Dr. Miriam Tisher, BA (Hons), MA, PhD (Medicine, The University of Melbourne), MAPS, (C.Clin; C.Couns; C.Health), Clinical member VAFT, CFHA.

Miriam is a Clinical Psychologist, Family Therapist and Director of Alma Family Therapy Centre. Since 1967, Miriam has held appointments with Bouverie Clinic and the Alfred Hospital and holds on-going appointments with Monash University and the Emmy Monash Home for the Aged. Using psychodynamic and systems perspectives, Miriam consults in private practice and supervises clinical and counselling psychologists and family therapists. She is a foundation member of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists and Course Director of the Diploma in Family Therapy. Miriam is co-author of the Childrens Depression Scale, translated and published in more than 10 countries. A new edition of this scale was published in 2004. Miriam has journal publications in childhood depression, family therapy with older adults and outcome measures for family therapy training. She has given many presentations on psychotherapy with depressed children and adolescents, family therapy, teaching family therapy, couples, and working with older adults.

Dr. Livia Jackson, MBBS (Hons) Monash University, Member RACGP, Clinical member VAFT.

Livia is a General Practitioner, Family Therapist and Director of Alma Family Therapy Centre. Since 1976, Livia has held appointments with the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital, the Alfred Hospital and the Emmy Monash Home for the Aged. She has an ongoing appointment with Monash University in the Department of General Practice. Livia is also a member of South City, Melbourne and Monash Divisions of General Practice. Livia consults in private practice as a family therapist, supervises postgraduate general practitioners, counsellors and trainees of family therapy and is a Course Director of the Diploma in Family Therapy. Livia has publications on counselling skills in general practice, outcome measures in family therapy training and has presented workshops on family therapy and counselling skills.

Miriam and Livia have taught family therapy for many years. In addition to the Diploma of Family Therapy , they run post graduate distance education programs through the Department of General Practice at Monash University, offer short and long programs through the Divisions of General Practice and from the Alma Family Therapy Centre. They have identified key performance indicators in family therapy and have prepared publications in this area. They offer supervision and training groups for practitioners, an intern program and supervision for a clinical psychology doctoral student.

Contacts:
miriamtisher@almafamilytherapy.com

liviajackson@almafamilytherapy.com

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