Experience

Australian College of Applied Professions

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy student

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Kudos Services for children and young people

• Senior Social Worker

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Positive Behaviour Support for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary environment • Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Positive Behaviour Support for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary environment • Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients



Child and Youth Services, Disability SA

• Senior Social Worker

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2018

  • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment • Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients • Lead SW professional development on trauma informed practice • Nominated for 2016 AASW Social Worker of the Year • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment • Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients • Lead SW professional development on trauma informed practice • Nominated for 2016 AASW Social Worker of the Year



Early Child Parent Services North, Child and Family Health Service

• Social Worker

  • 2014 - 2015

  • Home-visiting families with infants with high levels of adversity • Facilitate improved attachment and development outcomes • Provide innovative therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment • Advocacy and referral • Actively contribute to clinical group supervision • Home-visiting families with infants with high levels of adversity • Facilitate improved attachment and development outcomes • Provide innovative therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment • Advocacy and referral • Actively contribute to clinical group supervision



Flinders University and UniSA

• Casual external supervisor & academic staff person

  • 2006 - 2011

  • Prepare and facilitate tutorial in Human Service Interviews • Prepare and facilitate three-day intensive Skills Workshop • Provision of external supervision to social work students • Prepare and facilitate tutorial in Human Service Interviews • Prepare and facilitate three-day intensive Skills Workshop • Provision of external supervision to social work students



UniSA Student Support Services

• Disability Adviser / Counsellor

  • 2006 - 2008

  • Ensure equitable access to the learning environment for students with disabilities • Support academic staff to meet the Disability Discrimination Act Education Standards • Counselling, referral and critical incident response for students • Prepare and facilitate workshops • Project management and website maintenance • Ensure equitable access to the learning environment for students with disabilities • Support academic staff to meet the Disability Discrimination Act Education Standards • Counselling, referral and critical incident response for students • Prepare and facilitate workshops • Project management and website maintenance



CREATE Foundation

• Consulting Facilitator

  • 2002 - 2006

  • Facilitate training and consultations for and with young people with out-of-home care experiences, and to carers and workers • Provide advice to the OOHC sector and facilitate sector development • Program and project management • Conduct research with children and young people in care • Dame Roma Mitchell Trust Fund Board • Supervise and coordinate casual staff, volunteers and young consultants • Administration of state office • Successfully gain grant funding and report to funding bodies