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Christopher
Hall
MA, BEd.,
GradDipAdol and ChildPsych, MAPS MACE FAIM CT
Director
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2155
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The
role of Director is to develop the Australian Centre
for Grief and Bereavement in accordance with the Strategic
Plan, to meet the Centre's stated mission, goals, objectives
and strategies and to continue the enhancement of the Centre's
reputation and professional standing
Christopher Hall, the Director of the Australian Centre
for Grief and Bereavement, is a psychologist who has developed
a specialisation in the field of grief and bereavement
over the past 20
years. Chris has trained many health and education professionals
in grief theory and interventions both in Australia and
overseas. He has a strong interest in child and adolescent
grief, traumatic and complex bereavement experiences and
the organisational impact of grief and loss. Chris is a
certified thanatologist (Death, Dying and Bereavement)
with the U.S. Association for Death Education and Counseling.
In 1999 he was elected to the International Work Group
on Death, Dying and Bereavement (IWG) and currently is
a board member of the organisation. Chris is also
an Honorary Fellow of
the Department
of Psychiatry,
University
of Melbourne.
Chris is also the Editor of the journal Grief Matters:
The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement and
chair of the organising and scientific committees for the
8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in
Contemporary Society which will be held in Melbourne in
July 2008.
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Sally
Robert
BTeach(Sec)/BA,DipPrjctMngt,CertIVTrng&Assess
Manager
- Health Promotion and Education
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2171
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As
Manager – Health Promotion and Education, Sally
is responsible for managing the education and training
activities
of the
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. This involves
managing the delivery of the Centre’s metropolitan,
regional, interstate and international educator programs
and
customized training and consultancy services.
Sally has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a teaching
degree coupled with her Diploma of Project Management and
her Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Sally has
had 10 years experience in many facets of the education
industry, holding previous teaching roles at university,
TAFE and secondary schools. She has corporate experience
managing Learning and Development for a Recognised Training
Organisation and working as a Project Manager in Operational
Risk in the Financial Services sector. Sally spent two
years working as a self-employed consultant trainer and
instructional designer focusing on education and training
theory in schools
and teaching others in the Certificate IV and Diploma Training
and Assessment courses. Sally is also hoping to complete
her Master of Education in 2008.
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Anne
Giljohann
BA
DipSocStud MSW
Manager
- Bereavement Counselling and Support Service
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2158
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Anne
Giljohann is currently the Manager of the Bereavement
Counselling & Support
Services at the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
and has worked for a number of years as an educator in
Centre courses,
community education and customised training programs.
She
has extensive experience as a social worker in bereavement,
health and family settings, including ten years as a
counsellor/educator and manager at SIDS & Kids Victoria.
She has a particular interest in the diversity of supports
that assist bereaved people, including support groups,
self help programs, creative activities, natural social
networks, and specialised bereavement counselling. Her
thesis for her Master of Social Work related to understanding
what helps families following the sudden and unexpected
death of a young child. Anne is a NALAG (Vic) accredited
bereavement counsellor, counselling supervisor and educator. |
Julie
Frowe
Manager
- Business Operations
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2157
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Julie,
in her role as Manager of Business Operations, provides
financial and business development functions. |
Danielle
Ricato
Education
Programs Administrator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2170
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Danielle,
in her role as Education Programs Administrator, ensures
that all training registrations are processed and appropriate
material is sent out to training participants. Danielle
also undertakes a range of administrative functions such
as reception, information dissemination and maintaining
an extensive database. |
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Rebecca
Wickham
Service
Evaluation Coordinator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2156
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Rebecca is responsible for evaluating the training programs offered
by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. Rebecca
designs the detailed evaluation forms, identifying
learning outcomes and performance indicator measures
and evaluating participant feedback regarding relevance
of content of training at a personal and professional
level and extent of knowledge gained. Rebecca presents
her analysis in the form of reports that are utilised
by staff in program development as
well as forwarded to educators. Rebecca also
coordinates the production of the journal Grief
Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement. |
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Claire
Ewart
Administrative
Coordinator - Bereavement Counselling and Support
Service
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2111
Rae Silverstein
Administrative
Coordinator - Bereavement Counselling and Support
Service
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2111
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Claire
and Rae are responsible for the administration and
coordination of services at the Australian Centre for
Grief and Bereavement
- Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. They conduct
telephone
assessments,
initiate referrals, matches clients to counsellors and
oversees client satisfaction reviews. Rae and Claire
implement and maintains client database systems, and
assists in
the marketing and operational maintenance of the service,
in liaison with the Manager of the Bereavement Counselling
and Support Service. |
Colin
Charles
BSW; Dip Family Therapy, Specialist Post Grad Program Bereavement Counselling, Bereavement Counselling Practice Course.
