Lidia Genovese B.A. Grad. Dip. M. Psych Endorsed Counselling, Educational/Developmental and Clinical Psychologist Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society Fellow of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists. Recipient of the inaugural Award of Excellence from College of Counselling Psychologists Lidia is a Counselling, Educational/Developmental & Clinical Psychologist currently in private practice. She has been practicing for over 45 and has a wide range of experience; teaching in primary schools, being a school psychologist, developing the Changing Tracks model as intervention/prevention programs for children and adolescents at risk, teaching GPs Focused Psychological Strategies, training psychologists and teachers in the USA to implement the Changing Tracks programs, being the Psychology Advisor to the Department of Veteran Affairs, running workshops for schools and many other organisations around Australia and overseas. Lidia has held several leadership role in the APS an in particular in the Counselling College. Now works part-time and is mainly engaged in teaching medical students, supervising psychology graduates, mentoring other psychologists and conducting professional development for health professionals and educators. She is an entertaining, thought-provoking speaker and an advocate for the implementation of early intervention/prevention mental health programs in schools.