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LEADS
Professional Leads
Psychologists
Speech-Language Pathologists
This year has seen exciting changes for Psychology,
with the recruitment of new staff and the establishment
of new practice guidelines to ensure consistency of
psychology practice across the organisation. A number
of shared Professional Development opportunities and
events in Brisbane has strengthened the team’s identity
and passion for advancing psychology practice within
BUSHkids.
BUSHkids has provided a clear framework in the last
12 months to guide the development of intervention
services in our communities and many changes have
occurred to streamline processes.
THEYEAR
IN GENERAL
With hard work and commitment, the Psychology team
has successfully achieved a number of team goals over
the past year, including:
• Re-orientation of service to provide a family-centred
approach that prioritises early intervention
• Service provision to older children that is tailored,
time-limited and based on evidence-based
programs
• A review of cognitive assessments and the
development of a standardised assessment
package. This has included the ordering of new
tools to ensure we offer a comprehensive range
of testing
• Identifying and establishing a consistent
psychology role within multidisciplinary assessment
and intervention
• Identifying possible group programs for psychology
• Linking in with local stakeholders and establishing
good referral linkages
• Increasing activity levels
It has been a year of innovation for our Speech-
Language Pathology team in terms of service delivery.
We have explored options for clinical intervention,
targeted groups and capacity-building suitable to
incorporate into our range of practice.
THETEAM