CCWT TRAINERS PROFILES - ACWA

CCWT Trainer ProfilesAn n ette Co u lte rAnnette is a registered art psychotherapist and clinical familytherapist. She has 30 years clinical experience, specialising in child,adolescent and family art therapy. Her professional registration is heldin four countries: Australia, Britain, North America and South Korea.She helped pioneer art therapy in Australia, working in mental health,community welfare and higher education and promotes an integrativetheoretical model. Further training includes group work, familytherapy, child psychotherapy and sandplay. She has taught arttherapy since 1983 and lectured on Australian and overseas arttherapy programmes. Currently she coordinates the Adolescent andFamily Counselling Service in the Upper Blue Mountains and iswriting for publication. Through the Centre for Art Therapy Studies,she provides training, consultation and supervision.An n ette Co le manAnnette Coleman is a Social Worker and works for Uniting CareBurnside as a family counsellor, group worker and trainer. She haspracticed as a Social Worker for over twenty-five years and works withfamilies, children and young people. Annette has been involved inwriting many of Burnside’s parent training manuals and works from aStrength-based and Solution focused perspective.An n y Dr uettAnny Druett identifies as an Indigenous person and is a skilledfacilitator and trainer who is experienced in working with thecommunity sector, mainstream and Indigenous groups at federal,state and local government levels. Anny’s field of special competenceincludes strategic planning, organisational change, policydevelopment, team building, individual coaching, cross-culturaltraining, management training and general workplacefacilitations. Anny holds a Masters in Communications and CulturalStudies, a Graduate Diploma in Communications and a Degree inSocial Science. Anny is also an accredited NLP practitioner and is aVETAB accredited trainer and assessor.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 2

CCWT Trainer ProfilesB ri an H er ronBrian Herron is a therapist, supervisor and trainer. He currently worksas a drug and alcohol counsellor at Western Area Adolescent Serviceand as a clinical supervisor. Originally a mental health nurse, Brianhas over 20 years experience working with people with BorderlinePersonality Disorder in hospital, community and residential settings.He has undertaken training and has read extensively in rationalemotive therapy, self psychology and psychodrama. More recently, hehas been providing training in the area of effective service provision toclients with BPD. He values the use of spontaneity and humour in thetherapeutic process.B ri an T ran t erBrian Tranter has been working in the youth field for over 20 years.He has extensive skills and experience in both communitydevelopment and in direct care work and counselling. He has beenmanaging a Residential Care Youth SAAP service for 9 years and hasbeen supervising and training workers in youth work for over 15years. He has a Masters in Couple and Family Therapy, a Masters inSociology and a Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training.B ron wen E l li ottBronwen Elliott has extensive experience working with children andfamilies in a range of contexts. She is currently involved in directservice with families through playgroups in Sydney’s culturally diverseinner west, and through the Children’s Court Clinic. She hasexperience working for and consulting in child protection, out-of-homecare and family service agencies and is committed to enhancingoutcomes for children and their families. She is lead author of‘Promoting Family Change - the Optimism Factor’.Ca ro l Pe rr yCarol Perry is an accredited mediator and consultant in conflictmanagement and staff development with 15 years experience. Shemediates for the Legal Aid Commission in addition to running aprivate practice. Carol's knowledge is based on 30 years experiencegained in management, community development, coaching and staffdevelopment in the government, education and corporate sectors.She leads workshops throughout Australia and overseas. Carol is amind/body therapist using the Hakomi approach and is a member ofthe Insight (Vipassana) Teacher's Circle, Australia.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 5

CCWT Trainer ProfilesEd Luk as ze ws kiPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sEd Lukaszewski is a counselling psychologist with a variedprofessional and training background. Over the last 30 plus years Edhas worked as a primary school teacher, school counsellor, districtofficer, senior staff development officer and a university lecturer.Ed has had extensive training and experience in individual andrelationship counselling, family therapy and professional supervision.Ed is currently a counsellor at Sydney University; and also has aprivate practice in counselling and supervision.El an a Le ig hElana Leigh graduated as a social worker from the University ofCapeTown South Africa in 1978. She worked in the field of crimeprevention and rehabilitation of offenders, exoffenders and theirfamilies. In 1980 she immigrated to Australia where she worked forthe Department of Immigration in the area of resettlement. In 1982she went to England to take up further studies in psychotherapy,training and supervision. She worked in London as a privateconsultant, trainer and supervisor. In 1994 she returned to Australiawhere she founded the Australian Centre for Integrative studies andworks as a private practicioner, trainer and supervisor. Sherepresents the field of counseling and psychotherapy on national andinternational committees. Her areas of special interest are working inways that are inclusive and relational.Emm a H a yw ar dPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sEmma Hayward is a Registered Psychologist in private practice whocurrently divides her time between psychological assessments,counselling and training. She worked for five years until recently, in acommunity setting, counselling clients with a wide range of mentalhealth issues and supervising a team of case managers to deliverholistic support to clients with social, psychological and physicalbarriers. She works from a client-centred, strengths basedperspective and uses minimal labelling when working with clients witha mental illness. Emma’s courses deliver clear and practicalapproaches to working with clients.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 9

