This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT.

I joined the LLEW in 2021, and I am employed as a Family Carer Consultant. I have a Lived and Living experience of supporting a loved one for the last 14 yrs, and to be in a workforce where I can lend my carer perspective experiences is challenging, rewarding and also a great privilege. My background has always been in positions where 'I can be of service to others' - in a GP and dental practice and then moving into Community Health as an Allied health Assistant for 10 yrs and also working in a private practice for a couple of years whilst teaching yoga and meditation. My purpose is to continue to shape, grow and help sustain and retain the LLEW, so that the Family Carer voice is embedded in all areas of Mental Health, and to do it with integrity, authenticity, compassion and accountability.

This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT. If you are a supervisee who has received an approval email/letter from the CMHL you may contact this supervisor for supervision for this project, then follow the stated processes for supervision payment.

Areas of expertise include:

1) Co-designing a CY-Hope service in 2021 and being on the steering committee since then.

2) Reviewing models of care.

3) Interviewing prospective employee candidates in the LEW and Clinical workforce.

4) Sitting within two leadership teams across the service I work in.

5) Developing and delivering training within the LEW workforce eg, workplace, CLEW and CMHL

6) An active member of CLEW

7) Mentoring and coaching peers.

8) Advocacy

9) Improving services and treatment outcomes for Families/carers/Supporters.

10) LEW Family Carer Perspective in the OCP Restraints bi-monthly meetings.

11) Facilitating a monthly carer advisory group.

12) Qualified Yoga teacher - Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Chair Yoga - over 300 hrs

13) Qualified Meditation teacher -200hours

14) Pranayama teacher - 80-100 hours.

Family Carer Consultant in Early In Life Mental Health Service.

I have had significant training and personal development training and opportunities over the last 5 - 10 years, including:

Single Session Peer Work.

Motivational Interviewing.

Resilience Training

Suicide Prevention Training.

Compassion Training.

Trauma Informed Training.

Intentional Peer Support Training (IPS)

How to run groups training (Carer Vic)

Yoga Teacher, Meditation and Pranayama teacher

Currently undertaking cert IV Training and Assessment

Currenting undertaking 'Executive ready' Leadership training.

Having had internal and external supervision over the last few years has been extremely helpful, and essential to sustaining my role in the LEW.

My values, in no particular order are kindness, honesty, integrity, authenticity, compassion and accountability.

My approach to supervision is to work and support the person collaboratively and compassionately with active listening and curiosity to empower them to be able to work in their roles as the best and most informed versions of themselves, through co-reflection and mentoring.