Shikira Goodie
Gold Coast,QLD
Summary
Dedicated human services practitioner committed to supporting children and their families through effective engagement and empowerment to promote better outcomes and general wellbeing. Highly motivated to continue expanding upon knowledge and understanding within the sector.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Children and Young People’s Advocate
Domestic Violence Prevention Centre
Gold Coast , QLD
04.2024 - Current
- Provided children and youth (aged 4-18) with domestic violence counselling and advocacy support.
- Provided crisis case management to young people during and after experiences of violence (intimate partner and family violence).
- Completed intake and assessment of children over the phone with their mother (or the young person directly).
- Provided trauma informed support to mothers for the duration their child/ren were engaged in sessions.
- Provided fortnightly outreach sessions off-site to better accomodate families schedules.
Youth Worker
Reach Out for Our Future
Gold Coast, QLD
07.2020 - 08.2023
- Facilitated supervised contact visits for families engaged with Child Safety, often to support reunification.
- Facilitated transportation to supervised visitations.
- Provided school transportation and youth support as needed, to support placement stability.
Education
Undergraduate Dual Degree - Criminology & Criminal Justice And Human Services
Griffith University
Southport , QLD 01.2019 - 12.2022
Skills
- Case management
- Counselling support
- Trauma informed and client centered care
- Risk assessment
- Safety planning
- Case documentation
- At-risk youth experience
- Ethical practice
- Interpersonal skills
2022 student placement: Anglicare Southern Qld Children and Families
• 13 week placement shadowing foster care practitioners and intensive children’s workers.
• Completed TCI (therapeutic crisis intervention) training
• Completed Hope and Healing Framework
• Completed the Circle of Security parenting program
Certification
- Queensland Blue Card
- Valid driver’s licence
- Australian citizen
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Children and Young People’s Advocate
Domestic Violence Prevention Centre
04.2024 - Current
Youth Worker
Reach Out for Our Future
07.2020 - 08.2023
Undergraduate Dual Degree - Criminology & Criminal Justice And Human Services
Griffith University
01.2019 - 12.2022