Remaining Fair with Abuse
Therapeutic work with children and their families is challenging and situations where children have been hurt by those entrusted with…
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Does Inclusion Increase Participation?
The article, “The Conditions that Make Being a Teacher Almost Unmanageable”, by Martin McKenzie-Murray published in The Saturday Paper, explores…
Read moreHow Can We Help Our Children?
Another year has begun and the opportunity to consider changes we would like to make. What would we like removed…
Read moreA Bright Star
Everyone agreed, 4BCE had been a terrible year. It was the year of the death of Herod the Great who…
Read moreThe Hardship Faced by Teachers in Today’s Australian Classrooms: A Call for Support and Systemic Change
Teaching in Australia has long been a demanding profession, but recent years have seen unprecedented levels of stress and burnout…
Read moreSchools Can Work Well
Barely a week passes that the media does not remind us that many of our schools are in serious difficulty….
Read moreThe Hidden Sadness of Older People
One of the most contentious issues faced by families of aging relatives is the decision about future care, especially as…
Read morePsychosis Steals More than Sanity
Raymond had grown up in privilege. He had attended a prestigious boys’ school and was well liked by football mates…
Read moreSilence Speaks
The city has been inundated with noise as the annual car race takes over the Parklands. By day there is…
Read moreThe Art of Being a Good Loser
The world watched the American election with fascination and while there was much debate about the consequences for the winner,…
Read moreUnderstanding the ‘Inside’ to Plan Advice for the ‘Outside’
A key tenet for giving advice or intervention at Bower Place is that change begins on the outside. By addressing…
Read moreWhere Did We Put Your Hat? An ADHD Parent and ADHD Child
Successfully managing a child’s school life is challenging for the most competent adult. It requires excellent time management skills, good…
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