The Family Voices Podcast is a new series featuring casual conversations with families of children with disability and/or developmental delay and the professionals they work alongside. This podcast aims to support and build families’ knowledge, skills and confidence when navigating the early childhood intervention (ECI) landscape. It is also an avenue for parents to share their individual stories of everyday life in a family with a child diagnosed with disability and/or developmental delay. Bought to you by Early Childhood Intervention Australia - Victoria/Tasmania (ECIA VIC/TAS) - a membership-based not-for-profit organisation proudly working alongside families, practitioners and other organisations that provide supports for young children with disability and/or developmental delay for over 35 years. To learn more about the podcast and our organisation please visit: www.eciavic.org.au
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
In this episode, Dr Kerry Bull talks with Maya (Lloyd's mum) about her experience of being a young mum of a child with a disability and the importance of being heard. Maya talks about the need for professionals to assume competence of parents. This phrase fits so well with the principles outlined in the National Early Childhood Intervention Best Practice Guidelines. The guidelines highlight concepts like family-centered and strength-based practices, that are based on an understanding that parents know their child best and have valuable information and insights from professionals to learn from.
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