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Promote Prosocial Behaviour and you Improve Inclusivity

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]One of the best ways to build a more inclusive workplace is to help workers transition from being focused on themselves to focusing on their team — going from ‘me’ to ‘we’ — […]
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Top 15 Workplace Conflict Resolution Techniques for All Levels.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Conflict in the workplace is inevitable, and it’s one of the thorniest issues managers have to deal with. Put it off, and the problem can fester. Reach a poor, unfair resolution, and resentment can linger. The […]
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I need therapy now! – Video and Phone Counselling with ACT Curious

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_tablet=”” content_phone=”” content_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Two-thirds of our ACT Curious clients take advantage of video and telephone counselling.  Have you considered the benefits?  Telehealth is effective, convenient and safe.  If you need to speak with a therapist you […]
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Mental Health Risk Factors

Occupational Mental Health Risk Factors and the Nature of Work

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-69px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-19px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]   “ZOOM” was fourth on Google’s global list of the most searched terms in 2020.[1]  Perhaps that’s no surprise, for the Covid-19 pandemic and affordable technology transformed our […]
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Psychological Flexibility

Psychological Flexibility and the Challenges of the Covid Labour Market

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-29px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.3″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] “Losing your job, social isolation, or a major health crisis are each distressing events.  Their combination made 2020 a Covid-19 blur.  Psychological flexibility and a solid sense of self were never more important than in […]
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Look out for Empathy-Based stress and burnout

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||12px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”] Look closely.  You can see it in their eyes, their greying temples, and every thin-lipped grimace from behind a microphone.  Our public leaders have grief written all over their faces.  The burdens of high office have […]
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Jobs Market Heats Up

As the jobs market heats up, EAP can help make you an employer of choice.

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] As the jobs market heats up, EAP can help make you an employer of choice. As more Australians get back to work in 2021, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has […]
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Healthy Workplaces Need Healthy Language

Watch your language – healthy workplaces need healthy language

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Healthy Workplaces: What do you do when you hear that remark, that’s said as if it’s just fun, but it cuts you to the quick? It wasn’t necessarily making fun […]
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Pandemic Weight Gain

Pandemic Weight Gain?

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.10.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] .Pandemic Weight Gain? Get back on track with these top 12 tips  Have you have noticed that you’ve gained some weight during COVID-19? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. According to the […]
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