Highly motivated clinical social worker with extensive experience providing support to individuals and families impacted by trauma, sexual assault, child abuse and family and domestic violence. Highly skilled in conducting assessments, problem solving and working collaboratively with other agencies.
* Clinical practice involving the assessment and treatment of individuals and families impacted by crime, including provision of critical incident stress debriefing and counselling that aims to address trauma reactions including anxiety, depression, grief and loss.
*Intensive support to victims of crime and child witnesses within the criminal justice system including provision of information on court proceedings, court updates and witness preparation in line with judicial guidelines.
*Ongoing liaison with WA Police and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution to obtain information about Police investigations and criminal prosecutions.
*Collaboration and advocacy with other government and non-government agencies and multidisiplanary teams to facilitate personalised support for clients.
*Preparation of court based documents and reports such as special witness and pre-recording assessments.
*Case management of large case loads and ongoing maintenance of detailed records of case work.