Jo Haldane Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provision of trauma informed psychology and neurotherapy services to child and adult refugees. This includes QEEG neurofeedback, the Safe and Sound Protocol and biofeedback treatment.• Consultancy to STARTTS clinical teams about STARTTS neuromodulation services.• Management of clinical referrals for the neurofeedback team. • Provision of in-service training to STARTTS clinical staff & involvement in neurofeedback research.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

* Provision of neurofeedback and trauma informed counselling to refugee and asylum seeker clients with complex mental health needs. • Presenter at the 2019 Light and Sound conference.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Acting Team Leader in the Direct Services team, managing a team of six mental health clinicians.• Acting as one of three team leaders for STARTTS busy Fairfield office (clinical and professional management >25 clinical staff and student interns).• Supervision at STARTTS student clinic as a Psychology Board Approved Supervisor. • Group facilitation; Nurturing Myself Clinical Group (Older Iraqi/Syrian refugee mental health support) (1 year) 2018

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

* Provision of psychological treatment, assessment and casework to refugee children, adolescents and adults. Use of CBT, NET, EMDR, ACT and DBT to treat a range of mental disorders.* Liaison with caseworkers, lawyers, police, welfare services, & medical staff to support vulnerable clients.* Report writing to the Department of Immigration re: Mental health status of asylum seeker detainees. • Conference presenter at the 2016 Family and Domestic Violence Conference with Fairfield Council

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provision of culturally appropriate psychological treatment for refugees from CALD backgrounds. • Refugee Children’s Camp at Rivendell, Mindfulness and social skills session; April 2015• Research duties: Reviewing of clinical assessment tools and participant recruitment.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provision of therapy and clinical services to clients with a range of presenting issues that includes developmental trauma, mood disorders, eating disorders, psychosis, as well as court related issues.

Liverpool, Sydney

Provision of psychological therapy and psychometric assessment for Indigenous children in Out of Home Care. Provision of trauma-informed family mentoring sessions to Carers in OoHC to support therapeutic outcomes for children and adolescents who have experienced abuse and neglect.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Diagnosis, administration, and writing of psychology reports for court purposes. These include IQ, personality, mental illness, AOD, & violent/sex offender risk assessment.

• Provision of care in a maximum secure psychiatric hospital for adolescent and adult patients in the criminal justice system. Supporting patients with schizophrenia, personality disorders, PTSD, mood disorders, AOD issues, cognitive impairment and offending behaviours.• Facilitation of psycho-educational groups, diversional activities and Mindfulness sessions.•Co-ordination of Alcoholics Anonymous meetings (2013-2015). • Liaising with the MDT re: patient care & problematic behaviours. Contribution to team meetings.• Clinical skills of de-escalation, risk management, boundary setting and motivational interviewing. •Coping Skills group (Men’s sub-acute ward, Forensic Hospital) Dec 2014- Feb 2015•Recovery Group (Men’s sub-acute ward, Forensic Hospital) Dec 2014•Cognitive Skills Group (Men’s acute and sub-acute wards, Forensic Hospital) 2013•10 week Managing Mental illness group (Mixed gender, Forensic Hospital) 2013

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Provision of psychiatric assessment and consultancy services regarding the care and treatment of forensic and high-risk civil patients in hospital and community settings.• Diagnostic formulation, MSE and risk formulation, and report writing & psychometric assessment.• Understanding of NSW legislation relevant to criminal law and community mental health management.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Psychological intervention for clients within correctional settings related to violent offending, drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness, grief, trauma, anger management, sexual offending, interpersonal difficulties and impulse control problems.• Provision of risk assessment, IQ and personality assessment, and D&A assessment. • Women’s Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Group (Guthrie House) Jun-Jul 2014

London, England, United Kingdom

• Provision of support & social inclusion activities to consumers with a diagnosis of personality disorder • Qualitative research for consumer led arts-based groups included thematic analysis.

Master Of Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology

Master Of Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychology

Bachelor Of Science (Psychology) With Honors, Psychology