CCWT Trainer ProfilesFi on a M as onPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sFiona Mason is a registered psychologist with 15 years’ experience asboth a clinician and trainer. Fiona has worked extensively in thealcohol and other drugs field, both in the community and within acorrectional setting. Fiona has a special interest in working withsubstance using parents and has worked as a psychologist within achild protection service and as a member of the NSW Child DeathReview Team. Fiona is involved in training workers from both publicand private industry in the areas of alcohol and other drugs, domesticviolence, child protection, assessment and therapeutic interventions.She is currently employed in a forensic program in the treatment ofviolent offenders and works part time in private practice.Ga il Shen n anGail Shennan is an experienced presenter and mediator. Havingworked in Human Resources for many years in Australia andoverseas and managing workplace grievances and disputes shebecame a firm advocate of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Gail hascompleted university studies in Human Resources and inCommunications and has a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education.She has many years experience within numerous industries inworkplace training, coaching and assessing including incommunications, negotiation, mediation and conciliation.Ga yn or HicksPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sGaynor Hicks is a registered psychologist with many years experiencein grief and loss counselling, especially with those bereaved bysuicide. She has been presenting Applied Suicide Intervention SkillsTraining for the past 9 years and is now a consultant with LivingWorksAustralia providing training in Australia, UK, Africa, Asia and thePacific. Gaynor is a VETAB accredited trainer.Gis e l a A d amsPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sGisela Adams is a registered psychologist with more than 11 yearsexperience with couple and family counselling and has been involvedin training and in running groups (educational-therapeutic) withRelationships Australia (NSW) for nine years. Gisela has a stronginterest working with families and adolescents. She is a clinicalcoordinator in the North Region (Lane Cove) of RA and is currentlyacting as Regional Manager in that region.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 10

CCWT Trainer ProfilesGr ace Le ott aGrace Leotta is an organisational development and training consultantfor non government and government community services and parttime lecturer at the University of Technology’s School ofManagement. Grace has worked in community services for over 15years and as a service manager, community development worker,family worker and trainer with families with a family member with adisability, people from a non english speaking backgrounds,Indigenous people and women. As well as developing andconducting training, she undertakes service reviews and evaluation,facilitates planning and team building processes, and conductsresearch and consultation projects.Gr an t C am er onGrant’s current position is in vocational education and training as aPsychiatric Disability Consultant for TAFE NSW (10yrs)He has extensive mental health clinical and educational experienceand has been a lecturer of Health Sciences (mental health) at MonashUniversity and the University of Western Sydney. He has worked as aHealth Education Officer (DOCS), Disability Teacher and a clinicalsupervisor / mentor. His clinical skills encompass diverse areas suchas nursing, welfare, management and counselling with youth andadults. All of which have had a psychiatric / mental health focus.His qualifications include - Master of Science (Mental Health);Bachelor of Arts (Social Welfare); Graduate Diploma (VocationalEducation); Registered Nurse in General / Psychiatric and MentalRetardation disciplines; Instructor Mental Health First Aid; CertificateIV Workplace training and Assessment. Grant is an active advocate inmental health and continues to press for equitable vocationaleducation and training for people who have psychiatric disability. As aMHFA Instructor he endeavours to change attitudes and values toenlighten and hopefully eliminate the stigma that pervades mentalhealth issues and thus improve outcomes for people who have apsychiatric disability.Ha rv ey Fe lds t einHarvey D. Feldstein is an internationally recognized author, speaker,and consultant in the areas of training, learning, and performance. Forthe past 30 years he has been consulting with organizations anddesigning systems to help facilitate learning, transfer, and theaccomplishment of worthy objectives. Harvey currently serves as aDirector and Principal Consultant for The Centre for LearningInnovation, a consultancy focused on design and implementation ofinnovative training and performance solutions. Formerly he wasdirector and principal consultant at Appcon in Sydney, Australia, andVice-President of Ziff-Davis Education in Rochester, NY (nowElement-K).For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 11

CCWT Trainer ProfilesIsab el le Phi l li psIsabelle Philips is the Director of Mackeral Sky; a company dedicatedto seeing business people achieve their personal best. Isabellespecialises in training, coaching and leadership development. Shehas a passion for developing inspiring leaders who create greatplaces to work. Her training and coaching style is upbeat, inclusiveand creates moments of self awareness: aha! moments thatspringboard personal development. With over fifteen yearsexperience in HR management and consulting roles acrossgovernment and corporate arenas, Isabelle brings a breadth anddepth of knowledge to her clients in the following disciplines:Organisational and leadership development, change management,customer service and communication, talent acquisition and retentionand career transition. Isabelle holds accreditations in Training,Coaching, Psychometrics and Type.Ivan a Hr pk aIvana Hrpka has ten years experience working in community andyouth work. Starting in the field of youth accommodation, Ivana hastaken a fascinating journey through the areas of family work,education and group work. Ivana has experience in training delivery,administration systems development, staff recruitment andmanagement. With copious amounts of certificates and qualifications,Ivana is a believer in continuous education.Ja cki S ho rtPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sJacki Short is a registered psychologist and a member of theAustralian Psychological Society. Jacki has worked extensively withchildren and young people as a school counsellor, youth worker andcoordinator of group programs for children of alcoholics and drugdependent parents. With over fourteen years of experience workingwith young people, she recognises the importance of engagementand the therapeutic benefits of working with art, music, drama andplay media. She facilitates workshops in Creative Interventions andhas a private counselling and supervision practice in Glebe.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 12

