Labelling: Handle with care

Posted: 28/12/2024

“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 Approach. We’d seen marginal and inconsistent improvement in the boy’s …Read more

Gender Fairness: the conversations we have to have

Posted: 04/06/2019

‘Many of us are not practised at talking about how social constructs of gender have influenced our own identity, our relationships at home and work, and our expectations of each other,’ writes Linda Beilharz (former executive officer at Women’s Health Loddon Mallee) in the …Read more