EMPLOYMENT:
August 1992 - current
Naturopath, VEGAtest Method & VoiceBio Sound Therapist, Flower
Essence Therapist and Teacher, Emotional Freedom Technique
Practitioner and Teacher, Masseur, Emotional Intelligence Teacher and
Consultant
I established my own business "The Essence of Healing" initially working in Shepparton and Drouin
February 1994 established full time in Drouin.
October 1994 - 2000
Flower Essence Gathering formed. A research group who collects raw
data of flower essences and writes practical and realistic definitions of
Flower Essence Society research essences and Australian Bush Essences.
1995 - 1998
Conducted a 30 week / 60 hour Certificate in Wholistic Flower Essence
Therapy Course
1998 -
Established a correspondence version of the Certificate in Wholistic
Flower Essence Therapy course
1998 -
Had both Flower Essence Courses accredited by the Australian Holistic
Healer’s Association for one modality in Flower Essence Therapy
1999 -
Had the Flower Essence Course’s further accredited by the Australian
Holistic Healer’s Association for an additional modality in Holistic
Counselling and 100 hours towards students membership requirements
and increased it to a 70 hour course
2000
Taught the Flower Essence course in Sale
2008
Wholistic Flower Essence and Wholistic Counselling courses accredited
for 100 hours each – 50 hours in class and 50 hours of assessment tasks
2007
Had the Emotional Freedom Technique course accredited by the
Australian Holistic Healer’s Association as a Certificate in Energy
Healing: Emotional Freedom Technique for 100 points - 50 hours in class
and 50 hours assessment tasks – toward student’s membership
requirements
Seasons:
1995/96 - Masseur at Ellinbank Cricket Club (ECC)
1996/97 - Masseur at ECC
1997/98 - Masseur at ECC
1998/99 - Masseur at Western Park Cricket Club
2002
St. Paul’s Anglican Grammar School Staff Welfare Day – provided
massage service to staff
Community Health Education:
· Ran a 4 week ‘Massage and Aromatherapy on the Elderly’ for staff at Fairview Homes, Warragul, 1994
· Ran a 6 week course on ‘Flower Essences’ at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1994
· Conducted a 2 hour information session on the use of ‘Massage and Aromatherapy with the Elderly’ for staff at Cooinda Lodge, West Gippsland Hospital, 1994
· Ran a one day workshop titled Introduction to Flower Essences, 1994
· Gave a 45 minute lecture on ‘Diet, Nutrition and Supplementation’ at a Women and Menopause day run by the Bunyip and West Gippsland Community Health Service, 1995
· Conducted 1 ½ hour sessions about various ‘Natural Therapies’ topics for a total of 16 weeks at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1995
· Conducted 1 ½ hour sessions about various ‘Natural Therapies’ topics for a total of 20 weeks at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1996
· Conducted five sessions titled ‘Exploring Pro-female Archetypes’ at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1996
· Conducted 1 ½ hour sessions about various ‘Natural Therapies’ topics for a total of 10 weeks at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1997
· Conducted a 2 hour presentation on ‘Asthma’ for the New Horizon Group at the Warragul Community House, 1999
· Conducted a 2 hour presentation on ‘Depression’ for the New Horizon Group at the Warragul Community House, 1999
· Designed and ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ in Term 1, 2 & 3 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2002
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ in Term 2 at the Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House, 2002
· Designed and ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique & Self-esteem’ in Term 2 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2002
· Designed and ran 6 sessions titled ‘Living in a Modern Man’s World’ to establish a Men’s Group at the Warragul Community House in Term 3, 2002
· Ran a 1 ½ hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ in Term 4 at the Lang Lang Community Centre, 2002
· Designed and ran three 2 hour sessions titled ‘Introduction to Flower Essences,’ in Term 4 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2002
· Conducted a 2 hour presentation titled ‘Epilepsy and Natural Therapies,’ for Headway, Drouin, 2003
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique’ in Term 1 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Designed and ran a 3 hour course titled ‘Successful Men: EFT at Work’ in Term 1 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour session titled ‘Understanding Iridology,’ in Term 1 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour session titled ‘Food Myths – Fact or Fiction,’ in Term 3 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique & Self-esteem’ in Term 3 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour session titled ‘Flower Essences,’ for the Warragul Community House Men’s Group, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour session titled ‘Flower Essences,’ for the Warragul Community House Women’s Self-help Group, 2003
· Designed and ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Tap Off Kilos: Emotional Freedom Technique & Weight Loss’ in Term 3 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour session titled ‘How to Boost Children’s Immune Systems?’ for the Your Choice Support Group, Warragul, 2003
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique’ in Cowes, 2003
· Conducted a 2 ½ hour session titled ‘Using Flower Essence Therapy and Breast Cancer’ at the Warragul Community House as part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Week, 2003
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotional Freedom Technique & Self-esteem,’ March & May 2005
· Ran a 6 hour course titled ‘Tap Off Kilos: Emotional Freedom Technique & Weight Loss’ June 2005
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique’ in March, April, July & October 2006
Promotional Engagements:
· Gave a one hour talk about ‘Aromatherapy’ to a Local Women of Ripplebrook Group, 1995
· Spoke to the Post-natal Depression Self Help Support Group for 2 hours about ‘Natural Therapies Options,’ 1995.
