We have developed a range of resources to help you implement Sound Origins in your practice.

Sound Origins works best when both parents and practitioners are supported and engaged. We offer training that is designed to support health care practitioners to embed Sound Origins into their existing practices and services. Our training helps practitioners to develop their skills in supporting the safe use of sound and song for wellbeing.

What does the training consist of?

This course is all about developing your competence in implementing the Sound Origins intervention. It has been collaboratively developed by parents and professionals with lived experience of caring for seriously unwell babies on the neonatal unit.

Sound Origins is all about supporting parents and professionals so that they can provide the best care for babies and experience the most positive neonatal experience that they can.

By the end of the course you will:

Notice how your own connections to sound and song support your wellbeing
Recognise the impact of uncertainty and neonatal admission
Understand how Sound Origins can support parents to navigate uncertainty and the range of emotions they may experience.
Be able to interact with parents about the strengths they find in their own sounds and songs
Safely support parents to think about sharing sounds with their baby

Who is it for?

The training is designed to benefit: nurses, doctors, parent support buddies, social workers, and any psychological professional. Whilst Sound Origins was primarily developed to support those on neonatal units, we believe that it can be used to support parent-infant relationships in any healthcare setting.

What people have said about Sound Origins

“It's a way to connect to connect among us […] not just because of the way we work, but because of the way we feel or see music or what the rhythms we like”

– Nurse (anonymous)

“We literally have so many nationalities in the unit. So imagine how many different music we're going to be all listening to!”

– Nurse (anonymous)

“It makes me relax. I like the diary. I can write what I feel while listening to the music”

– NICU Parent

“I don't know what could have helped me before, but these little, little things can… I'm using it in my own time… I'm calming myself so that I can give my baby a nice time… it really does help”

– NICU Parent

“Speaking with Kirsty and using the website resources has supported our practice in engaging families and their babies through sound. The narratives and tools have helped facilitate meaningful conversations about sound in relation to connection, communication, and belonging, offering a thoughtful and accessible perspective for parents and babies. ”

– Thomas Rowe, Occupational Therapist

“I’ve really enjoyed using Sound Origins in our supper club groups. The playlists provide a fantastic starting point for conversations about meaningful music, helping people share memories and connect with each other. We’ve also seen how music and these play lists can support co-regulation with babies, which has been especially valuable for parents. It’s a thoughtful and engaging resource that staff and families respond to very positively.”

– Emily Hills, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist