Amelia Hawkins
Senior Statewide Educator Sexual Assault
Amelia Hawkins is a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in working with children and their families across all her roles. She is especially focused on providing clinical care and support to those who have been subject to abuse, trauma, interpersonal violence and complex mental health issues.
Amelia has worked with children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties and disorders, as well as in adult mental health – in non-government and government settings, and private practice. She continues to provide family therapy and clinical treatment for children, adolescents and parents, as well as assessments for the Children’s Court and Family Court systems.
Amelia has a depth of experience in offering consultation and clinical support to the important systems supporting these children (i.e. schools, out-of-home care agencies, foster carers, etc.) and delivers training for school networks in managing challenging student behaviours including sexualised behaviours and child protection issues.
In addition, Amelia delivers training on child protection, complex and developmental trauma, sexual assault and children under 10 with problematic or harmful sexual behaviours, and the assessment and treatment of children and families
Krysia Heron
Senior Statewide Educator Sexual Assault
Krysia is a social worker with 12 years of experience in the Violence, Abuse and Neglect sector. Working across many phases of interventions with children, young people and their families Krysia is passionate about informed, transparent and collaborative work. Krysia has worked across a variety of settings including NGOs and NSW Health, as well as with voluntary and mandated client groups. Krysia specialises in multi-agency settings and consultation in this context. With a passion for innovative and consultatively designed programs, Krysia enjoys developing and delivering education and training to support workforce, leadership and frontline practice. Krysia also specialises in crisis interventions and continues her direct practice work in the Sexual Assault On-Call field.
Allison Franks
Manager, PHSB Projects (Problematic & Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Children)
Allison is a social worker with over 26 years experience working in the violence, abuse and neglect space from a feminist, trauma informed perspective. She has worked as a clinician, manager, educator, academic, consultant and now in project leadership. She is humbled by the cumulative knowledge shared by advocates of the past, first nations people, researchers, the professional wisdom of colleagues & mentors, and the lived experience of people she has worked alongside. Allison draws from this collective knowledge with the deepest respect and commitment to share it with professional and personal integrity in all aspects of her work.
Renae Castle
Senior Statewide Educator - Problematic Harmful Sexual Behaviours Program
Renae Castle is a dedicated and committed social worker who has over 20 years’ experience working in child protection. She is focussed on ethical, responsive, and reflective practice, where the safety of children and young people are prioritised. Prior to joining ECAV, Renae worked for New Street where she provided long-term therapeutic counselling for children and young people (10-17) who had engaged in harmful sexual behaviours towards others. Working respectfully and collaboratively with families and caregivers, as well as engaging with other agencies involved in supporting the child or young person, was a key component of her practice. Renae has experience in providing consultation, mentoring, supervision, and training in responding to PHSB by children and young people, to NSW Health, Education, NGO’s, and OOHC agencies. Renae is passionate about ensuring children are heard, valued, and respected, and that their needs remain at the centre of all practice.