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C-BERSS EX-PRESS
March 1999
Issue 1, Vol 2
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All Newsletters : March 1999 : Who's Who at C-BERSS: Michael Anderson
Who's Who at C-BERS Services: Michael Anderson
Mention a place in the north of England and chances are C-BERS Services' Counsellor Michael Anderson will be able to put his finger spot-on any map. After living and working in the UK for 40 years or so, he's not bad at locating other places which many former child migrants set out from either.
Michael joined C-BERS Services in April last year and is one of two Counsellors on staff who are available to provide support and counselling to help Christian Brothers ex-residents and ex-students deal with personal and family issues in their lives.
Originally from the city of Sheffield in Northern England, Michael emigrated to Western Australia with his wife and two children eight years ago. He has had close to 30 years experience in the fields of social work and counselling and worked for a number of different helping agencies both here and in the UK.
Apart from his direct counselling role, Michael also teaches other people how best to offer help to people in need and has most recently been passing on his helping skills training students of Human Services at Edith Cowan University.
Michael has found his British background to be a bonus in his work with C-BERS Services clients. Already knowing the places and names that once represented home to many former child migrants is a good starting point for building a relationship with clients seeking to establish a connection with their own past.
Michael says he has the highest respect for his clients and the efforts they have made to overcome the trauma of their childhood. He is a great believer that the unfortunate experiences of life can actually make us stronger, and better, as people -- given the right help and a positive attitude.
Michael says he has found working with C-BERS Services clients to be very rewarding, not to mention the pleasure he derives from working with C-BERSS' staff who, we are pleased to report, he says he has found to both very warm and very compassionate.
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