Montana Kairns
Ringwood,Australia
Summary
Dedicated family services practitioner with extensive experience in creating safe and nurturing environments for vulnerable children and families. Committed to improving the well-being of at-risk children and adolescents through comprehensive case management, in-home coaching, and positive role modeling. Skilled at navigating complex challenges and establishing trusting relationships with clients, stakeholders, and service providers. Passionate about promoting resilience and empowerment in children and families.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Services Practitioner
Anglicare
10.2022 - Current
- Provide case management support to promote the safety, stability, and development of vulnerable children, young people, and their families by utilising a strength-based approach to increase parenting capacity and overcome complex obstacles
- Using knowledge of the social context of child development, abuse, and neglect to address a range of barriers such as family violence, poverty, mental health challenges, generational trauma, AOD, disabilities, due diagnosis, and homelessness
- Collaborate with other services such as Child Protection, The Orange Door, FVREE, NDIS, schools and other education providers, and allied health professionals in a care team approach to achieve best outcomes for clients
- Undertake regular risk and needs assessments and case management, utilising the Best Interest Framework, and other relevant contemporary frameworks and theories
- Actively engage (including outreach visits) children, young people, and families, including those who may be resistant, by being flexible, responsive, strengths-focused, and creative
- Support individuals to navigate the NDIS by working within the social model of disability to ensure clients have access to adequate and appropriate supports
- This includes advocacy in areas such as application, planning meetings, reviews, appeals
- Fulfil the program obligation regarding case load requirements, targets, case recording, statistics, and other data collection
- Actively participate and engage in reflective group practices and apply relevant frameworks and theories to analysis multifaceted issues
Positive Behaviour Practitioner
Rubix Support
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Provide specialist disability assessments with a focus on behaviours of concern
- Provide practical advice, resources, training and reflective practices to care teams relating to behavioural strategies interventions
- Support parents and carers to gain an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Provide behaviour support to clients and staff within specialist disability accommodation settings
- Adhere to the NDIS legislation regarding the use of restrictive practices
- Develop NDIS funding recommendation letters to advocate for appropriate NDIS plans
- Create support plans for staff to use to ensure clients are receiving person-cantered care
- Collate and report on behavioural data
Early Intervention Psychosocial Recovery Specialist
EACH
07.2021 - 10.2022
- Utilise the recovery model framework to support clients to exert their choice and control to manage their recovery - including mental and physical health, crisis management, activities of daily living, community access, management of drug and alcohol issues
- Work with clients to increase independence, choice, and control through the development of individual, strength-focused goal-based recovery plans
- Work collaboratively with the partnering service of the program, Eastern Health
- Create linkages with clinicians and other local service providers to secure the most appropriate supports for the client (care coordination)
- Work with the client's family and carers to support the client's recovery
- Maintain a case load of 15-20 clients ensuring regular meaningful engagement
- Assist clients with the transition to the NDIS when appropriate
- Actively participate in team meetings, case conferences, training, and supervision
- Represent EACH mental health programs at various professional events such as Navigating the East
Psychosocial Disability NDIS Access Consultant
EACH
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Assist clients in accessing NDIS, collect necessary evidence, provide secondary consult to professionals, and adhere to program expectations
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Mind Australia
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Provide mental health support at PARC in collaboration with Monash Health
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Mind Australia
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Provide relief support in supported independent living settings
NDIS Support Worker
Wellways
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Casual role providing support to NDIS clients
Education
Graduate Diploma - Psychology
Deakin University
Burwood, VIC03.2018
Bachelor - Psychological Sciences
Deakin University
Burwood, VIC03.2016
Cert IV - Allied Health Assistant
Chisholm Tafe
Frankston, VIC03.2010
Skills
- Creative Thinking
- Curious questioning
- Empathetic and Understanding
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organisation and Time Management
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- Non-judgemental
- Crisis Management
Timeline
Positive Behaviour Practitioner
Rubix Support
11.2023 - 02.2024
Family Services Practitioner
Anglicare
10.2022 - Current
Early Intervention Psychosocial Recovery Specialist
EACH
07.2021 - 10.2022
Psychosocial Disability NDIS Access Consultant
EACH
09.2020 - 07.2021
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Mind Australia
02.2020 - 09.2020
Community Mental Health Practitioner
Mind Australia
02.2020 - 09.2020
NDIS Support Worker
Wellways
02.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor - Psychological Sciences
Deakin University
Cert IV - Allied Health Assistant
Chisholm Tafe
Graduate Diploma - Psychology
Deakin University
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