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Functional Family Therapy is a short-term, evidence based intervention program that works with families for an average of three to five months. FFT works primarily with young people aged 11 to 18 years who are referred by Youth Justice or family services. There are five major elements of FFT, which are: • Building a trusting relationship between the family and practitioner • Working to reduce conflict and to increase hope and a positive family environment. • Identifying how family interactions can affect behaviour. • Working to improve communication and conflict management skills. • Extending changes into other areas, such as when other people in the family’s support network are brought in, e.g. extended family, teachers, youth justice workers.

COMPASS is a leaving care initiative between Anglicare Victoria and Vincent Care and isAustralia’s largest Social Impact Bond. COMPASS helps young people successfullytransition from Out of Home Care and set them on a positive path to independence.- Provide assertive outreach support and case work to young people who aretransitioning from Out of Home Care to Independent living. Young people are eitherliving independently in head leased properties, other accommodation or being supported to continue to reside with their carers.- Establishing a strong rapport with young people and their families, understanding their aspirations and workingcollaboratively to achieve their life goals.- Assisting young people in attaining education, employment and training opportunitieswhich ensure they are working towards being financially self-sufficient.- Ensuring that young people are connected with their primary services inorder to be able to live independently beyond their involvement with COMPASS. - Engage families where appropriate to ensure young people have the opportunity toreconnect, reunify and understand their family history and maintain connections intothe future.- Being a role model and demonstrating positive attributes that allow young people to learnand feel safe, reducing their vulnerability, building resilience and encouragingaspirations for their future.

• As PRB Coordinator, solely responsible for the delivery of the program. These duties involve receiving referrals, the processing of referrals, allocating brokerage packages to clients, administering brokerage, and reporting on program activities.• As PRB Coordinator, autonomously and accurately manage an annual budget of $160,000, working transparently within internal and external processes and service guidelines.• As PRB Coordinator, responsible for program development and establishing program procedures, guidelines, and operational methods.• As Case Manager, provided case management to young people who are experiencing homelessness and presenting with multiple complex needs, including alcohol and other drugs, mental and/or physical illness, unemployment, and other barriers to accessing housing.• As Case Manager, delivered tailored and collaborative case planning in response to the support needs of young people and their families.

Master Of Applied Science (Research Candidate)

Bachelor Of Psychological Science, Psychology