Committee Members – 2020
President: Louise Wightman
Vice President: Julie Collier
Secretary: Karen Redgrave
Treasurer: Helen Higgins
General Committee Members:
Decalie Brown
Karen Dignam
Rowena Harrison
Sally Lee
Pamela Paltridge
Julie Stevenson
Louise Wightman
President
Committee Role:
Since 2015, previously Secretary and member of Editorial and Education sub-committees
Current Role:
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Child and Family Health
PhD Candidate
Qualifications:
• Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health
• Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Learning Management
• Certificate of General Nursing
• Certificate of Midwifery
• International Certified Lactation Consultant
Comment:
I have a passion for clinical supervision, teaching and learning.
Memberships
President of Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Association (MCaFHNA)
Australian College of Nursing (ACN), LCANZ
Karen Redgrave
Secretary
Committee Role:
Current Secretary, 2 years Rural General Committee Member.
Current Role:
Building Strong Foundations, Child and Family Health Nurse, CNS 2
Qualifications:
- Master of Nurse Practitioner specialising in CFHN
- Master of Advanced Practice Nursing specialising in CFHN
- Child and Family Health Nursing Certificate, RM, RN
- Reproductive and Sexual Health Nursing Certificate
Member:
CAFHNA Sub committee: Leadership and Professional Practice
The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
Child and Family Health Nurses Association (CAFHNA)
NSW Nurses Association
Julie Collier
Vice President
Committee Role:
Since 2013
Current Role:
Senior Therapeutic Specialist working with vulnerable children and families – Newcastle
Qualifications:
- Masters in Mental Health (Perinatal & Infant)
- Grad Cert CFHN
- Grad Cert Immunisation
- Certificate IV TAE
- Registered Midwife
- Registered Nurse
Comment:
I love spending time with my 7 children and husband, reading, beaching & gardening.
Memberships
CAFHNA, MCAFHNA, AAIMHI, WAIMH, Australian College of Nursing (ACN), ARACY
Helen Higgins
Treasurer
Committee Role:
Treasurer 2016 – present
Current Role:
CNC CFHN
Qualifications:
- Master of Mental Health (Perinatal and Infant)
- Master of Family Studies (Child and Family health Nursing)
- Graduate Certificate Child and Family Health Nursing
- Registered Midwife
- Registered Nurse
Comment:
I believe in building capacity and resilience in families. Supporting CFH clinicians through promoting reflective evidence-based practice and clinical supervision.
Member –
CFHNA, MCAFHNA
Decalie Brown
General committee member
Current Role:
Child and Family Health Nurse
CNS2, NBMLHD
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Midwife
- BNMng
- IBCLC
- Clinical Supervision Facilitator
Membership:
CAFHNA, MCAFHNA, LCANZ, ILCA
Rowena Harrison
General committee member
Membership since 2017
Current Role:
Clinical Nurse Educator CFHN
Qualifications:
- BHealthSc (Nursing)
- MEd (Social Ecology)
- Assoc Dip Community Health Nursing (CFH)
- RN RM IBCLC
- COSP Facilitator Reflective Clinical Supervisor
Association Comment:
Through CNE and CAFHNA committee activities I hope to promote the valuable role of Child and Family Health Nursing in building family health, resilience and relationships. CFHN education and research can foster a community of learning and sustain CFHN as a specialist role.
Pamela Paltridge
General committee member
Member Since 2017
Current Role:
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Aboriginal Child Health Programs
Qualifications:
- M. Indigenous Health Grad Cert Indigenous Trauma Recovery
- Grad Cert – Child & Family Health
- RN, RM, CFHN,
- FPM Facilitator
- Reflective Clinical Supervision Facilitator
- DVRS Facilitator
Memberships:
CAFHNA
Karen Dignam
General committee member
Member of CAFHNA since 1995
Current Role:
Nurse Unit Manager, Child and Family Health, NSLHD
Qualifications:
- Masters of Applied Management (Nursing)
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Midwife
- Child and Family Health Nurse
Membership:
CAFHNA
Sally Lee
General Committee Member
Current Role:
Clinical Nurse Educator, CFHN – SESLHD
Casual Academic: Unit Coordinator WSU, Masters CFHN (Karitane)
Qualifications:
- RN, RM, CFHN
- Masters Ed. (Adult Education)
- Grad Cert CFHN
- Grad Dip Nurs (Midwifery)
- COSP Facilitator,
- FPM Facilitator,
- Reflective Clinical Supervision Facilitator,
- Nurse Immuniser
Membership
I have been a member of the CAFHNA committee since 2014, and am in the IT sub-committee.
Julie Stevenson
General committee member
Current Role: Contracted Marker for the Australian College of Nursing (ACN)
Qualifications:
- RN, RM, CFHN
- Grad Cert CFHN
- Masters CFHN
- Family Partnership Model facilitator
- Reflective Clinical Supervision facilitator
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Memberships: CAFHNA NSW
Comment: I have 40 years of experience working in front-line clinical, and leadership positions in hospital and community health settings.
A significant portion of my career has been in child and family health (CFH) nursing at Clinical Nurse Consultant level. I am actively committed to maintaining high standards of evidence-informed CFH nursing clinical and professional practice, and advocating at all levels for recognition and support of essential CFH nursing services.
CAFHNA acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where we live and work and pay respects to Elders, past, present and future. We commit to a positive future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.