Therapy
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Why do Australian courts still distrust a proven trauma therapy?
A court ruling from the 1990s still influences how some abuse cases are prosecuted in Australia, leaving an evidence-based trauma therapy mired in outdated legal doubt
Education
Analysis
Young people are using AI coaches, but are they using the right ones?
We need to ensure that AI coaches can be challenged, are responsive to human feedback and accountable to the communities they serve
Health & Medicine
New hope for treating PTSD
Treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder usually involves patients focusing on their traumatic experience, but world-first research may offer another treatment pathway
Health & Medicine
Under the Microscope
Decolonising social work
Social worker, educator and proud Durrumbal/Kullilli and Yidinji woman, Tileah Drahm-Butler, finds a narrative therapy approach is resonating with Aboriginal practitioners and clients alike
Arts & Culture
The healing history of dance
Dance movement therapy is a relatively new healing practice, but its cultural roots date back a millennia. So, how can this history inform modern therapies?
Health & Medicine
A paw in need
A pilot program has brought in therapy dogs to help support young people experiencing homelessness as research probes the underlying causes
Health & Medicine
Designing the right headspace
Counselling and therapy spaces are often inappropriate for people with mental illness
Arts & Culture
On a positive note: Songwriting as a therapy method
Music is a powerful tool that can shape moods, define moments and ignite memories. In creating music we can share something of our experiences and ourselves – a notion explored in therapeutic songwriting