Getting a Grip – Parent or Child Centered Emotion Regulation
A key parenting challenge and one often referred to those who work with children is “What do I do when…
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Silenced Voices Fuel Fracture
On 14 October 2023, Australians will vote in a referendum ‘To alter the constitution to recognize the First Peoples of…
Read moreWhat and Where is the ‘Gap’?
Do you know who said this? ’When we believe schools will fix everything, parents abdicate their responsibilities and politicians handball…
Read moreAddictions Workshop 15 September 2023 2.00pm-4.00pm ACST
Addiction is naturally occurring in the human population, it distinguishes humans from other species, and it takes adults 1000 days…
Read moreWho Should the Children Live With?
When working with distressed individuals and couples the possibility of separation is often raised and with it the implications for…
Read moreTherapy is not a Chat with Friends – the Place of Strategy
Watching an experienced systemic practitioner at work makes the work look easy. They listen, enquire, and respond and somehow magic…
Read moreBower Training Online Information Session
When: 5:30-6pm (ACST), Tuesday 19 September 2023 Fee: Free Join us for our online information session and learn more about…
Read moreThe Politics of Education
Fundamental social change from the 1980’s to the present day has altered the boundaries of responsibility and authority in education,…
Read moreTeaching at the Edge
Welcome to education(note), a monthly newsletter with insights into systems thinking, wellbeing, and culture in education and schools. bower(schools) is…
Read moreWhat Works for Whom in Couples Therapy
Even confident and seasoned practitioners admit they sometimes feel unease when working with couples. Threat of violence, expression of strong…
Read moreBorderline Personality Disorder: Where Does That Come From and What Should We Do?
Borderline personality disorder causes great suffering to the person with the diagnosis and those around them. Dysregulated behaviours, affect and…
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Kathleen Folbigg was just 35 when convicted of the murder of her four infant children and sentenced to 25 years…
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