Judith Herman, one of the pioneers of trauma treatment, has been quoted saying, “It’s bad enough that our clients lost their childhood; it’s unacceptable that they lose their adulthood too.” Being overwhelmed by anxiety, anger or upset can be a regular occurrence for clients at Phoenix. Intellectually a person who is a survivor of child […]
Phoenix is delighted to have entered into a collaboration with Kayelene Kerr to work in the prevention space and raise community awareness about the emerging epidemic of children accessing pornography at earlier ages, and to some degree using this as a form of sex education. Unfortunately, the violence, aggression, and objectification portrayed in much of […]
A KEY ASPECT OF THE NEW PHOENIX E-SERVICES Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a specific and effective evidenced based treatment intervention for people who are affected by trauma experiences that this year gained further endorsement and recognition by being added to the Social Work Medicare list of approved mental health interventions. It […]
KEY LEARNING FROM SURVIVORS AND THE WAY FORWARD Phoenix Advocacy and Support Service has been delivering a series of interactive workshops to support parents, children, adult survivors and health professionals by raising awareness about child sexual abuse and the impacts of trauma, combined with prevention and education strategies. This psycho-educational and experiential program is conducted […]
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