Adrian Hellwig began his working life as an officer in military intelligence. On leaving the armed services he studied for the Catholic priesthood and before being ordained completed his Bachelor of Theology, majoring in Philosophy and Theology. He has lectured in comparative religions at the Institute of Faith Education and been a member of the executive committee of the Catholic Commission for Ecumenism.
On leaving the priesthood in 1988 Adrian commenced a career in counselling and is currently Permanent Head of the Complaint Tribunal’s of both the Australian Counselling Association and Clinical Counsellors Association; President of the Clinical Counsellors Association; CCA delegate to PACFA, and Member of the PACFA Ethics Network. Adrian was also selected to be one of only two Australia delegates to the Asia Pacific Rim Confederation of Counsellors. In recognition of his services to the counselling industry as a whole, Adrian was recently awarded the title “Honorary Member” with the ACA.
He has lectured at the National Conferences of ACA, PACFA, The MS Society, and most recently, at the International Counselling Association’s International conference. Adrian has also written articles and book reviews for the Journal “Counselling Australia”.
For the last 15yrs Adrian has worked as a counsellor at a private boys College dealing with students from grades 5 through to 12 and before that within the Department of Corrective Services (Community Corrections). |
