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Hi,
Sorry I am a bit late to the introductions! It is a goal of mine to get better at using the discussion boards.

I am from Newcastle NSW but am currently living in Canberra. I have three fluffy pet rabbits who live inside and are all toilet trained like cats.

I have an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Teaching and am working towards graduate studies in psychology. I hope everyone is having a good session.

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Hi everyone, I am late coming on to the board as I am playing catch-up. I am enrolled in the graduate diploma of psychology, working towards becoming a psychologist. I have had a career in marketing but haven't worked for a couple of years due to health issues which is still affecting me, but I am better and recently began working as a disability support worker for people with complex behaviors. I find my new job very relevant for my studies - even this unit as I have been thinking about how a person with autism may develop self perception as well as the predjudism they encounter...
I am also a Lifeline Crisis Support Worker, which I find a very rewarding role.
I am married and have a 7 year old son and a border collie that I love taking for bush walks!

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Hello everyone,
I am sorry for the late intro - I've just realised I hadn't done so for PSY303 yet :P. My mind had been preoccupied with Maid of honour duties - exciting times :)
This is my second semester so I am still learning how to use interact - some sections, such as this one, are still new to me.
I was born and raised in Germany and migrated to Australia when I turned 18. I am working part time in an Out of Home Care facility and am currently studying 3 subjects towards a Bachelor of Psychology. My partner and I just moved from the Northern Beaches to the Central Coast and are loving it. The picture shows my beautiful boy Simba, who keeps on interrupting my study times haha.
Looking forward to be studying with everyone :) Steph

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Hello everyone,

I am very late with the introduction!  I am from the Central Coast and I love hiking and travelling!  The photo I have attached is from a hike I did in Canada which was incredibly beautiful and challenging. I am studying to change careers / further the one I am in!

I am really looking forward to study this subject!

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who has come to this late.

I live in Adelaide and currently work as a Mental Health Social Worker, though wanting to further my knowledge with the Grad Dip in Psychology and study my way to hopefully become a Clinical Psychologist.

I'm also a pianist and a learning pilot. There's just not enough time and money for all the pleasures of life!

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Hi All,

I am late! Sempre in retardo! I am usually a replacement teacher in the Blue Mountains, former prof opera singer (although I have done a few gigs of late - out of retirement!). This is my first subject in a grad dip of psych - long term semi-retirement plan! I hope to catch up and complete the subject! It is very appealing to me. I did a three day Aboriginal Educational Leadership conference a while back that was mind blowing. I look forward to meeting you - as much as I can in my time poor world! ~;-

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Hi Everyone,

Sorry for posting so late (I think I’m the last person on here!)

I live in Canberra with my wife and two kids. I’m originally from the UK, my wife’s Canadian and my two kids Sophie and Ryan (both in the attached photo) were born in Hong Kong and Australia respectively. So we’ve got the cultural mix going on.

I currently work in the Parliamentary Library, but am studying for the Graduate Diploma and hope to eventually become a psychologist.

Cheers

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Hey everyone! I am a little late to posting on here but here goes! I am Donna and I am in my second year studying HR/Psych. I work full time in HR for a children's charity. I live on the Central Coast. My hobbies include trail running, learning to surf and playing the guitar. Looking forward to learning alongside you all!

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Hi, I live in Berridale in the this is my first semester of doing the Grad Dip Psych.

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Hi, this is my first semester of doing the Grad Dip Psych. 

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Hi, I'm part way through a Grad Diploma at UNE and am studying at CSU for the next two sessions to complete sooner. I am a senior analyst at Newcastle University leveraging off the statistics component of my BA Social Science from years ago. I work full time and have 3 kids. All the best to you all

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Hey Everyone! I am from Armidale, NSW. I am studying a B. Social Science (Psychology). I am married with 2 daughters. A 3 year old and a 10 month old. I also work part time in hospitality. In my spare time (ha!) I love to read and binge watch great, and not so great, TV shows.
I am really looking forward to this semester and jumping into social psychology.  I am also a little nervous.
Good luck everyone.

