Australian Childhood Trauma Group

21/11/2025

eadership Development & Coaching

🌿 Leadership Development & Coaching Now Available at our Fitzroy Clinic

We are now accepting referrals for leadership development and coaching for individuals and teams.

Our approach is grounded in relational, reflective leadership—supporting leaders to understand themselves, strengthen decision-making, and build psychologically safe, responsive environments for staff and the communities they support.

Ideal for emerging leaders, organisational leads, and teams seeking to embed trauma-informed principles into their everyday practice.

✨ Make a Referral:
https://ow.ly/B8rs50XtfK7

📱 Or scan the QR code in the post.

20/11/2025

📘 Introducing “Monster Mode” — A New Story by Gregory Nicolau

Sometimes big feelings can feel like monsters.
They arrive suddenly, take up space, and make the world feel a little less safe.

“The Monster still visits sometimes.
It probably always will,
But now, when it shows up,
I don’t panic.
I know what to do…”

Monster Mode, written by ACTG’s founder Gregory Nicolau, is a gentle, trauma-informed story that helps children understand emotional overwhelm and what it means to feel safe again.

This marks the beginning of something special — the soft launch of ACTG’s upcoming online bookstore, where we’ll be sharing resources created to support children, families, educators, and practitioners.

If you’re interested in learning more, or would like to enquire about Monster Mode:

✨ Contact us:
https://theactgroup.com.au/contact-us/

19/11/2025

Reflective Practice

🌱 Now Accepting Referrals for Reflective Practice at our Fitzroy Clinic 🌱

Reflective Practice is now available for educators, practitioners, and organisations seeking support to navigate complexity in their work.

Our facilitators create structured, emotionally safe spaces to explore practice decisions, understand patterns, and strengthen confidence when working with children and families impacted by trauma.

It is not supervision in the traditional sense—it’s a space to think, pause, make meaning, and reconnect to purpose.

✨ Make a Referral:
https://ow.ly/6pJN50XtfJO

📱 Or scan the QR code in the post.

18/11/2025

🌱 Introducing ACTG’s SMART Early Learning Program 🌱

Every child deserves an environment where they feel safe, supported, and free to learn, play, and grow.

Our SMART Early Learning Program is designed specifically for Early Learning Centres wanting to strengthen safeguarding practices and embed a culture of child safety across their organisation.

Through evidence-based, trauma-aware approaches, we support ELC teams to:

✔ Recognise early signs of harm and vulnerability
✔ Respond confidently and appropriately
✔ Build emotional safety into everyday routines
✔ Strengthen relationships between staff, children, and families
✔ Create environments where children thrive

Our services include:
🌿 Professional Learning & Training
🌿 Reflective Practice for educators
🌿 Safeguarding Auditing & Consultancy
🌿 Leadership Development & Coaching for ELC leaders

If your centre is ready to deepen its safeguarding approach and build confident, trauma-aware educators:

✨ Make a referral:
https://ow.ly/qBJC50Xtg9G

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18/11/2025

🧠 Now Accepting Referrals for In-Clinic Therapy at our Fitzroy Clinic

Our Fitzroy clinicians are now taking referrals for in-clinic therapeutic support.
We work with children, young people, adults, and families using approaches grounded in safety, regulation, and connection.

Whether support is needed around emotional development, behaviour, relationships, or the impacts of trauma, our team provides a welcoming and consistent space where change can occur.

Make a Referral:
https://ow.ly/H31H50XtfyL

13/11/2025

Today we celebrate World Kindness Day 💚

This day is about recognising the power of compassion, empathy, and understanding in our everyday interactions. Kindness isn’t just a gesture — it’s an important part of building healthy, connected, and mentally resilient communities.

Take a moment today to show kindness to yourself and others — because even small acts can have a lasting impact.

For More Information: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/world-kindness-day

12/11/2025

🧠 Now Providing Cognitive Assessments at our Fitzroy Clinic 🧠

At the Australian Childhood Trauma Group (ACTG), we believe every young person deserves to be understood—beyond behaviour, beyond challenges, and beyond the classroom.

Our cognitive assessments help identify a child’s learning profile, strengths, and areas for support, giving families and educators the insights they need to create meaningful, evidence-based plans for growth.

