Bower 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…
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director’s notes
The 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…
Read moreWith a Little Help from our Friends
Kathleen Folbigg was just 35 when convicted of the murder of her four infant children and sentenced to 25 years…
Read moreUnderstanding Adolescents Inside and Out
Family therapists are familiar with worried parents presenting a young person as the ‘problem’. They may be highly anxious, depressed…
Read moreBarbie is Back: Girls Body Image and a Doll
Growing up in the 1960’s every girl whose parents could afford one had a Barbie. Except me. My mother did…
Read more‘Going Home’- An Underutilized Resource
Bower(method) is a systemic integrative model which assesses and supports selection of advice in human difficulties. The four lenses guide…
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Inequality and Education: Should our Schools Segregate?
A central tenet of clinical/therapeutic work at Bower Place is that ‘inequality, justice and fairness are at the heart of…
Read moreBorderline personality Disorder: What Can Systemic Therapy Offer?
The diagnosis of borderline personality disorder was once synonymous for ‘hopeless’, a lifelong sentence. Those who attracted the label showed…
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