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Romeo and Juliet

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Hey Guys!
I'm in my 3rd year studying a B. Bus. (Marketing) but have chosen to study a few psych subjects as my electives because it's just so fascinating! I'm based in Albury (on the border of NSW and Victoria) doing a mix of internal and online study - unfortunately psych isn't offered on my campus so that's why I have to study online.
I feel like I may be one of the youngest here; unlike many of you, I don't have any children and I am still in the beginning of my career. But that's fantastic, because I am sure you all have such exciting experiences to share. It's also really motivating to see that even parents of young children can do this, and I can only imagine how difficult that would be!
I love all animals! I don't discriminate :D but i just have a beautiful maltese-shitzu dog (Sasha, 14yrs) and a gorgeous ginger cat (Buster, 11yrs). They're both getting pretty old but they are the best!

Very much looking forward to studying Social Psychology, this is going to be so interesting!

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Hi everyone, my name is Kylie and I recently moved to the mid north coast area near Forster as all my children (4) have finished high school and my last has just moved out (we shall see for how long) so I am free again.
I love to walk in the state forest and along the beaches and go out in our boat fishing.
Hope everyone enjoys the semester
Cheers

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Hi Everyone -

My name is Kirsty, I am from Medowie (near Newcastle NSW).

I am studying Bachelor of Social Science (psychology) as I thought it would be an interesting course to study and potentially work in the field in the future.

Look forward to studying this subject with you all.

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Hi everyone! I live in Wagga Wagga and currently working my way through the B.Soc.Sci. psychology/business management. I am a mother of two, ages 16 & 23. I try to escape from reality by reading (horror/thrillers, murder mysteries and Sci-fi) and watching The Walking Dead.

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Hi everyone,
My name is Tiffany, I'm originally from France, I moved to Australia (Sydney) with my parents almost four years ago and I recently moved to Melbourne with my partner.

I am a behavior therapist for autistic children and a babysitter. I really enjoy working with kids, they amaze me everyday!

I am also a dog lover, I have little sausage dog named Daisy :)

I am looking forward to start this session and get to know you all a bit better!

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Hey there everyone, I'm Gini. I live in Wagga and work in out of home care. I'm studying to become a psychotherapist. I have an undergrad degree in sociology so this will likely be one of my favourite subjects. Trail running and music keep me grounded :) All the best for the semester.

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Hey there everyone, I'm Gini. I live in Wagga and work in out of home care. I'm studying to become a psychotherapist. I have an undergrad degree in sociology so this will likely be one of my favourite subjects. Trail running and music keep me grounded :) All the best for the semester.

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My name is Ann-Marie and I live in Londonderry, at the base of the Blue Mountains. I am working on my Graduate Diploma of Psychology and I am a teacher.

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My name is Janene - Incredibly interested in Social Psychology - I took part in the international experience program to Macau University at the beginning of the year. To experience psychology from a different cultural perspective reinforced the importance of the influence external factors have on behaviors and subsequent understanding of the human condition and experience of life. It made me question why western understanding of psychology is considered to be superior and wondered if this too was a form of stereotyping within western academia.
I live in Mudgee, am 52, married and am enjoying this stage of life. Have two dogs, a dingo X and a keeshond and one cat a Burman - adore them all :)

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Hi everyone. I'm Rachel from Broken Hill, NSW. I'm a primary teacher with 3 children (aged 3, 5 & 7) and 2 dogs (a kelpie, 15, and a labrador, 11). I'm hoping to retrain as a school counsellor, but in the meantime I'm finding a lot of the subjects in my Graduate Diploma are relevant to my current job.

