Providing direct psychological support, early intervention services and promoting mental health and wellbeing across the school.Accomplishments and key responsibilities:• Direct Counselling and Early Intervention: Applying theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise to assess and support individual students and groups identified as at-risk, demonstrating a range of mild to moderate mental health needs.• Collaboration and Coordination: Working with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate additional supports for students with critical needs, ensuring timely engagement of external services and health professionals as needed.• Promotion and Prevention: Contributing to the development and implementation of whole-school health and wellbeing plans, such as promoting mental health and prevention programs, building the capability of teaching staff and school leadership to effectively manage student health and wellbeing.• Evidence-Based Interventions: Planning and implementing tailored, evidence-based strategies to support students with complex needs. This involves collaborating with families, external professionals, and agencies, and manage risks associated with these interventions.• Professional Learning and Capacity Building: Providing professional learning to school staff to build the school’s capacity to support students' mental health and developmental outcomes.• Collaboration on Policies: Contributing to the development of wellbeing policies and operational practices to guide the work of other school wellbeing staff and teachers, ensuring a consistent approach across the school.• Professional Development: Maintaining professional competence by attending ongoing training and development activities, ensuring up-to-date knowledge and practice.• Compliance and Privacy: Ensuring adherence to all relevant policies, legislation, and guidelines related to student health information privacy.

Engaging participants of the NDIS in psychological services to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.Accomplishments and key duties:• Building a strong and positive therapeutic relationship with participants as a foundation for assessment and intervention • Administering diagnostic and psychological assessments measuring Autism, intelligence, risk, mood and affect, personality attributes, and functional and adaptive skills• Conceptualise personalised intervention plans based on the participant’s needs and wants , NDIS goals and therapeutic goals• Supporting participant's in a variety of settings, including Care Hub's office, participant’s homes, schools, day programs and in other community settings• Delivering evidence-based psychological intervention to support participants with managing symptoms of disabilities and mental health conditions• Developing succinct reports outlining the participant’s strengths, the impact of the participant's disability on their functioning and capacity, psychological presentation, progress and goal-oriented recommendations• Collaborating with stakeholders to maintain holistic supports for participants, including allied health professionals, carers and family members, teachers, Support Workers, Support Coordinators and more• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records and documentation• Monitoring progress and adjusting treatment plans as needed • Achieving clinical targets and objectives• Maintaining ethical, legal and professional standards across all activities, including incorporating neuroaffirming and culturally appropriate practices• Achieving requirements set by AHPRA to complete the 5+1 Internship Program

Helping NDIS participants to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life by engaging in psychological assessment and intervention.Accomplishments and key duties:• Developing and fostering a supporting and empowering therapeutic relationship with participants to facilitate their wellbeing and goal attainment• Conducting a range of diagnostic and psychological assessments measuring intelligence, risk, mood and affect, personality, and functional and adaptive skills• Formulate individualised treatment plans based on the participant’s needs, and NDIS and therapeutic goals• Provide psychological assessment and intervention in various settings, including Care Hub Victoria’s office, participant’s homes, schools and day programs.• Delivering evidence-based psychological intervention to support participant’s with managing their disability and mental health conditions• Developing psychological assessment and plan review reports outlining the participant’s strengths, disability and psychological presentation, and goal-oriented recommendations• Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure holistic support for participants, including allied health professionals, carers and family members, and support team• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records and documentation• Monitoring progress and adjusting treatment plans as necessary • Achieving clinical targets and objectives• Upholding ethical, legal and professional standards across all activities, including incorporating neuroaffirming and culturally appropriate practices• Achieving requirements set by AHPRA to complete the 5+1 Internship Program, including participating in regular supervision and professional developmental activities to enhance clinical skills• Engaging in research, quality improvement and innovation activities

Assisting participants of the NDIS to attain their goals, enhance their quality of life and increase their independence through positive behaviour support services.Accomplishments and key duties:• Administering clinical interviews and psychometric assessments measuring a variety of presenting issues, including mood disorders, functional and adaptive behaviours, intelligence, sensory processing and risk• Delivering evidence-based psychological and behavioural intervention for individuals and groups• Implementing and interpreting behavioural data to identify patterns and triggers contributing to behaviours of concern• Collaborating with participants, their families/carers, allied health professionals and various stakeholders to holistically understand presenting issues and support the wider care team• Developing and implementing services for organisations and stakeholders, including training, individual and team functioning and wellbeing, program evaluation, reporting and crisis support• Writing succinct reports that outline psychological and behavioural presentations, behaviour management strategies and person-centred recommendations• Independently managing and prioritising a caseload of numerous clients with complex support needs• Achieving performance targets and developing strategies to maintain performance• Attaining requirements set by AHPRA to complete the 5+1 Internship Program• Upholding ethical, legal and professional standards across all activities

