Tailor Rural Psychology
ABOUT ME
Sarah Zimmerman M.Psych (Forensic), MAPS, FCFP, registered Psychologist since 2008, Forensic Endorsement since 2019, And Clinical Endorsement since 2024.
MY CREDENTIALS
Experience You Can Count On
NSW Department of Education
School Psychologist
Provided individual and group therapy. Worked with principals, school staff, guardians, parents, and families. Carried out risk, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural assessments of students. Contributed to the development of students with and without special needs. Overall my job was to ensure that students felt safe and were emotionally and cognitively able to learn in classrooms.
NSW Government Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice
Specialist Psychologist
Part of a multi-disciplinary team where I provided psychological assessments, interventions and therapeutic services to clients. Formulated and reviewed individual case plans, and delivered training to staff in the screening, identification and support of youth with mental health problems, intellectual disability, and cognitive impairment. Prepared reports, advice, and consultation to legal authorities such as the Children’s Court, Justice Health, and Legal aid.
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay Canada
Director of Psychological Services
Responsible for the care of First Nations’ Youth who are under the Department of Youth Protection, or part of the criminal justice system. Provided intensive clinical interventions, comprehensive case plans, and psychological assessments (including risk assessment and psychometric assessment) to youth who presented with complex mental health concerns, significant behavioural difficulties, and who have extensive histories of trauma, neglect, abandonment and abuse. Responsible for liaising with various professionals and worked closely with families, foster families, residential staff, caseworkers, managers, and teachers to ensure the implementation of comprehensive case plans. Other responsibilities were writing psycho-educational reports, parental capacity reports, and court reports for submission to Family Court, and Juvenile Court in Canada.
I have 15 years experience working in the field of Psychology and Forensic Psychology in various environments. I have the ability to achieve significant results working with children, adolescents, families and adults in difficult environments, amongst different cultures and with complex presentations.
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I started Tailor Rural Psychology in hopes to provide better accessibility to specialist counselling and assessment services in the Riverina and I am not moving my skills to the Port Stephens area. I am committed to providing children and young people with comprehensive assessments, diagnosis and treatment in a safe and supportive environment. I am devoted to providing strength based practices to help individuals and their families thrive and be successful.