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What switches do clinical psychologists use?
Video Transcript Phil: When i think of calm people Katie you're one of the calmest people that i know and yet i know that there are times...
Jan 11, 20222 min read


The path to success is paved with emotional intelligence
By Phil Slade and Gemma Burkett The three critical areas emotional intelligence develops in school student's social and cognitive...
Dec 10, 20213 min read


How early should we be teaching emotional intelligence?
Video Transcript Katie: We know that we're wired with emotional systems from birth, you just have to look at Ed Tronick's still face...
Dec 5, 20212 min read


The importance of emotional intelligence for student wellbeing
Video Transcript Phil: Doctor Katie Kjelsaas. Now, Katie, we were students back in UQ days. We were undergrads. We were mates that bonded...
Nov 28, 202110 min read


Avoid losing it in the classroom
By Phil Slade Prior to becoming a psychologist, I trained as a primary school teacher. During my practicum placements I saw first hand...
Nov 15, 20213 min read


8 rules for deploying a new health and well-being strategy into the classroom.
By Phil Slade & Roshelle Weir There is a certain irony that people who will clearly benefit from strengthening mental health and...
Nov 7, 20215 min read
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