Youth Mental Health First Aid

Tammy is a Senior Psychologist at AISWA. Tammy has been working as a psychologist with schools at AISWA for over 11 years. Prior to working for AISWA, she worked with schools in the public sector. Tammy has worked in diverse settings in WA which has included working with schools in remote, rural, and metropolitan locations. Part of her work has included delivering training in Youth Mental Health First Aid, Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training and Aussie Optimism Program. Tammy is passionate about mental health prevention and intervention in schools, including the implementation of social and emotional learning programs.

Wendy Vasquez is an experienced school psychologist who has worked in the Independent Schools sector extensively, utilizing expertise in both psychology and education to address students' social, emotional, behavioural, and learning needs.  Wendy is an accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trainer and has received specialized training in Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS) under Dr. Ross Greene.

Since joining AISWA in 2015, Wendy has leveraged her experience from her previous roles at the Non-Government School Psychology Service and TAFE. She is dedicated to working collaboratively with teachers, parents, students and other professionals to foster supportive and inclusive approaches to education and mental health in the school environment.

Wendy's professional interests encompass student and teacher mental health and wellbeing, autism, ADHD, SLD, trauma-aware education, childhood attachment, and parenting.