Counselling Practice - Becoming a Reflective Practitioner

THE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLOR
04 2008
Sunshine Coast Regional Rural Manager of the Year
Award by AIM.
Elizabeth currently is a member of the Queensland
Health Expert Reference Group, sits on the
Queensland Children’s Services Tribunal, is a Panel
Assessor for the Queensland Psychologist Board, sits
on the Health Quality and Complaints Commission
Clinical Advisory Committee, and is a Board Member
of Suicide Prevention Australia, and CEO
of the consulting
business Betterlife
Directions.
She is also a
private assessor of
the Australian
Institute of
Professional
Counsellors. To find
out more information
about Elizabeth and
“The practitioner’s
attitude to the
Indigenous client
has to be assessed
as biases may
exist.”
her award-winning company Betterlife Directions,
please refer to the information below:
Website: www.betterlifedirections.com
Email: youmatter@betterlifedirections.com
Phone: (07) 4124 4521
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