Casual Academic
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Amy is a social worker who has spent the last decade specialising in work with children and young people in families. Amy has worked in both statutory child protection roles and as a trauma therapist. Amy is skilled in a range of assessments including assessing parenting capacity, reflective functioning, and attachment. Amy also offers assessments using the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics which informs treatment planning for people who have experienced trauma.
Amy's research focuses on reforming child protection systems. Based on her research, she advocates for a trauma-informed response to systemic reform. Trauma-informed responses nurture child protection practitioners to become resilient, adaptive, and offer quality services to children and families.
Amy is involved in supporting a range of research projects and teaching. Amy teaches in the Graduate Certificate in Trauma Responsive Practice.