· Spoke to Drouin Rotary on ‘Natural Therapies and Treating the Prostate,’ 1996
· Conducted a ‘Flower Essence Seminar’ at the “Alternative Health Festival”, 1998
· Guest speaker at the Drouin Girl Guides Annual General Meeting, 1998
· Spoke to Drouin Probus on ‘Natural Therapies and Aging,’ 1998
· Was one of three people who addressed a Victorian Education Industry Partnership seminar on Leadership Programs, my speech title was ‘Creating Emotionally Intelligent Community’s Through Leadership,’ 2002
· Conducted VEGAtest Energy Screenings at the Leisure and Lifestyle Expo at Kernot Hall Morwell on behalf of i-gain Adult Learning Centre, 2004
· Interviewed for an article titled ‘Finding the Real You’ published in Australian Natural Health, 2004
· Guest speaker at the Cardina Shire’s Creating Healthy Communities Project, my speech was titled ‘Taking Care of Yourself is Talking Care of Your Life’, Lang Lang, 2006
· Spoke to the Lang Lang Anglican Church Women’s Group on ‘Understanding Natural Therapies’, 2006
· Guest speaker at the Koo Wee Rup Peer Support Program, my speech was titled ‘Resilience and Building Emotional Muscle To Take Care of Yourself’, Koo Wee Rup 2007
Management Committee Training:
· Conducted two 2 hour workshops for tutors titled ‘Working with Challenging Behaviours’, at the Warragul Community House, 2000
· Conducted two 2 hour workshops for community members interested in joining management committees titled ‘Get Skilled’ at the Warragul Community House, 2000
· Conducted a one hour session on ‘Roles & Responsibilities of Management Committees’ with the new committee at the Warragul Community House, 2001
· Conducted a one hour session on ‘Managing Abusive Behaviour in the Workplace’ at the Warragul Community House, 2001
· Conducted a four hour training session on ‘Roles & Responsibilities of Management Committees’ for The Basin Community Centre, 2004
Professional Training:
· Conducted a 2 ½ hour session on ‘Natural Therapies and Techniques for Stress Management’ at a Mental Health Day run by the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1995
· Conducted a 2 ½ hour session on ‘Using Flower Essences to Deal with Emotional Abuse’ and an ‘Introduction to Structures within Society that Create Minimisation of Emotional Abuse,’ at an Exploring aspects of Violence Day run by the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1996.
· Taught ‘The Egan Model of Counselling’ as part of a Holistic Counselling Course ran by the Victorian Holistic Healing Centre, Semester 1 & 2 1999
· Designed and ran a 7 hour session titled ‘Soulful Healing: The Emotionally Intelligent Healer’ as part of a Holistic Counselling Course ran by the Victorian Holistic Healing Centre, Semester 2, 2000
· Conducted a 1 ½ hour workshop titled ‘Introduction to Emotionally Intelligent Systems for Adult Education Centres’ at the ACFE Regional Conference in Lakes Entrance, 2000
· Conducted a 1 ½ hour workshop titled ‘Creating Emotionally Intelligent Systems for Adult Education Centres’ at the ACFE Regional Conference in Lakes Entrance, 2001
· Ran a full day professional training program ‘Emotional Intelligent Systems for GARSS’ for Gippsland Accommodation and Rehabilitation Support Service, 2001
· Conducted a 2 ½ hour training program titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Team Building,’ for Scope Quality Learning, Morwell, 2002
· Conducted a 1 ½ hour workshop titled ‘Introduction to Emotionally Intelligent Systems for Adult Education Centres’ at the ACFE Regional Conference in Lakes Entrance, 2002
· Conducted a 1 ½ hour workshop titled ‘Emotionally Intelligent Systems for Adult Education Centres, The Next Step’ at the ACFE Regional Conference in Lakes Entrance, 2002
· Conducted two 2 hour workshops titled ‘A Key to Personal Success: Emotional Intelligence Principles for Work, Life and Play’ at the Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE Staff Wellbeing Conference in Morwell, 2003
· Conducted a 2 hour training program titled ‘Emotional Intelligence in a School Setting,’ for Neerim South Primary School, Neerim South, 2003
Emotional Intelligence Programs:
· Conducted a 2 hour workshop titled ‘Self-Esteem and Abusive Family Patterns’ at the Warragul Neighbourhood House, 1997.
