(BBehSci, DipPsych, MOrgPsych, MAPS)

Jenelle Watson is a registered Psychologist and Member of the Australian Psychological Society.  Jenelle holds a Bachelor in Behavioural Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology and Master in Organisational Psychology from Griffith University. Jenelle has an extensive background in the integration and provision of organisational consulting and counselling services to a broad spectrum of public and private sector organisations.  

Jenelle’s clients include:
 
Mater Health Services
United Syngeries - Noosa Youth Service
YouthCare Hervey Bay
Kids Helpline
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Queensland Health
Queensland Rail
Department of Primary Industries
 
As an experienced facilitator, Jenelle has designed, delivered and evaluated professional development workshops, training programs and experiential learning experiences in the areas of:

1. resilience
2. communication skills
3. anger management
4. conflict management
5. stress management
6. suicide intervention
7. critical incident debriefing
8. management
9. team building
10. leadership

Jenelle’s adaptability to any audience is evidenced by her diverse client base, including:

1. young people at risk
2. people who have been bereaved by suicide
3. parents at risk of family breakdown
4. respite carers
5. volunteers
6. allied health professionals
7. supervisors
8. managers & executives.

Participants consistently describe her workshops as inspirational, challenging, engaging, practical and ‘unexpectedly life enhancing’.  

Jenelle’s passion for preventing mental health difficulties stems from working with young people at risk, providing services including:

1. counselling for personal growth
2. family based therapy
3. client centred case management
4. establishment of respite accommodation programs
5. community development interventions
6. design of experiential resilience programs
7. organisational development interventions
8. professional skills development for youth workers

Jenelle’s organisational consulting services include:

1. conducting organisational reviews to assess current functioning and identifying areas for growth and development
2. reviewing and implementing large scale organisational and national strategies in the areas of culture change, leadership and other targeted issues
3. assisting organisations undergoing change and transition
4. tailoring learning and development programs that enhance individual, team and organisational effectiveness
5. providing employee counseling and assistance services, and executive support and coaching.

As AESO’s program director, Jenelle has blended her training and experience with Zan Dugandzic’s twenty three years of clinical practice. The AESO program is consistently being reviewed and redeveloped in order to ensure its relevance and integration of the latest discoveries in educational and developmental psychology.