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Issue 120 Jan 2019

Note to Self: I am a Work in Progress

At this time of year we are often asked, ‘What is your New Year’s resolution?’ And, you know, that can often make us think that we have to change something, or that we need to ‘fix’ something about ourselves.

I have chosen to believe that I am a ‘work in progress’.
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Tactile Resources Help People Talk About Feelings

Talking about feelings, relationships or difficult experiences can be very uncomfortable for people. A cascade of stress hormones can be released by our brain when these topics are raised, especially if trauma is present.
 
Have you noticed that our hands are often clear indicators of discomfort? Whether it is balled fists, hands thrust deep into pockets, nervously rearranging hair, biting fingernails, flicking, tapping or picking—our hands speak volumes.
 
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Hypervigilance
‘While our so-called “panic hormones” are part of our self-defence mechanism and are therefore to be celebrated, a few skills to “unpanic ourselves” and decompress are also crucial to have in our bag of tricks.’
 
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STOP PRESS!

St Luke’s Innovative Resources named as provider under Victorian State Government - school readiness funding.

School readiness funding is a new initiative of the Victorian State Department of Education and Training, designed to help children achieve their best at kindergarten.

Our products and training have been identified for inclusion on the Department’s menu. This means that we have been through a formal validation process that analysed our alignment to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, considered in the light of their evidence base.

Visit our special Early Learning Page

Summertime Study (Limited time only)

To entice our summertime learners we have taken a few snippits from Strengths Approach to Practice online course and compiled a short FREE introductory course. Enroll here and and take advantage of a discount coupon that you can apply to the full course registration.

Ponder the thought of studying when and where you choose.

Strengths Approach Practice Training

Support others to identify, celebrate and mobilise their strengths.

Why study online? 
  • More convenient
  • No travel expenses
  • More comfortable
  • Meet professional PD requirements outside of work time.

Look out for our live webinar series to support online courses—starting in 2019.
Note: Group enrollments available for all courses.

(Contact us for Special Group Pricing)

Anytime

Anywhere

 
 
Latest Course Release Also Available Online Pssst! - Coming in Early 2019
  • Intro to LGBTI Inclusive Practice (Recommended training to meet Rainbow Tick Standard 2.2)
The Rainbow Tick Standards are applicable to any organisation, regardless of industry, and support organisations to develop and implement inclusive practices for the LGBTI community.
Attend our strengths approach training and tools workshops.
In-person training is offered at our location in Bendigo, Victoria, with the possibility of additional locations in 2019.

New March dates for Strengths Approach Training and Tools Workshop.

Calendar of events and bookings.

 
Let us tailor training to suit the specific needs of your organisation or team. We will come to you!
 
Training in Strengths Approach, Supervision, Tools workshops, and Team Building are all adaptable to meet the needs of your team or organisation.

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Michelle's Story using Strength Cards

I would like to share this very simple way that I use Strength Cards with primary school children in my work as a guidance counsellor.
 
I deal the cards out into a pile, one at a time, and say the word as I do — because some students respond better to verbal communication and some more to the visuals. I respond to any questions around what the strength might mean with a discussion, firstly asking the student what they think the word might mean, and we often look the word up on my computer.
 
The students choose however many strengths they identify with, we shortlist to six, and then they have to pick their top three. We write the top three onto three separate pieces of paper or print the words out from the computer. Each student colours and decorates around the strengths, sometimes drawing pictures around how they use each strength or could use the strength when issues arrive. I then laminate the finished product and they take it with them. They have the choice to keep it in their classroom tidy tray to look at, or to hang up at home. I do this with the student again at a later date to see how they are going with their strengths and/or to identify new ones.
 
Michelle Hogan
 

Do You have a Story to Share?
We love to hear how our resources are used in your work. If you have a story to share, please let us know, and if your story is published in SOON you will receive a free card set.
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