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Patricia Mary Jones
Patricia Jones is a Health Educator with several years of specialised training and practice in smoking cessation. She is also a registered Hypnotherapist and Bowen Therapist.
Patricia has cutting edge knowledge, experience and training in smoking cessation. She has conducted in excess of two hundred smoking cessation courses and seminars in the ACT over the past eight years. She also provides training for health professionals in understanding and treating nicotine addiction.
Patricia’s training in nicotine addiction and smoking cessation includes courses at the University of Sydney, Quit Victoria, Quit South Australia and attendance at national and international conferences.
Patricia is a founding member of The Australian Association of Smoking Cessation Professionals, and a member of the Australian Hypnotherapists Association and the Bowen Therapists Association of ACT/NSW.
In May 2005 she was awarded the ACT Healthpact award for ‘Outstanding Individual Contribution to Health Promotion in the ACT’ for services to smoking cessation
CURRICULUM VITAE
Educational Qualifications:
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Education) - 1989
Canberra College of Advanced Education
A cross-disciplinary degree in health education program planning, implementation and evaluation.
Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment, 2002
Southern Regional Community College (Currently upgrading)
Trainer, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) - 2001
Global NLP Trainers' Alliance, Sydney
Bowen Therapy and Facial Kinetics, Practitioner – 1996-2007
Senior First Aid Certificate - Parasol EMT – 2005
Award - 2005
Healthpact ACT Health Promotion Award – Outstanding Individual Contribution to Health Promotion in the ACT
Membership Professional Associations:
Founding Member, Australian Association of Smoking Cessation Professionals, from 2003
Australian Hypnotherapists' Association - from 2005
Bowen Therapists Association ACT/NSW - from 2006
Professional Development:
2007
Upgrade Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment – Caloola, ACT - current
2006
Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists - Continuing Education Workshop, Sydney -
Australian Hypnotherapists Association – Continuing Education Workshop, Sydney
2005
Graduate Diploma in Counselling - current
Australian Hypnotherapists' Association - Continuing Education Workshop
Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy – University of Sydney
Fascial Kinetics 111 - with Russell Surgess, Brisbane
2004
Update - Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation - University of Sydney
Smoking Cessation in Mental Health Groups - University of Sydney
Mastering Erickson Hypnotherapy, Stephen Gillligan, Sydney, NSW (12 days)
2003
Update - Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation - University of Sydney
Hypnotherapy for Psychotherapists, Michael Yapko, Sydney, NSW (6 days)
2002
Update - Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation - University of Sydney
Quitskills for Health Professionals - Facilitator Training, Cancer Council of South Australia - Tobacco Control in the 21st Century - University of Sydney
Planning Language - Paul Bullen ACT
Accidental Counsellor - Relationships Australia, ACT
If Not Dieting Then What - Women’s Centre for Health Matters, ACT
2001
Trainers Program, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Sydney NSW
Project Management - CCWT, ACT
Theatre of Social Change - CCWT, Sydney
Nicotine Addiction and Smoking Cessation - University of Sydney
2000
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - CCWT, Sydney
Advanced Solution Focused Brief Therapy - CCWT, ACT
Fresh Start - Quit for Life Course Facilitator Training,
Quit Victoria
Yoga and Meditation for Drug and Alcohol Treatment, ACT
1995-98
NLP Practitioner, Master Practitioner, Tranceformations, Negotiate to Win, Impressive Presentations - Meta4 Professional Development Centre, Lismore NSW
1994 Analytic Hypnotherapy, Brisbane
Meetings
Cancer Council Australia - Preventing Cancer in Aboriginal
Communities, Melbourne - 2004
National Tobacco Issues Committee Meeting,
Melbourne - 2002
Quit Co-ordinators’ National Meetings - Sydney and Melbourne 1999 - 2004
Quit Co-ordinators' National Teleconferences - 1999-2006
TCCACT Strategic Planning Meetings 2000-2005
Conferences
The Mental Health Services Conference (THEMHS), Melbourne, September 2007
3rd National Tobacco Control Conference, Sydney 2005
11th Annual Meeting, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Prague 2005
2nd National Tobacco Control Conference, Melbourne 2002
1st National Tobacco Control Conference, Adelaide 2001
5th World Congress on Psycho-Oncology, Melbourne 2000
Healthy Cities Conference, ACT 2000
Employment History
2007
Mental Health Council of Australia, Project Manager, Carers Engagement Project – Research, liaison, networking, project planning and workshop development, delivery and evaluation.
ACT Health, Health Promotion and Grants, Project Officer – Research, liaison and professional development responsibilities
2006/7
Therapeia Australis - Health Education, Training and Therapy - Smoking Cessation Consultant, Information and Treatment Services providing corporate, group and individual programs; Hypnotherapy and Bowen Therapy
Carers ACT – Community Educator/Trainer
Duties: Develop, promote, deliver, evaluate and report to management and funding body – ‘Carer Inclusiveness Training for Service Providers and Health Professionals’
1999 - 2006
Quit Co-ordinator, The ACT Cancer Council
Duties:
· Promote the vision statement and strategic plans of The Cancer Council ACT
· Provide teaching and training to groups
. Provide Quitline telephone advice service
· Provide counselling to groups and individuals
· Co-ordinate and train volunteers
· Market courses and services to organisations
· Manage, research and develop projects
· Manage administrative matters including finance, budget, etc
1999
Research Officer, Department of Employment, Education and Youth Affairs
Worked for the New Apprenticeship Taskforce, Data Integrity Project undertaking research using a range of computer data.
1996 - 1999
Health Educator/Self Employment
Team member - ‘Complimentary Healing and Apothecary’, providing lifestyle and addictions counselling using Neuro Linguistic Programming model - outcome focused therapy with techniques drawn from variety of fields.
1990 - 1996
Employed Part Time Project
Co-ordinated TAFE Outreach courses for local community. Liaising with TAFE Outreach Co-ordinator, local community members and teachers to establish an employment oriented courses, eg in the use, production and sale of medicinal herbs. Liaised with other community members to successfully gain funding for community development and educational courses in community management, furniture making, small business, pomiculture design. Outcomes included formation of a local co-operative of furniture makers, and a number of individuals pursuing further education in various areas such as horticulture, accounting, counselling, natural therapies.
1991
Drug and Alcohol Worker, NSW Health Department, Kyogle and Casino.
Working within multi-disciplinary Community Health teams. In a relatively new position, established community profile; established rapport with local Aboriginal communities where I was able to deliver stress management and other educational programs as well as liaising with Probation and Parole Service in providing counselling, support and referral services. Provided counselling and crisis intervention services. Worked with Al-Anon group providing educational resources leading to the establishment of a co-dependency group which ran for over five years. Attended AA meetings in Kyogle and Casino and liaised with AA
reestablishment of local educational programs. Provided support services to gambling addicts.
1991 - 1996
Self Employed Farm Management
Prior to 1990 I was employed in a range of positions both in the Health Education field and as a Secretary for Government Departments and Law Firms.
Referees:
Scott Milne, ESM
(former Clinical Supervisor)
Assistant Director
Attorney General’s Department
Mobile: 0427 6888 56
John Thorn
(former Manager TCCACT)
Operations Manager
Computer Sciences Corporation
(Formerly Manager, Client Services
The Cancer Council ACT)
Mobile: 0432 402 221
Melanie Cantwell
Director, Policy and Project
The Mental Health Council of Australia
0417 289 111
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