CCWT Trainer ProfilesJan e Mu lr on e yJane Mulroney has worked as a training consultant with manyGovernment and Non-Government organisations to develop andconduct domestic violence training programs. She has been involvedin the development of resources such as Steps of Change (FSSA)and Change Could Come (Jannawi Family Centre). Jane has workeddirectly with women experiencing violence and abuse and has alsoworked in legal settings such as the Domestic Violence AdvocacyService and the DPP Witness Assistance Service. She is currentlyworking as a private training consultant and at the AustralianDomestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse. Jane believes thatcurrent approaches need to focus on building collaborativerelationships with women in order to adequately support andempower them and their children. She also recognises the importanceof working in ways that invite the offender to take responsibility fortheir abuse and violence.Jen n i fe r C oenJennifer Coen is a grief counsellor at the Institute of ForensicMedicine. She began using drama as a means of therapy withchildren who have experienced sudden loss and trauma in 1986 afterworking as a professional actor and director. She has also workedwith violent offenders in a maximum security prison in Sweden, whereshe ran psychodrama workshops as part of a drug rehabilitationprogram.Jen n y M el ros ePPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sJenny Melrose is a Psychologist and an Australian PsychologicalSociety (APS) member who has been working in the Alcohol andOther Drug sector for ten years. She has augmented her clinicalexperience and training with a Masters of Education (Adult Education)majoring in Human Resource Development and Certificate IV inAssessment and Workplace Training. Jenny is a member of the APSDrug Working Group. This group has written two papers for the APS:a Position Paper and a Professional Issues Paper addressing issuesof the profession of psychology and working with substance users.The group was instrumental in forming the APS Psychology andSubstance Use Interest Group. Jenny has worked in both governmentand non-government sectors in Australia and England and has alsoworked in Indonesia providing drug and HIV information to police,education, health, policy and non-government workers. Since movingto the Sunshine Coast, QLD in 2003 she has set up her own businessand continues to provide consultancy, training and clinicalsupervision.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 13

CCWT Trainer ProfilesJes s ie W il li amsJessie Williams has worked with young people in a range of settingsfor over 10 years. Her experience with young people is made up ofrunning self development workshops, working as a peer support andrepresenting Australia in a number of international youth conferences.Her professional career has included working with the Care andProtection Act through the EnAct project as well as a number of keyresearch projects around youth policy. She has a Bachelor of Arts inGovernment from Sydney University and has a keen interest inhuman development, both on an individual level and a societal level.She is currently employed as a Training and DevelopmentCoordinator at CCWT.Ji ll M ag in n it yJill's areas of training expertise are in personal development,responding to sexual assault, conflict resolution, management skillsand disability services. Jill has been in the human services andtraining area for over 14 years. Jill's areas of experience includecourse development, implementation, evaluation and conductingworkplace assessments. Jill has trained in a wide range of subjectsincluding adult learning theories, presentation and training skills,cultural diversity, customer service, communication and conflictresolution skills, sexual assault and protective behaviours,management development, team-building and problem solving,disability legislation and stress management.Jo an n e L un nJoanne Lunn worked in a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitationservice which accepts clients with co-existing disorders forapproximately 10 years. She currently holds the position of ClinicalDirector providing clinical supervision to staff, developing andfacilitating training initiatives and to ensuring that the programprovides effective evidence-based treatments. She has completed theCert IV Train the Trainer and has taught in TAFE, Government andNon-government agencies. Her current training initiatives include theMISU training project which is a 20hr training program designed tomeet the needs of individual residential drug and alcohol rehabilitationservices to increase their capacity to engage clients with co-existingdisorders into treatment. She has also designed and facilitated theKedesh Counselling Internship Program. In her private practice sheacts as a consultant to a number of organisations providingsupervision and training to staff to improve skill level and ultimately toimprove quality of care clients receive.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 14

CCWT Trainer ProfilesJo hn L izz ioJohn Lizzio is the director of the Kriskindl Residential EducationCentre and has worked extensively with Non-Government,Government and Corporate bodies, having trained in all Australiancapital cities. John is a nationally accredited trainer with theEffectiveness Training Institute of Australia, the Australian College ofMusic (Public Speaking Section) and authorised trainer with theAustralian Institute of Neuro Linguistic Programming. John is anenthusiastic and committed trainer who believes that learning shouldbe fun and trains from the wholistic perspective. He seeks to integratecourse skills with other areas of learning.Jo hn Mer ch an tPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sJohn Merchant is the Senior Grief Counsellor at the NSW Institute ofForensic Medicine. He has significant experience in the field of griefcounselling over the last ten years. John worked at Calvary Hospitalfor five years, in the public hospital system and for the last five years,has worked at the Institute. John has worked with familiesexperiencing both anticipated and sudden unexpected death. He hastaught extensively to social workers, psychologists, nurses, DoCS andpolice.Ju di A pteJudi Apte has been working as an adult education consultant andworkshop facilitator since 1991. She has a particular interest in theprofessional development of managers and professional leaders inorganisations that provide human services, and conducts workshopsin areas of leadership, adult learning, change and teams. She alsospecialises in the design of education and organisational strategies.Judi has developed mentor programs, designed numerousconsultation and planning forums, facilitated Families First OrientationWorkshops, and coordinated best practice conferences. Judi has alsocompleted a Doctor of Education (UTS) by researching the workingknowledge of adult educators involved in the facilitation oftransformative learning.Ju dit h H a wkesJudith Hawkes is a Senior Training Officer with the Commission forChildren and Young People. The NSW Commission for Children andYoung People is an independent organisation working with others tomake NSW a better place for children and young people.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 16