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My name is Jamie and i am from Bundaberg Queensland. I absolutely love animals. This is Beau and Charlie :) I spent 6 years in the army as a medic and am so happy to be studying psychology. I'm hoping at the end of this to help fellow veterans who suffer from PTSD. Looking forward to starting this semester

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My name is Amber, and from this photo you can probably work out that I have slight obsessions with tea, dinosaurs/Jurassic Park and the Essendon Bombers AFL team. I am a youth worker in Melbourne, and I am hoping to go on and complete a Masters of Education (Secondary) and become a high school teacher. Looking forward to the subject!

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My name is jade and I live in Collaroy, Sydney. I work for an importing company and live with my sister and beutiful 3 year old nephew. I am excited to be studying psychology and am loving the course so far! (I recently transferred from social work.) Lovely to meet you all. All the best!

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Hello all,
My name is Ash and I am a primary school teacher wanting to retrain as a school counsellor. I have a 6 year old sport obsessed son, Noah, who keeps me extremely busy. Looking forward to getting back into study life!

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Hi all!
I'm Nathan, I've just (as of last Friday - eep!) stepped back from full time Casework to be a part time Youth Worker for an NGO, in order to take on more subjects and knock this Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) over a bit quicker. I became a dad this year and am the proud owner of 2 dogs and a cat - like most of you, I've got my hands full! Looking forward to learning more!

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My name is Michelle and I am currently working as a Special Education Teacher in a Primary School. This is my final subject to achieve my Grad Dip in Psychology. I have just finished the Advanced Statistics subject and am glad that the subject matter for this subject is more interesting.
This is a picture of Felix who enjoys nothing more than interrupting my study

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My name is Lisa and I live in Sydney's south-west. I started studying a little later in life than most :)  I am currently doing a BA, discovering subjects that interest me. I am a mum to a 22 year old (which might give my age away) Looking forward to this subject and learning with everyone. Best of luck!

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Hi everyone,
My name is Lisa and I live in Wagga Wagga. I have worked all of my adult yeas in Welfare and am now looking to expand my knowledge by doing this degree, which is happening very slowly. Below is my beautiful fur baby, Cleopatra.

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My name is Jo, I am slowly working my way through a bachelor of psychology with this being my 7th subject.
I am also a first time mum to a 3 month old boy so we'll see how studying with a new baby goes! So although a little nervous, I am really  looking forward to this subject!
Good luck everyone!

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Ahoy! I'm Lauren, from Camden NSW. I'm a Primary School Teacher who is retraining to be a school counsellor. Cannot wait to get started on this unit, the layout and course looks so inviting! I too am a dog person, I like to think of myself as a fur-parent! This is my darling Beagle, Buster.

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My name is Rebecca, I live in Sydney's inner-west with my partner, our 8 month old daughter and our cat Lebowski. I am a High School English teacher but am currently on leave and very much enjoying my time away from work. It's actually given me the perspective to begin a career change, hence my current study. I am hoping to eventually retrain as a School Counsellor.

I've had an interest in Social Psychology since as far back as I can remember and am very excited to be able to do this as one of my first subjects.

Great to see there are so many other parents studying the course as well.

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Good Morning All, 3rd subject in Grad dip psych. Head Teacher Welfare on Central Coast NSW, looking for a change whilst on maternity leave with 2.5 year old twin girls & a 6 year old boy. Love the motivation when starting a new subject- hopefully it lasts past the first assessment!

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Hi Everyone! I'm Lauren and I live in Queanbeyan NSW. I am currently completing a B of Psych and have recently commenced a new role as a Senior Security Advisor for a Government Agency. I am hoping the skills I learn during this class will be beneficial to my role and can assist in driving some of the frameworks we are planning to implement. I am fairly sports crazy, I have played netball for twenty years (since I was 5 years old) and was a state level representative for about ten. This year I made a sporting change and started playing Rugby League in Canberra's first Women's tackle competition. I am recently married and we have fur baby named Cooper. I'm really looking forward to this subject and learning from you all :)

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Hi Everyone! I am based in Melbourne and enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Science (Psych).  I have always been interested in psychology and wish I had taken the steps to get here a little sooner!  I am a mum to boys, 13, 11 and 6 and we have another little person on the way.  I also run my own business as a Virtual Assistant.  I am really looking forward to this subject :)

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Hi everyone,
I am currently living in Dubbo. I am a behavioral therapist for children with autism, and a gymnastics coach.
I have a step daughter, as well as 2 cats, 2 dogs, and we are in the process of getting chickens.
I am looking forward to this subject.

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Hi everyone! This is my first unit for my Grad Dip in Psych. I have also recently graduated with a primary education degree but my final goal is to be a school counsellor. I am currently living in Mudgee NSW but will be moving to Canberra during the week (blah!). In my family, there's myself and my husband, our 5yo son and two amazing cats, Benji and Luna. I am very excited to be doing Social Psychology! I find it VERY interesting.

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This is my second degree; completed a HR Management degree a couple of years ago with CSU. I live in Penrith NSW and have a passion for psychology, in particular social psychology/sociology. I have a Chihuahua name Suzie, we call her Q for short (Suzie Q). Here's a picture of us dressed in our favourite Sunday attire :)

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I am a stay-at-home mum with 3 kids. I recently moved to Grenfell, NSW. Looking forward to this course. I have a 15 yr old deaf staffy that I adore. I can play the piano and I love to have 15 minutes of silence with a cuppa tea, which my kids don't as yet understand.

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What a great way to be introduced to everyone! So much more personal, a good start to what seems to be a really interesting subject. This is my 3rd subject in a Bach of Psych - which with working full time in marketing and a 18month little munchkin to keep me busy is going to take a while. I have always wanted to study Psychology and whilst its demanding am loving the course so far. I live on the central coast with hubby and my boy and cherish the weekends spending time together

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I am currently a primary school teacher in the Blue Mountains. I have 3 teenagers, 5 cats and a dog. Consequently, I spend a lot of time in my room reading and pretending I live alone on a tropical island.

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I am a recent grad in social work and really inspired to continue my studies at CSU. I work as a relief teacher in several Canberra primary schools, and I am a support worker for DUO, currently merging with Life Without Barriers,  on weekends. I love ocean swimming, music and theatre. Glad to be here :)

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Hi, my name is Charlotte and I am a stay at home mum to a 3 year old and 11 month old. I am currently on leave from teaching and have decided to take the leap and hope to retrain as a school counsellor.  Feeling nervous about returning to study, but also very excited and looking forward to this course.

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Hi everyone.
I live in Inner West Sydney.
This is my fourth subject towards a Grad Dip Psych.
I consider myself a budding Social Psychologist so I am really looking forward to this course.

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Hi all. My name is Tanya and I have just left my job with Ambulance NSW to be a stay at home Mum with 3 kids aged 20, 5 & 4. My interest in Psychology definitely lies within social psychology so I am super excited. This is my second start at this subject, however due to a heavy workload studying for work and working away, plus Uni, I could not complete all my subjects. So I am back 12 months later and looking forward to restarting. Our family pets include a Havanese dog (rare breed for Australia if you've never heard of one), a Ragdoll cat and a children's python snake (that is not the one in the picture!).

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Hi everyone. I'm in the northwest of Sydney and am very slowly working my way through a Grad Dip in Psychology, one subject at a time. Hoping for a career change eventually! I recently left digital marketing/account management after 15yrs to focus on my kids for a while (3 and 6yo) and hopefully eventually one day finish this course!

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Hi Paola and everyone,
My name is Sarah and I live in Orange NSW. I am a stay-at-home mum with three kids aged 12, 9, and 5.  Our pets include 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit, 4 fish and unfortunately now only 1 chicken (she is the boss of the yard).
I am very much looking forward to this subject and I wish everyone a great semester