Stephen Blair Email & Phone Number

Australia

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Lead and manage student and staff well-being, Indigenous programs, diversity and inclusion as well as champion child safety within our college.- Guided by our values and mission, carried our strategic plan by:- carrying out an organisational self assessment to enhance or find needs in what we do from policy/procedure, stakeholder engagement, to classroom, student, families and staff.- Chair professional learning communities of interdisciplinary teams on well-being and mental health for staff, student and community.- lead and manage a team that services over 60 staff and 500 students in over 25 locations.- Research, develop, facilitated evidence based information to educate staff and students mental and physical health.- Update and develop policies for our organisation in well-being, child and health and safety.- Member of our RAP committee to implement strategies to close the gap and be an advocate for First Nation people of Australia.- Network and work with community based agencies to support student and staff well-being.- Develop, implement large data sets for collecting and review forStrategic development in the well-being arena.- Advise and brief Executives and Board members on progress of our program, and potential needs.- Counsel and support students and staff with their well-being.

Perth, Australia

- Manage the wellbeing and Indigenous Leadership program within the Student Connect Team;- Professional Learning Chair responsible for leading our organisation in child safety;- Develop and advise on policies/procedures/curriculum on wellbeing and child safety needs;- Research, develop, and facilitate preventative programs for students as well as professional development for staff on relative information on wellbeing;- Build networks with community, government, and sporting industries in order to best support our students as well as our college.

Richmond Hill, On

- Working on interdisciplinary team to support students in need;- Advised on policy and curriculum development on mental health and behaviour needs of students;- Advised on Threat Assessment Teams and Community Planning Tables;- Provided psychosocial assessments, and developed long term plan and counselling to support students behavioural and mental health needs;- Researched and developed professional development for staff and specialised programs for students;- Worked closely with admin, teachers, students, families, community/government agencies, psychologists and emergency services.

Toronto

- Seconded to work on transitioning the mental health system for youths in Ontario;- Engaged stakeholders such as families, mental health professionals, community/government agencies in order to collect and assess large data sets to influence the direction of the transition;- Within a team, researched, developed, and implemented a conflict mitigation as well as a funding strategy;- Advise from a youth mental health and education perspective;- Support in inter-government discussions on the potential implications to the transition.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Requested by the Faculty of Social work and the Faculty of Law to lead the drafting team on developing curriculum on the emancipation of youth;- Review/advise and edit content on curriculum from a mental health and education lens;- Create new and innovative ways in curriculum deliver on such topic that is both culturally and ethically sensitive.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Researched and developed innovative programs in child protection;- worked on projects for supporting the LGTBQI families, Kinship, and Investigation programs;- Worked with Interpol in developing forensic interviewing techniques for investigators unveil parents exploiting their children over social mediums;- worked on teams in updating and creating more effective policies and procedures.

Toronto & Sydney

- Developed a Canadian business in Australia provides online medical training for physicians;- Networked and developed relationships with AMA, Major Pharm, as well as GP's;- Negotiated contracts as well as managing the transition of services.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: -Social policy development, human development, counselling, leadership, research, human resource management.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: -Studied anti - oppressive practice in the areas of education, policy, health, child welfare, housing.

Diploma, Social Service Work

Activities and Societies: •Focused on strategies for effective community development from an organizational perspective.Child Find.