· Co-wrote and held a 2 hour per week course titled ‘Voices in the Crowd - Women in Leadership’ for one term at the Warragul Community House, 1998
· Jointly developed an ‘Intelligent Management Training: An Innovative Leadership Program’ for the business sector, 1998
· Jointly presented a workshop titled ‘Returning to our Emotional Truth’ at the World Education Fellowship 40th International Conference 1998 -1999
· Designed and held a 2 hour per week course titled ‘Not the Simpson’s Way’ in Term 4 at the Warragul Community House, 1999
· Ran ‘Not the Simpson’s Way’ in Term 1 at the Warragul Community House, 2000
· Designed and held a 2 hour per week course titled ‘Making Communication Make Sense’ in Term 2 at the Warragul Community House, 2000
· Designed and held a 2 hour per week course titled ‘Getting Real’ in Term 1 at the Warragul Community House, 2001
· Designed and ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotionally Intelligent Living’ in Term 2 at the Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House, 2002
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotionally Intelligent Living’ in Term 3 at the Education Centre Gippsland, 2002
· Ran a 4 hour course titled ‘Emotionally Intelligent Living’ in Term 3 at Scope, Morwell, 2002
· Ran a 2 ½ hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ for the Gippsland Community Leadership Program, 2002
· Ran a 2 hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence is a Men’s Business Too,’ for the Warragul Community House Men’s Group, 2003
· Ran a 1½ hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ for the Gippsland Education Leadership Program, 2003
· Guest speaker at the Gippsland Community Leadership Program, presented and ran a two hour activity titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ 2003
· Ran a 2 hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence is a Men’s Business Too,’ for the Warragul Community House Men’s Group, 2004
· Ran a 1½ hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ for the Gippsland Education Leadership Program, 2004
· Designed & ran three 1½ hour sessions titled ‘Building Emotionally Intelligent Relationships’ at Kurnai College Professional Development Day, May 2005
· Ran a 1½ hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ for the Gippsland Education Leadership Program, 2005
· Ran a 1½ hour session titled ‘Emotional Intelligence and Leadership,’ for the Gippsland Education Leadership Program, 2006
Corporate Health:
· Conducted two 1 ½ hour seminars for Eastern Energy on ‘Introduction to Healthy Living’ and ‘Healthy Bones’, 1999
· Conducted a 1 ½ hour seminar for Eastern Energy ‘Occupational Stress’, 2000
· Conducted two 1 ½ hour seminars for Entech titled ‘Massage and Back Care’ and ‘Prostate,’ 2001
· Conducted a 2 hour seminar for Entech titled ‘Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace,’ 2001
August 1994 - July 1995
Co-ordinator at the Warragul Neighbourhood House
Duties:
1. Oversee the day to day responsibilities and activities of the House
2. Administration, clerical and receptionist work
3. Complete weekly banking and the payment of carers and tutors
4. Produce and distribute the term programme booklet to a wide variety of agencies and resources
July - December 1993
School Support Worker for Goulburn Valley Family Care
Duties:
1. Provide a service to each resident that meets their individual needs to make school more successful for them
2. Conduct interviews with each resident in GVFC's family group homes - Benalla and Shepparton
3. Write up a formal report on each resident concerning their schooling and support provided
4. Liaise between the schools and family group homes
July - October 1993
24 hour live-in permanent, part time, Adolescent Worker for Goulburn
Valley Family Care
Duties:
1. Provide a secure home-like environment for up to four adolescents
2. Work within a contextual care model to enable the young people to move towards making changes in their lives
3. Participate in the assessment of referrals for placement.
4. Take responsibility for the management of the Imprest system and other administrative tasks
5. Maintain daybook and files
January - June 1993
Consultant on SAAP (Supported Accommodation Assistance Program)
Standards
Duties:
1. Facilitate the running of policy writing days
2. Organise the writing of SAAP standards into policy, practice and procedures
3. Supervise the writing up of policies
4. Resource the groups for policy writing
February 1991 - July 1993
Relief Worker at the Salvation Army Brayton Youth Accommodation
Centre
It is a 24 hour emergency short term youth refuge for young people aged
14 - 18 years.
