Counselling Connection

  AIPC promotes a progressive model of development for Counsellors. Vocational training through the Diploma of Counselling is the underpinning qualification to effectively work as a Counsellor. For two decades our industry-leading Diploma has equipped tens of thousands of Counsellors with the knowledge and skills to effectively practice. With the introduction of ... Read More

Loss of control in its broader sense encompasses both the relative inability of an addict to terminate consumption once initiated and the inability to refrain from substance use following a period of abstinence (Lyvers, 2000). This has been attributed to impairments in the area of the brain that is responsible ... Read More

Duration: 70 minutes Category: Clinical Interventions & Counselling Strategies This video has been designed to provide an introduction to Counselling and the Counselling Process. The presenter, Dr Clive Jones (Dipt, DipCouns, BEd, MEd, GradDipPsych, PhD(psych), MAPS), highlights three key areas and provide a general framework from which to develop your own structure ... Read More

Hosted by the South Australian Professional Counsellors Association Inc... Date: 26 June (9am-4pm) Investment: SAPCA Members—$150 / Non SAPCA Members—$190 Location: Adelaide Oval (Langley Room) Speakers: Rin Minniti (DASSA Senior Clinical Psychologist): “Working with drug and alcohol clients” Kath Silard (Senior Counsellor, Spark Resource Centre): “How to counsel single parents and their children” Pame Price ... Read More

Cognitive restructuring, straight thinking or logical reanalysis is based on the belief that the way we feel, behave and respond to situations is based on the way we think. This approach attempts to modify unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs. Cognitive restructuring, also known as cognitive reframing, is a technique drawn ... Read More