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How to create a team self-care plan
How to create a team self-care plan
25 January 2022

The importance of self-care Even the most experienced and skilled professionals can feel overwhelmed and heartbroken when hearing people’s stories of trauma and loss. When you work in a role that involves supporting other... 

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Rainbow Talk – why LGBTQI+ resources are needed
Rainbow Talk – why LGBTQI+ resources are needed
28 May 2021

Why are LGBTQI+ resources are needed? Because everyone deserves respect. We share spaces with people whose ideas, beliefs and stories differ from our own. Our interests, languages, bodies and styles are many and varied,... 

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Creating a team self-care plan
Creating a team self-care plan
22 January 2020

In many workplaces across Australia, many of the conversations in the lunch room are about bushfires and related topics (like the impact of climate change and how we feel about government responses). While Australia... 

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How is Strengths-based Supervision Different?
How is Strengths-based Supervision Different?
13 May 2019

Davys and Beddoe, authors of Best Practice in Professional Supervision: A Guide for the Helping Professions (2010: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London), suggest that strengths-based approaches to supervision are different to an hierarchical and managerial model of supervision... 

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Reflexions – a Tool for Young People
Reflexions – a Tool for Young People
24 May 2017

‘The value of Reflexions is found in its ability to build … conversations in new and existing directions.’(Reflexions booklet, p8) Innovative Resources’ cards can act as ‘conversational prompts’. That is, when used in conversations... 

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Reframing Practice ‘Issues’ as Practice ‘Stories’ in Peer Supervision
Reframing Practice ‘Issues’ as Practice ‘Stories’ in Peer Supervision
3 October 2016

Peer supervision—why do it? Human service workers get together in peer supervision sessions to discuss practice, to reflect, and to wonder about ethical considerations. Lucky souls, aren’t we? And, it feels entirely congruent to... 

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