Stride Mental Health
Joshua Child is an experienced mental health clinician currently serving as a Senior Mental Health Clinician at Stride Mental Health since September 2021. Specializing in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Joshua also leads NEABPD Family Connections and actively facilitates groups. Additional expertise includes crisis intervention, trauma-informed practice, and mental health assessment. Previously, Joshua worked in various roles at Stride Safe Space, including as a Peer Worker and Student Social Worker, where skills in person-centered safety planning and risk assessment were developed. Joshua's earlier experience includes positions as a Student Social Worker at Regis Aged Care and ACU Allied Health Clinic, as well as a Lead Photographer at Olive Photography and a Retail Sales Assistant at Amart Sports. Joshua holds a Master of Social Work (Qualifying) from Australian Catholic University and a Bachelor of Design (Honours) from Queensland University of Technology.
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Stride Mental Health
We’re 100% dedicated to providing services that improve the lifelong mental health of children, young people and adults – and help people with complex needs live better. Although Stride began 116 years ago simply as a way to help people find a place to live and work, we’re now leaders in early intervention, prevention and treatment of complex mental health conditions. We are continuing to build on the work we do with families and communities to roll out more evidence-based services across Australia. Today Stride employs nearly 800 staff providing mental health services for 18,000 Australians in more than 65 locations. We proudly operate a variety of services including Safe Spaces, Safe Havens, Head to Health and headspace centres throughout the eastern seaboard. In addition to this we provide NDIS Support Coordination, Therapeutic Supports, Recovery Coaching, Supported Independent Living services and a range of complex and higher risk NDIS services.