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Dreana Beitzel – aifc Student in Melbourne
What were you doing before taking on study at aifc (eg, what line of work/study?)? I was, and still am working in a referral centre in emergency relief. We help people who are experiencing hardship and refer them to an appropriate service. We also give out food...
The Miracle of Easter – The Resurrection of Jesus
The resurrection of Christ is the most significant, if not most important miracle of the Christian faith. His resurrection showed people that the Gospel message Jesus came with was real and that God has absolute power over life and death. Apart from all the prophecy...
Protect Your Mental Health With A Healthy Diet
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables daily can benefit our mental health as recent evidence suggests. Studies have shown that increased depression and anxiety can be linked to high calorie foods that are usually processed, high in fat that offer low or no nutritional...
Spiritual Bad Hair Day – By Steve Poisat
According to Gospel Brew, “Not only are we SAVED by grace and through faith in Christ, but we also SERVE by grace and through faith in Christ! That means that there will be times (many) when you’re having a “bad spiritual hair day” and an opportunity presents itself...
Order Disorder Reorder New Order?
One of my responsibilities as a tutor with a Christian Counselling Training organisation is to assess my students written assignments, of which “Evaluate and Provide Therapy for Psychopathological Disorders” is what I am currently marking. It is interesting how in a...
Fit Mum Healthy Mind
We can aspire to be the best we can be with the continuous & diligent pursuit of improving & maintaining our health & wellbeing with regular exercise. According to an article in Mum Daily “FIT MUM HEALTHY MIND” by Donna Davis, regular exercise can...
What is Stewardship? – Part 1
Perhaps now more than ever, there’s a compelling need for Godly stewardship to be understood and lived out in our lives individually, in families, organisations and communities. Stewardship is one of those words and concepts that we kind of know about and if mentioned...
Am I in the Present?
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Rules For A Happy Household When Living With The In-laws
Reading Time: 2 minutesNicholas Mark’s contribution to the article In the Daily Telegraph, ‘How to Live With The In-laws and Keep Your Sanity,’ is titled, ‘Rules for a Happy Household.’
Concerns for Working in a Solution-Focused Way In Counselling
Therapy has always been about helping clients achieve insight into reasons for their problems, and hopefully provide them with a way forward. Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), on the other hand, discourages speculating about why symptoms arise, avoids discussion of the...
Why NOT me? A Question Of Survivor Gratitude
“Why me?” “Why my child?” “Why did God let this happen?” “Why did God make this happen?” You don’t need to be in the helping professions for too long before you start to hear these questions. I have learned the hard way that even when people of faith are asking...
Enhance Your Pastoral Care Skills
I'm Peter, I'm a full time Public Servant and I'm studying with aifc. What inspires me most about counselling is that I get to help other people. I'd like to see healthy individuals, healthy families and ultimately,a healthy community. What I love most about studying...