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Reaching up, down, in and around

September 28, 2021 | Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Wellbeing

Franekel and Cho’s four-part framework can help couples and families cope in isolation and lockdown, and help mitigate the negative effects on our relationships.

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How Shift Work Can Impact On Relationships

January 7, 2019 | Leadership, Mental Health, Relationships

Do you ever wonder how shift workers and their families ever manage to get by without seeing each other as often as day time working families do?

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Helping Families Break Free From Addiction & Co-dependency

July 17, 2018 | Faith, Leadership, Mental Health, Relationships, Wellbeing

Addiction and co-dependency in families are all too common. The Co-dependent becomes the enabler in the relationship in support of the addict.

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Reconnecting Absent Fathers With Their Children

August 1, 2017 | Community, Leadership, Relationships

There are ever increasing statistics of couples going through separation or divorce in Australia and globally which can have an emotionally huge impact on all children but especially the adult children who are caught in the middle of the break up. We were created to be born into families of mums and dads who support…

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Our Communities Rely On The Strength Of The Family

May 9, 2017 | Community, Leadership, Mental Health, Relationships

The strength of the family plays a vital role as the building blocks for the community producing a safer, healthier and more secure environment to live in.

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Crystal Meth (ICE) Addiction Ripping Families Apart In Australia

March 3, 2016 | Community, Mental Health, Relationships

A surge of Ice addiction is sweeping across Australia. Desperate parents are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and to help their Ice addicted teens and adult children who quite often become violent, display erratic and out of control behaviour, steal from the family and in some cases become suicidal. ABC News reported that Senator…

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Enhance Your Pastoral Care Skills

January 19, 2015 | Our Courses, Student Testimonials

I’m Peter, I’m a full time Public Servant and I’m studying with aifc. What inspires me most about counselling is that I get to help other people. I’d like to see healthy individuals, healthy families and ultimately,a healthy community. What I love most about studying with aifc is the support we receive from the tutors…

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