Child abuse and neglect is one of Australia’s biggest and most misunderstood social problems, with one child being abused or neglected every 12 minutes. Since 1988, Act for Kids has provided free therapeutic support for thousands of kids and families — but there are still many more who need urgent assistance right now. »
James is a 13 year old teenager in Grade 7 at school. His parents have recently divorced and share custody of James. His father Brett has noticed a shift in James’s behaviour over the last few weeks. During conversations, James is abrupt, curt and tries to avoid conversation. Most recently, James’s English teacher at school requested a parent-teacher interview because James has been caught lying about why his homework wasn’t completed. When his father (Brett) asks James about it, he just says: “Mum knows about it, so why should I talk to you about it?” When asked about why he has responded that way, James ignores his father and storms into his room. James’s father (Brett) has spoken James’s mother (Doreen) recommending James speak with a profession... »
Mazza, James J., Dexter-Mazza, Elizabeth T., Miller, Alec L., Rathus, Jill H., and Murphy, Heather E. (2016) DBT® Skills in schools — Skills training for emotional problem solving for adolescents (DBT STEPS-A). (4th Ed). New York: The Guilford Press. »
When one of our writing team had trouble finding work a number of years ago, she mentioned this to her friend, whose mother was visiting from another country. “Oh,” said the mother, a vivacious business person, “I guess you’ll have to join a few more clubs.” She made this statement before the phenomenon we know as “social media” even existed. What she was referring to is the common knowledge among career transition and recruitment specialists that job-seeking is a person-to-person business: so much so that an estimated 85 to 95 percent of jobs are found through networking (Myers, 2008b). »
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