Education and Service Development Consultant
Ine Dambo
Hi, I’m Ine. I joined VTMH as an Education & Service Development Consultant (Senior Occupational Therapist) in March 2023. I bring intersectional lived/living experience and professional expertise in early childhood education, early childhood early intervention and various specialised areas within mental health.
I have a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from the University of the Sunshine Coast, a Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood) from RMIT and a Master of Education (Equity, Diversity and Social Change) from the University of Melbourne.
I’ve been fortunate to work in a variety of settings, including non-for-profit, government and private, and in areas of relevance to mental health. These include early childhood early intervention/education, forensic, clinical, youth, adult and community mental health.
I am passionate about developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative mental health programs and projects that centre intersectionality. In previous roles, this was achieved and demonstrated through the success of a weekend group therapy inpatient program at Thomas Embling Hospital, the development and implementation of an inpatient therapy young adult program and the introduction of a dog therapy program at Albert Road Clinic, Ramsay Healthcare.
I’m looking forward to collaboratively working with the VTMH team to strengthen existing projects. Long term, I’m looking forward to also collaboratively working with the team to develop and implement innovative projects that further address and improve inequities and intersectionality health gaps, that people who represent marginalising points of identities, often experience within the mental health system.
My travel goal is to visit every continent. I have been fortunate to have travelled to over 22 countries.
