Sameera Suleman

Experience

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  Mankweng and Polokwane Provincial Hospitals

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Occupational Therapist

  Physical and Acute Mental Health caseload management, including assessment and therapeutic intervention.

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  MDA Ltd Australia

  Jun 2009 - Jan 2016

  Development and delivery of mental health recovery and promotion programs to support people of refugee / asylum seeker backgrounds maintain hope in times of uncertainty. Life skill and settlement support provision to new humanitarian entrants. Comprehensive psychosocial assessment, incidental counselling and referral to external service providers.

  • Wellbeing and Restoration Group Facilitator

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Case Manager

    Jun 2009 - Dec 2013
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  Encara

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Occupational Therapist
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  World Wellness Group

  Jan 2017 - Sept 2017

  Project Coordinator / Team Leader

  Coordinating the cultureFIT initiative in partnership with the Brisbane City Council. CultureFIT aims to support people of refugee backgrounds engage in physical activity. CultureFIT uses a model of bicultural workers engaging with communities to co-design physical activity programs that are responsive to socio-cultural need and I've supported the team to develop interview skills, community engagement skills and group facilitation skills.

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  Griffith University

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  Research Assistant
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  Queensland Health

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

  Research Officer
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  Richmond Fellowship Queensland (RFQ)

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

  Occupational Therapist
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  World Wellness Group

  Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Program Manager: Culture in Mind & PM+
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  Griffith University

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2022

  • Practice Educator

    Jul 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Lecturer

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
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  World Wellness Group

  Jun 2020 - now

  Manager: Multicultural Health Connect Service. Delivered by World Wellness Group in partnership with Healthdirect Australia. A telephone health information and advice line for people from multicultural backgrounds. We tailor our service to be culturally responsive and we are here to help break down access barriers to services and empower people in gaining increased independence in managing and understanding their health and the health system in Australia. Launching in Victoria, the service will be a national pilot with a gradual scale up. Show less

  • Practice Leader: Health Promotion - Navigation - Advocacy

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Manager: Healthdirect Multicultural Health Connect

    Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Program Manager: Multicultural Connect Line

    Jun 2020 - Apr 2022
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  The University of Queensland

  Aug 2020 - now

  Co-director of the SocioHealth research lab. A lab of creative disruptors looking for opportunity to change the way healthcare is delivered to improve access, engagement and quality of care.

  • Adjunct Fellow School of Social Sciences

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Co Director: SocioHealth Research Lab

    Dec 2020 - now

  • Sessional Academic

    Aug 2020 - Nov 2023