In Recovery still learning to Do what I need to Do Say what I need to Say and Deal with what I need to Deal with ............... One day at a time in solidarity with my peers. Love Gardening, Radiohead, My Computer called "ORAC" eating amazing spicey zesty food and Mindfully doing the best I can with what I have at the time with loving kindness and compassion

An experienced case manager with over 20 years of frontline practice including assessment and intake, Case Management, day program coordinator, Child and Youth Protection Professional level 2.9. Team lead at Ainslie Village for Argyle Housing Community Engagement Co Ordinator Group program Coordinator, Project Officer for Open Arms (Department of Veteran Affairs) and more recently Peer Worker in the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team (SPOT) in NSWHealth. Completed BA in Psychological Science, currently engaged in a Master of Social Work. I have had extensive exposure to the management of complex presentations including Addiction, CoMorbidity, Suicidal Behaviour, Child Protection, Domestic Violence, Mental Health and Homelessness. I Have delivered best practice interventions to complex clients including counselling, group facilitation, pre-sentence interviews risk assessments and home visits within a statutory framework alongside Peer Interventions within a IPS Framework. My practice is aligned with a client-centered, strengths-based recovery orientated framework and includes extensive experience maintaining client records, working effectively in team environments and linking client needs to practical support services. I am also a lived experience practitioner with lived experience of Mental Health Labels Suicidality Complicated Grief and Recovery from Addiction giving primacy to the Common Factors and working within a Relational Framework! My Current areas of interest include advanced lived experience practice, critical theory and Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) and Solidarity Healing "How is your Social Health" given Social Connectedness is the biggest predictor of Health and Wellbeing that Science is Aware of & my fellow peers who have loved me back to life!

Have been a Suicide Prevention Outreach Peerworker for the last 4 Years

Undergraduate In Psychological Science, Post Graduate Master of Social Work (2 Subjects to complete), Formally trained in Groupwork & Motivational interviewing, Cert 4 peer Work, IPS General Training

Supportive Co Reflection and Sharing of Resources, Experiences and Learnings from Front Line Practice