I trained as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NBV Div 3) in the mid-1980s before transitioning to the National Registration Scheme. I have postgrad qualifications in Health Services Research & Evaluation, Psychiatric Nursing and Public Health and partial completion of an undergrad in BA (Eng Lit) with Indigenous interests. I hold a Cert IV in Training & Assessment. I have worked in Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland in metropolitan and rural/remote mental health services in Child, Youth, Adult and Older Person's Mental Health, in acute and rehabilitation, both inpatient and outpatient settings. I have experience in policy, teaching, research and publications

Clinical Nurse Consultant, Queensland Health – Central Highlands, Child & Youth Mental Health Service

Clinical Nurse Consultant, North West Area Triage – Tasmanian Health Service

Clinical Nurse Specialist, North West Area CATT – Tasmanian Health Service

Clinical Nurse Consultant, Queensland Health – Weipa Adult Mental Health Team

Clinical Nurse Consultant, Queensland Health – Townsville: Intellectual Disability Coordinator/Mental Health Intervention Coordinator

Townsville Stronger Communities Action Group – Queensland Health Representative

Townsville Hospital & Health Service – Queensland Police Service Coresponder Model

Operational Lead, Townsville MHS Intellectual & Developmental Disability Specialist Clinic

Clinical Nurse/Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant, Queensland Health – Townsville (Older Persons Mental Health/Acute Care Teams)

Mental Health Consultation Practice: Eastern Sydney Medicare Local

Northeast & Border Mental Health Services: Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) Coordinator

North Western Melbourne Health (RPN 4): Aged Persons’ Mental Health Program (Triage)

Northeast Health Wangaratta (a/Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 6): Project Officer

Mental Health Consultation Practice- Oolong Aboriginal Corporation 'Making Tracks' Feasibility Study

Mental Health Consultation Practice: Supervision of Nexus Primary Health Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Services Team

A/Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 6 – Youth Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Project, Northeast Health Wangaratta

Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred: Research Nurse

Victorian Dual Disability Service: Senior Clinician (St Vincent’s Health)

Deakin University – Burwood Campus: Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Nursing: Sessional tutoring and clinical teaching for the undergraduate nursing program

Central East Area Mental Health Services: Team Leader (RPN 4), After Hours Duty Work Service

Inner West (Waratah) Crisis Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS): Community Psychiatric Nurse, Level III/ Psychiatric Assessment and Community Treatment Team: Acting Manager (AM-7)

Field Supervision of: Master of Clinical Education candidacy and Master of Public Health candidacy

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses representative to provide analysis and commentary on the Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 2007–2014 for Mental Health Inpatient and Community indicators

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses representative to provide on behalf of the ACMHN, endorsement of professional events, educational activities and products appropriate for members of the profession

Clinical Lead, Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health

RN

Cert IV TAA

Grad Cert HSRE (Melb)

Grad Dip Psych Nursing (RMIT)

MPH (LTU)

Accredited Trainer of Skills for Phoenix Australia Psychological Recovery Workshops

Queensland Centre for Mental Health Learning

• Introduction to Supervision: QC8
• Supervisor (2 day): QC4
• Supervising Supervisors: QC12

CHAMPS Training

Paying Attention to Self training

Tuning into Kids Training

Mental Health Online Professional Development (MHPOD) Educator

Keeping Families & Children in Mind (COPMI) Training Facilitator

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training

Primary Certificate Training in Rational-Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Melbourne, Victoria

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Psychodynamically Oriented Group Supervision

Group clinical supervision of Mental Health – Transition Support Program for graduate Registered Nurses moving into Mental Health Nursing from 2016 – 2018

For most senior mental health staff, including Allied Health, I use a person-first approach to ensure and uphold the integrity of the workforce so that it can perform optimally. This involves the principles of establishing the elements of any aspects of challenges faced by the clinician that may be affecting their own mental health and wellbeing. The body of the sessions adopts a normative-formative-restorative-transformative approach dependent on the issue and individual need. Focussed discussions of de-identified clinical presentations or impediments in clinical settings are addressed. Formal agreements are developed and co-signed and the relevant legislative and professional, medicolegal and ethical context are taken into account

Metaphor, allegory and parallel process evaluation occurs throughout supervision as adjunctive factors, as well as psychodynamic influences impacting practice and care