Debbie McCarthy
Flinders University, South Australia
Biography
Debbie McCarthy completed the Bachelor of Social Work in year 2000, prior to this she was an enrolled nurse for 15yrs, during this period working in residential care facilities, palliative care and a brain injury unit. As a social worker she has been employed as a counselor for Human Services Task Force in tissue retention, has worked in various inpatient wards. She has worked as the Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department Social Work Team Coordinator for 12yrs, having extensive experience in crisis intervention and trauma counseling; she has also designed a number of resources for consumers and staff. She established a training program for staff in the Emergency Department and Post-graduate nursing program and has been a guest speaker at various workshops in Adelaide. She is on a state-wide advisory group regarding domestic violence for education and clinical procedures. She has recently won the Excellence in Allied Health Award for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network for her work in domestic violence.