For Counsellors
School Counsellors play a central role in identifying students impacted by their refugee experiences, assessing their support needs, coordinating the support services at school and, perhaps most importantly, they work hard to build rapport with students and create a welcoming space where students can seek support at challenging times.
Articles
Neurofeedback at Schools: Exercise for the Brain
What is Neurofeedback? Neurofeedback is a type of treatment that provides the person with specific information about their own brain activity. When information about brainwave patterns is provided, the person…
Cultivating Connection and Trust in Counselling, with Deb Banks
By Maeve Galea Image source: Piqsels Deb Banks' knows that trust can (and should be) hard-won, 'I will tell kids in their first session, "I'm just going to ask you a few…
We Need to Talk about Devices – Deb’s Digest Term 3, 2021
By Deb Gould Image source: pxfuel Initially, Nicole and I had flagged ‘gaming’ as this term’s topic. But, with the average gamer being 34 (Brand et al., 2019), this doesn’t really cover the concern that many of…
Nercy Clarke on Supporting Students through Grief and Growth
By Maeve Galea Image Source: Sarah Horrigan, flikr ‘For young people with a refugee background, grief experiences could vary from having lost a close family member to grieving the loss…
Podcasts
Shaun Nemorin on the Social Work Spotlight Podcast
On 30 October 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin, was interviewed by Yasmine McKee-Wright on the Social Work Spotlight podcast. Shaun spoke about what drew him to the social work profession after…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep15 – The Sacred Territory: Using the Methodologies of Eco-dialogue to Open Minds to the Interrelation and Interdependency of Nature and Humanity
On 10 September, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin chaired the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR). One of the distinguished speakers was…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep13: Supporting Refugee Children Survivors of the Beirut Blast: Reflections from Trauma Specialists in Lebanon
In this episode, Nicole Loehr speaks with Clinical Psychologist Joelle Wehbe and Social Worker Celine Yasmine from RESTART, which is the Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep12: Neurofeedback Counselling for Children with Refugee Experience
In this episode, Nicole interviews STARTTS Child and Adolescent Neurofeedback Counsellor Jacqueline Tow. At STARTTS, Jacqueline practices neurofeedback counselling with children, young people and their families both in STARTTS clinics,…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep10 – Physical Activity for Health Among young Torture and Trauma Survivors: An Opportunity for Treatment and Prevention
Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an internationally recognised pioneer in the field of physical activity, mental illness, sport for development and global mental health. Scientia Associate Professor in the School…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep7 – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep7 – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Trauma Recovery Nicole Loehr interviews Occupational Therapist and fellow STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Rachelle Coe about the role that…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep6 – On Country: Belonging and Culturally Relevant Therapy
Shaun Nemorin interviews social worker and psychotherapist Sue-Anne Hunter, a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman. They discuss connection to ancestors and the intersections of trauma healing amongst First Nations Peoples and…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep5: Sydney Soccer Stories: Social Connectivity and Narrative Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Shaun Nemorin swaps roles and hops in the guest seat! In this episode Nicole Loehr interviews Shaun about the importance of social connectivity in overcoming adversity and his personal and…
Hints for Healing Podcast Episode S1; Ep4: Cultural Chameleons and Creative Therapies
In this episode Shaun Nemorin talks to STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Nicole Loehr. They discuss how the most unsuspecting paths can lead to working with survivors of refugee experiences and…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep3: Sandplay – Expressing and understanding through sand and miniatures
Shaun talks to STARTTS Child & Adolescent Counsellors Chiara Ridolfi and Sanja Stefanovic about how they apply their training in Sandplay to working therapeutically with children with refugee experiences. Sanja…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep2: Jungle Tracks – Healing Through Stories
Shaun speaks with STARTTS Psychologists Pearl Fernandes and Yvette Aiello about the how story books from the Jungle Tracks Kit have been used to support children's recovery from refugee trauma.