CCWT Trainer ProfilesJu dit h K r ahe -Edw a rdsJudith Krahe-Edwards is a registered nurse and a social worker.Judith has worked in Health, Education and Child Protection. From1994 to 2003 she was senior manager in charge of earlyintervention/prevention programs at the Benevolent Society whereshe designed and implemented many programs. Judith is recognisedas an authority in the design and delivery of Early Interventionprograms within New South Wales. She has trained/presented onparent/infant relationship issues, on the physical and emotional needsof young children and on support needs of workers in earlyintervention and child protection programs at national andinternational conferences. Judith also lectures in the Institute ofPsychiatry’s Infant Mental Health Course. Judith currently works inprivate practice and as a consultant.Kate R ob e rtsKate Roberts is a senior social worker and consultant adult educator.Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Theory and Institutions:Honours Social Administration, a Master of Health ProfessionsEducation (research), post graduate Certificate of Qualified SocialWork (CQSW) and Certificate IV in Assessment and WorkplaceTraining. Kate has extensive experience in clinical social work,casework, counselling, group work, community development, projectmanagement, health promotion, research and professional education.For the past 9 years she has been involved in working with gamblingissues as a community development worker, educator, problemgambling counsellor and community advocate. She is foundingchairperson of the Gambling Impact Society (NSW) a communityeducation, information and advocacy organisation for those affectedby problem gambling and an information resource for those workingwithin the field of gambling. Kate has worked in both government andnon- government sectors in Great Britain and Australia. A member ofthe National Association of Gambling Studies, she has presented atthe 2005 NAGS pre-conference workshop and 2006 NAGSconference. Kate continues to lobby at both State and national level toraise awareness about gambling issues and problem gambling inparticular and is currently working with others to establish a NationalGambling Awareness Week. Kate has a firm commitment tocommunity education and public health approaches to gambling in thecommunity.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 17

CCWT Trainer ProfilesKath r ynSton es tr eetKathryn Stonestreet has 15 years experience within the communitysector as manager, supervisor and trainer in a large range ofgovernment and community organisations. In 1997 Kathryn movedinto marketing and event management with the Eurobodalla CoastConvention Bureau. This role has involved the production of regionalguides, industry newsletters, and management of print and mediacampaigns as well as the administration of large state conferencesand events. This year Kathryn managed a small town economicdevelopment marketing strategy that involved the production of atelevision commercial, print and radio advertising, street banners andthe production of point of sale promotional materialKrys Pee reb oo mKrys Peereboom is the Manager VET/Flexible Learning with CCWTand has worked in the learning and development arena in bothgovernment and community services for the past eleven years. Kryshas experience in developing and delivering both accredited trainingand assessment as well as non accredited training in the areas ofyouth work, communication, health and safety, suicide awareness,staff supervision skills, Certificate IV in Assessment and WorkplaceTraining and AOD. She has a keen interest in the area of childprotection and has been part of the ENACT project, and thedevelopment of the Identifying and Responding to Risk of Harmtraining and assessment materials. Krys has also worked in thecommunity supporting single parents and their children, includingworking with volunteers. Krys has completed a Diploma in e-Learningto further increase her skills in the area of flexible delivery.Lan e B l umeLane Blume has worked as a co-coordinator, manager andorganisational developer/trainer in the private, community andgovernment sectors. Her expertise covers areas as diverse asinterpersonal skills, training and presentation skills, complaintsmanagement, harassment and grievance policies and management,customer service, cross-cultural awareness, team building, conflictresolution and negotiation skills, service planning and evaluation andwriting skills. She has trained and certified as a mediator, is anaccredited Myers-Briggs practitioner and is a nationally accreditedCertificate IV Category 2 Workplace Trainer.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 18

CCWT Trainer ProfilesLo uis e R os sLouise Ross is a qualified alcohol and other drugs (AOD) counsellorand adult educator with over fourteen years experience in adulteducation and counselling related roles. Louise has extensiveexperience in the design, development, delivery and accreditation of abroad range of training programs for AOD workers and the communitysector in general. Louise has a special interest in the developmentand delivery of training programs on self-harm, cognitive behaviourtherapy and assessment and treatment interventions for the alcoholand other drugs sector. Louise is currently working as a trainer, AODcounsellor and project manager in the health sector and is alsoengaged in private consultancy work.M ar ga ret R ain b i r d Dr Margaret Rainbird is the Director of Vital People, a professionaldevelopment coaching and mentoring business that takes a holisticapproach in working with people helping them realise their goals andmaximise and maintain their wellbeing. Margaret holds a MBBS fromthe University of NSW and has had an illustrious career in coachingpeople and in managing and promoting womens health and wellbeing.M ar ga ret Spen ce rMargaret Spencer holds qualifications in nursing, theology and socialwork. Margaret has over 22 years experience providing communitysupport to individuals and families with complex care needs. For thepast 16 years she has served as an advocate for parents withintellectual disabilities and respite/foster carer to children of parentswith intellectual disability. In 2000, Margaret joined the AustralianFamily and Disability Studies Research Collaboration at the Universityof Sydney undertaking doctoral research investigating thedevelopment of an assessment approach family support workerscould use to assess the individual support needs of parents withintellectual disabilities. Margaret currently teaches in the Faculty ofHealth Sciences at the University of Sydney on parenting withintellectual disabilities and has published articles, contributed to bookchapters and presented at a number of national and internationalconferences on the topic parenting with intellectual disabilities.M ari l yn McH u ghMarily McHugh is a PhD scholar at UNSW. Marilyn is well known forher research into the Costs of Caring (2002) and the Availability ofFoster Carers (2004). She currently delivers 'Recruitment,Maintenance and Retention of Foster Carers’.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 20

