The AISHM Conference 2014 will include a full day of pre-conference workshops on Friday 14 November, offering professionals a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional development. The pre-conference workshops will include 4 workshops designed to augment and enhance knowledge for sex therapists, sexual health counsellors, general practitioners and sex educators. Some topics which will be…
In this interview, Clinton Power speaks with the Director of PDP Seminars, Carmen Nicotra, about how PDP came about and their philosophy of providing professional development for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia. In this interview Carmen discusses: How PDP Seminars came about and developed into the professional development organisation it is today. The philosophy and…
by Australia Counselling Member Christina Taylor “Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul to bind.” William Blake Standing on the Californian coast at Big Sur is, in itself, a magical experience. However, for me, in March 2014, the excitement was in finally meeting a woman who had just been awarded the 2013…
by Clinton Power In 2006 the Better Access Scheme was introduced so Australians diagnosed with mental health disorders could access rebated mental health services. This meant a person had to receive a diagnosis of a listed mental illness from the “bible of psychiatry” called the DSM- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-…
If you’re working as a counsellor or therapist, it’s only natural you want to create a thriving practice where you can make a difference to many people over time. That’s why you go into this profession isn’t it? If you have a dream of having a successful private practice, it may include a goal…
Scott D. Miller, Ph.D is a researcher and psychologist who is interested in the efficacy of psychotherapy and how therapists can achieve clinical excellence with their clients. Dr Miller is the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioural health services. Dr. Miller…
Australia Counselling is very excited to announce that it has partnered with PDP- The Professional Development People to offer our members a 10% discount off any of their professional development courses. We are very excited about this partnership because it not only gives our members an added benefit to their membership with Australia Counselling, but…
Have you ever considered becoming a clinical supervisor, but are yet to do anything about it? Perhaps you’ve thought that supervisors form part of an elusive field that only a select few can practice in. Or maybe you haven’t thought about what else supervision could bring to your therapy practice or your clinical skills. There…
Australia Counselling recently spoke to Geelong Counsellor and Australia Counselling member Colleen Morris about her private practice and how she was able to grow her practice from a small therapy business that primarily offered low-cost counselling services to a thriving practice in the heart of the Geelong CBD that is booked out up to two weeks in…
After the success of our online training series ‘A Fresh Look at Gestalt Therapy’, Australia Counselling is excited to announce that we are forming an online supervision group that will be facilitated by Australia Counselling member Michael Reed PhD. This group will meet online via video conferencing technology (see the example on the right) once…