Bereavement
Support
Groups
Coordinator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2160 |
Colin is the Senior Bereavement Counsellor & Support Groups Coordinator at the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
- Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. Colin has worked for 20 years in the Child Protection field working as a Residential Worker, Child Protection Worker, Case Manager and Youth and Family Counsellor in both Government and Non-Government agencies. Prior to his work with ACGB Colin worked as a Youth and Family Counsellor with adolescents in the out of home care system. Colin's areas of interest include, child and adolescent and men's bereavement. |
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Linda Bennett
Courses
Coordinator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2172 |
The
Courses Coordinator facilitates the running of the longer
courses for students who wish to specialise in Bereavement
Counselling. Most students have a professional background
in Social Work or psychology which includes generalised
counselling. Current courses include:
• Graduate Certificate in Bereavement Intervention (Subject to Accreditation)
• Foundations in Bereavement Intervention
• Intensive Certificate in Bereavement Intervention
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Wendy Thurling
B.Ed
Arts; Grad.Dip.Counselling and Human Services; Grad.Dip.Bereavement
Counselling; Advanced Certificate Gestalt Therapy;
NALAG accredited practitioner and supervisor.
Senior
Bereavement Counsellor
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2162
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Wendy
is a Senior Bereavement Counsellor/Supervision at Bereavement
Counselling and Support Services, Australian Centre for
Grief and Bereavement- Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. In this role she provides supervision
to Interns on placement, and to Practitioner Associates
who have completed their placements and continue to provide
bereavement counselling in a voluntary capacity. The
Senior Bereavement Counsellor also organises professional
development sessions for Interns, Volunteers and Practitioner
Associates, and case presentation evenings for Interns
and Practitioner Associates. Supervision is provided, face
to face at the centre; and mainly over the phone for Interns
on placement in regional Victoria, with the assurance of
at least one visit on site during the duration of the placement. Wendy
has a background in teaching. She furthered her education
at LaTrobe University, completing a Grad.Dip. of Counselling
and Human Services. She then specialised in Bereavement Counselling,
obtaining a Grad.Dip. of Bereavement Counselling. She has
continued to study over the years focusing more recently
on Gestalt Therapy and Clinical Supervision. |
Vivienne Bateman
BSW
Senior Bereavement Counsellor/Telephone Services Coordinator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2161 |
Vivienne Bateman is a social worker who has worked in the field of grief and trauma for over fifteen years. During that time, Vivienne has provided crisis intervention, counselling and support for many bereaved family members following motor vehicle collisions, homicide, drowning, SIDS, sudden illness, fire and other sudden and traumatic deaths. Vivienne has also worked within the palliative care field and with Vietnam Veterans. In her managerial and community education roles at SIDS and Kids Victoria and the Road Trauma Support Team Victoria, Vivienne has provided supervision and support for counselling staff and volunteers, education sessions about grief and trauma, liaised with many emergency responders and health care professionals, and written and provided training programs for volunteer peer supporters.
Vivienne is responsible for setting up, resourcing and coordinating the two Toll Free Telephone Services- the Bereavement Information and Referral Service and the Practitioners Consultancy Services.
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Maria
Smart
Senior Bereavement Counsellor
Telephone
+61 3 9265 2161 |
Maria
is a Senior Bereavement Counsellor/Supervision Australian Centre for
Grief and Bereavement- Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. In this role she provides supervision
to Interns on placement, and to Practitioner Associates
who have completed their placements and continue to provide
bereavement counselling in a voluntary capacity.
