08/02/2023
Hi Everyone, My name is Kristina I have been practicing as a Social Worker for 8 years with extensive experience in case management working with children, young people and families who have experienced trauma and struggle with a range of psychosocial issues including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, homelessness, social isolation and difficulties with attachment and connection.
I currently have availability to support NDIS clients as a Social Worker. I have a current blue card and ABN.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor of Psychology with a minor in counseling
* Masters of Social Work.
I have also completed training in the following areas
* Administering a mental state examination
* Relapse prevention and management
* Motivational interviewing
* Working with young people and drug use
* Assessment and brief intervention for drug use
* Understanding children’s sexual development and managing sexually reactive behaviour
* Critical components of risk assessment and management
* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
* Understanding Trauma
* Attachment and child development
* David Mandel Safe and Together (Domestic violence)
I am really excited to be able dedicate more time working hands on supporting young people and their families. My vision is to see young people embracing the things that make them unique, finding their voice and directing their strengths in ways that contribute positively to their life goals and independence. I provide outreach services to clients and aim to be in community with young people supporting them hands on with their individual goals.
I am able to provide early childhood intervention supports for children under 7 years of age and Therapeutic Social Work services for young people 7 - 25 years of age under the following items.
* Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living - Early Childhood Supports – Early Childhood Professional - Social Worker (Support Item Ref: 15_005_0118_1_3).
* Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living - Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Social Worker (Support Item Ref: 15_621_0128_1_3).
* Core - Assistance with Daily life - Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training Supports - Other Professional (Support Item Ref: 01_741_0128_1_3)
* Core - Assistance with Daily life - Capacity Building Supports for Early Childhood Interventions - Other Professional (Support Item Ref: 01_740_0118_1_3)
Some of the things I can assist with include
* Psycho-social assessments.
* Assistance with interpersonal skills, relationship building including the ability to resolve conflict and identify safe relationships.
* Building the young persons capacity to manage emotions and behaviours, including addressing social, structural and system barriers that may be further impacting on the clients ability to adapt or adjust to particular situations/environments.
* Exploration and development of informal support networks to support connection and assist with community participation as well as the young persons ability to adjust to life changes.
* Support identifying and building the young persons capacity to engage with community services including referrals and practical outreach support to meet with, learn about and slowly adjust to new services and routines.
* Support for caregivers, schools or other services around strategies to assist with managing risk taking behaviours, and behaviour related to adverse experiences.
* Support for care givers/teams around engaging the young person, managing risk taking behaviours, understanding and addressing the broader psycho social factors that may be impeding the young persons relationships, functional independence and participation in social settings.
* Developing family led plans, strategies and routines to support the young persons needs, Independence and participation in social settings.
Please feel free to reach out, I am happy to have a conversation about any questions you might have.
0472900043 Definingmoments.kristina@gmail.com
Thanks Kristina
