Youth Mental Health First Aid

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. 
 

Dana is a registered psychologist who has worked within a diverse range of schools for over a decade. Starting with AISWA in 2015, Dana is passionate about working with schools in metro, rural and remote settings. Over her experience working within the education context, she enjoys addressing social, emotional, behavioural and learning needs in a collaborative way with students, families and school staff. Her professional interests include neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, SLD),  trauma, parenting, and mental health and wellbeing within education.  Dana is an accredited facilitator in Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health First Aid and Triple P parenting programs.