Alexandra Sherriff

Provision of developmental and neurocognitive assessment of infants and children enrolled in the Neonatal Follow-up Program. Neurodevelopmental outcome research of at-risk neonates. Liaison with inpatient and outpatient service providers regarding clinical care and therapy referrals.

Provision of psychological services in a private practice setting to clients across the life span (including young children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and families) presenting with mood disorders, behavioural and emotional regulation difficulties, attachment distress, family difficulties, and difficulties associated with neurodiversity. Services included: comprehensive neurocognitive and psychoeducational assessments; Autism, ADHD, and Learning Difficulties diagnostic assessments; liaison with schools and community based services to coordinate client-care; and provision of evidenced-based medium-long term interventions. Intervention approaches included person-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, play therapy, attachment-based therapy, ACT, CBT, DBT, family/systemic therapy, interpersonal neurobiology therapy, and neurodiverse affirming therapy.

Provision of women's health & perinatal mental health consultation-liaison for new mothers of neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Provision of developmental and neurocognitive assessment of infants and children enrolled in the Neonatal Follow-up Program. Neurodevelopmental outcome research of at-risk neonates. Liaison with inpatient and outpatient service providers regarding clinical care and therapy referrals.

Provision of psychological assessment and intervention to inpatients in an public hospital mental health ward for older adults. Completed comprehensive neurocognitive assessments to diagnose and assess progression of neurodegenerative decline in an outpatient Memory Clinic and Parkinson's Clinic setting. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive care.

Provision of psychological services to older adults with complex presentations within a multidisciplinary community mental health service. Evidence-based services included individual therapy, group therapy, consultation-liaison with inpatient and other community agencies to coordinate care, case management, psychological assessments included comprehensive neurocognitive assessments.

Provision of developmental and neurocognitive assessment of infants and children enrolled in the Neonatal Follow-up Program. Neurodevelopmental outcome research of at-risk very preterm neonates. Liaison with inpatient and outpatient service providers regarding clinical care and therapy referrals.

Large research project that ran as a holiday activity program across a number of years. Audit of historic theses produced by Project KIDS over the prior 20 years and collating and archiving the abstracts onto the Project KIDS website. Audit of historic research files; data entry. Performed statistic, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.

Daily activities included: font of house management; answering parent enquiries; managing maintenance of facilities; support for staff and students currently in a placement at the clinic; proficiency in Titanium Schedule.

Preparation for the APAC Accreditation Audit for the 5+1 Professional Masters stream in 2015, and the APAC Accreditation Audit for the Clinical Masters and Doctorate of Clinical Psychology programmes in 2016.

Establishing processes to help clinic run more efficiently, including: creation of clinic protocols and procedures in the use of Titanium (client management software); creation of neuropsychological report templates; creation of a compendium of free and valid alternates for current psychometric assessments used at clinic; creation of three new standard parent batteries; new Child Psychology Clinic information flyers.

Large research project that ran as a holiday activity program across a number of years. Teaching the administration of the Project KIDS Psychological assessment battery to Murdoch Psychology Honours and 4th Year Bachelor of Psychology students (including WISC-IV, TEACH-2, CTOPP, TOWRE, WRAT-4, CCFIT, RAVLT, RCFT, Fruit Stroop, NEPSY-II, and KEDS).

Presentation and creation tutorial material and facilitated critical discussion of issues in cognitive development theory, and clinical psychological interventions for various units in an undergraduate psychology program. Provided consultation and liaison with students. Marked assignments and exams.

Administration of neurocognitive assessments of children participating in the multi-site international General Anaesthetic Study (GAS, PMH).