Director’s Notes

Attachment theory is one of the more satisfying explanations for human behaviour because it just makes sense. We know from…

How would Australians like their identity and particularly that of men to be viewed? Brave, ironic, slow to anger, defender…

As the Australian community reeled from the horror of attacks in Sydney and the threats this posed to our coherence,…

Most people find singing in public mildly embarrassing but put a baby into their arms and suddenly it is the…

Natural disasters, famine, political upheavals, and war have seen a doubling of people displaced from their homes from 41 to…

Today we see more young people who identify as transgender and/or non-binary recognizing and disclosing gender identity to family while…

Easter and Christmas provide an opportunity to rest, forget work for a few days and enjoy the company of family…

While it is generally agreed that involvement of children in family therapy is a ’good thing’ consensus ends there. The…

The ritual of ‘going to the clubs’ to drink (legally) on the day of your 18th birthday is eagerly anticipated…

The concept of neutrality as proposed by the Milan team in their influential 1980 paper Hypothesising – circularity-neutrality: Three Guidelines…

Cinema is an immersive experience. The vividness and clarity of the images on the big screen overwhelm our other senses,…

Family therapy can be dangerous. As practitioners we are exposed to deep sadness, fear and impotence and there are sessions…