About Me
Tertiary Qualifications
Qualifying as a teacher in the 70's I undertook more study and I am qualified in a range of areas. I must admit I love learning!
Diploma of Teaching, Graduate Dip. Social Communication, Graduate Dip. Pastoral Guidance, Cert. in Special Education (Hearing Impaired). Masters in Applied Science, Social Ecology. Advanced Cert. in Counselling. Graduate Diploma, Children's Bereavement Counselling.
Experience
Early groups that I was involved in which formed some of the basis of my training.- Nursing Mothers Association of Australia (NMAA) now known as the Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Parent Effectiveness Training
- Stress Management and Relaxation Trainer
- Assertiveness/ Personal Development Courses
- Facilitation skills for people teaching in Community Colleges
- Enhancing your Leadership Skills for Stress Management Leaders
- Role Plays...their use in a group (Trainee Assertiveness/Personal Skills Leaders)
- Interpersonal Relationships and Group Dynamics for Nurses facilitating Postpartum Depression groups
- Facilitation skills for Nurses involved in Continence Support Groups
- Adult Learners and Learning Styles
- Using Structured Experiences to Enhance Group Learning
- Ethics and The Group Leader
- More Advanced Group Skills for teaching Self Esteem and Parenting skills at a Women's Refuge
- Self Esteem, Assertiveness and Burnout strategies for half way Heroin home workers
- Group Skills to Psychiatric nurses for use with Psychiatric Patient Groups
- Stress Management, Self-Esteem, Conflict Resolution and Team Building for Primary School Teachers
I am currently a Children's Bereavement Counsellor and I am involved in individual counselling and facilitating bereavement groups for children and adults. Involved in local community action groups. I have lived, volunteered and worked in two remote aboriginal communities as I am very interested in indigenous issues. For fun I also play, coach and umpire Lawn Bowls.