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The Languages of Apology
The Languages of Apology
22 January 2025

Have you ever said sorry to someone, and yet you know they have not experienced your apology as authentic? Somehow your sincere apology did not land. This may be more likely to happen when... 

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The Power and Purpose behind ‘Next Steps’
The Power and Purpose behind ‘Next Steps’
1 January 2025

Every step we take follows another. Every step we take precedes another. The smallest shifts—doing some dishes, putting something away, stopping something, starting something, taking a shower—can all be significant events on a continuum... 

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Labelling: Handle with care
Labelling: Handle with care
28 December 2024

“People, especially children, respond much better when given positive labels, even if it is a label they intend to pursue.” I’d been working with this family for several weeks and using the Solution Focused... 

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Explore our wide range of 2023 training opportunities
Explore our wide range of 2023 training opportunities
6 December 2022

In 2023 we will  be running a series of free 30 minute online workshops where our highly skilled trainer, Alison Krusec, will share a range of tips and tricks for using our most popular... 

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Introducing Strength Cards Unlimited!
Introducing Strength Cards Unlimited!
5 September 2022

Introducing the latest edition to our suite of strengths-based tools and resources—Strength Cards Unlimited!  Everyone has strengths. But did you know that strengths are more than just personal qualities? They also include your relationships,... 

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Supervision and the art of questioning
Supervision and the art of questioning
31 May 2022

At any given moment in a supervision session, we may find ourselves wondering, ‘What is the most useful question I could ask right now?’ This, however, begs another question: ‘What do we mean by... 

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What is empowerment really…and how can I support people to get more of it?
What is empowerment really…and how can I support people to get more of it?
19 July 2021

When people are accessing services, they are often disempowered in at least one area of their life. They may be experiencing poverty, exclusion as a result of mental health issues, addiction or family violence.... 

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A simple reminder for best practice
A simple reminder for best practice
19 July 2021

When we are in the midst of a challenging conversation—a supervision session, a finely-balanced meeting with a family or a conversation with someone struggling with their mental health—having a few simple, practical and visual... 

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Taking Chances
Taking Chances
23 September 2019

Green Sea Turtle Using her hind flippers, the female buries up to two hundred eggs in the sand. After about two months, the hatchlings emerge and scamper across the sand, taking their chances on... 

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Respectful Relationships: What I Want More Of
Respectful Relationships: What I Want More Of
3 September 2019

Money? Happiness? Love? To be that special person in someone’s life or to have that special someone? There are lots of things we would like more of but isn’t RESPECT at the top of... 

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The Power of Vulnerability and Trust in the Classroom
The Power of Vulnerability and Trust in the Classroom
25 July 2019

Lillian Daley, a Grade 6 teacher in Darwin—the capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory—writes about the power of vulnerability and trust in the classroom. I first came across Innovative Resources when I was a... 

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Reconciliation Week – Understanding organisational white privilege
Reconciliation Week – Understanding organisational white privilege
4 June 2019

On Wednesday 29 May 2019, St Luke’s Innovative Resources and the Bendigo Reconciliation Committee hosted a forum on organisational white privilege. The forum was facilitated by Andrew Shirres (Practice Development Coach, St Luke’s Innovative Resources)... 

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