Linet Gesora

Experience

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  Teachers service Commission - Kenya

  Oct 2003 - Oct 2006

  High School Teacher
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  Waikato District Health Board

  Jul 2009 - Jan 2010

  Clinical Social Worker

  Acute social work -ICU, HDU, Emergency Department and ward social worker

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  Ministry of Social Development, Child Youth and Family

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2012

  Statutory Social Worker (Care and Protection)

  Investigating child abuse cases, working with families to improve the well being of their children.

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  Baptcare

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Families First Practitioner(Social Worker)
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  Mind Australia Limited

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2023

  Providing family therapy in the home. Supporting families experiencing mental illness to build their parenting capacity and sustain children’s placement in their care. Care coordination, needs assessment, organising and facilitating families and professionals meetings, community education and awareness on issues facing people living with a mental illness. Setting goals with clients and supporting individual recovery goals.

  • Family practitioner-Family Functional Therapy

    May 2018 - Feb 2023

  • Partners in Recovery- Community Mental Health Practitioner

    Dec 2013 - Jun 2019
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  RMIT University

  Jul 2019 - Feb 2023

  Assistant Lecturer
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  1800RESPECT Australia

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  Leadership Team

  Coaching and mentoring of a team of trauma counsellors , Debriefing , development of behaviour management strategies , conflict resolution and skill development of staff, liaison with funding and partner services etc

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  Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  Clinical Team Lead

  Clinical Team Leader Acting program lead

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  Adapt Family Health Solutions

  Jan 2020 - now

  I am a very experienced Accredited Mental Health Clinician for over 20 years as a teacher and social worker. I have worked both in the public and private sector . I provide Targeted psychological support services to individuals , couples and families using a range of strategies tailored to their own needs . I also conduct need’s assessment and develop behaviour support plans,monitor and implement them as per the NDIS guidelines .

  • Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

    Aug 2014 - now

  • Director and Mental Health Clinician at Adapt Family Health Solutions

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2023
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  Save the Children International

  Jun 2022 - now

  Assistant Manager