by DunleaCentre | Oct 17, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
Last year we reported on a research initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of the Dunlea Centre program. This project began in 2015 and will run for 3 years until 2017. The final report is to be completed in 2018. The first evaluation step was to collect demographic...
by DunleaCentre | Oct 3, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
Our program is informed on a theoretical level, by the ‘Preventive’ approach of Don Bosco and the ‘Circle of Courage’ approach of US psychologist Larry Brendtro. These are summarised in the table and diagram following. Importantly, both these approaches begin with the...
by DunleaCentre | Sep 19, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
A range of qualified staff are employed at Dunlea Centre across a variety of positions brought together into a multidisciplinary framework. These qualifications include teaching, psychology, counselling, sport and recreation, social work, conflict resolution,...
by DunleaCentre | Sep 5, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
Dunlea Centre Key Achievements in 2016 Interstate Salesian Principals and Deputy Principals visit Dunlea Centre and Bosco College for Australian Pacific Salesian Principals Association (APSPA). Oz Bosco held at Bosco College & Dunlea Centre for the first time. Jen...
by DunleaCentre | Jul 25, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
To any visitors, it is immediately apparent that much has happened over the past year with the Dunlea buildings. The old dormitory and administration blocks from Boys’ Town developments in the 1960s have been extensively refurbished to meet contemporary needs fifty...
by DunleaCentre | Jul 11, 2017 | Annual Report, Annual Report 2016
In 1938 Father Tom Dunlea viewed the Academy Award winning performance of Spencer Tracy in the movie Boys Town. He was particularly inspired by the work of Father Edward Flanagan (1886-1948) on which the movie was based and he could see the increasing need for a...