13 November 2025 As the year draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on what this journey has meant for me-not just as a counselling student, but as a person learning how to hold space gently, bravely, and honestly. If I had to summarise 2025 in one word, it would be acceptance. ...
What motivated you to pursue a career in counselling? Before moving to Australia in 2012, I had a well-established career in Public Relations and Communications, a field that always centred on people - listening, understanding complex issues, and shaping messages that resonated. What I didn’t...
The University of Melbourne is conducting an online survey to learn how the Australian mental health workforce can be better equipped to support Muslim clients bereaved by suicide. The survey also explores their training needs and suggestions to shape the suicide postvention training. The...
4 November 2025 The 2025 Health Workforce Needs Assessment (HWNA) Survey is open. Run annually by Health Workforce Queensland, the HWNA survey captures critical insights from health professionals across remote, rural, and regional Queensland to help address workforce challenges. ...
3 November 2025 MATES in Construction, a leading industry-backed mental health and suicide prevention organisation, has opened applications for the Allison Milner Memorial PhD Scholarship - a research scholarship dedicated to advancing mental health outcomes in high-risk industries such...
29 October 2025 Dr Mamun Ala, Senior Lecturer in HRM and Management at the Australian Institute of Business (AIB) and a registered member of ACA, is conducting a research project titled “Exploring Counsellors’ Experiences and Practices in Developing Cultural Competence in Multicultural...
The eMHPrac Directory is a comprehensive list of safe, evidence-based Australian digital mental health services. It is designed to help health practitioners quickly find high-quality digital tools to support all Australians.
Australian-Digital-Mental-Health-A-Directory-for-Health-Practitioners.pdf
20 October 2025 October feels different when you’re away from home. Back in India, it’s a month of noise, colour, and warmth—Diwali lights filling every corner, the smell of sweets in the kitchen, and laughter echoing through the house. Here in Australia, the world feels quieter. I miss...
13 October 2025 The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate the formal endorsement of the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Australia by the Hon. Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing. This historic milestone...