Leaders in social emotional wellbeing.

Creating impact through professional development, small group programs, individual counselling, school incursions and parent workshops since 2000.

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Exciting News! We're Moving to a New Location

From June 1, Positive Minds Australia will be settling into our new home at 22-24 Unley Rd, Unley. Our expanded space allows us to offer a wider range of services, providing even better support for those on our waiting list.

While our website is being updated, you can discover the full range of services we offer for Term 3 and beyond by clicking the button below.

Term 3, 2024

Thriving Minds: a social emotional wellbeing program by Madhavi Nawana Parker

Online videos to reduce conflict, increase connection and improve emotional resilience for students. Professional and personal development for educators, on soft skills. Five online parent workshops with Madhavi Nawana Parker, so parents can feel more confident supporting schools when children come home with their ‘big feelings’ and challenges associated with the inevitable ups and downs of school life.

Thriving Minds. A first of its kind, whole school community program by Madhavi Nawana Parker, 2023. To book a call with Madhavi Nawana Parker and learn more, please email madhavi@positivemindsaustralia.com.au

Thriving Minds meets the Social Capabilities, Health and Wellbeing criteria of the Australian Curriculum for students, while also meeting the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

A complete Curriculum on Wellbeing, Connection, Getting Along, Emotional Regulation, Compassion, Fellowship and much more, without hours of planning. That means less exhaustion and burnout for our precious Educators.

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Professional Development

Madhavi Nawana Parker and Nikki Wadewitz are widely recognised and dynamic speakers on a broad range of topics including ‘Wellbeing in the Workplace,’ ‘Resilience,’ 'Mindset,' Emotional Regulation for Adults.' Madhavi also provides full training and accreditation for her published programs including, 'What's the Buzz?' 'The Confident Minds Curriculum,' and 'The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox.'

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Whole Class Workshops in Schools

Positive Minds Australia offers a broad range of creative programs for children and adults to build confidence, social-emotional literacy, resilience, wellbeing and other crucial life skills. Our team can teach whole classes, 'What's the Buzz?' 'The Confident Minds Curriculum' and 'The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox.'

Our programs

Behaviour Support and Professional Mentoring

One on one mentoring for Autistic teenagers and adults. Counselling and Behaviour Support for children and teeangers aged 4-17.
Programs offered include, 'What's the Buzz? for Early Learners,' 'What's the Buzz for Primary Age Students,' 'What's the Buzz?' for Teenagers,' 'The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox,' 'The Confident Minds Curriculum' and 'Educator Wellbeing.' Staff coaching sessions to improve wellbeing, stress management and confidence at work.

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Child and Youth Counselling

Children and Teenager Counselling to guide them through difficult times including Family Separation, Transition to a new School, Friendship ups and downs, social skills, confidence building and much more. We also offer Early Childhoood services including counselling, social confidence programs including, 'What's the Buzz?' 'The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox,' and 'The Confident Minds Curriculum' and behaviour support.

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Online Training

Build the skills you need as a Professional, Parent or Young person to be more confident and resilient. Thriving Minds program out in February 2023.

This is what the online training entails

"Madhavi has given me valuable tools to help children improve their resilience. I feel totally inspired and motivated to do the absolute best I can to help with not only their academic achievements, but with their life skills as well."

Kate Dodd

Teacher

Trusted advice about social emotional wellbeing as heard on ABC radio, 5AA, Sky News Weekend Edition, National and International Podcasts and in schools, organisations and magazines including:

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The Solution Star

Staying stuck in a problem hurts. This is an instructional practical poster designed to teach children how to be a solution star and find ways to solve their problems.

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Positive Minds Australia

Positive Minds Australia specialise in working with young people and the systems that support them, including schools, families and health care providers, building wellbeing, resilience, social and emotional skills, positive mindsets and healthy relationships.

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