Blog Category: Community
The Emotional side of Identity Theft
The Australian Government reported that identity fraud has become the most common, expensive and alarming crime to impact this nation. IDCARE reported 6500 calls in its first six months of operation relating to Identity theft. The majority of these were stolen driver’s licenses. However cyber-crime (criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the…
National Day of Prayer and Fasting in Australia
Today is the National Day of Prayer and Fasting. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 In simple terms fasting is giving up things in the natural to birth things in the spiritual. It’s a period where we grow in our spiritual walk by denying the pleasures of flesh. Some…
The Impact Of Stress On The Mind & Body
Stress is linked with a series of physical problems that can come about after impacting on a person’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Organising Those Dreaded Back To School Mornings
School morning multitasking can be a parent’s worst nightmare. We dash around the house juggling between making lunches, seeing that the kids have all the right stuff in their school bags and school uniforms on. Then there are the constant reminders to get their shoes on, comb their hair and brush their teeth so that…
Commencing The School Year
Starting a new school year can be an exciting time for many children, whilst others experience anxiety about the new school year or about leaving those they love. Although each of us have had to deal with separation at some stage in our lives, some children find this harder than others. For some of these…
Procrastination Could Be Robbing You Of Your Potential
We all have days when we want to put off task that need to be accomplished. At times we don’t care enough about the task ahead, however, there are times that we do care and still end up doing something other than what we are meant to do. Why do we do it? We have…
School Is Finally Over – What To Do Now?
You have been working towards this day for what feels like your whole life – and here it is! You may have imagined what it would be like; waking up on that first morning – no rushing, the guilt-free feeling of removing those study notes from the walls, the stress slipping away and you can…
Equipping The Church With Bible Based Counselling Skills
Doctors, social workers and support group leaders will have had to study some sort of professional mental health program as part of their professional training. This mental health training is essential for their professional development to equip them to deal with various types of persons and situations that they might experience. Because church leaders have an influential…
Manage Anger To Keep Your Job
We’ve all had days where everything goes wrong, your boss is furious at you over something that’s out of your control, a project goes terribly wrong, you’re being taken for granted, aren’t valued in the workplace or you’re just on work overload without enough hours in the day to finish it all. Your heart pounds,…
A Window into Widowhood and Loss (Part 2 of 2)
As a Christian, firstly I turned to Christ and secondly to a counsellor. Let’s look at the issue of counselling first. My husband and I had some counselling in the first few months after his diagnosis. This was mainly focused on our communication skills, as he had shut down and for the first time in…
Pay it Forward – Random acts of Kindness
In the movie ‘Pay It Forward,’ starring Haley Joel Osment as Trevor McKinney, a young boy who starts a good will movement when his social studies teacher played by Kevin Spacey announces that the has a project to do. Trevor‘s life isn’t want he wants it to be. He’s often bullied at school, his…
Volunteering For Community Connection & Social Inclusion
To Celebrate National Volunteer week run by Volunteering Australia who aim to thank all the volunteers who give their time and efforts unselfishly to others. Many events will be held around Australia for the general public and community participation. There are huge benefits to being part of a wider community. Human beings are capable of creating…
3 Common Myths about Diversity & Multiculturalism in Counselling, Debunked
People from many different cultures live in Australia and present to therapy with various issues. Part of the process of becoming an effective counsellor involves learning how to recognise and value diversity, and shaping counselling practice to respect clients’ worldviews. You may be surprised by these three common myths about this aspect of the work,…
