School of Educational Psychology and Inclusion

Kind Schools

Kindness is promoted everywhere from social media memes to political speeches, but how can promoting kindness be better resourced and supported in schools?

Keeping Play in the Picture: Imagination and Learning in Early Education

Play is how young children learn best - but in school, it’s often left behind in favour of more structured teaching. This episode shows how imagination and play remain central to learning well into the primary years.

The Conversation: A Senate inquiry is calling for a new ‘behaviour curriculum’ to try and tackle classroom disruptions

The inquiry, which has been looking at “increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms,” said education authorities should introduce a “behaviour curriculum”.

Podcast: Rethinking Positive Behaviour Support in the NDIS

In this episode, Jenn sits down with Dr Erin Leif, a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst and senior lecturer at Monash University, to unpack the complexities of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Nurturing Minds - The Interplay of Mental Health, Wellbeing and Learning

Join us as we explore how fostering student mental health and wellbeing impacts their academic success. From the importance of creating trusting relationships to the impact of COVID-19.

How High-conflict Divorce Can Impact Children: Understanding the Perspective of Teachers

As in many countries, divorce is commonplace in Australia. A substantial proportion of divorces involve children under the age of 18, and for 5–25% of children, this comes with the added difficulty of exposure to high levels of parental conflict.

The Stand Up Project Program Evaluation

The Stand Up Project (SUP) is a student leadership and empowerment program that reduces bullying and discrimination through student upstander training.

Self-determination in community settings: co-creating a digital toolkit with and for young people with disability

This project put “nothing about us, without us” into action, by bringing young people with disability together to co-create a digital toolkit that promotes their self-determination in community programs.

Evidence-Based Practice - Resources to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disability

Associate Professor Kelly-Ann Allen’s DECRA will explore the decline in school belonging and develop tools to foster inclusive, supportive school environments.

Trauma-informed Practice in Higher Education

Mental health in Education: Educator Wellbeing

Be You Educator Wellbeing Project: Moving Beyond Self-Care

The Department - Monash road map: Co-building evidence on intentional teaching in Victorian 3- and 4-year-old programs

Team Teaching Professional Learning program

Supporting Australian Families to navigate Sleeping and Feeding practices

Trauma-informed practice in war and global conflict

Behaviour Assessment and Support in Schools (BASIS)

Universal Design for Learning: A Blended Professional Learning Program for Victorian Educators

Implementation of Behaviour Support Initiatives in Victorian Schools: A Case Study with Universal Protocols

Be You Pre-service educator capacity building and wellbeing project

Best practice in Trauma-informed education for students in out-of-home care: Lessons from Anglicare Victoria’s TEACHaR Program