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Dealing with Negative Child Behaviour - 29-10-2008
The very basis of socially acceptable behaviour is clear communication from parents. Often parents will simply call out in a stern voice: "Jane" and expect the child to understand this command. But Jane could be shoving cake in her mouth with both hands while watching TV.

Relationships: Needs, Wants and Expectations - 21-10-2008
Relationships are generally complex due to the ubiquitous issue of difference. People come from different backgrounds, have different assumptions, and in essence, see the world differently.

Motivational Interviewing: Principles and Techniques - 03-10-2008
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a directive client-centred counselling style for eliciting behaviour change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence (Rollnick, William and Miller, 1995).

Child Developmental Stages - 16-09-2008
As children travel through the journey of life they are faced with many different developmental challenges. Early in life, babies learn to pay attention and be part of a relationship. As they grow they learn to use their imagination and think logically.

The Role of Boundaries in Counselling - 20-08-2008
Boundaries are a crucial aspect of any effective client-counsellor relationship. They set the structure for the relationship and provide a consistent framework for the counselling process.

Historical Background of Five Theoretical Models - 06-08-2008
Some of the major techniques used in counselling and other disciplines (e.g. coaching) are based on the key theoretical models of behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, person-centred therapy, solution-focused therapy and gestalt. In this article, we showcase the history and the most prominent contributors behind each approach.

Key Concepts of Five Theoretical Models - 06-08-2008
Some of the major techniques used in counselling and other disciplines (e.g. coaching) are based on the key theoretical models of behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, person-centred therapy, solution-focused therapy and gestalt. Understanding each of these therapies' histories, concepts, applications, benefits, disadvantages and processes helps therapists to relate to clients and assist them to develop efficient models for positive change and to cope with life's challenges.

An Overview of Schizophrenia - 16-07-2008
Schizophrenia is a disorder characterised by severe disturbances in thinking, emotion and behaviour that are disruptive to a person's life. Schizophrenia is characterised by changes in mental function where thoughts and perceptions become disordered, and there is a loss of contact with reality.

An Introduction to Eating Disorders - 16-07-2008
Eating disorders are complex, multifaceted physical and mental health problems. Their development usually involves a number of different contributing and perpetuating factors. The exact processes are unclear and it is uncertain how they interact to develop or maintain an eating disorder (Fairburn & Harrison, 2003).

An Introduction to Pre Marriage Counselling - 16-06-2008
In Australia, over 40 per cent of all marriages end in divorce over a 30 year period, and marriage rates have dropped to the lowest rate they have been in one hundred years (ABS, 2007). Somewhere around one million people in Australia have experienced divorce. The costs associated with divorce, including social security payments and court proceedings, run close to a staggering 3 billion dollars a year in Australia alone (Owen-Brown and Booth, 2003).