Carolina Carvallo

Provide counselling and support to people living with HIV in the state of Victoria.

• Formulated treatment plan strategies with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive and continuous care plan.
• Conducted home visits to assess living environment and facilitate access to necessary resources.
• Monitored clients' progress and adapted treatment plans to meet changing needs.
• Helped clients with recognizing and managing mental health concerns through evidence-based interventions.
• Collaborated with other professionals to plan and coordinate care for clients.
• Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for clients.
• Provided crisis counseling and intervention services to clients in emergency situations.
• Educated clients and families on mental health, wellness and recovery topics.
• Participated in professional development and training opportunities to enhance clinical skills.

• Chronic and Complex Care Team - Allied Health Dept
• Counselling - using a range of strength – based counselling models, short-term solution focused interventions, crisis intervention - in the context of adjustment to illness, ageing and/or disability, trauma- informed practice
• Managing a variable case load of clients, establishing individual plans, goals with clients in acute or post-acute phase within the St’Vincents Hospital Network catchment area
• Complex assessment and care planning of clients living with a chronic health condition, disability and/or frail – in the context of adjustment to illness, ageing and/or disability, trauma- informed practice
• Work collaboratively in a diverse clinical multidisciplinary team
• O Undertake quality improvement projects and/or present service material for in-service lectures, education activities within social work services and inter-professional teams
• Assisting hospital social work team covering Hospital Emergency and ICU on weekends
• Part of the On-call roster
• Contact : -Annika Bowen
• Operational Manager – Chronic and Complex Care Team Mob: 0436 658 781

• Essential social work services and support including initial psychosocial assessments, support to patients and families and discharge planning support
• Counselling, crisis management, advocacy, intervention, appropriate referrals
• Covering acute care, oncology, palliative care and ICU
• Assisting allied health team with group work service delivery; inpatient group workshops.

• (Aids Dementia and HIV Psychiatry Service)
• Stated wide service (NSW)
• Psychosocial assessments, brief counselling and therapeutic interventions with adults presenting with a range of difficulties relating to their HIV, mental health, and a history of trauma and abuse, AOD problems, difficulties with complex and/or managing a number of chronic illness
• Development of, and participation in, appropriate care management plans for clients living with HIV and complex needs in the community including rural NSW
• Working collaboratively in a clinical multi-disciplinary team
• Case management of clients as required, including discharge planning
• Providing specialised information to other services on the management of clients with HIV cognitive impairment and complex conditions
• Undertake higher duties for Service Coordinator when required
• Supervise junior social workers, case managers and students on placement
• Preparing service material for in-service lectures; conferences and publications

• Out of Hours, Case management & crisis interventions to young girls aged 13-17 who are at risk of violence and harm and/or homeless
• Counselling and emotional support - guided by specific individual mental health plans.

Provided specialised support to people living with HIV in NSW and Sydney metropolitan.

Advocated for BGF clients with major health care services in NSW and Sydney.

Supported clients with treatments and their recovery programs.