ADHD – Not Only ‘In’ the Parent or Child
It is well recognized that ADHD ‘runs in families’ with formal hereditability at about 80%, higher than most other psychiatric…
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Secure Attachment and Resilience
Resilience, the capacity to return to a previous state after physical or psychological strain is easy to define. However, it…
Read moreWhat is the Status of Attachment Theory?
It is difficult to reconcile a world, no more than fifty years ago, where parents were discouraged from visiting their…
Read moreIf it Doesn’t Feel Right, then You Probably Shouldn’t Do it
A practitioner’s responsibility is to create change, and clients have a reasonable expectation that a strategy will be suggested, a…
Read moreYoung People’s View of Harm Online
The recent decision by the federal government to legislate to limit young people’s access to social media, speaks to the…
Read moreA Systemic Approach to Managing School Refusal
School refusal is a complex issue where a child or adolescent consistently avoids going to school or has difficulty attending….
Read moreWho Saw What? – Family Members Responses to Child Physical Abuse
In a world awash with reports and images of violence from conflicts around the world, it is easy to lose…
Read moreChild Involvement in Family Therapy: What Helps?
Including children in family therapy as active and participating contributors can be challenging and it is well recognized that many…
Read moreWhen Words Paint a Picture
Metaphor is a valuable resource in clinical practice which, when deftly placed, can be the difference between information that makes…
Read moreCan You Hear Me? bower(note) and the Giving of Advice
All therapy, irrespective of model agree about one thing. If change is to happen someone, somewhere must do something different….
Read moreSchools and Boundaries: What are they and why do we need them?
Boundaries are common but poorly understood. How and why do we establish and maintain boundaries in our relationships, friendships, at…
Read moreThe Challenge No Parent Wants
Infants who won’t sleep, toddlers who won’t comply and teenagers who won’t emerge from their bedrooms are trials that come…
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