| August 2008 | |
| 24th to 29th |
Grief Awareness Week 2008 National Grief Awareness week will
commence on 24th August, 2008. |
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Sunday 24th
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Remembering Ceremony Where: St Brigid's Catholic Church, Brisbane Street, Dubbo Time: 11.30am Cost: FREE
This is an opportunity to remember a loved one by placing a sprig of wattle in remembrance.
Wattle is the symbol of grief, just as there are over one thousand types of wattle around Australia, so do countless individuals experience grief.
Please join us for the Remembering Ceremony which will be followed by light refreshments. |
| Wednesday 27th
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From Surviving to Thriving Adolescents and Adversity
1 Day Seminar with Clinical
Psychologist Andrew Fuller
Adolescence is a time when tow major processes are changing the brain and making it a much more sophisticated instrument. Grieving adolescents report feeling misunderstood in their grief, freely admitting that their outward reaction often intentionally masks what is happening inside.
NALAG (NSW) Inc in partnership with NSCCH Health Promotion present this 1 day seminar featuring clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller. This seminar will explore strategies that service providers can utilize to improve wellness outcomes for adolescences facing loss and adversity.
For more information and the seminar program please download the Flyer.
To Register: Please download a Registration Form and return with payment. |
| Thursday 28th
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Don’t Waste Your Breath
1 Day
Workshop with Clinical Psychologist Andrew Fuller
The NALAG
Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo and the NSW Department of Education & Training
present a 1 Day Workshop on Thursday 28th August, 2008 featuring International
Guest Speaker Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist & Family Therapist. Andrew
has recently been described as an “interesting mixture of Billy Connolly, Tim
Winton and Frasier Crane” and as someone who “puts the heart back into
psychology”. For more information please download the Flyer.
To register: please download a Registration Form and return with payment. |
| Thursday 28th
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Guerrilla Tactics for Parents
FREE Evening Seminar with Clinical Psychologist Andrew Fuller Where: Theatrette, RSL Memorial Club, Dubbo Time: 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Cost: FREE Andrew Fuller is the author of Tricky Kids, Guerrilla Tactics for Teachers,
Help Your Child Succeed At School, Raising Real People and Beating Bullies, and
he has co-authored ‘The Heart Masters’, a series of programs for the promotion
of resilience and emotional intelligence used in over 3,500 schools in Britain
and Australia. The NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo invite you to attend a FREE evening seminar. For more information please see our Flyer |
| Friday 29th
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Children - Grief, Trauma & Resilience
1 Day Seminar - Featuring Dr Cecily Knight
Where: Auditorium, RSL Memorial Club, Brisbane Street, Dubbo Time: 8.30am - 4.30am Cost:$100 (inc GST) NALAG Members $75.00
The NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo and the NSW Department of Education and Training present this 1 Day Seminar which will explore the adverse life events in childhood and the potential devastating impacts on the mental health of children, families and school communities.
For more information and a program please download the Flyer.
To register: Please download a Registration Form and return with payment. |
| Friday 29th
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Kids on the Edge – An Evening with Father Chris Riley
Where: Auditorium, RSL Memorial Club,
Dubbo Time: 7.00 pm Cost: $40.00 The NALAG Centre for Loss & Grief Dubbo invites
you to an evening with Father Chris Riley. “He is the patron saint of kids, as
tough as nails with a heart as big as Australia. A truly inspiring man.” - Mike
Munro Please join us for a 2 course meal, keynote address by Father Chris Riley, and entertainment by the Palmer Street Singers and the Senior College Indigenous Dancers. Table reservations and tickets: are available for purchase at The Book Connection in Macquarie Street, Dubbo. Please see the Invitation for more information. |
