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A psychologist is a person who studies normal and abnormal mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by experimenting with, and observing, interpreting, and recording how individuals relate to one another and to their environments.

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    WA Family Court - Getting Equal Time with Kids?

    Hi there, I am married with 3 kids and I moved out when my wife called the police around about 10 months ago, because I tried to move her away from my child's bed (she refused after I asked her a few times to let them sleep and stop escalating and causing drama). In hindsight, this was not the...
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    QLD Rights to Claim WorkCover Evidence from Employer?

    Hi I am a mid-level manager in the Qld public service currently on stress leave. I have been using existing sick leave and the Employee Assistance Program to see a psychologist. These supported options are running out and my psychologist suggested I commence a WorkCover claim. Workcover set...
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    Employment Law - Are Programs Inherent Job Requirements?

    Hi. I will try to make this long saga short. I was employed in my current job 10 1/2 years ago. For the first 5 years, I did the job I was employed for. At 5 years, the business was bought by a big company who has a finger in many pies. It was here I started having problems. I went from...
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    VIC Mental Health - Can I Attend Court in Wife's Stead?

    Hi, I’m concerned about my wife. She has been suffering with depression, anxiety and stress for the last few years but she never let on until she got charged with theft of a doona cover in February. That brought her down even further. We are seeing a doctor and a psychologist to get her help...
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    NSW What to Expect in Interview with Psychologist?

    I and my ex, including a child will have an interview with a psychologist from the court. The psychologist will write a family report and submit to the judge for the next court. I and my ex are under the interim order. I've got 4 nights per fortnight but I want at least 8 nights per fortnight...
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    NSW Demonstrating Equal Parenting Time to Family Court Judge?

    Hi, We are now in family court proceedings and have our next hearing on May the 26th. The judge has kept the interim orders from Feb 2017 which heavily sway in the mum's favour - what are the best things I can do to demonstrate to him for us to go back to a return to equal parenting as I would...
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    QLD Seeing to the Best Interest of the Child?

    Hi, I left my ex in Sept 2014 because he assaulted our son and after lots of verbal and emotional abuse. I have provided to the courts 4 separate reports showing contact with his father was and is still severely affecting the child, yet because he did a parenting course and anger management...
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    NSW Will ADVO Against Husband Hurt Our Family Court Case?

    My husband was issued with an application for apprehended domestic violence order this morning. To begin with, they filed the wrong application as my husband and my ex's wife have never been related or in any domestic relationship. Not saying that the ADVO would have been the right move to make...
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    QLD Employer Threatening to Terminate Employment - Unfair Dismissal?

    I informed my employer that I suffer from depression and anxiety. I was on a suitable duties plan for several months. My doctor and psychologist gave advice that I should return to normal duties. My employer than gave me a direction to attend their work appointed psychologist. I followed that...
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    NSW Breaching Court Orders for Daughter's Mental Health

    We have parenting court orders for our 13.5 year old daughter. We have followed these orders for over ten years. My daughter arrived unexpectedly at my home, by bus recently and is refusing to return to her father's. Further questioning revealed she had been in school counselling. It seems the...