The Association of Child and Family Development
Promotes awareness and understanding of the emotional life of children, adolescents and their parents.
About the Association
Promoting Awareness and Understanding Through Podcasts
The Association of Child and Family Development, established in 2003, is an incorporated not for profit organisation. The Association promotes awareness and understanding for all professionals, of the emotional life of children, adolescents and their parents, and how this affects their behaviour and future development. The Association promotes this understanding through the podcast series, Talking Child Development. The podcast series takes a broad view of the challenges to the emotional development of children in current times. Our focus encompasses the impact of racism, exclusion, forced migration, warfare and systemic injustices that hinder the optimum development of children and adolescents.
Podcast Series: Talking Child Development
The Talking Child Development Podcast unpacks important topics and conversations related to child and family development. Every episode aims to provide mental health professionals with insights into family life based on theory and experience in the field.
The podcast is hosted by Dr. Ruth Schmidt Neven clinical psychologist, child psychotherapist and President of the Association, who interviews experts including pediatricians, early childhood educators, child and adolescent psychotherapists, infant parent therapists, academics and professionals concerned with the broader issues of children’s rights. From communication to attachment, the podcast dives into the ‘why’ behind relationships and behaviour.
Listen to latest podcasts
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Talking Child Development Live:Events
The Association provides training webinars presented by the professionals who have contributed to the podcast series.
Establishing the Foundations for Life: Understanding Key Transitions from Infancy to Adolescence.
Details coming soon.
Threats and Risks to Key Transitions in Child and Family Development.
Details coming soon.
Meet the Executive Management Committee
Dr Ruth Schmidt Neven, President
Ruth is a child psychotherapist and clinical psychologist and Director of the Centre for Child and Family Development in Melbourne. She was formerly inaugural Chief Psychotherapist at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. Originally from the UK Ruth trained at the Tavistock Clinic in London and was a pioneer in the UK in the field of parent education. She runs training programmes throughout Australia and overseas and is a prolific author and contributor to professional journals.
