BY PROFESSOR LEA WATERS MAPS, PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION Amplifying strengths helps children reach their full potential and improves wellbeing. Parenting can be a difficult business and …
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious but treatable mental disorder that affects more than half a million Australians. Movies and TV shows often portray people with …
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Shot on the job, police officer Daryl Elliott Green faced a fight for his life. Police psychologists were at the centre of his recovery It was …
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Partners, parents, even a pet: one in 20 Australians struggle to cope with being apart from their loved ones Separation anxiety has long thought to be …
The purpose of this essay is to reflect upon a simulated experience of working clinically with a family. The essay will include an overview of the therapeutic session and a …
A dominant aspect of family and relationship counselling is the focus of interpersonal relationships (communication that takes place between people), rather than the traditional counselling focus of intrapersonal counselling (communication …
A child removed from their parents or primary caregiver due to abuse and neglect will potentially suffer the effects of significant trauma and attachment issues for many years, resulting in developmentally adverse consequences
Introduction Diverse, cultural and minority groups have important considerations essential to successful group work. This essay will explore the key elements of group processes and group dynamics when working with …
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY For Olympian Libby Trickett, regular mental health checks have been her secret weapon – in the water and out. It was during what would be the …
By Dr Ivan Raymond MAPS, Clinical Psychologist and the Director of the Life Buoyancy Institute Insights from positive psychology reveal the factors that can help people be happier and more satisfied. …
