9:30am

ANTHONY EDWARDS

Working with clients and teach
Come along side people - help them grow skills
5 years at TAFE
Loves to see peoples skills to progress
3 subjects to cover

I introduced a snapshot of my life, married to someone with MH (BPD) an artist, children and all trying to navigate. A year since break up

BPD

Mick Nolan - From Coffs harbour 4 children wanted to change career

Nicole Varaki - Graphic designer, wants to do youth work

Isabel - wants school counsellor because not best experience with her school counsellor back in the day

ANT - In Brisbane one hour behind

Make safe environment, non judgemental, empowering people

Each class large diversity, lot of knowledge, we can all learn from each other

Will make classes relevant

ANT - has twin, moved to Brisbane by being closer to nephew - 20 years in Sydney, but wanted to be closer to fam

Working as a counsellor for ten years. Masters in psychotherapy - still active counsellor - practitioner and teacher - wouldnt want to work as counsellor 5 days a week

Nicole asked how ANT got into counselling

• via Masters
  
• TAFE is very practical
  
• pairing up
  
• not just textbook
  
• theory only useful until we can use it with a human being
  
• theory equips us

ANT

• We will work together until June
  
• Principles and guides? Don't like "rules"
  
• How to better faciliate?

Alex

• Make most of activities

ANT

• Great idea
  
• Make the most of the time we are investing

Isabel

• Be respectful of one another

ANT

• What exactly?

Isabel

• Some have been left out in other classes.
  
• Be kind to one another
  
• Not everyone gets along, but be civil and mindful for those around us

ANT

• We are starting to become a counsellor in class already
  
• Be respectful to those who know a lot or little
  
• Put into practice skills now.
  
• Don't talk on top of each other
  
• Will facilitate this

NICOLE

• Don't make fun of others

ME

• Unethical counsellor who wanted me to leave my ex

ANT

• Unethical counsellor
  
• No one knows best decision
  
• We only get snippets
  
• Passionate about supporting people

ANT

• Don't share anything you may be uncomfortable with
  
• Just give people heads up when covering topics as suicide and DV
  
• This is an educational environment
  
• Don't get too graphical or details + labguage you use
  
• Since I don;t know all background of people in class, don't know what will trigger - take a break if needed for self care
  
• Triggering topics like abuse, DV, suicide - give warning

ISABEL

• Substance abuse

ANT

• Others have said grief
  
• Anything that brings up emotions
  
• When we work with clients we cant avoid these topics
  
• Lots of services at TAFE to help if needed

ANT - how to make class time best?

• Keep on top of things
  
• On topic
  
• Confidentiality
  
• Don't share stuff shared outside of classroom
  
• Practice these things in class now.

ALEX

• Suffers from 'oversharing'

ANT

• Mindful we are all starting out and be forgiving if others are oversharing
  
• Dont beat yourself up
  
• Be intentional about growing in particular skill
  
• Some topics where language change
  
• Just be mindful that people dont always know the best way to share things
  
• None of us are perfect

ANT - other way to make class better experience

• Punctuality
  
• Best to have people around
  
• Better to have cameras on
  
• Faces help to be more connected
  
• Pop cameras on please!

NIC

• Suggestion to walk around not just get stuck in front of desk

ANT

• Best looking class...
  
• Will address issues

10:38

ANT – Structure of Tuesdays

• Not from 9:30 to 2pm
  
• Encourages self learning
  
• It can be draining sitting behind screen
  
• Happy to finnish at 2pm
  
• May vary time if needed in future
  
• 930 - 11
  
• 1130 1230
  
• 1-2

10:40

ANT - Provide Brief interventions

• Somtimes we work with clients and have a short time to work with them
  
• Why at times these interventions need to be short sweet sharp
  
• How to help people in this situation

eg. Court ordered - limitation of free court mandated counselling (drugs)

ANT - other situations

• How to make best use of that time

NICOLE

• Court mandated

ANT

• Yes, court may limit
  
• Client may not work in many sessions
  
• How to make situation better

ANT

• There could be limitations in crisis situations
  
• Limit could be mandated by organisation
  
• Working privately - prefers longer term work woth client
  
• Some organisations only provide 3 or so sessions

ALEX

• Some casual encounters could be a counselling session

Email address?

ANT

• Will provide via chat
  
• Shoot message as text
  
• Part of self learning inc. navigating resources
  
• Assessment answers mostly found in- learning guide
  
• IT number = 131601
  
• Cockatoo - chanels - tuesday
  
• Message text via teams chat

1103

Break until 11:25am
See you soon

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