Walking our Way out of Anxiety
The Age of Anxiety, a six-part poem by the British American poet W. H. Auden was first published in 1947, …
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Attachment Theory and Family Therapies
Attachment theory is one of the more satisfying explanations for human behaviour because it just makes sense. We know from…
Read moreGender Based Violence and the Australian Way
How would Australians like their identity and particularly that of men to be viewed? Brave, ironic, slow to anger, defender…
Read moreThe Threats to Social Cohesion – The Granny Next Door Solution
As the Australian community reeled from the horror of attacks in Sydney and the threats this posed to our coherence,…
Read moreHush Little Baby
Most people find singing in public mildly embarrassing but put a baby into their arms and suddenly it is the…
Read moreSafe on the Outside but Where Does the Trauma Go?
Natural disasters, famine, political upheavals, and war have seen a doubling of people displaced from their homes from 41 to…
Read moreAssaults on Teachers and Principals on the Rise
With approximately 50% of Australian Principals experiencing or witness to physical violence in schools, how do schools draw a line…
Read moreDon’t Forget About Us – Siblings of Transgender or Non-Binary Young People
Today we see more young people who identify as transgender and/or non-binary recognizing and disclosing gender identity to family while…
Read moreTwo Stories of Easter
Easter and Christmas provide an opportunity to rest, forget work for a few days and enjoy the company of family…
Read moreHow do We Include Children in Family Therapy
While it is generally agreed that involvement of children in family therapy is a ’good thing’ consensus ends there. The…
Read moreYou’re 18, Lets Have Another Drink
The ritual of ‘going to the clubs’ to drink (legally) on the day of your 18th birthday is eagerly anticipated…
Read moreThe State of the Education Sector
Calls for “urgent action” and “practical reform” in the Australian education system and the challenges of “teacher shortages”, “unsustainable workloads”,…
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