Curriculum Vitae

Training in Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) at Advanced Level as well as Child & Adolescent and Group work Units

Master of Mental Health – Art Therapy

University of Queensland (UQ)

Training in Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) at Foundation Level

IDT Inc.– New Zealand

Master of Education – Guidance & Counselling

Graduate Diploma in Education (Resource Teaching)

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Bachelor Fine Art (Advanced Standing)

Queensland College Art (QCA)

Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Art & English)

Diploma Fine Art

Queensland College Art (QCA)

Art Psychotherapist: HEAL (Home of Expressive Arts & Learning) program at Milpera SHS, Chelmer, Brisbane.

Art Psychotherapist: The Open Studio – New Farm, Qld.

Guidance Officer: Primary Schools in Sunshine Coast South District

Art Psychotherapist: HEAL (Home of Expressive Arts & Learning) program at Milpera SHS, Chelmer, Brisbane.

Art Psychotherapist: The Open Studio – New Farm, Qld.

Guidance Officer: Primary Schools in Sunshine Coast South District

Art Psychotherapist: HEAL (Home of Expressive Arts & Learning) program at Milpera SHS, Chelmer, Brisbane.

The role includes the following:

• Work with individual and small groups of students who have arrived in Australia as refugees, usually from situations of conflict and extreme hardship;
• Collaborate with other Art Psychotherapists and Music Therapist

Art Psychotherapist: The Open Studio – New Farm, Qld.

The role includes the following:

• Principal therapist and manager of The Open Studio;
• Individual therapy using Art Therapy and Interactive Drawing Therap;
• Small group workshops;
• Facilitate/ host peer supervision groups for practitioners using Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) and Art Therapy (MATES – Master Art Therapists Experiential Supervision)

Guidance Officer: Primary School in Sunshine Coast South District

Seconded as A/SGO (Sunshine Coast Region) to:

• Develop a Guide to the Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy SMS-PR-035;
• Research and collaboratively develop a Counselling Manual for use by GOs with initial emphasis in the areas of mental health and disabilities.

Guidance Officer: Primary and Secondary State Schools and Special Education Developmental Units in Torres Strait-NPA (including Bamaga, TI and Outer Islands)/ Greater Brisbane/ Murrumba and Sunshine Coast regions. The role includes the following:

• Negotiate, develop and implement Guidance and Counselling programs;
• Provide direct personal, educational and/ or career counselling;
• Provide evaluations and psychometric assessment;
• Facilitate small group interventions;
• Provide indirect support to students and their families;
• Collaborate with key school staff;
• Provide resources and strategies to help staff and parents;
• Provide information regarding outside agencies;
• Attend and support students, school staff and parents at critical incidents
• Conduct parent training workshops;
• Conduct teacher-aide training workshops;
• Conduct teacher training workshops;
• Conduct GO workshops;
• Co-ordinate whole school programs;
• Complete administrative requirements;
• Complete student reports;
• Collaborate with community support networks and professional colleagues

Education Advisor – Social Justice: Sunshine Coast Region

• Provided consultation to schools in the Sunshine Coast Region;
• Contributed to Social Justice Manual;
• Collaborated with other Ed. Advisors

Support Teacher – Individual Education Program (ST-IEP/ AVT-II):Redcliffe Education Centre/ Pine Rivers and Redcliffe Area SSC

• Provided collaborative support and advice;
• Developed processes and resources;
• Participated in the implementation of the Ascertainment process;
• Co-ordinated Pine Rivers, Redcliffe & Area Support Teacher Network
• Organised various workshops;

In-Service Training: Graduate Diploma in Education (Resource Teaching):QUT – Kelvin Grove

Special Needs Support Group (SNSG) Co-ordinator: Redcliffe SHS

• Designated Advanced Skills Teacher (AST- 1)
• Co-ordinated Learning, social skills and G&T programs
• Staff training

Special Needs Support Group (SNSG): Redcliffe SHS

• Developed programs and supported students with Learning Disabilities, Special Needs, ESL and behaviour and emotional disturbances
• Co-ordinated lifeskills, study skills, gifted and talented, drug and alcohol ed., LAP and District Enrichment Days of Excellence in Art programs
• Conducted staff training (CoRT – de Bono; Drug & Alcohol; Glasser)

Secondary Art & English Teacher: Redcliffe State High School