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Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia

Orange County, California, United States

MHA within the Mental Health Inpatient Center, which is an inpatient psychiatric center exclusively dedicated to the treatment of children ages 3-17 with mental illness who are in immediate risk of hurting themselves or others.Managed and promoted a safe and therapeutic milieu for child and adolescent patients aged 3-17 years old.Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide trauma-informed care according to each patient's individualised needs.Lead therapeutic group activities that equip and educate patients with coping skills and evidence-based practices.Implemented evidence-based crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, using least restrictive interventions.Performed environmental safety checks and safety rounding on patients, routinely consulting with clinicians and practitioners. Assisted patients with activities of daily living, providing therapeutic support throughout their hospital stay.Promoted a culture of self-care through education, unit events, and participating in the Staff Wellness Committee which aims to prevent compassion fatigue amongst staff.Develop psycho-educational content for staff to lead groups of patients, predominately focusing on DBT techniques.

Costa Mesa, California

• Oversee all Accounts Receivable responsibilities which involves monitoring over 200 account’sinvoices and bill collection. Duties also include investigating and resolving billing and accountdiscrepancies, managing and resolving customer inquiries, and compiling data to preparemonthly reports and statements.• Prepare customer’s orders, statements, bills and invoices and contact delinquent customers tosecure payment.• Manager of both Office and Warehouse logistics which includes managing staff, overseeingshipments, packing orders and ensuring accounts receive goods promptly.• Attended trade events, sales appointments and warehouse sales.

Be Centre provides therapeutic support to kids who have experienced some form of emotional trauma. A safe, confidential and caring environment is provided to allow each child to express themselves freely, helping them make sense of what is happening on the inside and restore their trust and build self-confidence and resilience.Be Centre’s Play Therapists are highly trained mental health professionals with degrees in Counselling, Social Work and/or Psychology with additional Post Graduate qualifications in Play Therapy.Be Centre’s philosophy is reaching children in the early stages of trauma to dramatically reduce the chances of further emotional problems later in life. This improves a child’s future but also impacts their family and in the long term, the community.Along as being one of Be Centre's senior therapists, I was also Office Manager and oversaw all administrative duties.

Be Centre Foundation is passionate about collaborative partnerships with other organisations to bring in Play Therapy as part of your organisation's services. We partnered with UnitingCare: Burnside by uniquely tailoring a Play Therapy program to implement within the structure of their family support services.

I was part of a team of professional programmers who facilitated and lead outdoor recreation programs for school camps, professional development days, and respite camps. Activities included abseiling, rock climbing, archery, surfing, canoeing, games and hikes.

Bachelor Of Applied Social Science (Counselling), Counseling Psychology

Post Graduate Dip, Play Therapy

The Diploma course is the second stage of a programme leading to the MA in Practised Based Play Therapy course.

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