Talking about sexual assault

Sexual assault can happen to anyone under a range of circumstances with the most common assaults perpetrated by people known to the survivor.   What to do when a friend discloses sexual assault to you In order to ensure the swift progress of recovery you need to follow a few guidelines: 1. Believe them It is important that if a …

Improving mental health literacy – Canberra

MHIST – Mental Health Intervention Skills Training is a Canberra based training organisation specialising in MHFA Australia’s award winning course   – Mental Health First Aid. Courses can be run for organisations or individuals with a minimum of at least 6 in a group. In order for a course to run there needs to be a minimum number so the …

Ethical Dilemmas: Analysis of ethical case scenario

Ethical Dilemmas: Analysis of ethical case scenario  Ethical dilemmas require a complex decision making process which is informed by; the relevant code of ethics; federal, state and or territory law; advice from colleagues; ethical principles which guide the practitioner and; the relevant decision making model. The author will argue that there are four main options to consider based on six …