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TiPS Graduate

Alex Coombs

he/him

About

Professional Title

social worker

Locations

  • Metro North

Areas Of Expertise

  • Advocacy and Inclusion
  • Community
  • Creating Safe and Inclusive Spaces
  • Diversity and Identity
  • LGBTIQA+ Awareness and Inclusion
  • Skills and Empowerment

Presentation Topics

  • Advocacy
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Illness and Disability
  • Community Engagement
  • Empowerment
  • LGBTIQA+ Advocacy
  • LGBTQI+ visibility

Open to Negotiating Fees

Yes

Biography

A gay, grey and physical disabled man living with spinal cord injury rolling through life on a wheelchair.
I am the son of Eurasian immigrants originally from Malaysia.
I have worked from 28 years as a health social worker in client care and focusing on HIV/AIDS & sexual health in both WA and Victoria. I'm currently an undecided retiree as I contemplate a return to the workforce or not.
Volunteering in the LGBTQIA community stirred my life away from the banking and finance sector into human service in 1993, a decision that the saving of my sanity.
After my accident, I put my lived experience with a disability to participate in many workshops, working groups and any areas where I could add a positive advocate voice into the work place for both staff and clients.
I regularly contribute to the Spinal Cord Injury community with my social work knowledge and skills still.

Experience

Over 28 years as health social worker in speaking to groups on issues:
affecting future social work students,
clients with chronic illness and health
conference on living with health conditions and sexuality

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