Consultant

As a social policy consultant, I help organisations improve the education, training and employment opportunities of people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds.

In this role, I draw down on my thirty-plus years of experience as a social worker and policy advisor, working at all levels of Australian government - including for a Federal Parliamentarian and State Goverment ministers - and also in Kent County Council in the UK. I have also worked in executive management roles in strategy and research (housing and arts).

Recent consultancy publications

Aussie Deaf Kids
Aussie Deaf Kids provides information for parents raising a deaf child. See www.aussiedeafkids.org.au/
  • Protecting the health and wellbeing of vulnerable Australians: A submission to Health Ministers on the national regulation of the Social Work profession. Commissioned by the Australian Association of Social Workers. Co-author: Katy O'Callaghan (Outpost Consulting). 2011
  • ACPET: Delivering on Access and Equity Across Australia. Commissioned and published by ACPET (Australian Council for Private Education and Training). Co-author: Katy O'Callaghan (Outpost Consulting). 2011.
  • ACPET: Statement on Social Inclusion and Diversity. Commissioned and published by ACPET (Australian Council for Private Education and Training). 2010.
  • The Creativity of Success: disability in the classroom and workplace. A guide for private training organizations. Commissioned and published by ACPET (Australian Council for Private Education and Training). Co-authors: Katy O'Callaghan (Outpost Consulting) and Fiona Place. 2009.