CCWT Trainer ProfilesM att St ub b sMatt Stubbs has a wide range of experience in youth work and drugand alcohol work in NSW and Victoria. He has held various positionsin both government and non-government organisations includingAssistant Director of Youth Off the Streets and Alcohol and other DrugCounsellor in Western Sydney Area Health Service.Matt is involved in developing and facilitating training packages foruse within the Foundation as well as in organisations like the NSWPolice Service and for Frontline Workers as part of the National IllicitDrug Strategy. He has also been integral in the development andsubsequent application and interpretation of the assessment toolscurrently being used by the Ted Noffs Foundation.Me lin da A us tenMelinda Austen was previously a trainer and counsellor at STARTTS,the Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture andTrauma Survivors. She has several years experience of working inthe field of trauma and has knowledge and experience of working withcouples and families through Relationships Australia. Melinda iscurrently a trainer and counsellor with the Vietnam VeterensCounselling Service.Me lis s a T urn erPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sMelissa Turner is a registered psychologist with a varied backgroundincluding, adolescent mental health, residential work and trauma.Melissa has spent the last five years working as an adolescent workerin the western suburbs of Sydney, both privately and in thecommunity sector. She has also spent several years teaching atTAFE and developing programs for school students in various healthareas. Melissa has presented at conferences on the treatment ofadolescents with serious mental illness and has recently had researchinto assaults on community mental health staff published.Me ryn O ’B ri enMeryn O'Brien is a Children's Community Worker with UnitingCareBurnside, and has many years experience working with children.Meryn has enjoyed running a range of groups in community, schooland church settings that have addressed issues such as self esteemand feelings, friendship, conflict resolution, grief and loss, living skillsand sex education. She places a high value on the care and learningthat can happen in children's groups.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 22

CCWT Trainer ProfilesMh ai ri F ras e rMhairi Fraser is the Director of CCWT with a background incommunity services at practitioner and management levels. She hasextensive experience as a trainer in delivering both accredited andnon-accredited courses, in counselling, out of home care, strategicplanning, communication skills and has coordinated the production ofa diverse range of learning packages and resources. Mhairi also hasteaching experience at postgraduate level with the University ofWestern Sydney in areas of organisational analysis, strategicevaluation and learning. Mhairi has recently completed a Masters inAdult Education at the University of Technology (Sydney).Mi ch ael D ur ran tPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sMichael Durrant is a psychologist and family therapist. He has taughtpsychology at Macquarie University, worked in child, adolescent andfamily psychiatry at Westmead Hospital, and lectured in paediatrics atthe University of Sydney, before establishing the Eastwood FamilyTherapy Centre. As well as seeing a wide range of clients fortherapy, Michael supervises other counsellors and has beenconsultant to a number of counselling, family and welfare agencies.He has taught extensively on family therapy and residential carethroughout Australia and North America, and has written a number ofpublications relating to residential care, therapy with sexual abusesurvivors, drug and behaviour problems and family therapy.Mi rn a T ar ab a yMirna Tarabay has worked with women and children who haveexperienced domestic violence in a range of settings for severalyears. Within this field her experiences range from direct caseworkwith children and their mothers residing in an accommodation serviceto working with DoCS as a Domestic Violence Crisis PhoneCounsellor. She has also undertaken project work specifically in thearea of domestic violence, migrant and refugee women. She hasworked on the EnAct project and is committed to raising awareness ofthe impact of domestic violence on children. Mirna has teachingexperience both in secondary schools and in TAFE and has deliveredtraining with the SAAP Training Unit and through her work with theImmigrant Women's Speakout Association. Mirna has a Bachelor ofEducation from the University of Sydney and a Post GraduateDiploma in Counselling from the Australian College of AppliedPsychology.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 23

CCWT Trainer ProfilesMon ic a La mel asMonica Lamelas has extensive experience working in the CommunityServices sector. She has worked with DIMIA funded ethno-specificorganisations as a Community Development worker. She was acounselor and trainer with STARTTS for six years, including providingcounseling for a rape crisis centre as well as on-call supervision.Monica has consulted with many NGO’s on Human Resourcepractice. She teaches welfare subjects at Tafe, tutors second yearbusiness students in Human Resource management and is currentlyemployed as the Work based Learning Coordinator for the GraduateDiploma of Social Sciences (Community Services) with CCWT andUWS. She has a Bachelor of Arts, (Hons Psych), Cert IV inAssessment and Workplace Training and is currently completing aMasters in Organisational Psychology.N ick M an n in gNick Manning has worked in community education and youth work forover 20 years. With a degree in adult education, he has worked incommunity development, activism training for young people, courtsupport and legal services for disadvantaged communities. He haswritten and edited several publications on duty of care and other legalissues in welfare work, and developed model policies for youthservices across NSW. His workshops combine clear legal informationwith engaging activities, which make learning about the lawaccessible and even enjoyable for community workers.O lw yn N e ilPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sOlwyn Neil is a psychologist with 10 years experience in the alcoholand other drugs field, currently working at the Bourke Street Drug andAlcohol Service. Olwyn has extensive experience in counsellingindividuals and has conducted many groups with a focus oncommunication skills, body image, self esteem, relationships andassertiveness training. She is particularly interested in working withwomen. Olwyn is a registered psychologist and works part time inpractice at the Surry Hills Psychological Counselling Service.Pam Z em an ekPam Zemanek is a Social Worker working as caseworker andProgram Manager in the Children and Youth sector for over 20 years,predominantly in Out of Home Care in the non-government sector.She has worked concurrently in private practice as a contractedadoption assessor with the Department of Community Services.Pam is currently Assistant Director Children and Youth Services atCentacare Sydney overseeing Out of Home Care, SAAP, adoption,youth and family support services.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 24

