Richard Ayres Email & Phone Number

Australia

Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia

Providing & coordinating specialist holistic support for individuals wishing to make changes to their alcohol and other drug use. ● Introduction to DBT for AOD Recovery Workshop - development & facilitation.● SMART Recovery Group - facilitation.Building supportive therapeutic relationships with individuals with complex presentations, who use alcohol and other drugs, and experience mental health difficulties. Working to an outreach model and meeting people where they are cognitively, emotionally, situationally and geographically. Assessing and actively reducing barriers that may exist for people wishing to engage in AOD treatment, and providing continuing aftercare.

Ozanam Learning Centre, Woolloomooloo, Nsw

Facilitating & managing holistic living skills programs for homeless people, and community members at risk. Creating, planning & facilitating workshops and support groups: ● Men’s Group facilitation.● SMART Recovery Group facilitation.● Self-care & Resilience Workshop. ● Self-esteem Workshop.● Tenancy Care Workshop. ● Money Wise Workshop.● Individual support & referrals. ● Trauma Informed Care training for staff.

Woolloomooloo

Providing individualised case management, for homeless people, community members and those at risk of experiencing homelessness.● Working to a strength-based, client-centred recovery model● Individual assessment interviewing, support planning & goal setting● Client needs and risk assessment● Applications for housing, client advocacy, home visitation & tenancy sustainment● Assessment and referrals for accommodation move-on● SMART Recovery group facilitation● Men's Group facilitation● Presenting Trauma Informed Care staff training● Facilitating Work and Development Orders● Supervision of JNI Counsellors - working with Homeless People● Provision of best work practice advice to Activity Officers and Service Manager● Presenting and representing the organisation at multi agency community forums

London, United Kingdom

Specialist Project Worker - 165 Project (High support hostel for homeless people).Continued substance use, complex needs, drug & alcohol and associated mental health.● Working to a substance use harm minimisation model● Working with a strength-based, client-centred approach● Conducting referral assessment interviews● Providing tailored ongoing client support through individual & informal casework● Client needs and risk Assessment● Client advocacy and welfare benefit work● Skills assessment and referrals for accommodation move-on

Master'S Degree, Counselling And Applied Psychotherapy, Distinction

Graduate Diploma, Counselling, Distinction

Diploma Of Community Services (Alcohol And Other Drugs And Mental Health), Community Services Alcohol And Other Drugs And Mental Health

Bachelor'S Degree

Technology BSc