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Read what the World Health Organisation said about FRIENDS

Read the Time Magazine review of Pathways & FRIENDS

Finalist in the 2008 Telstra Business Awards

• Child and family therapy
• Individual and group consultations
• No referral necessary
• Extended opening hours and weekend appointments
• Medicare rebate
• Private health insurance rebate
• Proven evidence-based programs developed by Professor Paula Barrett
• Thousands of individuals have already participated in our programs

Pathways has carefully selected highly qualified Clinical and Educational Psychologists to deliver our services.

• Anxiety and Depression in Children
• Anxiety and Depression in
• Adolescents
• Anxiety and Depression in Adults
• Autism and Aspergers
• Learning Disabilities
• Obsessive-Compulsive Difficulties
• Chronic Illness & Post-traumatic
• Stress
• Sports Psychology
• Eating Disorders
• Parenting Programs

Professor Paula Barrett is considered to be in the first rank of international scholars working the the area of childhood anxiety disorders. She has 20 years experience working with children and families as a clinical psychologist.

Professor Barrett was the recipient of an Australian Day Award in 2007 for her outstanding services to the Brisbane community through the FRIENDS program and Pathways Health and Research Centre. In 2008 the Pathways team and Professor Barrett won the Telstra Queensland Business of the Year Award and the Queensland Business Woman of the Year Award. Read More..

Developed in Australia and used in schools worldwide, FRIENDS is the only anxiety prevention program acknowledged by the World Health Organisation for its 12 years of comprehensive evaluation and practice.

Friends for Life aims to help people of all ages to be resilient, and cope better with life challenges.

You will learn how to:
• Deal with challenging life situations
• Do problem solving
• Become emotionally resilient
• Get family and sibling support
• Get peer support
• Deal with conflict
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Fun Friends focuses on developing resilience in children 4 - 7 years old:
The program teaches children (and their parents)
Relaxation techniques
• Understanding emotions in yourself and others
• Social and emotional skills
• How to be kind and empathetic
• How to make and maintain friendships
• How to build self-esteem and confidence
• Dealing and bullying and peer pressure
• Problem solving and positive coping strategies
• Changing negative thinking into positive thinking
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The FOCUS program works - it is evidence based - that means it has been proven effective through extensive research.

The FOCUS program is successfully used in many overseas countries by medical specialists, psychologists, and social workers. In Australia the "FOCUS Treatment Protocol" at Pathways Health and Research Centre is currently the best proven effective treatment protocol for Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder in children and adults.

All family members are empowered with skills to fight the problem.
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