Experience

CARE REHAB

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Company Director, Specialist Social Worker and Psychosexual Therapist

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Social Worker and Psychosexual Therapist specialising in neurological injury, illness and disability. Social Worker and Psychosexual Therapist specialising in neurological injury, illness and disability.



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Lecturer, sexual health and reproduction

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Australian College of Applied Professions

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• External Supervisor

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Candice Care-Unger consulting

• Consultant

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Royal Rehab Group

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sexuality services team leader

  • Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

• Professional Leader, Social Work

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2022

• Senior Social Worker, NSW Spinal Outreach Service

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2019

• Acting Professional Leader, Social Work

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

• Research Project Officer

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

  Sustaining resilience amongst family members providing support to people with traumatic brain and spinal injuries. Project funded by NSW LifeTime Care and Support Authority. - Successful co-author of grant application from Lifetime care and support- Development of introductory training of the “Strength 2 Strength: Building Family Resilience” workshop- Facilitator of Sydney based education workshops for clinicians- Facilitator of Adelaide based education workshops for clinicians- Development of mentoring workshop for advanced facilitators of “Strength 2 Strength” - Facilitator of Sydney based mentoring workshops for clinicians- Quarterly and final reporting for funding grant provider- Conference presentation

• Project Officer, Talking to children about spinal cord injury: a practical guide for families

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

  Talking to child relatives about spinal cord injury: a practical guide for families. Project funded by NSW Spinal Outreach ServiceResponsible for literature review, writing the guide in collaboration with expert clinicians across Spinal Services and disseminating outcomes. The final product included hard and electronic resources and conference presentations.Winner of best quality project ANZSCOS 2013

• Project officer, building family resilience project

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2010

  Building Family Resilience project funded by NSW LifeTime Care and Support Authority- Extensive group work facilitation, running semi structured interviews, facilitating focus groups, collection of data and utilisation of qualitative research methods- Developing an intervention framework for building resilience amongst family members whose relatives have traumatic injuries (brain injury and spinal injury)- Co-author of the facilitators handbook for “Strength to strength” a published hard and electronic resource- Preparation and presentation of several conference presentations, ethics applications and progress reports- The outcome of this research is a psycho-educational program social workers can facilitate with family members in both a community and hospital settings



Australian College of Applied Professions

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Casual lecturer, school of social work

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2016



Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2014

  Paediatric Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Injury Resource Development, Kids Rehab, Westmead Children’s Hospital. Project funded by Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) Responsible for writing and co-ordinating the state wide Paediatric Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Injury resource development project, Budget management of the project, Ethics application and approval and quarterly and final reporting for funding grant provider (Agency Clinical Innovation). The role also required the dissemination of resources, and promotion of outcomes including conference presentations. Winner of best quality project ANZSCOS November 2014



Loanhead Council

• Social Worker

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2010



Queensland Health

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Worker- SPOT Spinal Outreach Team

  • May 2008 - Jun 2008

  Locum cover

• Social Worker, Spinal Injuries Unit

  • Nov 2007 - Jun 2008

  (Maternity leave locum)



Forward Ability Support

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2007



CGU Insurance

• Australia
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Case Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Jun 2006