CCWT Trainer ProfilesPatr ic iaMcL o ug hl inPatricia McLoughlin has been employed for over 4 years by CEIDA –Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol – as aProfessional Development Officer, where her major responsibility hasbeen to design, present, and evaluate relevant courses and seminarsfor health workers. Patricia has developed and presented a widerange of training in both generic drug and alcohol areas andspecialised in HIV and other blood borne infections training.Paul B u ll enPaul Bullen is a management consultant specialising in work for thecommunity based, non-profit, welfare and church organisations andGovernment especially those providing human services. In recentyears he has worked with these organisations on organisationalreview; planning and evaluation; facilitation; research, data collectionand analysis; policy development; education and training; and thepreparation of publications and web sites. Prior to his 15 yearsconsultancy work he was Executive Director of the Home CareService of NSW and Assistant Secretary of the Catholic Commissionfor Justice and Peace. His academic background includes socialwork, social science, philosophy and theology. He is a member of theAustralasian Evaluation Society and an Associate Fellow of theAustralian Institute of Management.Paul Fi li pc zykPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sPaul Filipczyk has been working in the field of child protection forapproximately 17 years for the Department of Community Servicesand for various non-government agencies. Paul has experience indirect service provision, management, supervision and training. Paulis a registered psychologist and currently works as a trainingconsultant specialising in child protection.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 25

CCWT Trainer ProfilesPaul a Ha y denPaula Hayden is a social worker and has worked with children andfamilies for over 25 years, she has Masters Degree from theUniversity of Sydney and is a highly experienced independent trainingconsultant who consults to OOHC providers across AustraliaSince coming to Australia 16 years ago her substantive areas haswork has been in OOHC she has worked for Burnside and Barnardosand co-authored Shared Stories Shared Lives the highly successfultraining package for foster carers and Step by Step a competencybased assessment tool. The success of both tools has led Paula toprovide training, consultancy in Tasmania, Victoria, Canberra andAdelaide.In September 2006 Paula resigned as the Social Work TrainingCoordinator at the Westmead Children’s Hospital to concentrate onher growing consultancy business. Among other things she convenessix Practice Supervision Groups for Docs managers; she hasdeveloped on going training for Docs managers re working withAuthorised carers and Working with Birth Families and is currently rewriting the Departments OOHC package.Paula presents regularly at conferences and has been publishedseveral times. Paula is also currently undertaking research withMarilyn McHugh University of New South Wales on the Retention ofFoster Carers.Paula has a reputation for being innovative and creative and formaking the training environment a rich and interactive one.Peter S l atte ryPeter Slattery has worked in direct service and training in thecommunity, youth and health fields in Australia and overseas for over20 years, working with young people in schools, refuges, camps andpublic forums, and training adults in organisational development,conflict management and change strategies. Peter has a CertificateIV in Workplace Training and blends therapy, theatre and education inall areas of his work. His is constantly searching for more fascinating,effective and exciting ways of working with people in need.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 26

CCWT Trainer ProfilesPhil N un nPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sPhil Nunn is a registered psychologist and musician who has workedwith homeless, “at risk” and marginalised young people for over 12years. He has developed and managed services including crisis andmedium term accommodation, youth legal support and the CreativeYouth Initiatives centre. Phil’s interest is in the ways that creativeexpression helps people to tell their story. He has extensiveexperience in program design and implementation and in securingfunding, grants, sponsorships and developing partnerships andcommunity involvement in creative projects. As a facilitator andeducator, Phil has also trained workers in the areas of counsellingand supervision, mental health, drug and alcohol issues, managingdepression and has delivered youth suicide prevention programmesfor schools and NGO’s. Phil is an experienced supervisor for workersthat are supporting young people and is a sought-after speaker onyouth issues. He is a youthful and dynamic leader who can speakgraphically and from experience about youth who live on the street,working with young people in crisis and on the use of creativeexpression.Phil i p H il de rPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sPhilip Hilder is a Registered Psychologist, a Member of the HakomiAustralia Association, and an Associate Member of the AustraliaPsychological Society. He has been a practicing counsellor andpsychotherapist for the last 16 years. He has worked for the SalvationArmy, The NSW Drug and Alcohol Foundation, Waitemata Health(NZ) and The Wesley Mission. Philip has developed and work with awide range of groups within his various work roles. He is anexperienced clinician, educator and clinical supervisor. He workscurrently in Private Practice at the Sydney Integrative PsychologyClinic.Reb ec ca Sut he rl an d Rebecca Sutherland is currently the Senior Speech Pathologist atAutism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) and works across both the earlyintervention and school services. She has worked previously for theDepartment of Aging, Disability and Home Care in rural NSW and TheSpastic Centre (Rural Outreach and Disability Support Service). Shecompleted her Bachelor of Speech Pathology in 1997 at theUniversity of Newcastle and her Masters of Health Science(Developmental Disability) at the University of Sydney in 2003. She isalso a qualified Makaton (Key Word Sign) presenter and is Hanen©trained in “It Takes Two to Talk”. Rebecca has particular interests inthe areas of communication with children with high support needs andautism spectrum disorders as well as an interest in service deliveryand support for families and service providers in regional NSW.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 27

CCWT Trainer ProfilesRen ate Wa gn e rPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sRenate Wagner is a Principal Clinical Psychologist, director of theanxiety clinic and a Conjoint Senior Lecturer with the School ofPsychiatry, UNSW. With a PhD and a Graduate Diploma in HigherEducation, Renate has taught psychology and medical psychology atUNSW for many years and has trained many health professionals inacademic and clinical settings in Europe, UK and Australia. She hasextensive clinical experience in adolescent and adult mental health,and has published a number of studies on factors affecting thedelivery of good health care and anxiety disorders.Rh on d a C o lesRhonda Coles (Grad Dip Adult Education; B.Social Work; M.SocialAdministration; B.A.Welfare Studies.). Rhonda is currently employedwith the NSW Department of Community Services in a projectcoordination role in Central Office. She has experience as aCaseworker in a rural location, the western suburbs of Sydney andthe DoCS Helpline. Rhonda is also a p/t tutor at two Universities.Previous experience includes roles as a Centrelink Social Worker,non-government community development & TAFE teaching. Rhondais committed to training in the field of child protection to raise theawareness of the significant links between domestic violence andchild abuse. Rhonda is also an accredited Neuro-Semantics Coachand is at her best facilitating to get the best out of others.Ric ha rd C l an cyRichard Clancy is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Dual Diagnosis. Hehas over 25 years experience in nursing in a variety of settings,including around 15 years in the field of dual diagnosis. Richard is aconjoint university lecturer and has qualifications in social sciences,medical sciences and in nursing. He has conducted a scholarship tourof dual diagnosis and mental health services across the USA.Richard’s workshops are engaging and informative, focusing onpractical strategies to help workers implement best practiceinterventions.Ric ha rd E lmsRichard Elms is a social worker working with individuals, couples andfamilies. He has been working with violent men and adolescents since1980 and also has extensive experience with survivors of abuse.Richard has presented at national conferences on child protection andfamily therapy and has conducted training for a variety oforganisations. He has published in the areas of working with violenceand abuse, parenting, and therapy with young people. Richardprovides clinical supervision and consultancy to teams andindividuals.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 28

CCWT Trainer ProfilesRob yn B r a de yRobyn Bradey is a social worker in private practice whilst also workingas a counsellor, trainer, debriefer, consultant and supervisor. Robynhas over 25 years experience in these fields having worked as ayouth worker, hospital social worker and an administrator. Robynalso has extensive experience in the trauma field, including highprofile disasters such as the Kempsey bus crash and Sydneybushfires. Robyn regularly debriefs hospital staff, ambulance officers,firemen, factory workers, bank employees and many others. Robynhas written and published a number of papers as well as three books.Rob yn D o lb yPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sDr Robyn Dolby is a psychologist who has worked in the field of InfantMental Health for thirty years. Her special interest is in attachment inpractice, by supporting professionals who are working with familiesusing relationship-based interventions. Her other interest is promotingreflective practice. Robyn is an Honorary Research Fellow at theSocial Policy Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, whereshe has been investigating the role of child care in child protection.She is on the teaching program of NSW Institute of Psychiatry,running the Observational Seminars in Child Development for Child,Adolescent and Family Psychiatry trainees. She is a Research Fellowon the Sydney Family Development Project, a large longitudinal studywhich has followed the emotional life of children from birth to highschool-age (rather like the English 7-up series) and co-author of thereport, “Systems Abuse: Problems and Solutions” (1994),commissioned by the Child Protection Council to review all servicesworking with children in NSW.Ros s Hen d ers onRoss Henderson has over twenty years combined experience in theareas of counselling, education and management. For the last tenyears he has worked specifically in tertiary education, where he hasbeen involved in the design, implementation and delivery of training tomeet the specific needs of the corporate, community and governmentsectors. He lectures in Person-centred therapy at Jansen NewmanInstitute and trains at the Australian College of Applied Psychology inCounselling, Conflict Management and Gender and Sexuality. Hecurrently works as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer at the Gay andLesbian Counselling Service as well as being on the Board ofDirectors. Ross has a Graduate Diploma of Counselling and aBA(Psych).For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 29

CCWT Trainer ProfilesSan d r a Plowri ghtSandra Plowright has postgraduate qualifications in psychology andcounselling as well as a varied professional and training backgroundspanning 20 years. She currently operates a private practice in theBlue Mountains, incorporating private therapy, consultancy, seminars,workshops, private supervision, aromatherapy massage, and sheteaches in a number of tertiary institutions.San d i P lu mme rPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sSandi Plummer, PhD, psychologist and past lecturer at the Universityof Canberra. Sandi was the Head of the Community CounsellingProgram at the University of Canberra for over 18 years and has beenworking in private practice for over 25 years. Sandi currentlyspecialises in issues of Complex Trauma, working with individualsand organisations providing services to people with complex traumaissues and self harming behaviour, particularly those meeting thediagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder. She hasundertaken specialised training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy,Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and Body Centred Therapies.She combines an in-depth knowledge of behavioural strategies withapplied consideration of somatic issues and the need for a mindful,validating and compassionate response.Saul N ig htin ga leSaul Nightingale joined the CCWT team as a Training andDevelopment Coordinator in November 2003. Saul has been workingin the community welfare sector for the past 18 years, with 15 of thesebeing in the disability area where Saul worked in both direct serviceprovision and training roles. Saul's sound knowledge base comesfrom practical application, which enhances his ability to supportparticipants to transfer learning from the training room to the reality ofthe work environment. Saul has been a trainer and assessor for 9years and is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Counselling andHuman Change.Simon M att hewsPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sSimon Matthews is a registered psychologist in NSW and member ofthe Australian Psychological Society. Simon has worked as amarriage and family counsellor for over ten years, training extensivelyin Milan Systemic Family Therapy and Solution Focussed BriefTherapy, and keeps a keen interest in Strategic Family Therapy.Simon is also an accredited PREPARE/ENRICH pre-marriage andmarriage enrichment inventory administrator and trainer. He has aparticular interest in pre-marriage and ongoing relationship educationfor couples and parents. Simon operates a private psychologicalconsultancy from his office on the Central Coast of NSW.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 30

