Mrs Natasha Boots

Natasha is the Deputy Director: Student Engagement with responsibility for leading student wellbeing services of the Student Engagement Unit (SEU), which include Counselling, Access & Inclusion, Student Support, and Wirringka Student Services. Natasha  also has oversight for the prevention and response to students who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harrassment (SASH), student critical incidents and is a member of the UniSA Students at Risk Group.

Natasha's previous role was Manager: Counselling in the SEU, with responsibility for leading the Counselling services across all Uni SA campuses. Natasha is an experienced Social Worker and Leader of multidisciplinary teams having worked for many years in not-for-profit community services sector.  Natasha is skilled in relationship management, design thinking, clinical supervision, case management, public speaking, and group facilitation. Natasha is passionate about achieving equity and positive outcomes for students through curiosity, collaboration and creativity.  Natasha’s professional interests extend to service innovation, best practice methodologies and efficacy measurement. In her spare time, Natasha likes to spend quality time with family and friends.

Natasha is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Natasha is the Practitioner Coordinator for the International Association of University Health and Wellbeing (https://www.healthyuniversities.org/) 

Qualifications

• Graduate Certificate in Loss, Grief and Trauma Counselling Flinders University

• Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Flinders University

• Bachelor of Social Work Flinders University

• Bachelor of Social Planning Flinders University