Denny Edwards
East Toowoomba,QLD
Summary
Reviewing and Evaluating my previous roles. I would suggest my experience would indicate the following:
- I am a experienced social services professional with strong commitment to fostering positive outcomes and enhancing community well-being. Adept at providing support, advocacy, and resources to diverse populations while maintaining high ethical standards.
- Have a strong commitment and demonstrates a collaborative approach to achieving best outcomes. Working with and seeking strong positive relationships with both clients and major stakeholders their changing needs and focusing on delivering impactful results. Skilled in case management, crisis intervention, and effective communication.
- Experienced with direct client support, crisis intervention, and advocacy. Utilizes effective communication and empathy to build trust and provide guidance. Track record of implementing successful community outreach programs and fostering supportive environment.
- Social work professional with robust background in providing comprehensive support to individuals and families. Skilled in developing and implementing tailored intervention plans to address specific needs. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving impactful outcomes, adaptable to evolving circumstances.
- Dedicated to providing providing exceptional professional care and implements appropriate interventions. Utilizes variety of resources to identify unique needs and assist vulnerable clients and their families. Adept at establishing strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Experienced and dedicated to forming trusting relationships and advocating for best goals and aims of clients. A long term involvement with clients offering respectful and compassionate professional services.
- History of being successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and a willingness Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in busy environments.
- A lateral and strategic thinker with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Worker/Family Counsellor
Lifeline Darling Downs
11.2008 - 10.2018
- Using a various of counseling modalities including solution-based therapy provide counseling to Adults, Families and Teenagers over a 10year period.
- Facilitated support groups for clients, fostering a safe environment for sharing and healing..
- Developed a client based present and end of session community based care and support referral. Based on a very clear understanding of what the client understands about their problem, their strengths/weakness, family and friends supports.
- To directly liaise with community service providers and resources to introduce and/or advocate for adults, families and young persons to receive a comprehensive service delivery component of their on going care and support.
Social Worker
Toowoomba Health Services,TBH
10.1996 - 06.2008
Assisting clients in clarifying there current and long term emotional and psychological needs. which involved the involvement of the family. This possibly co-ordinating and chairing family meetings involving all stakeholders to develop and put in place best outcomes.
- Conducted intake assessments to identify client needs and develop appropriate action plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams (Med, Nursing and Allied Health) to coordinate care and support for at-risk clients during admission and discharge.
- To provide different levels of emotional and psychological counseling for the patient and the family addressing the various situational changes crisis triggers of stress and grief
- Documented case notes and maintained accurate records in electronic case management systems.
Education
Post - Grad - Social Work
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA11-1994
Timeline
Social Worker/Family Counsellor
Lifeline Darling Downs
11.2008 - 10.2018
Social Worker
Toowoomba Health Services,TBH
10.1996 - 06.2008
Post - Grad - Social Work
Flinders University