| These articles and case studies on different areas of psychology offer you a broader understanding of how our psychologists treat various cases and the services we can provide.
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Kids' needs after parental separation |
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Psychologists can provide practical advice to parents going through separation. Recent research published in the APS’s latest InPsych magazine indicates that the reactions of children and adolescents to their parents’ separation differ with age and is thought to be due to cognitive maturity, as older children may be more capable of understanding the reasons behind a marital separation than younger children.
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School's in! Tips for stress-free separation |
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Most parents have probably left their child in someone else's care at school, day care, or even relatives, and many have experienced their child's terror at the prospect of being left.
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Case Study: Major mental illness in the workplace |
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Jacob is 37 years old. He has worked for the public sector for 12 years and performs his tasks well. He is quiet at work, but is pleasant and unassuming. He lives with his wife in a rented house and has one daughter who is 8 years old. The family usually walks their dog before Jacob goes to work of a morning. On the weekend they enjoy indoor bowling. Jacob has a bookshelf full of bowling trophies.
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A case of complex posttraumatic stress disorder |
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Probably one of the more challenging cases a psychologist can face is treating "complex posttraumatic stress disorder". This usually involves clients who have an already established, yet often unidentified, personality disorder when they face a traumatic event.
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Commitment to change: Motivational Interviewing Training in Chicago |
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A technique that was originally developed to help people make changes to their alcohol consumption and substance use, Motivational Interviewing (MI) more recently has been effectively used to assist people to change a broad range of health behaviours, both reducing and increasing health behaviours.
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Postpartum Depression: case study |
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While childbirth is a natural phenomenon and is joyful for many, it is also often a stressful event that is associated with a substantial risk for psychological distress. Unfortunately, a mother’s need for assistance is often not met and some endure psychological problems following childbirth for many years. This was the case with Claire.
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Mental health expenditure under medicare review |
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Despite speculation, the Federal Government did not amend the Better Access to Mental Health the recent Federal Budget, but it is reviewing the expenditure on mental health. Director of Psychology Consultants and clinical psychologist Kathryn Smith said the review is necessary to ensure the program is working effectively.
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Towards Better Sleep program – Five years on |
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Psychology Consultants’ group program Towards Better Sleep, designed to help people suffering from insomnia and other sleep disorders, celebrates five years in 2008, and is going stronger than ever.
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Fighting depression with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
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July 2006 Newsletter
Feeling sad or depressed is a normal part of life. But life pressures can often cause otherwise normal depressed feelings to interfere with people's personal and working life.
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Can a psychologist help your child? |
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July 2007 Newsletter
Parenting is extremely rewarding, but it is also one of the most challenging jobs anyone could undertake.
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