June 2016
Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Perth
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) offers professionals an efficient, user-friendly and evidenced based approach that is responsive to the practical realities of working with young people and adults. The role of counsellors, and other professionals rests largely on the ability to interact with people in ways that emphasises individuals’ strengths/ resources, identifies possible solutions and supports movement to change. With an emphasis on “what works”, SFBT focuses on the reality that change is the name of the game. It's used…
Find out more »August 2016
Sexually Harmful Behaviour, Perth
The workshop introduces the audience to the practical application of a strengths based approach to safety assessments with a particular emphasis on narrative and solution focused therapy and the Signs of Safety Model (Turnell &Edwards 1999). The workshop will discuss how these approaches can be applied in developing a language to support the young person and their families/caregivers in talking about the sexually concerning or harmful behaviour, safety planning, responsibility taking, assessing levels of safety and working with denial. The…
Find out more »November 2016
Brain Based Interventions, Perth
When people work on eliminating harmful thoughts and behaviour patterns, the therapeutic process can feel like a battle against their own brain due to multi-directional interactions which are going on between negative past experiences, existing behaviour, thoughts & emotions, gene expression, and the brain. Brain-based interventions view the therapeutic process as a channel to re-wire specific pathways in the brain in order to positively change mood and behaviour; synthesizing neuroscience, memory research, developmental psychology, and evidence-based treatments into a hybrid…
Find out more »June 2017
Solution Focused Brief Therapy with Michael Durrant
Do you support complex clients with limited time? Do your clients focus on the problem rather than how to change? Would you like to learn an efficient, evidenced based approach to help clients move forward and reach their treatment outcomes? Book a seat today to add this valuable counseling approach to your toolbox. Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) offers professionals an efficient, user-friendly and evidenced based approach that is responsive to the practical realities of working with young people and adults. The…
Find out more »Overcoming Learning Barriers with Maude Le Roux
All parents and teachers want pupils to succeed and realise their potential. Yet there can be barriers to learning for some children and young people. Some struggle with getting organised, exercising self-control, and getting on with others. Whilst others need constant supervision and help far beyond the point their peers are beginning to manage certain tasks on their own. These behaviours can often reveal underlying difficulties with executive functioning and sensory processing. Book a seat today to discover the developmental building…
Find out more »October 2017
The Developing Brain with Nathan Wallis NZ
The last decade could rightfully be called the ‘decade of the brain’ as advances in medical and neuroscience have deepened our understanding of brain development and cognitive functioning, more than any other period before. Much of the public discussion has related to new knowledge of infant’s brains, however, just as many amazing are discoveries have been made relating to brain development and functioning from childhood right through to late adolescence. These findings often contradict many of the long-held practices that…
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