Dolphyn’s latest Newsletter is out with updates on: Our First Book called Social Sensemaking : a reflective journal, how we make sense of risk. The launch of Dr Robert Long’s latest book – Risk Conversations : The Law, Social Psychology and Risk An update on Dolphyn’s revised Due Diligence program Information about the upcoming SEEK Program in Melbourne […]
The Power in Silence Effective communication, conversation and consultation are vital in our support of others to learn about, and discern risk. So vital in fact, that if I were asked; “what is the one of the most helpful things that we could do to better support others in dealing with risk? I would certainly […]
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Beware – Hazardous OINTMENT One thing that I have become deeply aware of over the past few years is the impact that social arrangements have on us, especially in how we make decisions and judgments about risk. Many of our decisions and choices are impacted, often through our unconscious, by a multitude of factors from […]
“…at the beginning, every helping relationship is a state of imbalance. The client is one down and therefore vulnerable; the helper is one up and therefore powerful” (p. 35) Edgar Schein in Helping (2011, p. 35) I wonder if one of the greatest privileges and opportunities we may have as a human being is to be either the […]
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What I Learned from Pete’s Ball of Wool It was a balmy night in Sydney last Thursday. A good setting to catch up with a friend for dinner and then enjoy a leisurely stroll back to my hotel. Before you become too concerned and turn off, bare with me as no, this is not my […]
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Recognising that depression can be dealt with in a ‘paradoxical way’ may be why we in risk and safety struggle to understand it. A close friend has recently started as a mentor in a program that supports women who have been victims of severe domestic violence, to work their way back into society. Part of […]
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Dolphyn Newsletter – July 2016
in BlogsDolphyn’s latest Newsletter is out with updates on: Our First Book called Social Sensemaking : a reflective journal, how we make sense of risk. The launch of Dr Robert Long’s latest book – Risk Conversations : The Law, Social Psychology and Risk An update on Dolphyn’s revised Due Diligence program Information about the upcoming SEEK Program in Melbourne […]
The Power in Silence
in BlogsThe Power in Silence Effective communication, conversation and consultation are vital in our support of others to learn about, and discern risk. So vital in fact, that if I were asked; “what is the one of the most helpful things that we could do to better support others in dealing with risk? I would certainly […]
Beware – Hazardous OINTMENT
in BlogsBeware – Hazardous OINTMENT One thing that I have become deeply aware of over the past few years is the impact that social arrangements have on us, especially in how we make decisions and judgments about risk. Many of our decisions and choices are impacted, often through our unconscious, by a multitude of factors from […]
The Power in Helping
in Blogs“…at the beginning, every helping relationship is a state of imbalance. The client is one down and therefore vulnerable; the helper is one up and therefore powerful” (p. 35) Edgar Schein in Helping (2011, p. 35) I wonder if one of the greatest privileges and opportunities we may have as a human being is to be either the […]
What I Learned from Pete’s Ball of Wool It was a balmy night in Sydney last Thursday. A good setting to catch up with a friend for dinner and then enjoy a leisurely stroll back to my hotel. Before you become too concerned and turn off, bare with me as no, this is not my […]
Why we Need to Accept Pain and Suffering
in BlogsRecognising that depression can be dealt with in a ‘paradoxical way’ may be why we in risk and safety struggle to understand it. A close friend has recently started as a mentor in a program that supports women who have been victims of severe domestic violence, to work their way back into society. Part of […]