Sonia Anne Booker

• Facilitated coping strategies for children and youth affected by parental mental illness through direct support.
• Advised adult mental health services on developmentally appropriate, family-centered care practices to enhance service delivery.
• Supported agency improvement efforts through advocacy for early intervention and trauma-informed recovery-focused practice.
• Delivered psychoeducation on attachment models and dyadic parenting approaches.
• Provided psychodynamic therapy with focus on child worldview and lived experience.
• Coordinated interagency stakeholder network to advance Strength in Spirit FFR service mission.

Managed and prioritised high-risk and crisis cases in a timely, systematic way.

Completed comprehensive risk assessments.

Supported mental health assessments via telephone for children and adolescents.

Coordinated care planning and referrals for distressed consumers, ensuring accurate documentation in EMR databases including CHIME, IPM, CAP, and Cerner.

Used HNE Mental Health service pathways and referred consumers to non-government organisation services.

Delivered short-term counselling for individuals and families utilizing CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing techniques to address client needs.

Provided medication guidance and psychoeducation to clients and carers.

Communicated professionally and sensitively with external clinicians, emergency services, and members of the public.

Supported clinical direction, mentoring, and leadership for new and less experienced staff.

Used Mandatory Reporters Guide to support protection and care of children at risk of serious harm.

Participated in quality improvement projects focused on optimizing operational processes to enhance service delivery.

Contributed to document development for service accreditation.

Provided clinical supervision to staff external to service.

• Delivered autonomous mental health care across all areas within general medical hospital.

• Completed mental health assessments for emergency department presentations and inpatient referrals with comorbid mental health concerns.

• Developed and presented comprehensive care plans for complex patients to ensure coordinated and effective treatment.

• Liaised with hospital departments and external sites to facilitate smooth transitions to ongoing care for patients.

• Worked with emergency services, including police and ambulance, to support coordinated patient care.

• Ran outpatient clinic and delivered therapies such as ACT, CBT, and MI.

• Educated consumers, NGOs, families, nursing staff, and medical staff on mental health topics to enhance understanding and support.

• Provided guidance and feedback during clinical supervision sessions for nursing staff.

• Completed capacity assessments for guardianship purposes.