Qualifications
2016 | Workplace Conflict Resolution Training Dispute Resolution Branch, Queensland Government |
2014 | Vocational Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution CHC80207 |
2014 | Conflict Coaching Dispute Resolution Branch and Griffith University, Qld Government |
2013 | National Mediator Accreditation Dispute Resolution Branch and Griffith University, Qld Government |
2006 | Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training |
2000 - 2001 | Diploma of Transpersonal Art and Therapy Ikon Institute, Adelaide, S.A. |
1998 | Grad. Cert. in Narrative Therapy Dulwich Centre, Adelaide, S.A. |
1994 | Courses in Movement & Music Therapy Levinsky Seminar, Tel Aviv, Israel |
1987 - 1990 | Certificate of Teacher of the Alexander Technique (1500 hours) Y. Hermelin's Teacher's Training Course, Tel Aviv, Israel |
1982 - 1986 | B. Mus & Teacher's Diploma Rubin School of Music, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel |
Professional Development
2018 | Facilitating Effective Groups Dispute Resolution Branch, Queensland Government |
2017 | Assessing Suitability and Preparing Clients for Mediation Resolution Institute, Brisbane |
2015 | Mediating Property Settlements - Family Law Act 1975 Implications - Bond University, Dispute Resolution Centre |
2012 to present | Counselling Supervisor - Dr. Anne Morris |
2011 | NSW Rape Crisis Centre - Vicarious Trauma Seminar for External Counselling Professionals |
2010 - 2011 | Counselling Supervisor - Dr. Anne Moris |
2009 | 'Prevention of Gendered Bullying and Violence' - Association of Women Educators |
2007 - 2009 | Counselling Supervisor - Dr Anne Morris |
2007 - 2008 | Master Louis Liu, training in medical Qi Gong |
2006 | Counselling Supervisors - Dr. Sandra Speedy, Anne Morris |
2001/2002 | Counselling Supervisor - Marion Burns |
2001 | UTLC Community Activists
Summer School Program - "Work and Values
in a Global Economy" - Marilyn Waring, former New Zealand Member of Parliament, feminist economist, author |
2000 | Fortnightly peer supervision and study group |
2000 | Research & Evaluation
Training Seminar - Where
is Primary
Health Care going in the 21st century? - Professor David Sanders, Director, Public Health Program University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa and Professor Fran Baum, Head of the Department of Public Health and the South Australian Community Health Research Unit |
2000 | Project Costing - Jo Gell, NMCHS; Mary Ireland, Adelaide CCHS |
2000 | Suicide - NMCHS workshop : Deb Odgers, Marija Podnieks |
2000 | Counselling Supervisor - Marion Burns |
1999/2000 | Counselling Supervisor - Anne Morris |
1999 | Domestic Violence
- Working with Men - Denise Deutschke, Peter Reuter (20 hours training) |
1999 | Domestic Violence - Feminist
Approaches in the New
Millennium - Dr. Liz Kelly, Director, Woman & Child Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London |
1999 | Feminism I - NMCHS workshop : Anne Morris, Peter Reuter |
1999 | Domestic Violence
Research Seminar - Donna Chung, School of Social Work & Social Policy, University of S.A. Large Scale Quantitative Studies in Domestic Violence; Qualitative & Feminist Approaches in the Study of Domestic Violence |
1998 | Counselling Supervisor - Leela Anderson |
1998 | Group supervision - Loretta Perry |
1998 | Narrative Professional Development at Ingle Farm |
1998 | Youth & the Law - workshop covering Duty of Care, aspects of the Juvenile Justice System (Cautions, Family Conference, Youth Court), Mandatory Notification, Age of Consent, Rights to Leave Home |
1998 | Working With The
Effects of Abuse - Training with Leela Anderson, exploring ways of working with adults who have experienced physical/emotional/child sexual abuse |
1996 | Intermediate
Qi Gong - Master Peng Jiu Ling of the Vancouver Qi Gong Health Centre |
1994 | Beginners' Qi Gong - Master Peng Jiu Ling of the Vancouver Qi Gong Health Centre |
1995 - 1997 | Basics of Chinese Medicine;
private supervision -
Nili Bassan, Director of Teachers' School
of Alexander Technique, Haifa, Israel, Qi Gong Master, acupuncturist |
1994 - 1997 | Composition - Dr. Hagar Kadima |
1992 - 1997 | Supervision - Zafi Gilad, family therapist |
1989 | Alexander Technique courses - U.S.A. |
1987 | Alexander Technique courses - U.K. |
Professional Membership
1999 to present | Member of AUSTAT (Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique) |
Publications
2000 | 'Touch Your Heart, Trust Your Body'; Dung Nguyen & Varda Shepherd |
2002 | 'Flying the Kite'; Varda Shepherd |
2014 | CDs for Calm 'Treasured'; Varda Shepherd (piano works) 'Active Rest'; Varda Shepherd (bodywork guidance) |