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep1: Working therapeutically with learners with refugee experience in a COVID reality
In this episode of the Hints for Healing Podcast, Shaun speaks with Julie-Anne Younis who is the Senior Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Trainer at STARTTS. A registered psychologist who has provided…
Videos
Part of the System Ep 26 with Shaun Nemorin, Team Leader of STARTTS School Liaison Team
On 21 June 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin, was interviewed by David Burns (Founder & CEO of Collective Leisure) about wellbeing, community sport and his personal experiences…
Reconectando: Hector Aristizábal at the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR)
On 10 September, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin chaired the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR). One of the distinguished speakers was psychologist, activist and social arts…
Idioms of Distress Amongst Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Shaun Nemorin’s Address to the 2021 ACOTS Conference
In September 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin addressed the 2021 conference of the Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress (ACOTS). Shaun discusses his research into how members of…
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Part of the System Ep 26 with Shaun Nemorin, Team Leader of STARTTS School Liaison Team
On 21 June 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin, was interviewed by David Burns (Founder & CEO of Collective Leisure) about wellbeing, community sport and his personal experiences…
Reconectando: Hector Aristizábal at the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR)
On 10 September, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin chaired the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR). One of the distinguished speakers was psychologist, activist and social arts…
Idioms of Distress Amongst Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Shaun Nemorin’s Address to the 2021 ACOTS Conference
In September 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin addressed the 2021 conference of the Australasian Conference on Traumatic Stress (ACOTS). Shaun discusses his research into how members of…
Neurofeedback at Schools: Exercise for the Brain
What is Neurofeedback? Neurofeedback is a type of treatment that provides the person with specific information about their own brain activity. When information about brainwave patterns is provided, the person…
Shaun Nemorin on the Social Work Spotlight Podcast
On 30 October 2021, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin, was interviewed by Yasmine McKee-Wright on the Social Work Spotlight podcast. Shaun spoke about what drew him to the social work profession after…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep15 – The Sacred Territory: Using the Methodologies of Eco-dialogue to Open Minds to the Interrelation and Interdependency of Nature and Humanity
On 10 September, STARTTS School Liaison Team Leader, Shaun Nemorin chaired the 2021 conference of the International Society for Health and Human Rights (ISHHR). One of the distinguished speakers was…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep13: Supporting Refugee Children Survivors of the Beirut Blast: Reflections from Trauma Specialists in Lebanon
In this episode, Nicole Loehr speaks with Clinical Psychologist Joelle Wehbe and Social Worker Celine Yasmine from RESTART, which is the Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and…
Cultivating Connection and Trust in Counselling, with Deb Banks
By Maeve Galea Image source: Piqsels Deb Banks' knows that trust can (and should be) hard-won, 'I will tell kids in their first session, "I'm just going to ask you a few…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep12: Neurofeedback Counselling for Children with Refugee Experience
In this episode, Nicole interviews STARTTS Child and Adolescent Neurofeedback Counsellor Jacqueline Tow. At STARTTS, Jacqueline practices neurofeedback counselling with children, young people and their families both in STARTTS clinics,…
We Need to Talk about Devices – Deb’s Digest Term 3, 2021
By Deb Gould Image source: pxfuel Initially, Nicole and I had flagged ‘gaming’ as this term’s topic. But, with the average gamer being 34 (Brand et al., 2019), this doesn’t really cover the concern that many of…
Nercy Clarke on Supporting Students through Grief and Growth
By Maeve Galea Image Source: Sarah Horrigan, flikr ‘For young people with a refugee background, grief experiences could vary from having lost a close family member to grieving the loss…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep10 – Physical Activity for Health Among young Torture and Trauma Survivors: An Opportunity for Treatment and Prevention
Dr Simon Rosenbaum is an internationally recognised pioneer in the field of physical activity, mental illness, sport for development and global mental health. Scientia Associate Professor in the School…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep7 – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep7 – Occupational Therapy Approaches to Trauma Recovery Nicole Loehr interviews Occupational Therapist and fellow STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Rachelle Coe about the role that…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep6 – On Country: Belonging and Culturally Relevant Therapy
Shaun Nemorin interviews social worker and psychotherapist Sue-Anne Hunter, a proud Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman. They discuss connection to ancestors and the intersections of trauma healing amongst First Nations Peoples and…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep5: Sydney Soccer Stories: Social Connectivity and Narrative Approaches to Trauma Recovery
Shaun Nemorin swaps roles and hops in the guest seat! In this episode Nicole Loehr interviews Shaun about the importance of social connectivity in overcoming adversity and his personal and…
Hints for Healing Podcast Episode S1; Ep4: Cultural Chameleons and Creative Therapies
In this episode Shaun Nemorin talks to STARTTS School Liaison Officer, Nicole Loehr. They discuss how the most unsuspecting paths can lead to working with survivors of refugee experiences and…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep3: Sandplay – Expressing and understanding through sand and miniatures
Shaun talks to STARTTS Child & Adolescent Counsellors Chiara Ridolfi and Sanja Stefanovic about how they apply their training in Sandplay to working therapeutically with children with refugee experiences. Sanja…
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep2: Jungle Tracks – Healing Through Stories
Shaun speaks with STARTTS Psychologists Pearl Fernandes and Yvette Aiello about the how story books from the Jungle Tracks Kit have been used to support children's recovery from refugee trauma.
Hints for Healing Podcast S1; Ep1: Working therapeutically with learners with refugee experience in a COVID reality
In this episode of the Hints for Healing Podcast, Shaun speaks with Julie-Anne Younis who is the Senior Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Trainer at STARTTS. A registered psychologist who has provided…
