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My name is Emily.
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I'm a Senior Specialist Family Violence Practitioner working in the family violence sector.
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This is the beginning stage of a client's journey, and my role is to ensure
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that they are receiving the appropriate service relevant to their needs.
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So it's about critically thinking, problem solving
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and analysing the presenting factors to best determine the support needs.
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I studied a Bachelor of Arts
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and I majored in psychology and criminology.
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Once I completed my degree, I then went into crisis accommodation.
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I was working with victim survivors who were homeless
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as a result of family violence.
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We rely on our colleagues every day in order to make assessments.
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So that looks like having secondary consults, discussing the circumstances
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in the referral to determine the best practice for the specific referral.
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We may potentially need advice on the presenting factors
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in order to determine how to best assist the family or individual.
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Given that I've had the experience of working in case management, it's
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allowed me to not only assess client's potential support needs,
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but also determine whether there might be a need
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for ongoing long term case management.
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I've found a passion for working
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with the culturally and linguistically diverse communities
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and really supporting them to have agency
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and have a say that they may not have because they don't have the confidence
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or the language barriers in order to access supports.
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It's encouraging knowing that we're working within a field in a sector
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that is progressive and is that there is a motivation
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for change to ensure that there we’re better supporting the community.
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