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You have a long-term client who is suffering from liver failure. Trevor is 45 years of age and was diagnosed with this condition approximately 3 years ago. His state of health is rapidly deteriorating and he has recently been hospitalised, awaiting a transplant. Trevor has a rare blood type and all ... Read More

  If you are not yet ready to do a lot of loving things for yourself that will make you feel better and help you inch back toward your pre-breakup level of self-esteem or better, you may be feeling self-destructive. That's normal. This section is about passing some time safely. Drugs and ... Read More

  What happens for children when their parents separate? Children can react very differently to separation or divorce. The way they react depends on a number of things, but two important factors are the age of the child and the degree of conflict and animosity between the parents. There is no ... Read More

Source: CounsellorJOBS.com.au  23rd - 25th of July 2007. Perth, Western Australia This is an inaugural international conference that aims to attract upwards of 300 Australasian participants including children and young people from a wide range of life experience, practice, professional and research backgrounds. Such a significant professional development and stakeholder participation ... Read More

  It's the dreaded four-word phrase… "Can we be friends?" It's a classic break-up line, but it's also an issue that must be faced when a relationship hits the rocks. In reality, the questions ought to be "should we be friends?" And, if so, "how will we define that relationship?" Below ... Read More