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Annie Norrish
Senior Bereavement Counsellor/Community
Outreach Service Coordinator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2161 |
As the Community Outreach Services (COS) Co-ordinator, Annie is responsible for the program development and ongoing management of the services. The COS provides counselling for people who are unable to access an office-based services and need to be seen in their own environment. Annie is a Registered Nurse, Couple and Family Therapist and a NALAG accredited Bereavement Counsellor with over thirty years expereince in the health field. She is also in Private Practice, an educator and provides supervision. Annie is very interested in groupwork and co-facilitates a Bereavement Support Group for people who are bereaved through the death of a parent. She is currently undertaking studies in Social Work.
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Christine Whalley
Office
Administrator
Telephone
+61
3 9265 2100 |
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Shane
Brabazon
Dip Clinical Hypnosis, Cert IV Counsel & Conflict Resolution, Cert IV Wrkplc Train & Assess, Spec Cert Bereavement Couns Methods, Level II Mediation, MCCH MACGB
Regional
Specialist Bereavement Counsellor - Barwon South Western
Region
Telephone
+61 3 5226 7745 |
Shane has been involved in grief and bereavement counselling for 3 years, having trained at the ACGB. He has worked in communuty health specifically in the area of grief and bereavement, and as a Practitioner Associate of the ACGB with the Bereavement Counselling and Support Service. He lectures students studying general counselling in grief and bereavement theory and practice. |
Rosie
Petschack
TPTC, TSpTC, Master Couns & Human Services, Certified Bereavement Counsellor.
Regional
Specialist Bereavement Counsellor - Hume Region
Telephone
+61 3 5823 3200 |
Rosie brings expereince in special education, community health, general and specialist bereavement counselling to her work. She also brings compassion and understanding for all people-young and not so young- for surviving difficult times and for making sense of significant loss. |
Vacant
Regional
Specialist Bereavement Counsellor - Gippsland
Telephone
+61 3 9265 2111 |
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Evelyn
Chittleborough
BA Human Services; DipWelfare Studies: Certified Bereavement Counsellor; Dip Couns Psych; Dip Solution Oriented Hypnosis; ASOCHA
Regional
Specialist Bereavement Counsellor - Loddon Mallee Region
Telephone
+61 3 5421 1689 |
Evelyn has worked in the community sector since 1984. Over the last six years she has been working in community health as a counsellor and health professional with small isolated communities.
Evelyn realised through her work and personal experineces that many of the issues people face arise around grief, loss and bereavement. She has developed her counselling skills through the ACGB to become a Specialist Bereavement Counsellor. |
Jennifer
Wilson
BSW; MSW
Regional
Specialist Bereavement Counsellor - Grampians
Region
Telephone
+61 3 5336 4285 |
Jennifer has a broad range of knowledge and skills in counselling, group work, crisis intervention, advocacy and community liaison. She has worked as a social worker for 14 years in various agencies dealing with children, young people, adults and families.
Jennifer has extensive expereince in working with people dealing with a range of grief and bereavement issues, particularly loss related to trauma, ill health and sudden death. |
Committee
of Management of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
President
Adele Hulse, BA, Dip Ed
Deputy President
Dr. June Allan, PhD, BA, DipSocStudies, GradCert
Bereavement Couns Prac
Secretary
Glynnis Hearn, AssocDipArts (SocWelfare), AdvDip
FamTherapy, GradDip Bereavement Couns, Certificate IV Workplace
Assess & Training, Cert ClinSuperv, AdvCert Critical Incident
Stress Mgmt
Treasurer
John Patton
General Members
Russell Edwards
Dr. Geoff White, PhD, MEd Studies, BAppSci, DipEd
Twanny Farrugia
Andrea Murphy
Patrons
of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Walter Mikac, BPharm
Professor David Penington, AC,
MA, DM(Oxon), LLD(Hons), BCh, FRCP, FRCAP, FRCAA
Wendy Wilmoth, BA, LLM
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