courses developed / conducted

2016 - 2018

Teaching and course creation at the University of the Sunshine Coast:

Teaching and course creation at the University of Adelaide:

Courses developed and taught for the Graduate Program in Counselling and Psychotherapy, at the University of Adelaide:

Unit content developed, co-ordinator, lecturer and tutor for counselling units at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle campus:

Bachelor in Counselling: CN102 – Personal Growth Group; CN201 – Couples and Families Counselling; CN207 – Meditation and other Stress Reducing Techniques; CN302 – Personal Growth and Group Facilitation Training; CN304 – Guest lectures – Special Topics in Counselling
Graduate Diploma in Counselling Skills: CN414 – Case Studies and Supervision; CN413 – Couples and Families Counselling
Masters in Counselling: CN503 – Counselling Couples and Families; CN606 – Dissertation Supervision
Guest lectures in Grad. Cert. in Mental Health Counselling: Unit: CN512 - Professional Issues in Mental Health Counselling; Lecture titles:; Professional Issues: Stress and Burnout; Community Agency Work vs Private Practice; The Future of Mental Health Counselling Research

Pathways to Student Wellbeing - Proactive, practical skills for improving communication, emotional support and resilience: Recognised by ACA, CAPA, Scripture Union, Qld.; 8-day program for school chaplains and GOs.; For: The Australian Council for Educational Research in conjunction with Scripture Union.; (Course designed and written, but not yet implemented)

The Innerspace Programs – Proactive Groupwork Program for Emotional Literacy, Student Well-being and Resilience: Recognised by ACA, CAPA, Education Queensland.; 2-day training for teachers, GOs, social workers, psychologists, chaplains and private practitioners.; Level One - Junior - 7 to 9 year olds; Level Two - Middle School - 10 to 14 year olds; For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Education Queensland

Mark with Malaysian students

Certificate in Expressive Therapies with Children and Adolescents – Somatic Focussed, Creative Counselling for Emotional Integration: Recognised by PACAWA, ACATA, ACA, CAPA, Selangor Association for Play and Expressive Therapies, Ministry of Education, Singapore.; 15 days, 105 hours (Co-developed with Helen Wilson); Conducted annually around Australia since 1991, Singapore since 2001, Malaysia since 2005.; For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Agape Counselling Centre Malaysia, Academy of Human Development Singapore

Certificate in Sandplay Therapy and Symbol Work: Recognised by PACAWA, ACATA, ACA, CAPA, Malaysian Psychotherapy Association, USQ, UQ.; 105 hours - co-developed with Helen Wilson; Conducted annually around Australia since 1991, in New Zealand 2006 - 2007, Singapore 2010.; For: Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Marco Creative Arts Trust Auckland, St. Andrews Lifestreams – St. Andrews Mission Hospital Singapore

One-day Professional Extension Training Workshops
Counselling with Adult Clients:: Spirituality in Counselling: Exploring the spectrum of re-connection.; Healing and Improving Relationships. Symbol Work and emotion-focused approaches.; Building Strong Support Teams – through personal growth.; Using Multiple Intelligence Theory and Practice: Responding to client needs.; Processing, Reflecting and Integration: Art and multiple intelligences in the healing journey.
Counselling with Children and Adolescents:: Expressive Therapies with Troubled and Traumatised Young Clients.; Working Through Anger and Frustration with Young Clients.; Introduction to Sandplay Therapy.; Grief, Loss and Separation: Emotion-focused approaches to counselling young clients.; Using Expressive Therapies in Pastoral Care: Supporting emotional expression.; Expressive Therapies in Schools: Counselling activities to reduce difficult behaviour.; The Arts in Creative Counselling: Music, rhythm and mandalas.; Introduction to Symbol Work for Counsellors: Projective activities with miniatures.