Director’s Notes

A central tenet of clinical/therapeutic work at Bower Place is that ‘inequality, justice and fairness are at the heart of…

The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder was once synonymous for ‘hopeless’, a lifelong sentence. Those who attracted the label showed…

The Bower Place Complex Needs Clinic see clients who are grappling with multiple issues that may see them engaged with…

Kathleen Folbigg was referred to by the media as ‘Australia’s worst female serial killer’ after being convicted of the murder…

Parenting is not for the faint hearted and can be additionally challenging when a child is perceived to have a…

Commuters were understandably irritated when their normal 30-minute journey to work became ninety because of protestors disrupting traffic in response…

When faced with a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, those fortunate enough not to have experienced family and domestic…

The familiar expression ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is readily accepted, especially by parents and carers. A…

The term coercive control, defined as a ‘pattern of domination that includes tactics to isolate, degrade, exploit and control’ a…

Family therapy loves family of origin stories; the wild aunts and uncles of therapy who defied the conventions of our…

In July 2022, the Institute of Family Studies reported that two in five grandparents provided ‘some care’ for grandchildren, with…

Working with families with complex needs is challenging and practitioners are increasingly confronted with clients who meet this criteria. This…