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Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Responsible for closing down of the service due to natural contract end. Ensuring a smooth transition to an alternative service (Head to Health phone service). Communicating the program cessation to external stakeholders and service users and providing linkages to alternative services.

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Highly skilled at locating information and resources, including policy and legislative information or practical direct service information.Comprehensive experience undertaking biopsychosocial assessment to determine individual needs and appropriate referral options and pathway(s). Facilitating referrals, case coordination and advocacy, psycho and systems education, creative problem solving, assertive outreach, and follow-up until warm handover was achieved.Skilled at creating positive working connections with diverse stakeholders including medical general practitioners, internal senior management, tertiary providers, community sector colleagues, and funding body.

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Maternity Leave secondment.All facets of staff management including leading meetings, recruitment, training, coaching/mentoring, and performance management.Manage the implications of COVID19 on the service and the team's well-being, and the transition to remote service delivery.Developed and maintained strategic business relationships across the sector for the purpose ofbuilding referral pathways and collaborative projects.

Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Ipswich, Qld

Ipswich, Australia

Adopting a strengths-based approach the workshops support individuals to recognise, celebrate and enlarge their strengths, gifts and supportive connections.

Working in the disability sector is to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our community. I worked with people experiencing a range of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities. Themes of power and control, abuse, neglect, and therefore trauma, were often part of a person's history. Working to promote dignity, choice, and empowerment was a core approach.

Ipswich, Australia

Field Education placement in the Older Persons Community Social Work team, working with referrals with a query of dementia. Engaging with Aged Care Assessment Team, Qld Civil and Administrative Tribunal, CHSP Funding, My Aged Care, and Office of the Public Guardian and Public Trust. Working with complexity: elder abuse, financial strain, social isolation, attachment disorders, and complex family dynamics, whilst supporting and advocating for client choice, client empowerment, and person-centred care.

In this role I assisted people living with a disability to live life on their terms as much as possible. Sound listening skills and good communication with clients and providers were absolutely necessary for good outcomes. As a pre-NDIS role, I advocated strongly for the rights of clients to have their voices heard and for individuals to guide and participate in their daily living needs.

Bachelor Of Social Work (Hons), Social Work, Gpa 6

Bachelor Community Welfare, Distinction

Advanced Diploma Of Holistic Counselling, Body-Based Psychotherapy

A highly experiential, person-centred, trauma informed, and strengths-based counselling model that works with the individual.

Vocational Graduate Certificate In Artistic Therapies

Exploring the use and application of sandplay, colour, clay work, therapeutic group work and drama therapy in supporting individuals.