Tamsin Dancer

Experience

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  CREATE Foundation

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Consulting Facilitator

  • Facilitate training and consultations for and with young people with out-of-home care experiences, and to carers and workers• Provide advice to the OOHC sector and facilitate sector development• Program and project management• Conduct research with children and young people in care • Dame Roma Mitchell Trust Fund Board• Supervise and coordinate casual staff, volunteers and young consultants• Administration of state office• Successfully gain grant funding and report to funding bodies Show less

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  Flinders University and UniSA

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  Casual external supervisor & academic staff person

  • Prepare and facilitate tutorial in Human Service Interviews • Prepare and facilitate three-day intensive Skills Workshop• Provision of external supervision to social work students

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  UniSA Student Support Services

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Disability Adviser / Counsellor

  • Ensure equitable access to the learning environment for students with disabilities• Support academic staff to meet the Disability Discrimination Act Education Standards• Counselling, referral and critical incident response for students• Prepare and facilitate workshops• Project management and website maintenance

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  Early Child Parent Services North, Child and Family Health Service

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Social Worker

  • Home-visiting families with infants with high levels of adversity• Facilitate improved attachment and development outcomes• Provide innovative therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment• Advocacy and referral• Actively contribute to clinical group supervision

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  Child and Youth Services, Disability SA

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2018

  Senior Social Worker

  • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary enviroment• Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients• Lead SW professional development on trauma informed practice• Nominated for 2016 AASW Social Worker of the Year

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  Kudos Services for children and young people

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  Senior Social Worker

  • Specialist Support Coordination for children and young people with high-risk and/or complex needs and their families • Positive Behaviour Support for children and young people with disabilities with high-risk and/or complex needs • Therapeutic social work interventions within a multidisciplinary environment• Provide expertise and support to team members regarding high risk, complex clients

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  Australian College of Applied Psychology

  Feb 2021 - now

  Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy student