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Maggie Barrington
B.A Social Work, Bachelor of Education, Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment, Australian Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW), Licensed Trainer SAHMRI
About Maggie
Maggie completed her first Bachelor qualification in Social Work at the University of Adelaide. Complementing this degree, Maggie has added AMHSW (Australian Mental Health Social Worker) a Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, a Bachelor of Education.
With more than 20 years of social work experience over a variety of professional roles, Maggie has worked a Senior Social Work Clinician fulfilling leadership, supervision and clinical roles within the areas of acute medical, trauma/critical incident response, disability and Employee Assistance Programs settings.
Maggie is a public speaker and educator who is experienced in workplace training for resilience, conflict resolution, suicide and domestic violence awareness, as well as general mental health and well-being strategies.
Maggie has delivered workshops and training sessions to a broad range of professionals within the areas of state and local government, primary, senior and tertiary educational sectors, SA Health, NDIS, corporate business and not for profit sectors.
As a counsellor, Maggie is skilled in using a variety of evidence based approaches to assist individuals, couples and families navigate their way through difficult personal situations to achieve their desired outcomes.
In doing this Maggie uses a variety of techniques including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Strengths Based Interventions, Gottman's Relationship Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Counselling, Crisis Intervention, Narrative Therapy, and a Recovery.