Mental health commission report July 2010 - June 2011 [.pdf]

psychology facilities. The Clinic at Surabaya’s Catholic University would put to shamethe Curtin Psychology Clinic.My last task was to present an evening talk to a group of parents from a Catholic Schoolin Surabaya. My topic related to helping parents to build resilience in their children. Wediscussed strategies like problem solving, social skills, and teaching teenagers’ social andemotional competence. We also explored the value of parents examining their ownthinking styles as a parent. The parents were keen to explore their own experiences andto look for solutions. They were also interested in seeing if their thinking styles weresimilar or different than their children. This lecture was my first experience withtranslation, which was new for me, and added another dimension.