About Jo
Jo Casamento is a registered Clinical Mental Health Social Worker who provides focussed psychological strategies and therapy for children, adults and families.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Relationships Australia, Tasmania, 1992-1994
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services North, 1994 -2008
- Private Practice 2009
REGISTRATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Australian Association of Social Work
- Australian College of Social Work in the Clinical Division and Mental Health Specialty
- Association of Contextual Behavioural Science
- Accredited as a Mental Health Social Worker
- Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
- Mental Health Professional Network
CLINICAL SPECIALISATIONS
- Working with families, couples and individuals
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Depression and Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychosis
- Eating Disorders
- Life crises
TREATMENT APPROACHES
- Psycho-education including motivational counselling
- Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
- Trauma counselling and critical incident stress debriefing.
- Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
- Relaxation and skills training
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness skills
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
SUPERVISION
- Membership of the Australian Association of Social Work
- Membership of the Australian College of Social Work Clinical Division and Mental Health Specialty
- Clinical supervision
WHY PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE JO
- Jo respects each individual and works in partnership with clients
- She believes confidentiality is essential to build trust
- She believes the client knows more about themselves than any other person so is keen to listen intently in order to understand
- Jo has many years of experience with adults and children
- Continues to update knowledge and skills
- Jo maintains a positive outlook and sense of hope
- Jo sees the child in the context of family and environment
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
- Marital Therapy with Jim Crawley, 1992
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing with Paul Davis, 1993
- Working with Stepfamilies and relationship issues with Carmel Lamaro Stepfamily Assoc of NSW, 1994
- Psychodynamic Approach to Working with Children, Young People & Parents with Ruth Schmidt-Neven, 1995
- Family Therapy with Colin McKenzie CAMHS 1995
- Suicide Awareness Training with Margaret Appleby, 1995
- Domestic Violence Training with New Zealand Task Force Minnesota model, 1995
- Working with grief and trauma
- Holistic therapy
- Adolescent development
- Attachment
- Personality disorders
- Therapies specific to adolescents
- European Congress of Psychology in Ireland, 1997
- Working with children with Autism with Vicki Bitzica, 1998
- Giving a Voice to Grieving Children, with Christopher Hall & Linda Espie, 1998
- Optimal Management of Young People with Early Psychosis EPIC, 1998
- Depression, "Hand-Me-Down Blues" How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families with Dr Michael D. Yapko, 1998
- Counselling Adolescents Workshops with Kathryn Geldard & David Geldard, 1998
- Resourceful Adolescent Programs (RAP - A) &(RAP - P) Facilitator Training, with Griffith University, 1998
- Trauma Management with the Community Health Social Work Service, 2001
- Medical Alliance Training with Mitchell K Byrne & Frank Deane University of Wollongong, 2002
- Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Skills and Application at Uni Tas with Christine Handley, Dr. Elaine Hart, 2005
- Working with people with Eating Disorders with the ED Centre Melbourne, 2005
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr Russell Harris Victoria, 2006
- Maudsley Family Based Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa with Paul Rhodes, Andrew Wallis, The Children's Hosp Westmead, 2006
- Practical Skills in Family Therapy with Paul Rhodes, Andrew Wallis, The Children's Hosp Westmead, NSW, 2006
- Supervision Training for Supervisors with Margaret Morrell B.A. HONS. Social Work, New Zealand, 2007
- Imagery Rescripting and Reprocessing Therapy (IRRT): Imagery -Focused CBT for Trauma & PTSD with Prof. Mervin R. Smucker, Ph.D 2009
- Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals with Dr Alison Smith MAPS, 2010
- Practical CBT with Gary Bakker MAPS, 2010
- CBT fundamentals: Processes and Techniques in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Online course by the Australian Psychological Society, 2011
- Treatment Models in Complex Cases: Dr Jan Ewing, 2011
- Principles and Practice of Metacognitive Therapy, Prof Adrian Wells, 2012