NEWS & EVENTS In safe hands
College is fortunate to have two highly experienced clinical psychologists join its counselling team. Emily Baird and Dr Sarah Anticich will each work three days a week alongside Director of Wellbeing & Positive Education John Quinn.
Emily Baird Child and family psychologist Emily Baird spent 10 years pioneering specialist mental health programmes for young people in Queensland, as well as running her own private practice on the Gold Coast. In 2010 she and a colleague established headspace Inala, a youth mental health centre providing services for 12–25 year olds founded by Professor Patrick McGorry, which now has more than 100 centres across Australia. Through her prevention and intervention work with primary health organisation Medicare Locals she established the Connecting Communities Project, which rolled out the Triple P – Positive Parenting Programme in Queensland, winning her an international practice award. After working in high schools in Queensland, she is well apprised of the psychological and social stressors and mental health issues facing young people. Since her return to Christchurch, Emily has worked in private practice and for the CDHB’s Child, Adolescent and Family specialist mental health team. Emily is an outdoors enthusiast. She has tramped to the Mt Everest base camp, loves to sail and snowboard, and also enjoys music and time with her family. Dr Sarah Anticich Dr Sarah Anticich is already well known in the College community for her presentations on neuroscience and Positive Education. She has specialist experience in the areas of anxiety, trauma and mood disorders in children, adolescents and adults, and has worked in public and private practice in both New Zealand and Australia across a range of settings, including education, corrections, ACC and specialist mental health services. She recently became an accredited Strength Switch facilitator, supporting families to develop strength-based parenting tools and strategies. Christchurch born and bred, Sarah has a comprehensive understanding of young people’s lifestyles and concerns, in particular the difficulties of coping in a digital age. Sarah says her focus is on returning to the basics of building quality, meaningful relationships, which will act as strengths in the face of stress and anxiety. With two young children and a puppy in the mix, her life is full – and rewarding.
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