Have We Been Helpful? Client Perspectives of Family Therapy
As practitioners we choose a mode of therapy that is appealing to us; one that suits our assumed understanding of…
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Did You Know?
Did you know that on the last Thursday of each month, bower(schools) gives an online presentation on a topic relevant…
Read moreNo Plan, No Sleep
Parents and researchers know that sleep deprivation in children and adolescents is detrimental to them and their families. A study…
Read moreIn Search of Happiness: Lessons from Research
Happiness is the stated desire of most people yet many miss out. Aristotle concluded that youth and modest life aspirations…
Read moreThe People Have Spoken
18 million Australians voted in the May 2025 election and once again a leader and his party were chosen. Significantly,…
Read moreInequality Starts Early
Although ‘a fair go’ is a cherished Australian ideal, recent Early Childhood Development data suggests it is not universally achieved….
Read moreConnected or Disconnected: Technology and Family Dynamics
Working with children, adolescents and their families provides practitioners with an array of presenting problems from violent and aggressive behavior,…
Read moreAll the Stories are True
For Christians, the four-day holiday of Easter is the most significant in the religious calendar, an opportunity to reflect on…
Read moreSad Mothers, New Babies and Family Therapy
New mothers are expected to be happy, full of the joy of birth and safe delivery of their baby, yet…
Read moreIf Music Be the Food of Love
Sometimes experiences collide in ways that are both jarring and instructive. An example that struck me related to young people…
Read moreTrauma and the Brain – from the Individual to Society
One of the most noteworthy and valuable features of presentations to the 10th World Congress of Women’s Mental Health in…
Read moreSomething Different – The 10th World Congress of Women’s Mental Health, Bengaluru 2025
It was exciting to be invited to co-present a preconference workshop and paper at the 10th World Congress of Women’s…
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