Jessica Cross

Future Goals: -Continuing to develop knowledge and skills around community services to provide advice, recommendations and advocacy to clients and their families, to improve and bolster their community support. -Undertake further learning through Merti (My Early Relational Trauma Informed Learning) and COPE (Centre of Perinatal Excellence) -Further work around Quality improvement BH with the hope for improvement of service throughout the Mental Health service as a whole. - Currently undertaking Adult Autism Introductory Course 2024: On-Demand Online Module through Melbourne Uni - To continue to build knowledge and skills in neurodiversity and neuroaffirming practice. - To undertake further training to develop knowledge and skills in various evidence-based therapeutic modalities. - To continue developing skills and knowledge in a variety of areas within Mental Health and Wellbeing services. -To continue improving the lives and health outcomes of the people within the community. -Currently undertaking a Quality Improvement Initiative to streamline and improve the processes around ADHD diagnosis and treatment within YMHW that I hope will lead to being rolled out BH service-wide.

• Current Victorian Drivers Licence
• Current Police Check
• Current Working with Children Check

• Mr Marty Ryan, Clinical Educator/Registered Nurse, Mental Health Professional Development Unit Bendigo Health, 5454 7031, mjryan@bendigohealth.org.au
• Mr Shayne Cockfield, Senior Mental Health Clinician/Social Worker, HOPE program Bendigo Health, 5454 7657, scockfield@bendigohealth.org.au
• Dr John Cooper, Consultant Psychiatrist, Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (YMHWS) & Youth Prevention and Recovery Care (YPARC) Bendigo Health, 5454 6298, jacooper@bendigohealth.org.au

• Spending time with family (and pets)
• Physical activity
• Renovation and restoration
• Neurodiversity
• ARFID (avoidant restricted food intake disorder)

• BH Aspiring Leaders Program- 'Positive Leadership' and 'Strength Based Leadership', delivered by Wren Learning.
• BH Working with Vulnerable Children
• BH Clinical Supervision Training.
• Regular attendance at seminars, workshops or online courses to maintain registration as a Registered Nurse and to continue to develop my knowledge and skills.
• Ongoing training and current registration with the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AAPA)
• Annual training with Janssen Neuroscience for the administration and monitoring of Esketamine treatments
• Completion of an Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) course with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF)
• Crucial Conversation Training
• Training in the Communication And non-violent Response Education (CARE)

• Continuing to develop knowledge and skills around community services to provide advice, recommendations and advocacy to clients and their families, to improve and bolster their community supports.
• Undertake further learning through Mertil (My Early Relational Trauma Informed Learning) and COPE (Centre of Perinatal Excellence)
• Further work around Quality improvement BH with the hope for improvement of service throughout the Mental Health service as a whole.
• Currently undertaking Adult Autism Introductory Course 2024: On-Demand Online Module through Melbourne Uni
• To continue to build my knowledge and skills in neurodiversity and neuroaffirming practice.
• To undertake further training to develop my knowledge and skills in various evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
• To continue develop my skills and knowledge in a variety of areas within Mental Health and Wellbeing services.
• To continue improving the lives and health outcomes for the people within my community.
• Currently undertaking a Quality Improvement Initiative to streamline and improve the processes around ADHD diagnosis and treatment within YMHW that I hope will lead to being rolled out BH service wide.