Jasmine Fidow-Maiava

• Supervision of students on placement within the Counselling/MenD team
• Provide support to those on the team who are completing their competency and registration
• Provide practice supervision to one or two members of the team as agreed with the Practice Leader
• Be the Child Protection Champion on the team to advocate that any abuse or neglect identified is elevated through the internal Child Protection process
• Attend and participate in the Child Protection team meetings
• Assist the Practice Leader and Service Development Manager in developing internal and external relationships.

§ Therapeutic Interventions

• To maintain a caseload of clients as agreed with the Counselling Team Leader
• To assess needs and issues, and have a plan of intervention.
• Individual, group and family therapy is provided to a best practice standard and using an approach that assists clients to develop their own strengths and solutions to manage daily life and relationships
• Using a range of therapeutic modalities appropriate to the clients needs, culture and issues, facilitate a process of learning and understanding of their reality which strengthens their resilience and strategies for coping.
• Assess and maintain personal, client and community safety within our services
• Close off cases in consultation with the Team Leader noting outcomes.
• To participate in case consults/reviews as required

§ Advocacy and Collaboration

• Collaborate with other Iosis services in creating multidisciplinary plans when needed.
• Contribute to case management planning and work with other team members to effectively implement agreed plans
• Contribute to agency learning, best practice, and development of multi-disciplinary work.
• Refer and consult with other services and workers as necessary to create strong assessment, planning, review and evaluation processes.
• Communicate effectively with other team members around clients’ needs, incidents and observations
• Ensure identification of incidents and follow appropriate procedures, in communication with your Team Leader.
• Attend staff meetings, panel consults, Iosis days and events, and external networking opportunities as agreed.