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Financial Assistance
There are a range of places that provide assistance when you are in financial distress. Help with Utility Bills In Queensland you can get assistance with Utility Bills from Home Energy Emergency Assistance Scheme once every 2 years for upto … Continue reading
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Preventing Suicide: A Handbook For Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors
This book should probably be required reading for all Pastors and Chaplins https://koorong.com/product/preventing-suicide-a-handbook-for-pastors-chaplains-and_9780830841172
New Access help through Beyond Blue
NewAccess – Find a mental health coach Coping with stress can be hard. Your emotions and mental state can have a big impact on your life, affecting your sleep, work and relationships. NewAccess is a confidential guided 6-session mental health … Continue reading
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Progressive Muscle Relaxation sequence: (Tense each part, hold and then release). 1. Right hand and forearm. Make a fist with your right hand. 2. Right upper arm. Bring your right forearm up to your shoulder to “make a muscle”. 3. … Continue reading
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Safety Planning when working with people experiencing Domestic Violence
This video is an introduction to the techniques of safety planning when working with women and children experiencing violence. It should be used in conjunction with the Introduction to Risk Assessment and the Risk Assessment Frameworks You coiuld Call 000 … Continue reading
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Assessments for Autism
The Novo Psych website has a range of assessments that can be used for a variety of conditions below you will find links for various assessments related to ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD Screener The ASSQ is a 27 … Continue reading
9 Sings of Mental Illness
below is an infographic showing the nine signs of mental illness to be aware of. This information is sourced from the Health Direct website https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/signs-of-mental-health-issues For more in-depth information please go to the Health Direct website. Infographic courtesy of Healthdirect … Continue reading
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Exploring Depression, and Beating the Blues: Additional Free Audio Recordings
by Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett Depression is common among people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has particular features and causes. On their website https://attwoodandgarnettevents.com/exploring-depression-and-beating-the-blues-additional-free-audio-recordings/ are a variety of free audio recordings to accompany the highly regarded book and … Continue reading
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Vicious Cycle of Depression
Explaining the Vicious Cycle of Depression (CBT Clinical Demonstration) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Demonstration Videos Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Demonstration VideosIn this video, we illustrate an example of how the vicious cycle of depression can be explained to a client. … Continue reading
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Book – Recovering From Losses in Life
This book is a book that is writen by H. Norman Wright, a grief and trauma counselor, that was required reading as part of the Diploma in Counselling, I am doing through AIFC during the course Working with People with … Continue reading
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