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Pedro Gondim is a writer and publisher for the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors. The Institute is Australia's largest counsellor training provider, offering the internationally renowned Diploma of Professional Counselling. Subscribe to our FREE eZine. Access the AIPC Article Library. Counselling Connection Blog.

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Ethical Situations in Counselling
A prominent aspect of counsellor training involves the analysis of ethical situations. Counsellors need to be malleable to the variety of situations in which the client's personality traits and environmental circumstances are prominent barriers to the relationship's progress. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology
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Coping With Change - Strategies and Approaches
Change is a certainty in everyone's life. The manner in which people deal with change also changes. Through learning and life experience, individuals develop varied levels of flexibility towards transition, and these levels commonly dictate the person's ability to productively cope with life's challenges. Thus, readiness and ability to change are popular topics in therapeutic contexts such as counseling, life coaching and mentoring. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Self Improvement
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Neuroscience: What is Brain Plasticity?
Neuroscience has changed considerably in the past 20 years. An example of change over period is the concept of brain plasticity. Brain plasticity refers to the brain's ability to rewire itself, relocating information processing functions to different brain areas and/or neural networks. Two decades ago, it was believed that brain networks were static after its initial formation period. Now that belief has changed... Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Science
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Tips and Strategies to Build Rapport With Clients
In previous we’ve discussed the 'business-side' of counselling: marketing tips and business guidelines which can help counsellors build a successful practice. Most therapists possess an innate desire to help others, and because of this emotional involvement, sometimes it can be challenging to convert the potential into practical results. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology
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Building a Successful Counselling Business: Tips and Guidelines
In a previous article we discussed the importance and applications of marketing in counselling. There was a particular focus on the initiation of a counselling practice. Although marketing has an important, and often overlooked, role in developing a counselling business, there are several other fundamentals that are just as important to build a successful practice. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Small Business
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Marketing in Counselling: Tips for a Successful Practice
Professionals in the health and allied industries, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, social workers, etc, often work from their own self-employed businesses. In Australia, a considerable section of the industry is self-employed, whilst many other professional counsellors who have not yet become their own bosses, aspire to do so. In this article, we discuss one the most critical aspects of starting and perpetuating a business: marketing. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Small Business
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Narrative Therapy: Concepts and Applications
Your life is a narrative, counted and recounted from many different perspectives, and by diverse people. There are settings, themes, characters and plots – just like in any movie, book, historical account or legendary fable. In this article we review the approach of Narrative Therapy and how it can be effectively used by counsellors to assist individuals improve their lives. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology
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Self-disclosure: Underpinnings and Applications
Are you a very important person? Sure you are. The reason for this answer is the same to almost everyone in this planet: we like talking about ourselves, we enjoy being listened, we praise our achievements, and we are very much into introspection. Although we are ultimately social beings, most humans are both consciously and subconsciously determined to improve themselves... Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology
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The Word: Fear
Fear is a common and dictating aspect Fear is a common and dictating aspect of human behaviour. It is such a common reality to be afraid, that we have literally hundreds of words describing a particular fear which someone has reported suffering from. There are enough words to create a Phobia Dictionary. In this article, we will analyse the underpinnings of fear, an impressive (and often disconcerting) human emotion. Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology
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Creating the Counsellor Mindset: a Career Overview
Diverse values, specialist development, varied experiences, a unique mindset - mix it up and include a touch of interpretation and you have a human being with a social outlook. Leveraging differences between people is a daily necessity of living in societies, and leveraging our own perspective of the world – and others in it – is one of the utmost challenges in pursuing a healthy and balanced lifestyle... Read
By: Pedro Gondim | 30/04/2007 | Psychology