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PRC Term 2 Meeting topic is Helping your child manage anxiety


Focusing on the implications for Wellbeing for students as we are emerging from COVID-19.
Learn effective ways to deal with child anxiety.
How to encourage positive behaviour practices.
What can you do to support your child?

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Guest Speaker

Anoushka Houseman is a Clinical Psychologist and is currently working as the School Wellbeing Coordinator at Santa Sophia catholic college. Anouska has been an integral part of shaping the way the Diocese of Parramatta school deals with mental health and wellbeing of its Students.

Anouska is a Registered Clinical Psychologist: Bachelor of Science (with First Class Honours) and Masters of Clinical Psychology - both degrees from the University of NSW
Although trained to work with all age groups, Anoushka has specialised in working with children and adolescents in a variety of settings and anxiety has always been a particular professional interest to her.

She has worked in Community Health as a Clinical Psychologist and Team Leader before leaving to join Catholic Education as a School Counsellor in 2007.

Anouska took on the new role of Leading Counsellor of CEDP in 2012 and later joined the Wellbeing & Behaviour Team (an intensive secondary level intervention service combining teaching and counselling expertise for cases needing higher levels of support)

In 2016, CEDP created a new role titled "Wellbeing Coordinator" in order to try to provide a more coordinated approach to facilitate and support proactive wellbeing initiatives across the Diocese. These wellbeing initiatives are aimed at supporting students, teachers and parents as well as guiding the system itself in the area of mental health.

Our Diocese is very lucky to have such a highly qualified, talented and passionate individual committed to delivery of the very best Wellbeing and mental health outcomes for our students.

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward.

The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey—the anniversaries of the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision.

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