We Are All in This Together
Three generational living has been viewed differently in Australian society across time and culture. While some groups have consistently supported…
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The Leadership Pressure Triangle
Lee Crockett’s 2026 paper, The Leadership Pressure Triangle, offers a timely reflection on the realities of contemporary school leadership. Published this year as…
Read moreSatellite Babies; the Long-Term Effects
Working with families from other cultures can expand clinical understanding and strengthen the capacity of practitioners to work with difference…
Read moreDo We Need Family Therapy or Mediation?
Separation can be painful and conflict laden and disagreements about parenting can generate high levels of distress for children and…
Read moreWhy Schools Need Both Trauma-Informed Practice and Clear Protocols
Episode 3 of the Stories from Berry Street podcast, featuring Dr Tom Brunzell and Louise Childs, discussed trauma-informed education. One…
Read moreImpulsivity, Family Conflict and Sleep
When a parent tells you; ‘He is impulsive, can’t organise himself, endlessly seeks new and exciting things and when he…
Read moreThe ‘Backend’ of Family Therapy Thinking
The world is divided into two categories: those who know how to use a computer and those who understand how…
Read moreIs Trauma the Best Word?
Words, like any living entity, change and evolve over time, a process called semantic change or shift. The word ‘silly’…
Read moreWhy Didn’t They Come Back? Couples who Discontinue Therapy
When couples unexpectedly terminate therapy before goals have been achieved, the practitioner is often left wondering “What did I do…
Read moreSecrets and Lies- The Impact of Childhood Secrecy on Adults
Family secrecy, defined by family therapist, Paul Rober as ‘the intentional concealment of information by one or more family members…
Read moreWhat Happens After Couple Therapy Finishes?
A fundamental premise of systemic therapy is that each part of a system is interconnected with every other part; that…
Read moreFacing the Facts About Adolescent Suicide
Humans’ capacity to make sense of their world and anticipate the potential outcomes of actions and interactions is an ability…
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