Hi, I’m Emma Clare
JP(Qual) BA(Hons) MMentHPrac AASW ACWA.
I am a calm and compassionate person.
Bringing patience, respect, and empowerment to our partnership.
I thoroughly enjoy learning about people and their story. I believe it is an honour to be invited to support someone in their pursuit to gain clarity or goal achievement.
I have been a Social Worker since 2016 and have a Masters degree in Mental Health.
I am an Accredited member of the Australian Association of Social Workers & Australian Community Workers Association.
Experience
Supporting people through bereavement, domestic and family violence, disability, relationship/ family discord, plus social disengagement.
Facilitating group dialectical behaviour therapy and connecting to recovery. Facilitating self-esteem workshops, breathing exercises, and grounding activities.
Management of anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideations. Create safety plans, recovery plans, harm minimisation plans, and goal plans.
Coaching in the employment and education space.
Case management in the Criminal Justice System: addressing low language literacy numeracy, substance misuse, delivering Emotional Regulation and Impulse Control training, facilitating Changing Habits and Reaching Targets workshops, administering Renavigating Anger and Guilty Emotions sessions, plus mediating restorative justice.
Modalities
Experienced using a variety of modalities tailored to the client and their presenting challenges. The below table outlines the modalities used and their definitions. These modalities are used in conjunction with evidence-based and trauma-informed practice plus person-led approaches.
| Foundation | Therapy | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Psychotherapy | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Negative thought patterns about self and world are challenged to alter unwanted behaviour patterns. |
| Psychotherapy | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Changing how one relates to negative thoughts and emotions by teaching skills that are consistent with their values. |
| Psychotherapy | Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) | Designed to treat challenging behaviours and emotional dysregulation through learning distress tolerance plus interpersonal skills. |
| Psychotherapy | Solution Focused Brief Therapy | Focused on positive attributes of a person to highlight existing resources to reduce challenging symptoms and goal set. |
| Person-Centered | Motivational Interviewing | Help find the motivation to make a positive behaviour change through psychoeducation. |
| Postmodern | Narrative Therapy | Separating the person from a problem through storytelling. |
Interests
Clinical- focusing research and education on depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and hoarding.
Community- collaboration and empowerment with service providers for holistic care.
Counselling- therapeutic services in grief, life transitions, and relationship difficulties.
Health- chronic pain management, coping strategies around the progression of disease, end of life, and palliative care.
Organisational- practice supervision for allied health clinicians and professional development to reduce burnout plus vicarious trauma in the workplace.
Ethics
As outlined in the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, below are some of the principles that clinicians must adhere to. This is in order to enhance individual wellbeing and social development, work toward resolving personal challenges, improve engagement with society, address systemic barriers to participation, and protect the vulnerable from oppression.
- Respect for Persons
- Social Justice
- Professional Integrity
- Cultural Safety and Sensitivity
- Commitment to Social Justice and Human Rights
- Social Work Service and Propriety
- Professional Competence
- Priority of Service Users’ Interests
- Service User Self-Determination
- Informed Consent
- Information Privacy and Confidentiality
- Maintain Professional Boundaries
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