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Innovative Resources is thrilled to announce the release of a new edition of Note to self, a beautifully reimagined card set that has been helping people navigate life’s challenges for more than 15 years.... 

Our much-awaited Teacher Wellbeing Cards have hit the shelves! And not before time. A recent 2023 national survey of 4000 teachers by the Black Dog Institute in Australia found that poor ‘teacher mental health... 

Ask Pip Westwood what she loves most about being a play therapy practitioner and her passion for the role is palpable. ‘It’s the honour of being entrusted with children’s stories,’ she says. ‘Being able... 

In the sterile, high-stakes environment of a neonatal intensive care unit, where every second counts and emotions often run high, Dr Huang Peiqi—a paediatrician specialising in neonatology at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in... 

Just the other day, I was talking to a social worker who was trying to access support for a person experiencing a serious mental health crisis. She’d tried different programs within her service (which... 

Shelly Skinner is the Founder and CEO of Lionheart Camp for Kids. As a Social Worker whose own mother died when she was a young adult, Shelly is committed to building a community where grief... 

We all need reminders sometimes that, even when things feel overwhelming or out-of-control, we always have choices. We can choose how we interpret a situation, what we choose to focus on, the things we... 

Today, I thought I’d talk about a tool that has been around for a while but is still a favourite – the five-column tool. The five-column approach was pioneered by Di O’Neil and Wayne... 

‘…whether we lose a person, or whether we lose a place, or whether we lose some ’thing’ that’s important to us, it’s normal for us to need an extended period of emotion or reaction... 

When artist and designer, Fiona Mansfield, thinks about the awakening of her creative self, she’s taken back to a time in her childhood when she was stuck at home with the measles. ‘I was... 

Wherever you turn these days, there seems to be reports of teachers leaving the education system in droves. And things seem to have become significantly worse over the past few years. A 2023 national... 

Nick Avery is the CEO of South West Autism Network (SWAN) in Bussleton, Western Australia, a not-for-profit organisation that grew out of a very real need for families in regional areas to have access...