natashapsychology

ADOLESCENTS (13-18 years)
- Adolescent Depression and Anxiety
- Assessments utilizing such psychometric tools as WISC-IV, WIAT-III, WAIS-IV, WPPSI-III, ABAS-II, Behaviour checklists,
Connors, GADS, SB-V
- Adolescent Eating Disorders (Anorexia and/or Bulimia)
- Adolescent Stress due to academic expectations and results, Social Phobia, Peer Pressure, Bullying, Low Self-Esteem, and
Assertiveness Training
- Adolescent coping strategies for adolescents with terminal or chronic illness (mental, emotional and physical health), and
for teenagers exposed to family members with terminal or chronic illnesses.
- Adolescent addictions such as smoking, alcoholism, and substance abuse
- Anxiety and personality-based responses such as nail biting, hair pulling, and self-harm
- Childhood or adolescent singular critical trauma incidents such as accidents, death (expected, sudden or unexpected)
- Childhood or adolescent trauma such as child abuse, incest, sexual violation, or exposure to environmental calamity or war
- Complex adolescent psychopathology such as Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation,
Antisocial Personality Disorder, Bipolar Affective Disorder, and Dissociative Disorder - Adolescent Stress Management and
Relaxation Adolescent Gender Issues, Sexual Issues (dysfunction and/or dissatisfaction), and vitally essential factors such as
gender confusion, homosexuality, bisexuality, or fetishes.
- Adolescent assessment in cognitive ability, memory, adaptive skills, behaviour, personality and psychological diagnosis.
Assessment has a multisystemic approach, including the school, community, and family structures.
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TRAINING
* We Do Better Together: Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children aged 0-5 and their Families (KidsMatter)
* The Little Helps the Big: The Benefits of Supporting The Little Transitions in a Young Child's Life (KidsMatter)
* Working Together to Manage Substance Use and Mental Health Issues (MHPN)
* MHPN Gold Coast Network Meetings on Mental Health (MHPN)
* Working Together to Support the Mental Health of People who have Experienced Family Violence (MHPN)
* Steps on the Journey Towards Cultural Competence with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (AIPA)
* Working Therapeutically with Complex Trauma (MHPN)
* Working with Young Children with Attachment Disorders & their Families (APS)
* Advanced Child Mental Health Service ATAPS (APS)
* Childhood Trauma in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster (APS)
* Recognising, Screening and Assessing Complex Trauma (MHPN)
* Working Together: Journey toward Cultural Competence with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People (AIPA)
* Collaborative Care, Young People, Grief, Loss and Trauma (MHPN)
* The Emotional Diagnosis of High Functioning ASD (ATAPS)
* Childhood Anxiety (ATAPS)
* DSM-5: Learning Disabilities (APS)
* DSM-5: Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorders (APS)
* DSM-5: Personality Disorders (APS)
* DSM-5: Grief, Bereavement and Depression (APS)
* Webinar - Working with Children with Conduct Problems and their Families (APS)
* ATAPS Telephone Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Training (APS)
* Suicide Prevention Professional Development Training (APS)
* Working with Groups under ATAPS CMHS (APS)
* Children's Mental Health Service Professional Development Training: Fundamentals (APS)
* Panel Discussion Part A Children’s Mental Health Training (APS)
* WorkCover NSW training for approved Psychologist providers
* Awarded Medicare Provider Number
* Clinical Psychological Interventions 2 (subject PYN044, QUT)
* FISH Philosophy Workshop (QHealth)
* Awarded qualified Mental Health Assessor (QHealth)
* Working with People Affected by Eating Disorders in the Inpatient Setting (Eating Disorders Outreach Service)
* Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (Fortress Learning)
* Pearson PCTA workshop on administration and scoring of the DKEFS, WAIS IV and WMS IV
* Assessment and Management of Mentally Disordered Sex Offenders (QHealth)
* Consumer Assessment Mental Health Act 2000 Queensland Health
* Group Therapy Training (Psychology Consultation)
* Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Second Edition – Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
* Mental Health Educator Development Program (Qld Health)
* Foundational DBT Training Course (Behavioural Tech Denver USA)
* Conceptualisation of a Case Study Seminar (APS)
* Workplace Harrassment (Bullying) (Gold Coast Hospital Southport Learning & Development Unit)
* Transcultural Mental Health Assessment & Diagnosis (Qld Government Transcultural Services)
* Transcultural Mental Health Interventions (Qld Gov. Transcult. Serv.)
* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Individual Consultations
* Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Program (Qld Health)
* Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (CPM Training & Counselling)
* Modulised Inter-Personal Therapy (IPT) Group Therapy for Depression
* Understanding Early Trauma (Compass Australia)
* Working Systematically with Complex Cases (QAFT)
* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Individual Consultations
* Working in Multiculturally Diverse Teams (Qld Health – Multicultural Unit)
* Eating Disorders (Qld Health – Eating Disorders Adult Service);
* Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) (Janssen-Cilag)
* High-Risk Aggression Behaviour Management (Qld Health)
* Working Holistically with Mental Health Consumers (QCMHL)
* Modulised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Group Therapy for Anxiety
* Supervision Level Group and Individual Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
* Meta-Analysis of Second Generation Anti-Psychotics in Treating Schizophrenia (Qld Health)
* Orientation to Mental Health Practice (Qld Centre for Mental Health Learning)
* Legal and Ethical Issues in Practice (QCMHL)
* Aggressive Behaviour Management for Healthcare Workers (Qld Health)
* Senior First Aid Certificate
* Suicide Risk Assessment and Management (QCMHL)
* Mental State Examination (QCMHL)
* Modulised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Group Therapy for Depression
* Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 7P’s Formulation
* Schizophrenia Pharmacology (Qld Health)
* Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (Living Works – Lifeline
* Youth Mental Health First Aid (Department of Health)
* Seminar: The Complex Mood Patient
* Modulised Group and Individual Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Qld Mental Health)
* Crisis Counselling and Crisis Intervention
* QLD Blue Card with Comm. for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
* NSW Working with Children and Child Guardian Check
* Advanced Resuscitation Certificate
* Toastmaster International - Speechcraft
* Improvement Reading Centre (Speed Reading)