Duties:
1. Direct care and supervision of up to 8 residents within their
established context of placement
2. Accept referrals and follow assessment process
3. Maintain daily statistics
4. Maintain confidential files of the resident's progress and behaviours
5. Act as an advocate, as required
April - June 1992
Temporary worker at the Benalla Youth Housing Program
I worked for a 10 week period between the resignation of one worker
and the appointment of a new one.
Duties:
1. Re-establish links with the Community Welfare Agencies, Schools and Department of Planning and Housing
2. Administration: SAAP forms, mail, file notes
3. Support the residents in the youth units
4. Accept referrals and assess for suitability to the program
5. Refer, where necessary, to appropriate agencies
6. HEF assessment, record keeping and banking
7. Place submission for one-off grant for community education kit, which was successful
September 1986 -April 1992
English and Social Studies Teacher Years 7 - 12, Shepparton South
Secondary College
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
1987
· Uniform Committee
· Junior Council Co-ordinator
· Developed and implemented curriculum for an Aboriginal Cultural Studies Program at Year 7 in consultation with the Koori Educators
1988
· Student Participation in Decision Making Co-ordinator, includes Student Representative Council, Students of Shepparton, Junior Council, School Council, Curriculum Committee and School Captains
· A member of the School Community Network Development Program and the Student Participation Sub-committee
· Uniform Committee
· A member of the Pastoral Care Review Committee
· A member of the Australian Studies Curriculum Development Committee
· Involved in the making of a videotape on V.C.E.
· One of a group of four who were guest speakers at an Australian Studies In-service
1989
· Student Participation in Decision Making Co-ordinator (as above)
· School Community Network Development Program (as above)
· Australian Studies Curriculum Development Committee
· Student Counsellor
· Uniform Committee
· Guest speaker at a conference for Principals on Student Participation in Schools
· One of the organisers of an Aboriginal and Multicultural Educational Issues In-service
· A member of the Aboriginal and Multicultural Advisory Group (AMCAG)
· Workshop leader for Mooroopna High School's Health and Human Relations In-service for Year 11 students
1990
· Chairperson of AMCAG
· Developed and implemented an Anti-racism Policy
· Student Counsellor
· Junior Council Co-ordinator
· Uniform Committee
· Shepparton Multicultural Education Group
· Assistant House Co-ordinator
· Developed and implemented curriculum for a Multicultural Studies Program at Year 7
COMMUNITY INTERESTS:
In January 1989 l joined the Goulburn Accommodation Program Inc.
(GAP) Committee. GAP is a community-based organisation providing
support and affordable accommodation to homeless young people
aged 16 - 24. I have had two roles within this organisation.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:
November 1994 -
Participated in the SAAP "Competencies Identification Project"
April 1994 -
Guest speaker at the VCOSS seminar "Current Practices and the Way
Forward in Community Management"
February 1994 -
Guest Speaker at the SAAP State Conference for the three hour
workshop on ‘Committee of Management: Roles and Responsibilities’
1993 - 1994 Chairperson
Duties:
a) Convene and chair meeting
b) Facilitate group process; focus the meeting to agenda
c) Disseminate information so that all members understand topics for discussion
d) Ensure each member has a role to play and fulfilled their responsibilities
e) Represent the agency at workshops, public engagements
f) Write and present annual report to AGM
Specific involvement in:
1. Review of the Benalla program
2. Review of staff appraisal process
3. Submission to funding body for new workers
4. SAAP triennial review of the program
5. Review of the whole GAP program and the setting of its future direction
1992 - 1993 Steering Committee for Incorporation
In October 1992 GAP's Management Committee was replaced by a
steering committee to implement the incorporation of the program. I
was one member of this three person committee. I also attended staff
meetings each week to support the staff and make any management
decisions required by staff.
