
Maree has worked in the Occupational Rehabilitation Industry for 22 years and has been self-employed for the past 15 years.
Maree has been a TAVRP Committee member since 1997.
Maree has a strong interest in professional development and ongoing education and in facilitating PD opportunities for TAVRP members .
Maree believes that ongoing professional education is essential to underpin best professional practice, and is committed to assisting the Workplace Rehabilitation Profession to maintain best practice standards.
She has been a member of the TAVRP for more than 20 years, and has served on the TAVRP Committee since 2006.
Cheryl recently retired after being employed as Rehabilitation Case Manager in Services Australia in Hobart for 12 years. Prior to that, more than 30 years of her career was spent in general Human Resources work, including a high component of workers’ compensation and rehabilitation activities in the commonwealth jurisdiction.
Maureen Rudge, an Occupational Therapist, was the Inaugural President of TAVRP at its inception in 1988 and has been a member of the Committee since that time. She has also represented the Rehabilitation Industry on the Workers Compensation Board Medical & Rehabilitation Advisory Committee.
In 2009 she was honoured with an Order of Australia (OAM ) medal for services in Tasmania to Occupational Therapy, the Vocational Rehabilitation Industry and for activities within the community.
She has been a member of the TAVRP Committee since 2014 and is a full member of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC).
Lorelle is currently the Vice President of Mental Health Families & Friends TAS Board of Governance.
She has a diverse background which includes management, accounts/admin and fourteen years’ experience in the disability sector. She has also worked as a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider, and a Rehabilitation Consultant for CRS Australia. Currently, Lorelle supervises the Individual Placement and Support Program for headspace Hobart.
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Kim has extensive experience in providing occupational rehabilitation services within the WorkCover Tasmania scheme and for the Motor Accidents Insurance Board. In October 2020 Kim joined Acumen Health, a Generation Health business. As the Senior Rehabilitation Consultant in Tasmania for Acumen Health, Kim will extend her client base to provide rehabilitation services for the Australian Defence Force.
With extensive practical experience in occupational rehabilitation, Kim has been an expert and technical resource within her team of Rehabilitation Consultants at Tidswell Consulting, a business she established, and as an Injury Management Coordinator within the Tasmanian WorkCover Scheme.
In the provision of New Employer Services, Kim’s service delivery is underpinned by her knowledge and expertise as a Career Development Practitioner.
Kim has a Diploma of Rehabilitation Counselling, and a Graduate Certificate in Career Development Practice, and holds professional memberships within both disciplines (RCAA and CDAA – Career Development Association of Australia, being past-President and Northern Tasmanian Representative). Kim identifies her cross-disciplinary approach, combining Rehabilitation and Career Development, and her networks, as key strengths in her delivery of occupational rehabilitation services.
She is a full member of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC) and was an ASORC National Council member from 2014-2016.
Anne-Marie was a Unit Coordinator in the Graduate Diploma/Master in Rehabilitation Counselling programs at the University of Tasmania from 2009-2018.
She is also involved with the Rehabilitation Advisory Panel with WorkSafe Tasmania.