
Qualifications:
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers
Master of Social Work (Advanced Clinical Practice) – specialisation in Systemic Couple and Family Therapy
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Science (Social Welfare)
Diploma of Community Services (Welfare)
Work Experience:
- Private practice since early 2013 seeing individuals and couples
- Primary School Counsellor
- Family Counsellor
- Social Work Placement @Relationships Australia
(conducted 3 x Parenting After Separation groups plus provided counselling with individuals and couples) - Group Work Coordinator/Facilitator
- Written a children’s program called Bright Sparks (for boys 6-9) & Bright Sparkles (for girls 6-9 years)
(Requested to compile for marketing) - Also wrote a program called “Equip” – a psycho-educational program around trauma (Requested to compile for marketing)
- Foster Care Caseworker
- Contact Supervisor
- Volunteered doing many and varied things ranging from:
– Establishing Seniors group
– Coordinated practical helps for people in need
– Support work for women struggling
– Assessment/referral/basic counselling
– Introducing/Establishing small groups for families
– Writing children’s programs
– Composing newsletters of teams of volunteers
– Conducted home visits - I was trained in the Weight Control Workshop and ran groups
- I have also coordinated child care for children from 12 months-5 years
- I have led small groups since 1990 and done support work/mentoring mostly with women that entire time.
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Systemic Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Solution-focused Therapy
- Strengths Based Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
(Strongly influenced by attachment theory) - Narrative Therapy
- Art Therapy (mostly children)
- Play Therapy (children)
- Sand Therapy (children)
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