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You Matter Too: Why Self-Care Isn’t Optional
This is your reminder that caring for yourself is not a luxury. It’s a non-negotiable, critical part of your job, too.
The Power of Feedback in Supervision
When supervision includes regular, thoughtful feedback, it becomes a powerful learning space and one where professionals feel supported, stretched, and valued.
Strengthening personal agency our hidden superpower
When we build our capacity for self-awareness, self-leadership and self-management, we don’t just feel more empowered - we ARE more empowered.
Leading from Within: Growing Strong, Safe and Sustainable Leadership
In the ever-changing terrain of healthcare and human services, leadership is not only about holding authority.
The Ebb and Flow of Thriving at Work
Are we expecting too much from ourselves? And more importantly, are those expectations helping - or harming - our capacity to grow?
What Happens When You Are Kind to Yourself
We speak kindly to colleagues, offer empathy to the people we support, and extend patience to others. Yet when we stumble or fall short, we turn inward with criticism.
Strengthening Key Protective Factors for Moral Wellbeing
Protective factors help us stay well. They create the conditions for us to bring our best to our work, to grow through challenges, and to support one another with compassion and clarity.
Leading with Care When the System is Under Strain
Leadership in healthcare is not for the faint-hearted.
Fostering the learning alliance in supervision
In every supervision journey, the relationship between supervisor and supervisee is critical.
Reclaiming Gentleness in a Demanding World
In a system that often feels harsh, how do we continue to lead with gentleness?
Who cares for the caring professionals?
Healthcare and community sector professionals are the backbone of our community. But too often, they’re being asked to absorb the impossible.
From Capable to Accountable: Recruiting Self-Leaders
Self-leadership is the ability to take ownership of one’s role, behaviour, wellbeing and impact. It is about being reflective, not reactive. Proactive, not passive.
How One Team Transformed Burnout into Sustainability
Support and supervision are not “extras”. They are what enable professionals to do their best work and make sustained care possible.
Saying ‘No’ today is a way to keep saying ‘Yes’ tomorrow
Saying no is hard when we care. But every time we say no to something that drains us, we’re saying yes to something that sustains us and gives us more energy to support the work we need and / or want to be carrying out.
Your Inner Dialogue Shapes Your Outer Leadership
Our inner dialogue is the foundation of self-leadership…… it influences our confidence, decision-making, and emotional resilience.
From Surviving to Thriving: How to Cultivate a Positive Workplace Climate
Discover how to shift your workplace from survival mode to a thriving, positive climate. Learn practical strategies to build psychological safety, boost team engagement, and support wellbeing.
The Ripple Effect of Professional Supervision on Team Excellence
When a team thrives, the impact goes far beyond the workplace……….
Can Neuroscience Rewire Workplace Norms for Team Success?
Are your workplace norms helping your team thrive—or holding them back? If it’s the latter, what’s one norm you’d like to rewire today?
A Surprising Moment and the Australian Clinical Supervision Conference
The development of supervisory skills is an ongoing journey for supervisees, for supervisors and for workplaces, which is why we offer a range of supervision programs and resources to meet this need.
The Cost of Making Assumptions
Life is often like the surface of a calm sea—smooth and serene to the outside observer, but beneath, there can be a powerful current of challenges, emotions, and experiences that remain hidden.