Omolewa Omolola Erinle
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Moss Vale
Summary
I am a passionate Mental Health Practitioner and an Accredited mental Health Social Worker. I have qualifications, skills and experience in working with individuals with psychological distress irrespective of their position on the mental health spectrum. I am equally passionate about up-skilling service providers to provide trauma-focused, family-sensitive and person-centred intervention to mental health consumers. I currently work as a Family and Carer Program Coordinator in Southern NSW Local Health District. I am currently undertaking a doctoral research degree in health sciences. The research aims to improve service delivery to mental health consumers and their carers.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Coordinator, Family and Carer Mental Health Program
Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs, Southern NSW Local Health District
7 2018 - Current
- Ensures all Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs staff recognise that carers have distinct needs, play a legitimate role in the care of the consumer and provide unique expertise due to their lived experience
- Ensures staff supports carers' personal resourcefulness, individuality, strengths and abilities and engages carers in the delivery of care
- Provides strategic and policy based leadership, direction and support
- Promotes family/carer participation at all levels of MH service provision
- Facilitates staff education; and works in partnership with an NGO to provide family/carer education and capacity building, support and advocacy.
Consultant and Therapist (Private Practitioner)
Prospect Counselling And Social Work Services
04.2017 - Current
- Deliver specialist evidence-based mental health intervention to clients.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
- Provided coaching and support to cooperate clients
- Improved client satisfaction by effectively managing multiple projects and consistently meeting deadlines.
- Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
- Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
- Created and developed detailed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
- Developed innovative strategies for clients, resulting in increased revenue and business growth.
- Assisted clients in navigating complex industry challenges, offering expert guidance and strategic recommendations.
- Identified areas of improvement for clients'' operations, implementing targeted solutions to increase productivity.
Acting Manager Community Mental Health
Southern NSW Local Health District
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Implementation of systems to manage the core business of the service
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Modeled high level skills in evidence based interventions for the promotion, prevention and treatment of mental illness
- Enhanced clients and stakeholders satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Communicated clearly with employees, non-mental health services within the health system and other stakeholders to keep everyone on same page.
- Maintained professional, organised, and safe working environment for employees.
- Ensured adherence to the legislative requirements that govern Mental Health service provision, including the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
Mental Health Clinician
Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Cooma Health Service, Southern New South Wale Local Health District
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Provision high quality evidence based clinical services including assessment, care coordination, intervention, liaison and review as part of a multidisciplinary team for adults referred to the Cooma Community Mental Health with a mental illness or disorder
- Working within a recovery framework to provide high quality mental health assessments, care coordination, interventions, liaison and review in partnership with consumers, families/carers, other members of the multidisciplinary team and key stakeholders
- Maintenance of accurate documentation in consumer health records in accordance with NSW Health and SNSWLHD policies and procedures
- Participation in quality activities including service planning and development, clinical reviews and clinical audits.
Support Facilitator
Partners in Recovery, Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
11.2015 - 05.2016
- Identifying new and different services and supports for clients
- Working to make existing services and supports more effective
- Brokering access to services and supports
- Facilitating access to services and supports clients have used before and finding improved ways for these services and supports to deliver
- Working with other agencies to remove service blockages and identify capacity to offer services
- Identifying and working on opportunities for extending services
- Identifying and acting on service integration opportunities that support better client outcome
- Undertaking system advocacy.
Mental Health Clinician
Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Broken Hill Health Service, Far West Local Health District
10.2014 - 11.2015
- Provision of Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services to people with mental health and/or co-morbidity issues, their families and carers, consistent with contemporary mental health policy and evidence-based practice
- Acute care, triage, and case management/care coordination
- Liaison and innovative practice in rural community
- Participation in outreach clinics
- Participation in data collection, and quality, service, Workplace and Community Development activities
- Implementation and evaluation of Mental Health education and prevention programs.
Education
Ph.D. - Health Sciences
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, NSW 04.2001 -
Masters in Mental Health Practice -
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 04.2001 -
Masters in Social Work (Professional Qualifying) -
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 04.2001 -
Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Psychology) -
University of New England
Armidale, NSW 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy/English
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria 04.2001 -
Skills
Well-developed understanding of contemporary mental health legislations, service delivery models and framework
Strong communication skills developed through my education and experience in various fields including teaching and mental health sectors
Effective time management skills and ability to work with little or no supervision as exemplified in my previous and current roles
Great networking, leadership, emotional intelligence and mentoring and coaching skills as
Skilled in working autonomously as well as within team settings, taking responsibility for individual contributions and collaborating with others
Insight into issues facing people with mental illnesses having worked in mental health sector
Good understanding of the complexities of mental health service delivery in rural and remote settings
Commitment to professional development and constantly striving to gain up to date skills and information about mental health intervention and trauma informed service delivery
References
Kira van Klink, Manager Towards Zero Suicide Initiative, Southern NSW Local Health District, 0437 479 325, Kira.VanKlink@health.nsw.gov.au
Other completed training & certificate
· Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Individual Version
· Certificate in Disaster Management Mental Health Counselling
. Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
· Utilising a Trauma Informed Framework in Providing a Crisis Response to Victims of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse
· Recognising and Working with Complex Trauma
· Maladaptive Attachment, Trauma and Dissociation: Implications for longer term work
· Emotional Regulation and Attachment: Advance skills for working with less functional, maladaptive attachment.
Timeline
Acting Manager Community Mental Health
Southern NSW Local Health District
01.2020 - 12.2020
Consultant and Therapist (Private Practitioner)
Prospect Counselling And Social Work Services
04.2017 - Current
Mental Health Clinician
Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Cooma Health Service, Southern New South Wale Local Health District
05.2016 - 07.2018
Support Facilitator
Partners in Recovery, Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW Inc
11.2015 - 05.2016
Mental Health Clinician
Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Broken Hill Health Service, Far West Local Health District
10.2014 - 11.2015
Ph.D. - Health Sciences
University of Newcastle
04.2001 -
Masters in Mental Health Practice -
University of New England
04.2001 -
Masters in Social Work (Professional Qualifying) -
University of New England
04.2001 -
Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Psychology) -
University of New England
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy/English
Obafemi Awolowo University
04.2001 -
Coordinator, Family and Carer Mental Health Program
Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs, Southern NSW Local Health District
7 2018 - Current
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