CCWT Trainer ProfilesSteve L ark in s Steve Larkins is a Worimi man from Port Stephens who has over 15years experience in working in the field of Indigenous Children’sIssues.Steve currently coordinates the Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Service,a service which deals with the provision of foster care for Aboriginalchildren. Steve has also previsouly worked as an AboriginalEducation Worker Senior Youth Worker for the Department ofJuvenile Justice and as a House Parent in several boarding schools.Steven Len dr umSteven Lendrum is a psychotherapist who has been in privatepractice since 1991. He has extensive training and experience inworking with people effected by both shock and developmentaltrauma. He has worked as a trainer for the past 12 years, teachingskills in relationship and self- regulation. He also provides training tocounsellors and psychotherapists in verbal skills. He has a GraduateDiploma in Psychotherapy, Graduate Certificate in Adult Education(Training), Certificate in Somatic Integration Therapy and is on theexecutive committee of the Australian Somatic IntegrationAssociation.Sue B ro wn Sue Brown has been a social work practitioner and manager for 30plus years having worked in disability, child and family welfare andsocial work education. Working for five years as a student unitinstructor at the, then, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Suecemented her desire to work within the area of grief and also hercommitment to the importance of strong supervisory relationships tosupport such important work. Sue’s knowledge and expertise in griefand loss has only deepened over the past nearly 20 years.Sue has held various management roles ncluding at the NorthcottSociety (previously the NSW Society for Crippled Children) where shehas worked both directly with young people, and their families as wellas supervised a great number of workers from different disciplines.Sue Wi ll ams onSue Williamson is an adult educator and facilitator, who has workedas a manager, educator and journalist in the community sector. Aswell as a BA, Dip Ed, Sue holds a Masters Degree in Adult Education,a Grad Dip in Counselling, and is a member of the Australian Instituteof Management. Sue works independently as a trainer, facilitator,resource and policy writer, and management consultant. She enjoysworking alongside individuals, groups and organisations, enablingthem to achieve their own goals.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 31

CCWT Trainer ProfilesSve a van de r H o ornPPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sSvea van der Hoorn is a psychologist/therapist/systems-thinkingpractitioner with wide-ranging international experience. Svea has adoctorate in systems thinking and adult learning, and has worked as atrainer, an academic, a practitioner, and a consultant. Svea is also aqualified primary school teacher with experience in specializededucation as well as school counseling. Svea undertook her trainingin solution-focused brief therapy with The Brief Therapy Practice inLondon and via the University of Milwaukee. Since the early 1990s,Svea has delivered training in the Solution-Focused approach toparticipants from the education, welfare, health, NGO, communitybased,and corporate sectors and recently established her ownpractice Solution Focused Futures.Tan ya M er in d a Tanya Merinda has worked in the alcohol and other drugs field for 12years, both in government and non government sectors and acrossmany agencies. Tanya has gained experience from a variety of rolesheld, including drug and alcohol counsellor, telephone counsellor,program manager, data coordinator, project manager, TAFE teacherand policy officer. Tanya has a particular interest in drug crimediversion programs from frontline service delivery to funding andpolicy development.Tar ja M a lon eTarja Malone is a social worker who has worked with young people ina variety of settings for 14 years. She has worked as a youth workerin residential care settings (crisis and therapeutic) and drop in centreswith "at risk" young people. Tarja has also worked with people withdisabilities, mental health issues, in palliative care and with parents.Her experience encompasses case management, counselling, groupwork, community development, training, education and writing. Tarjacurrently teaches in Community Welfare and Youth Work at NorthernBeaches TAFE. She has a particular interest in mental health issues,cross cultural youth work and working creatively and holistically withyoung people.Ton i Sin g lePPr esent er ’ s cour s esar e eli gib le f or AP SPoint sToni Single is Senior Clinical Psychologist, with 30 years experienceof working with families in the context of Child Protection; Out-of-Home Care; and Mental Health. Until her recent retirement from theDepartment of Health, Toni was the Clinical Psychologist attached tothe Child Protection Assessment Unit at John Hunter ChildrensHospital, but now works in private practice undertaking clinicalassessments in Child Protection and Out-of Home Care; ChildProtection (DoCS) file reviews; and Child Death Reviews. Toni is alsoon the Advisory Committee for Reviewable Child Deaths in NSW andwas formerly a member of the NSW Child Death Review Team.For detailed course information go to: www.acwa.asn.auAll our workshops can be customised to meet your organisation’sneeds and delivered in-house. To find out more information contactthe Customised Training Coordinator on: 02 9281 8822 orheather@acwa.asn.auTo be used in conjunction with the Centre for Community Welfare Training 2007 HandbookHandbookPage 32