Assisting with the delivery of expert advice & culturally secure support to community service organisations, including: Community and social service program development, design and implementationWorkforce development including Clinical Supervision & TrainingCommunity consultation, surveys and needs analysis. Contracts have included: East Arnhem Regional CouncilSand Palm Consulting was contracted by the Northern Territory Government, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch (MHAODB) and East Arnhem Regional Council to construct and roll out the Youth AOD Service System (YASS). The YASS was a way of providing more place-based supports for young people experiencing low to moderate vulnerabilities who are at higher risk or may already be engaging with AOD use in East Arnhem Land and to further formalise referral processors for young people that are experiencing high vulnerabilities/ AOD use.Barkly Region Alcohol & Drug Abuse Advisory Group (BRADAAG) Based on a series of damaging events that occurred within BRADAAG, the board of Directors voted to place the organisation into administration. This prompted an independent review to be carried out and the government to provide additional support and the instatement of a Change Management Committee. Sand Palm Consulting was contracted to provide AOD services. This contract involved working in a block as the Treatment Wellbeing Manager (Operations Manager) for all four programs within the organisation for a seven-month period, whilst co-writing a model of care for the whole organisation and individual Operation Manuals for each of the four programs.Aboriginal Sobriety Group (ASG) (currently) consulting and developing a redefined Model of Care, Operations Manual and Integrated Service Model for their Mobile Assistance Patrol program.

Writing, running, evaluating and reporting on a school based program to >100 First Nations students in metropolitan NSW. Regular trips out to remote communities in the Central Desert Region (NT) and the Gold Fields (WA) running school based programs to students.At NASCA we design programs that respond to community need, are flexible, and culturally safe. We actively work towards collaborating to create whole communities of healthy and prosperous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.We empower Aboriginal young people to:Improve school attendance and ultimately school performance,Develop specific career pathways and work-ready skills,Strengthen cultural pride and Identity;Build life skills, personal development and long-term resilience.Each year over 1,200 young people directly benefit from our targeted work in one or more of our programs. Our programs are multi-year which not only fosters community trust but also ensures sustained engagement and ongoing positive results.We run our programs based on the strong assertion that things should be done with, not to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.We aim to create environments that foster cultural pride in its many forms and allow young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to gain life-long skills that will enable them to truly follow their dreams.

Working within a Therapeutic Community program with youth that are suffering from Alcohol or Other Drug issues providing the appropriate support and care.This included: Writing, running and evaluating various groups and workshops to young people.Supervising, facilitating and evaluating general running of house and all programs and activities.Supporting residents through de-toxing processes.Counseling and educating youth of all ages. Providing supervision to all staff and making decision when on shift or on call.Making tailored health plans for young people determined on the needs and wants of each. Stakeholder engagement.First responder/ deescalating outburst experienced by young people.

Final paramedic placement for one month with the Maroubra Ambulance Service. Undertaking comprehensive patient assessment and treatment under direct supervision. Over the month witnessed many physical and mental crisis cases all of which I played a vital role in the treatment, assessment and care of the patient.

My responsibility was to assist with the pre-hospital care of patients with two qualified paramedics. This placement involved many cases working with Indigenous communities, particularly youths.