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📲 Use the QR code to access our referral pathways

24/10/2025

🎉💖 Happy National I Care About You Day! 🌈

Today is a simple reminder with a big impact: tell someone you care. A text. A check-in. A cup of tea. Small moments of connection help kids, families, and communities feel safer and more supported.

Let's spread love and kindness today by reaching out to those who matter! 💌

Click here to read more about the day and why it matters: https://journeysthroughgrief.com/national-i-care-about-you-day/

At our very core, we human beings are born to be in a relationship with each other. This attribute is a big part of what it means to be human. Consequently, it is those relationships  ... READ MORE

23/10/2025

🌼The body remembers what the mind can’t always say.

For children who have experienced trauma, pain, tension, or restlessness can be the body’s way of telling its story.
Our latest blog explores the somatic signs of trauma — how the body holds memories of distress, and how caregivers and professionals can help children feel safe in their own skin again. 🌿

Click here to read the blog: https://theactgroup.com.au/the-body-remembers-somatic-signs-of-trauma-in-children/

The Body Remembers: Somatic Signs of Trauma in Children When a child experiences trauma, it doesn’t only leave an imprint on the mind—it leaves its mark on the body. Even when words are out of reach, the body speaks. Understanding the somatic (physical) signs of trauma is essential for parents, ...

19/10/2025

Reminder: OPEN Symposium 2025 starts tomorrow!

We are proud to sponsor The Centre's OPEN Symposium 2025, taking place online on 21-22 October. This year's theme, 'Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families', brings together sector leaders, practitioners and researchers to explore how we can work together for better outcomes.

Our CEO, Gregory Nicolau, and Clinical Director, Rudy Gonzalez, will join the speaker lineup to lead an engaging session titled “Leading in Times of Uncertainty: A Conversation on Reflection, Culture, and Care.” https://outcomes.org.au/open-symposium-2025/open-symposium-2025-program/leading-in-times-of-uncertainty/

In this live, podcast-style dialogue, they’ll explore how reflection can anchor organisations and individuals through turbulence — from COVID and workforce challenges to the shifting dynamics of care. Together, they’ll discuss how embedding reflection in workplace culture can strengthen resilience, nurture emotional safety, and restore shared purpose.

For More Information and Event Tickets: https://outcomes.org.au/open-symposium-2025/

Be part of the 2025 OPEN Symposium: Collaborative practice – Working in partnership with children and families. Tickets are on sale now - don't miss out! Program and keynote details inside. Students and Switch to Social Work participants can register for free.

17/10/2025

We are proud to sponsor The Centre's OPEN Symposium 2025, taking place online on 21-22 October. This year's theme, 'Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families', brings together sector leaders, practitioners and researchers to explore how we can work together for better outcomes.

Our CEO, Gregory Nicolau, and Clinical Director, Rudy Gonzalez, will join the speaker lineup to lead an engaging session titled “Leading in Times of Uncertainty: A Conversation on Reflection, Culture, and Care.” https://outcomes.org.au/open-symposium-2025/open-symposium-2025-program/leading-in-times-of-uncertainty/

In this live, podcast-style dialogue, they’ll explore how reflection can anchor organisations and individuals through turbulence — from COVID and workforce challenges to the shifting dynamics of care. Together, they’ll discuss how embedding reflection in workplace culture can strengthen resilience, nurture emotional safety, and restore shared purpose.

For More Information and Event Tickets: https://outcomes.org.au/open-symposium-2025/

Be part of the 2025 OPEN Symposium: Collaborative practice – Working in partnership with children and families. Tickets are on sale now - don't miss out! Program and keynote details inside. Students and Switch to Social Work participants can register for free.

15/10/2025

For many children, darkness isn’t peaceful — it’s powerful.
When trauma turns bedtime into a battleground, safety, patience, and compassion become the light. 💛

In our latest blog, we explore how trauma affects sleep, why night fears arise, and how caregivers can help children feel safe when the lights go out. 🌙

Click Here to Read the Blog: https://theactgroup.com.au/when-darkness-falls-helping-children-through-night-fears-and-trauma-related-sleep-challenges/ #

When Darkness Falls: Helping Children Through Night Fears and Trauma-Related Sleep Challenges For many children, night-time is a space of rest and recovery. But for children who have experienced trauma, darkness can feel overwhelming. Sleep is no longer a sanctuary—it becomes a battleground of fea...