Who is Holding onto Whom?
The young person whose development stalls as they move into their third decade is often understood as responding to parents…
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So when did that Happen and how long did it take?
One of the many paradoxes of being human is that we experience time as a highly flexible and subjective experience,…
Read moreRelational Ethics in Couples Therapy
Watching couples who once loved each other denigrate, humiliate and act to destroy the once cherished other, is painful. It…
Read moreHolding it Together – How Cohesive are We?
Our identity as a tolerant nation, where everyone, irrespective of faith, ethnicity, or country of origin ‘is given a fair…
Read moreAdolescent Violence – What Works Where?
Looking at your new and helpless infant it is impossible to believe that in twelve years’ time you, as a…
Read moreWhat’s Good; What’s Hard for Children in South Australia
While it is obvious that policy and law makers need regular data about the population to determine funding levels, objectives,…
Read moreFirst Fess Up
A crucial first step in addressing any difficulty is the courage of the person showing a problem or those affected…
Read moreReaping as We Sow
Acknowledging the prevalence and impact of violence in Australian families has been challenging and is usually understood as the violence…
Read moreA Voice for a Different Future
Now is the time to sit, reflect, and grieve a lost opportunity, and to acknowledge the feelings of hurt, distress…
Read moreWhy is it so Hard to Talk?
‘Just don’t think about it,’ ‘Stiff upper lip is best,’ What the mind doesn’t know the heart won’t grieve over’…
Read moreThe Disability Royal Commission – Where to from Here?
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability handed down its final report on Thursday 28 September…
Read moreWe Should Research but How?
The early pioneers of family therapy emphasized the importance of research to improve practice and it was under its guise…
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