Hi, I’m fairlie morgan
I am a fully accredited Psychologist with AHPRA and APS membership, as well as a Psychology Board of Australia endorsed Supervising Psychologist. I am also a Principal Master Instructor in Mental Health First Aid.
I have been working in a variety of mental health settings since I commenced training as a Psychologist in 1994. Since the completion of my training, I have worked in Adolescent and Family Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug rehabilitation, private psychiatric hospital settings, and private practice.
In 2011 I moved into higher risk/first responder mental health settings, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service (both the Queensland and Victorian division), Indigenous Primary Health Care, a Centre of Excellence in trauma treatment, and the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board (then the "MFB", now Fire Rescue Victoria) in Melbourne. I also consulted for a global Health and Safety organisation as a Senior Psychologist, where my focus was on pro-active organisational strategic interventions into mental fitness and wellbeing.
In 2018, I was awarded the MFB’s Chief Officer/Chief Executive Officer’s Special Recognition Award for “Outstanding contribution and leadership in mental health in the MFB”. This award was given in in recognition of my strategic and operational role in bring best practice mental health literacy and resiliency based training into the MFB, for all employees. This was an Australasian first for any first responder organisation.
About me
WHY I DO THIS
I am passionate about understanding and pro-actively responding to stress and trauma, and the concept of building individual, group and organisational mental fitness and resilience. I am also passionate about providing services to front-line staff, who are doing their best on what may be the worst days of other people's lives and investing/ improving organisational culture.
HERE is a link to our 2018 Worksafe Finalist Award video, showcasing what my colleagues and myself at MFB (now FRV) were doing to support the whole of health of its people.
Qualifications
· Bachelor of Arts (Psychology/Sociology), Masters Preliminary (Psychology), Master of Psychology, Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (not yet completed)
· AHPRA and APS Registered Psychologist
· Psychology Board of Australia Supervising Psychologist
· Principal Master Mental Health First Aid Instructor
· Mental Fitness and Resiliency Coach (including R2MR)
· Certificate IV in Work with Clients who have Alcohol and Other Drug Issues
· Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
· ABN registered, with comprehensive professional indemnity and public liability insurance, Working With Children Check, and National Police Check
areas of expertise
· Strategic organisational psychology services
· Clinical psychology and counselling services
· Group facilitation and training (including online, face-to-face, and a combination of the two)
· High risk and trauma related mental health services (including Psychological First Aid)
· Mental Health First Aid training
· Resiliency and Mental Fitness training
· Mental health literacy training
· National level presentations and public speaking in these areas of expertise (see examples HERE and HERE)
· Advocate for all areas of diversity and inclusivity