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First Name: Shelly

Last Name: Skinner

Position Title: Senior Social Worker, Palliative Care

Job Responsibilities: Combination of Research and Palliative Care

Education/Training: Social Work

About Me/My interests:  I work at a children’s hospital in Perth, WA, Australia.  The specialty’s I work with are Paediatric Palliative Care, Acquired Brain Injury and Spinal Rehabilitation.  Outside of this role I co-facilitate a chidlren’s bereavement program called Blue Skies for children aged between 8-12years following the death of a parent.  I am interested in looking at bereaved sibling groups in the future and undertaking research in the field of bereavement.    

My Contact Information:

Address:  C/- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children Box D184, Perth WA 6840

Email: shelly.skinner@health.wa.gov.au

Topics of Interest for Collaboration: Siblings, Bereavement, Quality of life, Pediatrics

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