Face to Face Workshops
Join our one day face-to-face workshops, combining clinical expertise and practical experience in the Bower Place Complex Needs Clinic.
Bower Place offers one day workshops that provide unique opportunities to explore research while drawing on clinical practice across a range of different topics.
We can also provide tailored Workshops to groups and organisations. Contact us on info@bowerplace.com.au
Upcoming Face to Face Workshop (see also our online workshops)
When: Monday, 21 July 2025 9:00am – 4:30pm (AEST)
Where: Branagan Space, Mary Mackillop Place, 80 William Street, North Sydney
Presenters: Internationally recognised clinicians and educators Malcolm Robinson and Catherine Sanders
CPD: 6 hours(Certificate of Attendance Issued)
Cost: $500 +GST
A Bower Place Masterclass in the Art and Science of The Difference Question
Conducted by Catherine Sanders and Malcolm Robinson – Internationally recognised clinicians and educators.
Unlock the transformative power of the Difference Question in all forms of clinical and therapeutic practice.
The Difference Question is the most practical skill for generating the information required to turn a complex human problem or symptom around. It is a tool for enquiry and intervention. The Difference Question is dexterous and flexible – it concurrently captures the experience of patient/client with a symptom or problem, and the knowledge and experience of the practitioner about that symptom or problem and its circumstances. The Difference Question links patient/client experience to the knowledge and thinking of the practitioner. It is an essential tool for managing inequality in clinical practice.
Join two of the field’s most experienced clinicians and family therapists for an intensive, live masterclass that will provide a detailed exposition of how to conceptualise and use The Difference Question. This workshop will deepen your understanding of questioning, provide protocols for effective questioning, increase your clinical presence, and elevate your impact in intervening in complex human problems and symptoms. Whether you’re a seasoned clinician or an early-career therapist, this one-day workshop will reshape the way you think about asking questions.
What You’ll Learn:
- Protocols to guide effective questioning and case conceptualisation
- How to craft questions that bypass defensiveness and promote insight
- Curiosity and its role in therapeutic engagement
Use of word and image in questioning - Skills Development Activities
- Case demonstrations + live Q&A with Malcolm Robinson and Catherine Sanders
Register Now to reserve your seat!
Spaces are limited for this intimate learning experience.
bower(schools) Sharing Conference – Connect. Collaborate. Participate.
When: Friday, 25 July 2025 10:00am – 4:00pm(ACST)
Where: Bower Place, 145 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia (if you are unable to attend in person and would like to join online please contact: info@bowerplace.com.au)
Presenters: Malcolm Robinson, Catherine Sanders and Lisa Wolff
Cost: Free
- School leaders speak about the implementation of the bower(schools) protocols.
- Impact of Responsibility – Authority on teacher morale.
- Changes in the culture & practices within schools.
- Catherine Sanders (Clinical Psychologist) on Developmental Theory for Schools.
- Malcolm Robinson – Authority & Responsibility for School Leaders in 6 statutes.
- Lisa Wolff – Updates and revisions from bower(schools).
- Case studies from the coalface.
- Dilemma of differential inclusion across 3 education systems.
- Managing the NDIS / Education / DCP multi-system funding boundary.
- bower(note) as a whole school solution – from protocol to policy.
- More titles to come.
Bower Place protocols have become a cornerstone for fostering effective communication, consistency, and shared responsibility across educational communities and multi-systems. This conference offers a unique opportunity for educators, administrators, and school leaders to come together and explore the implementation and impact of these protocols within the Bower Schools system.
Whether you are beginning your journey with bower(schools) or seeking to deepen your application, this conference provides a platform for meaningful exchange and professional growth.
Join us as we build stronger schools through shared understanding and intentional practice that actually works. Let’s shape the future—together.
Register here!
When: Friday, 15 August 2025 9:00am – 4:30pm (ACST)
Where: Bower Place, 145 South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Presenters: Malcolm Robinson and Lisa Wolff
Cost: $502 +GST
