Published on 14 November 2022
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Summer 2022-2023 is about the shared professional challenges faced by counsellors and psychotherapists globally, as well as updates on mental health care, research, and industry developments.
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Counselling australia journal
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Editorial
We are not alone. No, this is not the opening to an intergalactic thriller but a statement of fact about the shared professional challenges faced by counsellors and psychotherapists the world over.
UPCOMING EVENTS 2022–23
1 to 28 february ovarian cancer awareness month is held each year in australia to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Ovariancancer.net.au
Technology Update
With an increasingly high volume of reported scam incidents, australians are focusing hard on cyber security. The threat is real, every day, and should be front and centre both personally and professionally.
Book review
Reviewer elizabeth aplin level 4 aca member
You are what you eat – exploring the relationship between food and mood
Healthy diet is now established as a key pillar of mental health. We spoke with alfred deakin professor felice jacka oam, the founder and driving force of ‘nutritional psychiatry’, about the role this growing field of scientific research can play in counselling and psychotherapy to improve the quality and length of people’s lives.
GUT FACTS
13 truths about gut health everyone should know
HOW TO USE PICTURE POWER FOR GOOD IN MENTAL HEALTH
Mindframe’s new guidelines for the use of images in the media around mental health, suicide and drug and alcohol misuse have been released and focus on how to help reduce stigma and discrimination while increasing representation and positive outcomes.
IMAGE MATTERS: DOS AND DON’TS
Imagery is a powerful thing. The images we use to communicate ideas about mental ill-health, suicide, and alcohol and other drugs can create positive or negative associations and leave a lasting impression with audiences.
Eating disorder and body-image imagery
Eating disorders and body image issues are complex mental illnesses that affect a diverse range of people. The butterfly foundation estimates that over one million australians are currently experiencing an eating disorder, and that nine per cent will experience one (or more) in their lifetime. These illnesses can have serious physical consequences for the sufferer.
COUNSELLING TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN NEW SANE-GUIDED SERVICE
As demand for mental health care has surged across the country, australians living with complex mental health needs have been particularly impacted by overwhelmed health systems. A new digital service delivered by sane provides an evidence-based safety net for those waiting for face-to-face care or needing tailored, supplementary support.
MAKING THE MOST OF SUPERVISION
This article is reprinted with permission from the australian counselling research journal www.acrjournal.com.au
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. Nutritionist and counsellor melinda overall tells ca what she wishes she knew in the prelude to her career.
SANDTRAY THERAPY: PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Sandtray therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach to healing based on the research and work of dr margaret lowenfeld (1929), child psychiatrist. This method allows the sandtray therapist to provide the individual a safe and expressive space for exploration of their intrinsic world of emotional and mental states using an indoor sandtray and the vast array of miniature objects that children, adolescents and adults use in different ways to access the implicit image activity of th
The Essential Network - The One-stop Shop for Healthcare Workers
Peter baldwin is head of clinical research (acting) and clinical psychologist at black dog institute.
RECOVERY THROUGH NOURISHMENT
The long road to recovery – mood improvement through nutritional counselling and increased caloric intake in a young woman with an eating disorder
JULES SILVA
In this feature, ca interviews a counsellor and aca member about their profession, their journey and what they’ve learned along the way.
Counselling Australia Magazine
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