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The authority to profess Susan Long The shorter Oxford dictionary defines a Professor as a public teacher of the highest rank in a specific faculty or branch of learning. The title designates one who is accorded the authority to profess their thoughts, understanding...

Working collaboratively during COVID-19 by Jennifer Burrows Eradication or controlled suppression of COVID-19 is the difficult choice facing Australia right now. The Weekend Australian (April 18 2020) described a project being undertaken by almost 100 researchers from...

We are all in this together – Between Basic Assumption Me and Basic Assumption Oneness ‘We are all in this together’ has become a worldwide slogan for the fight against COVID-19. The slogan attempts to unify peoples and countries by indicating that anyone can get the...

Working from home for years - tips I’ve been working from home for the last two years, at first I found it very difficult, but now I love it! Here are my tips: A little over two years ago, I started working for NIODA offering a real, dinky-di, fully accredited Master...

Understanding Socioanalytic Methods and COVID-19 In these difficult times of COVID-19, I think a note on socioanalytic methods might be helpful. The flood of information, as well as anxieties, is on the surface of the virus spread – some critical and helpful; keeping...

Is Reparative Leadership possible in 2020?  Dr Bruno Boccara considers Socio-Analytic Dialogue and its elusive quest... Is Reparative Leadership possible in 2020? by Bruno Boccara Disagreements about policies are often the consequences of deeper psychosocial issues,...

'Close to home' my reality of fire in Australia by Robyn Hartley 'Close to home' my reality of fire in Australia.  I want to share with you my journey... I live in Brogo NSW. Our local communities of Cobargo and Quaama were devastated on new years eve, two among many....

Climate Change Denial and Australia's Devastating Bush Fires Denial is a psychological defence employed when an individual or group is challenged in what they believe and when that belief is central to their sense of self. But what is most intriguing is that denial is...

Academic Excellence Award 2019 winner Cameron BrooksDr Brigid Nossal presented the John F Newton Award for Academic Excellence The award for the student who has received the highest grades across the years of the degree has been named in honour of Professor John...

     Change the company cultureThoughts on the practical application of systems psychodynamic learning I have just given a speech to the graduating class of 2019 which has caused me to reflect on what I have gained from my study of psychodynamics and my association...

Reflections on my PhD journey, NIODA Graduation 2019 As well as exploring face-to-face and online ways of working, I wanted my thesis to integrate cognitive and intuitive ways of knowing. To this end, I developed an art-based systems psychodynamic method. Reflections...