Published on 14 November 2023
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This edition is about the challenges and opportunities in the field of counselling and mental health, particularly in relation to the impact of technology, social pressures, and the need for ethical and high-quality care.
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Editorials20 articles from this collection:
COUNSELLING AUSTRALIA JOURNAL
Neurofeedback : brain training at the last stop café
Australian Hypnotherapy College
Australianhypnotherapycollege.com.au
Table of Contents
08 metaphoric symbolised imagery: a behavioural state analysis resolution technique
Editorial
The challenge to integrate : the age of digital self-help jodie mckenzie
UPCOMING EVENTS 2024
February ovarian cancer awareness month is raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Ovariancancer.net.au
Book review
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Podcast review
The emhprac service offers free mental health educational resources to assist health practitioners to learn about, navigate and use evidencebased digital mental health programs and tools with their clients and patients.
Metaphoric Symbolised Imagery
Aca’s 2023 national conference centred on the theme of ‘resilience’. The three -day event in sydney gathered over 400 attendees who engaged in presentations, workshops and research papers delivered by 40 local and international experts to industry leaders. Ca compiled this snapshot of cutting-edge thinking to help inspire our broader community.
HOW TO NURTURE RESILIENCE IN ADOLESCENTS: A NEURODEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH
Menny monahan clinical director, menny monahan wellbeing
Resilience and Leadership in Rural Australian Primary Schools
Centacare south west nsw
Highlights
The thrill of connecting broadly with aca members, industry professionals and community contributed to a truly memorable event. Great memories are captured here!
Highlights
Natalie bailey, chair of the british association for counselling & psychotherapy
So you want to be a counsellor …
In this series, counsellors share with ca their professional journeys and the things they have learned along the way. Counsellor jessica beneke tells us what she wishes she had learned throughout her career.
NEUROFEEDBACK: BRAIN TRAINING AT THE LAST STOP CAFÉ
It was 2006. The woman stood before me with tears streaming down her cheeks and the look of fire in her eyes. With an evangelical fervour in her trembling voice, she told me that she would go anywhere, do anything and talk to anyone on my behalf if i asked her to. What could she do for me? A few moments earlier i had ushered her into my office after hearing a kerfuffle in the waiting room that resulted in a call from my receptionist informing me there was someone at her desk
ENDING LONELINESS TOGETHER
Michelle lim is the ceo of ending loneliness together, and here ca talks to her about her work and her fight to make australia less lonely.
Subpoenas
Using a psychoeducation model to support victims of adult sexual grooming
Warning: this article deals with sensitive topics relating to child and adult sexual abuse. Please do not continue if this will not be supportive of or conducive to your journey. Reader discretion is advised.
PARENTAL COUNSELLING FOLLOWING THE DIAGNOSIS OF A CHILD W ITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
Autism spectrum disorder (asd) is recognised as one of the fastest-growing developmental disabilities, affecting over 1.5 million americans (twoy et al., 2007). Furthermore, there has been an increase in eight-year-old children diagnosed with asd from one in 159 in 2006, to one in 59 in 2018 (centers for disease control and prevention, 2018). In comparison, equivalent estimates in the australian context have been one to two per 200 within a similar timeframe (williams et al.,
Yvette Carter
In this feature, ca interviews a counsellor and aca member about their profession, their journey and what they’ve learned along the way.
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