CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
​A journey that never ends, on a road I don't want to get off
BACHELORS OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Brighton University
2007 - 2010
3-year nursing degree specialising in mental health
MASTER OF HEALTH CARE LEADERSHIP
Southern Cross University
2019 - present
2-year accelerated Masters focused on leaderhip in the health care sector. Units of study focus on clinical practice management, leadership in health systems and building skills to support evidence-based health practice, all of which are required of healthcare professionals looking to take on leadership roles in complex public and private healthcare.
CO-DESIGN & COMMISSIONING FOR OUTCOMES WORKSHOP
Delivered by PwC
2021
This course was designed specifically to meet the needs of Western NSW Primary Health Network
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
Delivered by PwC
2021
This course was designed specifically to meet the needs of Western NSW Primary Health Network
​SUICIDE PREVENTION
Australian Psychological Society
2015
The aim of this suicide prevention professional development training is to equip allied health professionals with key knowledge and skills to assist them in engaging with people who are experiencing suicidality.
MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC DISEASE
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
2015
Many physical health conditions increase the risk of mental illness, while poor mental health is known to increase the risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer. Comorbidity of physical illness and mental health issues impacts on whether people seek help, diagnosis and treatment, and impacts on their physical and mental recovery. Good mental health is a protective factor in prevention and self-management of chronic disease.
To address the issue of unacceptably poorer health outcomes of people with chronic disease and the associated mental illnesses, nurses and midwives need to have the knowledge and skills to identify manage and refer their patients
NON-DIRECTIVE PREGNANCY COUNSELLING
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
2015
As nurses and midwives, how we respond to the questions and emotional responses of women in the perinatal period is vital to a positive outcome for the woman. Use of a non-directive approach provides information and support in a way that will assist the woman to understand and contemplate her options, and acknowledge and interpret her thoughts, feelings and emotions associated with the pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood.
​ADDICTION MEDICINE: ALCOHOL SCREENING AND BRIEF INTERVENTION
Western New South Wales Primary Health Network
2015
Alcohol screening and brief interventions (ASBIs) are recommended to be delivered by general practitioners (GPs). The rationale is that if risky drinking is detected early, brief interventions can be delivered, and the burden of alcohol-related disease and injury in the population reduced
MENTALÂ HEALTH FIRST AID
Marathon Health
2017
MHFA Australia Guidelines give an overview of the best practice in providing mental health first aid to support people with mental health problems. The MHFA courses are based on these guidelines
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Marathon Health
2018
The course teaches adults how to assist adolescents who are developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. Course participants learn about adolescent development, the signs and symptoms of the common and disabling mental health problems in young people, where and how to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAINING
Marathon Health
2016 & 2018
An introduction to cultural awareness for health professionals working with and caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Western Australia. In the hope of achieving better health outcomes, the course raises awareness about mutual respect and cultural understanding which underpins all aspects of the development of strong relationships with Indigenous patients and communities.
BUILDING STRONGER MORE EFFECTIVE TEAMS
Positive People Solutions
2017
Gives managers the knowledge, skills and strategies to build effective teams.
AUSTRALIAN MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES
Australian Mental Health Outcomes and Classification Network
2016
Provides leadership to the mental health sector to support the sustainable implementation of the National Outcomes and Casemix Collection (NOCC) as part of routine clinical practice
WORK DEVELOPMENT ORDERS
Legal Aid
2018
The WDO scheme enables eligible people who are experiencing significant hardship to reduce their fine debt through voluntary participation in unpaid work, courses, treatment, programs and other activities. The scheme was introduced alongside a number of other reform measures under the Fines Further Amendment Act 2008 (NSW). Together, the purpose of the changes was to improve the difficulties that fines present to the most disadvantaged people in the community.
HEADSPACE NATIONAL FORUM
headspace National
2018 & 2020
The National forum is an opportunity to connect with people in all roles across the entire headspace network, from Centres, Lead Agencies and Primary Health Networks, to the teams and programs at headspace National. It’s also a great way to share experience, knowledge, ideas and solutions, to develop concrete ideas to apply at your centre and ultimately to improve services for young people.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
Orygen and headspace
2019
The conference connects young people, their families, practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and many more who are passionate about driving a unified effort to create global and lasting change across the youth mental health sector.