This website is one which is being used temporarily until the original website- www.kaete.net- is restored, and updated.
Until the other site is restored, please feel free to to visit the links I’ve provided to the right of this page. The original site had more resources, especially, those meant for clinicians and clients. Over time, I’ll attempt to restore these.
My professional background, has predominately, though not exclusively, been that of a registered nurse specializing in mental health.
In addition, I’ve also spent periods being, and not necessarily in historical order: a TAFE teacher in mental health; a university tutor/clinical supervisor of student nurses; a clinical nurse consultant in mental health; a co-ordinator of a rural mental health service; a co-ordinator of a non govt rehabilitation service; a hypnotherapist/counsellor in private practice; a project officer, developing a hospital based support programme for relatives of people with mental illness; a project officer developing a support programme for transgendered women; and, way back in the very beginning of my working life, for three years, a clerical worker.
I’ve also had the personal experience of, a) being a survivor of suicide (my youngest brother in 1996, my father in 2009; and, earlier still, two friends); and, b) myself being diagnosed as having a mental health illness (Bipolar Disorder II).
The personal experience gives me somewhat a unique perspective, I suspect, and one which, others working in the field, may not similarly been fortunate (or, depending on the perspective held, unfortunate) to have had.
We, friend and I, live in the east end of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. We are close to several wonderful beaches, major shopping centres, to rail, and other, transport links, and to each our own close relatives and friends.
There are others certainly not so fortunate as we, and not so fortunate as you yourself may be.
Please spare a thought, and help such people, however, and wherever, you may be able.
