The Family Voices Podcast

In our final podcast for 2021, ECIA VIC/TAS' Sarah and Trish sit down with our host Dr Kerry Bull to look back and reflect on the inspiring conversations we've had on our podcast throughout the year. Sincerest thanks to all the parents and professionals who have shared their experiences with us. We've been truly humbled by our amazing community's strength, honesty and willingness to participate. A...

In this episode, Dr Kerry Bull talks with Bec. Hearing Bec share her family story made us think about the changes we all have to make in our lives, and the ways we adapt. Bec talked about being a young mum who not only needed to adjust to being a parent, she also had to adjust to being the parent of a baby with significant health concerns. To gather information, Bec used the internet, spoke with p...

In this episode, Dr Kerry Bull sits down with Alicia to talk about how she has approached advocating on behalf of her son. Alicia thinks about advocacy in terms of teamwork - learning together, understanding each others' perspective and finding common ground.  Download podcast transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au

In this episode Dr Kerry Bull talks with Nena, Yasmin and Lucy to discuss how they work together as a collaborative and integrated team to support Nena's daughter. The goal is to build the knowledge, skills and abilities of the people who spend the most time with the child in order to have as great an impact as possible on the child's learning and development. Download podcast transcript here >...

In this episode Dr Kerry Bull talks with Rahima. Rahima shares her family's story through the lens of diversity of cultures, experiences, values and belief systems that impacts our attitudes and understandings. Download podcast transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au

In this episode, Dr Kerry Bull talks with Jody (Charlotte's mum). Jody talks about her family's experience and shares her practical approaches to working with others in supporting her daughter. The key messages Jody wants to share with other families are centred around advocacy and trusting your gut. Download podcast transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au

In this episode, Dr Kerry Bull talks with Brian (Miranda's dad) about the journey that he and his wife undertook to gain a diagnoses for their young daughter and what that meant for their family. Brian shares some practical hints and tips that they found helpful and also what they also learnt along the way. Download podcast transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au

In this episode Dr. Kerry Bull sits down for a chat with Kate (Miriam's mum) about her experiences with early intervention services with a particular focus on decision-making – a topic that's of real interest to lots of families. Download podcast transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au

In this episode, our host Dr Kerry Bull sits down for a conversation with Chris (Liam's mum), focusing on the key worker model. The key worker model is a team of therapists, specialists and teachers who work very closely together to provide support for a child. One professional is nominated as key worker who becomes the family's primary contact. Tune in to hear how this approach is working for Chr...

In this episode Dr Kerry Bull talks to Trish (Erin's mum) about her family. The focus of this conversation centres around inclusion and Trish's family's approach to ensure that their daughter developed a strong sense of belonging. Download transcript here >> www.eciavic.org.au