/library/Setup/Frontend.php on line 406

Discover more resources

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Webinar

Identifying and responding to child sexual abuse: Supporting the mental health of children and young people

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

This webinar combines practice and lived experience to explore how we as a sector can better identify and respond to child sexual abuse and support victims and survivors to heal and recover. It is intended to complement ‘Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people’ which was broadcast in September 2025.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Webinar

Beginning child aware conversations with parents who use substances

Emerging Minds and Mental Health Professionals' Network (MHPN)

In this webinar with the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN), our multidisciplinary panel will explore and identify reasons that may underlie school attendance difficulties. This presentation will promote the value of partnership-based, trauma-informed strategies to support a contextualised understanding of each child’s unique needs in education settings.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Guide

Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA)

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Short article

Self-harm in primary school-aged children

Dr Laura Gobey, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

This article provides a summary of the research evidence on self-harm behaviours in primary school-aged children. It outlines what self-harm behaviours are, how common they are, and why primary school-aged children may be self-harming.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Webinar

Towards a comprehensive child mental health system: Exploring workforce availability

Emerging Minds

This webinar is intended for organisational and systems leaders across the health, education, social and community services sectors, as well as practitioners with an interest in workforce development.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: September 2025

Prepared by AIFS

The August 2025 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis that presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Resource summary

Resources for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

These resources explore how non-Indigenous practitioners and services can develop genuine connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to create the best conditions for effective service delivery; services based on respect, learning and creating shared understandings.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Resource summary

Resources for supporting infants and children in disasters

This practice guide is a series of resources on child-centred and family-focused approaches in disaster preparedness, response and recovery. It aims to equip you with foundational knowledge and evidence-informed approaches to support infants, children and their families during and after disasters, and promote their long-term healing and wellbeing.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Short article

Understanding parents’ experiences of their child engaging in self-harm and/or suicidal ideation

Beth Thomas-Richards & Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)

This short article describes the experiences of parents with children engaging in self-harm or experiencing suicidal ideation, including the role of stigma and shame. It also provides practice considerations on how to best support parents and their child.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: August 2025

Prepared by AIFS

The August 2025 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis that presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Guide

Welcoming Our Little Ones: A guide for families to raise strong and deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging Minds

Welcoming Our Little Ones shares some stories and ideas to support families to raise healthy and grounded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with a specific focus on pregnancy to five years.

Deprecated

/home/emergingminds_staging/emergingminds.frmdv.com/releases/280-68a89a37bda5863ca2f18f764a257ccddce60168/vendor/timber/timber/src/Helper.php

461

Guide

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dads matter

Nunkuwarrin Yunti & Emerging Minds

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dads have an important role to play in the lives of their kids. This guide shares stories and advice from Indigenous dads and parents on supporting your partner and parenting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the first five years.