Edition 4 2011

Regardless of who you are or what you do, chances are you spend a lot of time entrenched in the busyness of life, worrying about getting everything done, and feeling out of control. We feel obligations and pressures which are both physical and mental and the attached stress, which can be quite debilitating, is not always obvious to us.

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Edition 3 2011

Becoming a couple is one of the most complex relationships in adulthood. It is also well known that being a couple can contribute to personal growth and self-awareness (Long & Young, 2007).

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Edition 2 2011

Critical Incidents are events that occur outside the usual range of experiences. They are so powerful and sudden that they can overwhelm a person's ability to cope. Critical incident management has emerged as an effective method for the provision of psychological support in the wake of a critical incident or traumatic event.

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Edition 1 2011

In counselling, ethics underpin the nature and course of actions taken by the counsellor. Counsellors and others in helping professions are expected to behave in an ethical manner. By nature of the profession, counsellors are to act in the best interest of their client, promoting client goals, protecting client rights, maximizing good and minimizing harm (Stein, 1990).

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Edition 4 2010

Self harming behaviour presents considerable challenges to the mental health practitioner. Despite the challenges and resistances, a holistic treatment that encompasses both medication and psychotherapy has shown to be effective in the management of self harming behaviour (Craigen & Foster, 2009).

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Edition 3 2010

Mediation is a means of resolving disputes between two or more parties who possess a genuine desire to achieve a mutually satisfying outcome. The counsellor in the process acts as the 'mediator' by assisting the disputing parties to focus on a mutual problem, discuss possible solutions and agree upon a solution.

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