1991 -1992 Vice-Convenor
Duties:
1. Assume convenor role as necessary. This occurred for a period of six months in 1991
2. Organise regular social activities at approximately three monthly intervals
3. Develop the GAP manual. Oversee policy development and assessing policy need
4. Support and assist the convenor
5. Organise catering as necessary
1990 Minutes Secretary
Duties:
Record, type and take responsibility for the distribution of minutes
1990 and 1992 Committee of Management representative on
Interview Panel
I have been on two interview panels, which employed:
1. Full time Supported Accommodation Worker
2. Tenancy Administration Worker
1990
Participated in GAP's evaluation of the program and implementation
of its restructure
VOLUNTEER:
1990
Provided resources, ideas and support for the educational kit
produced by GAP.
1989 - 1991 Support work for GAP 3
This involved:
1. Assessment interview(s) and tenant/potential tenant assessment
2. Establishing a working relationship between myself and tenant
3. Establishing personal support guidelines and direction with tenant
4. Meeting on a regular basis, weekly or fortnightly, to maintain support
5. Attend weekly/fortnightly house meetings
6. Attend regular house support meetings with the paid worker to discuss case management and house direction, i.e.: life skill sessions at house meetings
7. Exit process
WEST GIPPSLAND YOUTH HOUSING GROUP
March 1994 -
Spoke to the management committee about the ‘Role and
Responsibilities of Management Committees.’
April 1994 -
I joined the Management Committee.
May 1994 -
Elected as secretary of the management committee and initiated the
process of policy development of SAAP standards.
June 1996 -
Co-wrote tender document for Central Gippsland Accommodation
Support Service to run West and South Gippsland Youth Housing
Agencies. I attended interview for West Gippsland. This submission
was successful
July 1996 -
Member of CGASS's West Gippsland Advisory Group
March 1997 Member on interview panel that employed Warragul’s
first Family Violence Outreach Worker
WARRAGUL COMMUNITY HOUSE (formally Warragul Neighbourhood
House)
July 1995 -
Elected to the Management Committee with the responsibility of
minute taker
May 1999 * October 1995 elected as Chairperson.
* Employment of new worker
* Involved in termination process of a worker
* Development of policies, practice documents and
procedures
* Implementing a Strategic Planning Process
* Re-wrote constitution and oversaw the separation of
the Children's Playhouse and Neighbourhood House,
including a change of name to Warragul Community
House
* Conducted Staff Supervision sessions, 1998 - 2000
ABORIGINAL RECONCILIATION STUDY CIRCLE
February - June 1995
Co-facilitated the set 8 study circle sessions
June 1997 - December 1997
Member of Australians for Reconciliation
COMMITTEE FOR DROUIN
June 1997 – May 2001
Member of the Committee
July - August 1997
Representative on Drouin West Regional Saleyards Proposal
Consultative Committee
May 1998 – May 2001
Elected as secretary of the management committee
BAW BAW SHIRE OLYMPIC TORCH COMMITTEE – Infrastructure Sub
Committee
March 1999 – August 2000
Member of the Committee
April – August 2000
Convenor of the Drouin Committee to welcome the Torch to Drouin
DROUIN BADMINTON CLUB
August 1999 – 2003
Elected as secretary of the management committee
December 2002
Successfully applied for funding through the Baw Baw Shire Council’s
Community Funding Grants Scheme
2004 - 2005
Elected President
DROUIN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY BANK FORMATION COMMITTEE
November 2000 -
Elected as secretary
April 2001
Wrote application grant for the Feasibility Study through the
Commonwealth Government’s Regional Solutions Programme
DROUIN RECREATION RESERVE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
2005 – current
Secretary of the committee
OTHER
§ March 1997 – Stood as a Candidate for the Drouin Riding in the Baw Baw Shire Council Election
§ March 1999 – Attended the inaugural Gippsland Mentor Dinner held in Traralgon by Guides Australia – Victoria and Women of Note
§ March 1999 – Was a Judge at the District Final (V3) for the Lions Youth of the Year Quest
§ March 2000 - Stood as a Candidate for the Drouin Riding in the Baw Baw Shire Council Election
§ September 2000 – Was a judge for the Education Centre Gippsland’s ‘Most Outstanding Adult Learning Opportunity in Baw Baw’
§ November 2000 – Was a judge for the Community House’s Closest Poet’s Competition
§ February – November 2002 – Participant of the Gippsland Community Leadership Program
§ November 2002 – Was selected to speak on behalf of our GCLP year at our graduation, ‘GCLP: Program Outcomes’
