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  <title>News</title>
  <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
  <tagline>News</tagline>
  <modified>2010-07-08 17:Jul:th</modified>
  <author>
    <name>2010-07-08 17:Jul:th</name>
    <url>http://www.pacfa.org.au</url>
    <email>info@pacfa.org.au</email>
  </author>
  <copyright>Copyright 2010 PACFA</copyright>
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    <issued>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:58:41  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:58:41  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/111" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/111</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Reshaping mental health services </title>
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      <p>Please click the link below to download a copy of the letter to the Prime Minister The Hon Kevin Rudd MP</p>    </content>
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  <entry>
    <issued>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:33:30  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:33:30  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/101" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/101</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Education and Training: The Value Base for our Professional Identity</title>
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      <p>Please click the link below to download a copy of the Education and Training: The Value Base for our Professional Identity<br /><br />
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  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:33:36  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:33:36  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/91" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/91</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Proposed regulations for the Healthcare Identifiers Service</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Proposed regulations for the Healthcare Identifiers Service    </content>
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  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:27:53  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:27:53  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/81" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/81</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2010</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2010    </content>
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  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:21:22  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:21:22  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/61" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/61</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Aboriginal Counselling Approaches To Mental Health</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Thesis    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:19:16  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:19:16  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/51" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/51</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Definitions Survey Report</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Definitions Survey Report    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:16:34  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:16:34  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/41" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/41</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Definition of Counselling and Psychotherapy</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Definition of Counselling and Psychotherapy    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:08:30  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:08:30  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/31" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/31</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">Code of Ethics</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the Code of Ethics    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <issued>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:59:47  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:59:47  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/21" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/21</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">PACFA Structure Draft Document</title>
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      Please click the link below to download a copy of the PACFA Structure Draft Document    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <issued>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:55:14  +1000</issued>
    <modified>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:55:14  +1000</modified>
    <link href="http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/11" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <id>http://www.pacfa.org.au/news/id/11</id>
    <title mode="escaped" type="text/html">PACFA Bush Fires Public Statement</title>
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      <b>PUBLIC STATEMENT</b><br />
<br />
As individuals and as professional counsellors and psychotherapists we have all been moved by the plight of those affected by the recent Victorian Bush Fires whether they are its victims, those working hard to fight fires or dealing with the hurt and homeless and bereaved.<br />
<br />
We are in the process of submitting to the Victorian Emergency Services the names of those qualified to help deal with those suffering from trauma in the immediate aftermath of the fires.<br />
<br />
We also want to offer our services and support as professionals and citizens. Most of our members are best qualified to help groups, families and individuals to deal with the next stage of recovery from this tragic event. This involves the task of working through what has happened to each person once the immediate physical needs have been taken care of. This is in order that the trauma can begin to heal and post traumatic stress does not become embedded.<br />
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Therefore, when seeking out a counsellor or psychotherapist to work with, groups or individuals should ask if the professional is part of the voluntary scheme organized by PACFA and its member associations that offers free sessions to those affected by the Bush Fires.<br />
<br />
Tim Johnson – Newell<br />
PACFA President    </content>
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