2023 Workshops at Bower Place!
Bower Place will soon be announcing a series of Online Workshops for 2023. Watch this space and if you have…
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Children Hearing Voices
As a teacher or someone working with children, it is alarming when a child reveals they are hearing voices. How…
Read moreChristmas 2022
We had been on the road for a week. Others had done it in four days but that was only…
Read moreRobbed of More Than a Parent
Holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries are times where the absence of a child is powerfully experienced, and opportunities lost cannot be…
Read moreHow Many People Does It Take to Change a Relationship?
New to bower(knowledge) this week, relationship as a pattern of interactions. Who has the power to change it and how?
Read moreParental Alienation
New to bower(knowledge) this week – Parental Alienation – a video interview and transcript. What is it? How can I…
Read moreThe Dangers Of Practice
People may imagine that, compared to others who work with people in our community, a mental health practitioner’s life is…
Read moreSelf-Care in Challenging Circumstances
Hard day at work? Put your feet up and relax or……..? New to bower(knowledge) this week – Self-Care in Challenging…
Read moreInformed by Compassion
Humanity and mental health care have not always co-existed with distressing abuse perpetrated against already vulnerable people. These have ranged…
Read moreBower Training – Online Information Session
Bower Place Knowledge & Training Online Information Night Tuesday 6 December 5.30pm ACDT This information session is aimed at…
Read moreI Hate Them “Just Because”
Those who work with children and families recognise the scenario. A separated parent presents with the ‘problem’ that their child…
Read more“Help! I’m Stuck”: Practitioner Paralysis in the Room and How to Deal with it
New to bower(knowledge) this week – practical advice for when practitioners are stuck. What should I do? What should I…
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