Ms Polly Chester
| Name | Ms Polly Chester |
|---|---|
| Email Address | polly.chester@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Lecturer (Social Work and Human Services) |
| Qualifications | BSocWk Griffith |
| Department | School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6599-3195 |
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Biography
Polly Chester is a social worker, academic and wellbeing consultant.
Polly works to improve the communication skills, mental health and wellbeing of people working in demanding, emotionally laborious professions. Using a combination of systems, anti-oppressive, compassion focused and trauma informed approaches, Polly helps individuals and organisations operationalise principles of trauma-informed care within their self-care, practice, processes, structure and culture.
Polly's research interests are wide-ranging but have primarily focused upon the implementation of recovery-oriented mental health practice in complex environments. Polly is currently undertaking a PhD thesis by publication at UniSQ on the responsiveness of the social work's professional identity to 21st century practice demands.
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in Field Education | University of Southern Queensland | 2023 | |
| External Field Educator, Social Work | Australian Catholic University | 2022 | 2022 |
| Lecturer Level B, School of Human Services and Social Work | Griffith University | 2017 | 2020 |
| Sessional Tutor, School of Human Services and Social Work | Griffith University | 2015 | 2017 |