Positive thinking has been something many people have picked up on over the last decades and is still alive and well today. It’s often been touted as a great tool for transformative personal growth when properly utilised, but it’s also had plenty of myths built around it.
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Motivation is the reason for your actions and desires. It acts as a catalyst to drive you towards a lofty goal. It is the reason why you want to succeed in your interpersonal relationships as the best mother, father, sibling, spouse, or friend. It is why you want to be successful in your career, why you want to earn more, or be a better person in general.
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Play therapy is a form of psychotherapy and counselling that allows children experiencing loss, trauma, emotional, or behavioural issues to open up their emotions in a safe space. This safe, play space is where they are allowed to face their thoughts and emotions nonverbally through play. It can help ameliorate effects of the child’s deeper emotional issues and helps them to deal with stress and anxiety.
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You have spent years studying, training, and working to help people who have trouble overcoming life’s challenges. These challenges may be social, emotional, or mental; and you have chosen to help these people learn how to deal with obstacles they wouldn’t otherwise be able to deal with themselves. This requires a great deal of discipline, study, and knowledge on your part, and in response College of Allied Educators offers the Master of Arts in Integrative Counselling (Top-Up), providing in-depth training and therapeutic approaches that professional psychotherapists like you will require.
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College of Allied Educators provides a series of WSQ courses that may give you a head start if you’re looking to start your career in the special education industry or may be exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children.
Play therapy is a therapeutic approach that involves using play and creative activities to help children process their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. This type of therapy has been used for decades and has been proven to be effective in helping children overcome a wide range of psychological and emotional issues.
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A child with special needs requires special attention and considerations. It’s not just the child that is affected, but their family is also deeply affected, and needs to be actively involved in their child’s success.
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At the start of every new year, I think it’s a great idea to sit down and take stock of the things that have affected you in the past year. Sure, there’s always going to be a melancholic element to it, but I think it serves a more practical purpose as well.
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If you’re exploring a mid-career change and want to work with children, Early Intervention pathway might be for you.
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It may seem a silly question to think about, but how you emotionally navigate the holidays may mean the difference between you being able to enjoy yourself or falling into loneliness and sadness. It could even trigger stress and anxiety.
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