Are you hungry for in-depth discussions that help you develop your professional persona and practice?
Perhaps you are seeking additional support and strategies for navigating the difficult human aspects of your work?
Maybe you're wanting outside perspectives on tricky client cases?
...And our guess is that you're hoping to achieve this without spending too much of your precious time and money
A facilitated Reflective Practice Group might be what you are looking for!
Our counsellors and group-workers can support you, your employees or your work mates, to make sure you are all part of a thriving team of 'WellBeings' who manage the work-life balance with effective self-care strategies
What Kinds of Professions can Benefit from Reflective Practice?
Important jobs often come with the stress of decision-making, vicarious trauma, financial stewardship, or the burden of responsibility
If using your social and cognitive skills sometimes leaves you feeling worn down... how often do you take time out to 'sharpen your tools'?
Facilitated peer groups can allow you to reflect on your professional persona, the impact that it has on the world, and conversely, the impact that the work is having on your own life
Our goal is to provide a supportive and collegial context within which you can take care of yourself in amongst all of the pressures of your job
Group work allows you to benefit from the wisdom of your peers, and to share the support with people who understand the unique challenges of your work
You can register to join a group in one of several streams, below. It might take a little while to match you with group availability in your stream and location, but if you shoot us a text, we will call you within the working week to discuss options
Click the headings below for more information on groups
...or visit our 'About' page if you would like to find out about one-to-one counselling or psychology
Media + Broadcast
This stream of Reflective Practice is for journalists, news producers, EFT crews, researchers, and other people employed in mass media or broadcasting
The media landscape is fast-moving and often competitive, and working in the industry is bound to present a range of social, ethical and emotional challenges
On a daily basis, you might be wrestling with the dilemmas and responsibilities that arise when you are telling other people's stories; coping with the pressure of insecure employment; struggling with imposter syndrome, fame, or the pressures of such a public-facing career... or simply noticing the price you pay to do your job well
Group work can help to make sense of these challenges, contextualise your feelings, and support you in making ethical choices regarding your work and self-care. If you could use a team of people who've got your back, no matter what...
Send us a message to 0417 679 535 with your name, profession and location, to book your first session
Health + Emergency Response
This stream of Reflective Practice is for doctors, emergency response workers, medical specialists, and allied health workers
Facilitated peer supervision groups can help you to debrief 'life and death' situations, manage issues such as burnout and vicarious trauma, and reflect on how the public's struggles impact your life just as much as your work impacts their lives
It might surprise you how many emergency response staff engage in regular counselling and reflective practice, so pause for a moment and check in with yourself... What do YOU need to be a 'Well being'?
If the answer is: a bit of support and understanding, and a place to debrief...
Send us a message to 0417 679 535 with your name, profession and location, to book your first session
Protection + Governance
This stream of Reflective Practice is for people in powerful positions such as CEOs and directors, judges and lawyers, child-protection and law-enforcement workers, or other corporate and community leaders
In the course of your work you are bound to wrestle with the demands of responsibility; notice discomfort around use and abuse of powers; and struggle to resolve ethical dilemmas as a daily part of your job
Facilitated peer supervision groups can allow you to reflect on who you want to be in this role, and help you to name the values you need to embody to do your job well and use your power responsibly
Many successful managers and leaders benefit from regular counselling and reflective practice... So send us a message to 0417 679 535 with your name, profession and location, to book your first session
Easy EAP-style Group Counselling for Your Employees
Our simple, zero set-up 'book + pay' system allows you to cover the costs of group counselling for employees who you know need some extra support, without any of the unnecessary red tape or reporting
Whether your needs are ad hoc, or ongoing, we can collaborate with you to create either a regular group process, or a program of 3-12 team wellness activities, for 3-8 members of your staff
If your team morale is a bit low, you're all reeling from a big event, there are changes afoot, or you're all just going through something that needs processing...
Send us a message to 0417 679 535 with your name, profession and location, to start the conversation. We will call you within the working week to discuss options
Our flexible delivery plans allow us to work with your teams in person on the Central Coast, Sydney, Newcastle - or even via Zoom
Peer Supervision - Counsellors, Therapists, Psychologists + Social Workers
The 'WellBeings.Group' is now coordinating peer supervision groups for counsellors, therapists, psychologists and social workers, already familiar with the flow and purpose of clinical supervision.
Each peer supervision group consists of 4-6 professionals willing to meet monthly or fortnightly for 2 hours at a time, either online or in-person. As a team, you collaboratively set the direction of the discussion, and decide whether to emphasise case review, self-reflection or a combination of the two.
Peer supervision is a formal process where therapists contract to provide collegial critiquing and enhancement of each other’s clinical client work. Colleagues or peers work together for mutual benefit, rotating the roles of supervisor and supervisee. Peer supervision can be undertaken as a dyad or within a small group of no more than 6 members.
As you will be supporting one another using your professional skills, our peer supervision only attracts a small quarterly fee to cover group coordination, room hire and refreshments
You might be asking... Can I claim this with PACFA?
This comes directly from PACFAs website, as at 1 July 2021:
"Peer supervision will only be accepted for those Registrants who have been listed as Clinical Registrants with PACFA continuously for at least 5 years prior to the commencement of peer supervision ... Members and Registrants who are eligible to claim Peer Supervision may claim a maximum of 50% of the required 10 (or 15) hours of supervision as Peer Supervision ... "
"Currently PACFA does not specify the requirements for the training and experience of the other participants in the Peer Supervision arrangement but they would need to be counsellors or psychotherapists or therapists of a similar kind. They may be from outside PACFA and its Member Associations."
As a reminder, all PACFA members must complete a minimum of 10 eligible hours of "formal supervision linked to their practice in the previous 12 months [and] Where a practitioner has accrued over 400 client practice hours per annum, they must have undertaken 15 hours of formal supervision."
"It is strongly recommended that practitioners with a full practice seek additional hours of supervision proportional to the client practice hours they accrue."
To register your interest, please text "PEER SUPERVISION" and your name, profession and suburb to 0417 679 535
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