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Stella Cornelius, prominent Australian peace activist has died at 91, leaving the message to "Create centres of loving kindness wherever you go".
Ms Cornelius was co-founder of the Conflict Resolution Network which encouraged training in alternative dispute resolution across many sectors.
She was recognised for her work with an Order of Australia, an Honorary Doctorate from Macquarie University and the title of "Peace Messenger" awarded by the United Nations. She was also acclaimed for her work by Nelson Mandela in 2000.
Her legacy is appreciated by those of us who follow her.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Testing the Sustainability of Your Marriage
A study by Aron and Lewandowski in New Jersey has identified a process called "self-expansion" as a key to marital success. the research found that the more self expansion people can achieve with their partners, the more satisfying their relationships. To measure this factor in marriage Dr Lewandowski has developed a quiz which measures how much people's intimate relationships expand their knowledge of themselves and make them feel positive about themselves. Go to the article by Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times to see the test for yourself.http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/the-sustainable-marriage-quiz/?ref=taraparkerpope
Friday, February 25, 2011
Mediation a good option for veteran emergency services workers
In counselling emergency service workers I have found many of the veterans of long careers feel caught in a time warp arising from massive changes in their fields over the past fifteen to twenty years.
It is common for these workers to lament times gone by when their service was run at a neighbourhood level - from the raising of funds to the dispatching of crews. They often recall feeling more supported by management who had more realistic expectations than they feel exist today.
Whilst skill levels, response times and outcomes may have improved, members of these services often report that they used to feel closer to their communities, more valued and more fulfilled in their work "in the old days" than they do now. Standards and practices have moved forward but with these changes has come inevitable depersonalization and workers often feel like little cogs in a big impersonal wheel.
The workers often blame "management" and a common cry is, "They didn't support me when I needed it and now I am on my own". Mediation before the situation becomes so critical could be the answer for some of these workers.
For others, counselling will be more effective. I often encourage these workers to liken their career experience to a successful relationship that has been mutually rewarding for a long time, but may have run its course. I help them consider all available options and look at other ways they might be able to utilise their skills and experience - perhaps even outside emergency services.
Denise Britton
It is common for these workers to lament times gone by when their service was run at a neighbourhood level - from the raising of funds to the dispatching of crews. They often recall feeling more supported by management who had more realistic expectations than they feel exist today.
Whilst skill levels, response times and outcomes may have improved, members of these services often report that they used to feel closer to their communities, more valued and more fulfilled in their work "in the old days" than they do now. Standards and practices have moved forward but with these changes has come inevitable depersonalization and workers often feel like little cogs in a big impersonal wheel.
The workers often blame "management" and a common cry is, "They didn't support me when I needed it and now I am on my own". Mediation before the situation becomes so critical could be the answer for some of these workers.
For others, counselling will be more effective. I often encourage these workers to liken their career experience to a successful relationship that has been mutually rewarding for a long time, but may have run its course. I help them consider all available options and look at other ways they might be able to utilise their skills and experience - perhaps even outside emergency services.
Denise Britton
Testing the Sustainability of Your Marriage
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/the-sustainable-marriage-quiz/?ref=taraparkerpope A study by Aron and Lewandowski in New Jersey has identified a process called "self-expansion" as a key to marital success. The research found that the more self expansion people can achieve with their partners, the more satisfying their relationships. To measure this factor in marriage Dr Lewandowski has developed a quiz which measures how much people's intimate relationships expand their knowledge of themselves and make them feel positive about themselves. Go to the article by Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times to see the test for yourself
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
What Does a Mediator Do?
An interview between ABC radio announcer Kellie Higgins-Devine and Brisbane Mediations principle Mike Emerson, broadcasted on the 10/06/10.
Brisbane Mediations
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