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Become a Therapist. Supporting People to Improve Their Mental Health

A therapist is someone who is skilled in a particular type of therapy. They may be a physiotherapist, a sports therapist, but in this article, we are interested in mental health. A therapist in this context is someone who provides therapy to help a person to improve their mental health. We go through forms of therapy and suggest some starting points using our online courses

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Study Tips for adults with ADHD / ADD

Many adults with ADHD / ADD believe that they can not do any further studies due to their lack of attention and ability to concentrate on tasks at hand for too long. But that is not true. It's more about finding the right strategies to help people with ADD and ADHD to study in a way that suits them. Read this article to help get ideas and study tips for encouraging others or yourself to continue on your learning journey.

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John Mason , Principal of ACS - What's in my Garden

John Mason is the Founder and Principal of ACS. He is a well-respected member of many professional associations, and has served on many industry committees across his career. Among other bodies, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture (UK), Member of the Garden Media Guild, Fellow of Parks and Leisure Australia and of Institute of Horticulture (Australia). He is also board member of the Australian Garden Council and President of the International Approval and Registration Centre.
John is the author of around 150 books and of over two thousand magazine articles, for a range of publishers including Simon and Schuster, Landlinks Press (CSIRO Publishing), Harper Collins and Hyland House.
But apart from his epic educational career and business, John's greatest passion is working in and on his garden on his property on the Gold Coast, Australia where he regularly spends time with his family. John shows us some of his favourite current garden projects. Join us in John's garden.

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Soft Skills Training Courses - What actually are Soft Skills ?

Hard skills are the skills you most likely recognise when looking at jobs and education. They are usually specialist skills, technical knowledge, academic knowledge etc. But increasingly, we are hearing the term soft skills. Soft skills refer to the less obvious skills that employers are looking for. Soft skills are becoming more important to job seekers and employers. Read on to find out about soft skills courses and accreditation .

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Accreditation: Is it worth it?

When we talk about education, we often hear the term accreditation, but what does that actually mean?
In this article, we go into more depth on what Accreditation is, how relevant it is in today's learning environment and Accreditation and ACS .

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