Supporting NDIS participants across the lifespan to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life by engaging in psychological and behaviour therapy.Accomplishments and key duties:• Delivering evidence-based, practical and tailored psychological and behavioural intervention for individuals and groups• Conducting clinically informative intake and risk assessments• Developing accurate and succinct reports that outline psychological and behavioural presentation, management strategies and goal-oriented recommendations• Liaising with a variety of stakeholders, including allied health professionals, participant's carers and family members, and support team• Creating and implementing services for organisations and stakeholders, including training, individual/team functioning and wellbeing, program evaluation, reporting and crisis support• Regularly reviewing functional improvements and outcomes to ensure the efficacy of intervention • Adhering to performance targets and developing strategies to maintain performance• Complying with the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics and Guidelines, and AHPRA professional requirements • Achieving requirements set by AHPRA to complete the 5+1 Internship Program, including a commitment to participating in Continuing Professional Development • Engaging in research, quality improvement and innovation activities

Improving the quality of life of participants of the NDIS by providing behaviour support, enhancing their relationships with others and increasing their independence and personal growth.Accomplishments and key duties:• Conducting clinical interviews and a range of psychometric and behaviour assessments measuring presenting issues, such as mood disorders, functional and adaptive behaviours, intelligence, sensory processing and risk assessments• Implementing and analysing data by using a range of data collection tools measuring behaviours of concern• Developing Functional Behaviour Assessment Reports, Safety Plans, Behaviour Intervention Support Plans and Plan Review Reports• Working with a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive outcomes, including Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Physiologists and Exercise Physiologists• Collaborating with those involved with supporting participants to holistically improve the participant’s quality of life• Upholding ethical, legal and professional standards across all activities• Maintaining and prioritising a client caseload of 40 participants• Successfully ceased the occurrence of problematic behaviours following assessment and PBS intervention

Building and improving relationships among individuals, families and carers by providing therapeutic support, producing positive outcomes and promoting personal growth.Accomplishments and key duties:• Identifying client needs, maintain and prioritise client caseloads• Conducting assessments for various presenting issues, such as intelligence, mood disorders, family functioning/parenting, dementia screening, adaptive behaviour, case formulation and risk assessment• Designing, delivering, reviewing and evaluating individual and group interventions, including psycho-education, therapy, crisis support, behavioural interventions, skill development, relapse prevention, wellbeing, case consultation and resource development• Developing reports, plans and other projects• Designing, delivering and evaluating various organisational services, such as training, individual/team functioning and wellbeing, program evaluation, consultation/liaison, reporting and crisis support• Maintaining ethical, legal and professional standards across all activities• Actively participating in clinical team professional development activities

Executed evidence-based research, psychometric assessments and occupational testing to support organisations with their selection decisions, the development of their employees and enhance their overall working environment.Accomplishments and key duties:• Organised bookings and administered psychometric assessments measuring behaviours and various personal attributes• Developed reports outlining candidate’s strengths and areas for improvement• Supported psychologists with planning and implementing various client projects• Administered psychometric assessments for the Nestlé 2017-2021 Next Gen Graduate Programs. This involved setting up and administering assessments for over 300 graduates, and simultaneously tracking their performance in a database• Assisted in designing questionnaires exploring personality and motivation styles/preferences• Authored, designed and published articles discussing various aspects of psychology within the workplace• Supported and regularly communicated with corporate clients, recruiters, affiliates, candidates and graduates• General administrative duties, including database entry and account management

Implemented high quality Applied Behaviour Analysis therapy with children diagnosed with Neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Accomplishments and key duties:• Facilitated therapy sessions comprising behaviour and speech therapy programs. This involved teaching via executing structured and naturalistic methods• Collected, recorded and graphed data• Implemented Behaviour Intervention Plans• Liaised with parents/carers, Senior Behaviour Therapists, Program Managers and other stakeholders

Achieved targets and goals by providing excellent customer service among other tasks. Achievements:• Acted as Assistant Manager • Assigned as “Charity Ambassador” after consistently raising awareness and meeting charity-related sales targets• Set up and opened the first international Cotton On Group Superstore