Knowing what to say and do when you are approached by someone in distress can feel overwhelming when you are not equipped with the specialist knowledge and skills to respond efficiently and effectively.

By virtue of your role at work, there will be times when you may be the first point of contact for someone in crisis and needing immediate assistance or for someone just needing a bit of comfort or consoling.

We often fall into the roll of the ‘Accidental Counsellor’ without a professional framework in which to work with our clients, team members and our staff.

Even without a formal qualification in counselling it is important to have a tool kit of counselling techniques and questioning frameworks to provide the necessary support to staff, colleagues and customers/clients.

In 2012 some of our programs will be dropping off with an exciting new Quantum Leadership program coming on board.

We willy be offering the Accidental Counsellor training presentation in house, so ensure if you are keen for Amovita to conduct this presentation for you next year, book us in quickly, we are already booking our diary up to late February 2012.

We do have great news for you though, we will be delivering the Accidental Counsellor training in November in both Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

Click here to view the course outline.

This training presention is being held in November in Brisbane on Thursday 10th November; and on the Gold Coast in late November

Click here to express your interest in attending the Brisbane or Gold Coast presentation.

Our Senior Training Consultant Rebecca Stephens will be presenting on both of these dates, so please secure your place quickly as Rebecca will be working from the UK next year.

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I’m not talking about you. I’m talking about me. Over the years, work took over my life. I stopped listening to music. Didn’t get pampered. Hadn’t seen a movie in over a year. Hadn’t gone dancing. And the list went on and on and on.

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We are very excited to have our inaugral Amovita Client Awards celebration coming up for 2011. We have just surpassed our 3rd anniversary and what a great 3 years it has been.

Our team has grown dramatically to 7 in the last 12 months and we want to mark this special occasion by recognising those organisations and businesses that have been with us from the start and it is exciting to say there is quite a prestigous list.

Invitiations will be going out to all of our clients who have been receiving Amovita services over the last few years or for those who may have engaged with us once, a few times or attended some of our presentations.

We will be providing all the details shortly so keep the 28th November free from 5.30pm.

'At the time of engaging Amovita in a professional capacity, I was faced with a number of workplace challenges and concerns and had reached a professional crossroad. 

With the support of Amovita, I was able to clearly make some tough and significant decisions which were extremely challenging and required a lot of courage on my part to commit to, as these were significant life changes.

Through Amovita’s change management coaching service, I was able to clearly identify what was required to enable me to move forward professionally and I would not have had the courage to make those choices without the total support of Amovita.

I was able to implement these life decisions which lead to such a positive outcome. The outcome was truly amazing. I certainly believe that working with Amovita allowed me to make the very tough and right decisions'.

Eva Hallam

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Rebecca is our Senior Training Consultant and brings a wealth of experience and expertise both internationally and here in Australia through consultancy services, education and training.

Rebecca will be the presenter for the upcoming "The Accidental Counsellor" training presentation on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane during November.

As a social work professional, Rebecca specialises in organisational development and consultancy for high performance.

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Rebecca will be sharing with us in our November e-news of her move to the UK for a year so book your space in one of these presentations quickly as you will be disappointed if you do not see her in action.

She will be sharing with us of her travels and work in the UK next year.

Many professionals work in often stressful, complex and busy work environments. Providing and receiving quality professional supervision is vital to being able to maintain high performance in the work place, reduce sick leave, workers compensation costs and increase productivity.

This presentation provides you with all the necessary tools and skills as well as a fantasticl framework for ensuring you provide high quality supervision as well as ensuring you can ask for what you need from your own supervision.

You will be guided through the PASE model of supervision which will provide you with the necessary framework and techniques to ensure your team feel supported, working within high performance principles and achieving great outcomes.

You will observe a LIVE supervision session using the PASE model and have the opportunity to engage in an observational supervision process in your work environment.

Click here to view the Course Outline.

This 2 day training presentation is being held on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 December, at the Business Enterprise, Caboolture.

Click here to express your interest in attending this training presentation.

This training will be presented by Tracey Harris. Tracey is working throughout Queensland and interstate delivering this presentation to hundreds of professionals and organisations. 

This work also forms part of her current higer study so dont miss out, hear her speak about her research and work in this area.

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If not, then don't fret, you can read all our previous newsletters and blogs on our website.

Click here to access the previous newsletters, training bulletins.

Click here to read about "Living in the RED Zone"; "Momentum not Speed";  "Leadership, Leopards or being a Lifeguard", "The Boss with an Attitude", "How an Employee Assistance Program is GREAT for your bottom line" and many more blogs

"Anyone can make a difference. Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world." Unknown

Youth Care Support Services (YCSS) is a licensed human services organisation providing specialist residential care services to children and young people aged twelve to seventeen (12-17) with high to complex support needs.

YCSS is seeking a positive and highly experienced Senior Practitioner who will play a critical role in coordinating and leading the Team Leaders and Residential Support Workers across all practice and service delivery areas.

Click here to view the position description.

Applications including a cover letter, response to selection criteria and resume should be sent to Astrid Lewis.

Applications close 5pm Friday 28th October.

UnitingCare Community (UCC) exists to strengthen the lives of individuals, families and community through wide-ranging community services that deliver enhanced access, efficiency and outcomes to the people that matter most – its clients.

UCC Metro North and Coast are seeking an experienced Team Leader to provide professional leadership to counsellors involved in direct service delivery including outreach services.

Click here to view the position description.

Applications including a cover letter, response to selection criteria and resume should be sent to Evelyn Whiting.

Applications close Friday 21st October

Please contact any of our team for any of our services and programs

Sally Cooper - Senior Consultant HR/EAP Consulting Division

sally@amovita.com.au

Nicola Payne - Senior Consultant Marketing and Communications Division

nicola@amovita.com.au

Rebecca Stephens - Senior Consultant Training Division

info@amovita.com.au

Tracey Harris - Management and Business Consulting Division

tracey@amovita.com.au

Lara Denman - Senior Consultant

info@amovita.com.au