Joe Calleja

Ph.D.

Principal, Recovery Matters

https://www.recoverymatters.com.au

Joe Calleja is an expert in Social Work and is currently the Principal of Recovery Matters.

Expert Bio

Joe Calleja, BA, BSW, GAICD, is a social worker, Life Member of the Australian College of Social Work and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was CEO of Richmond Wellbeing, a leading non-government mental health agency in Western Australia, for eleven years until January 2016. Prior to that he was in the Senior Executive Service of the WA Department of Justice, held the position of Principal Social worker in the child protection agency, and held senior management and policy positions child protection and family relationships agencies. He has had considerable experience in both direct practice, policy and management settings. His work has always included a strong focus on customer service, individualised care and social inclusion. For the past five years he has undertaken private consultancy in the social services areas focussing on mental health and suicide prevention as well as holding interim CEO roles. He has been involved in commonwealth and state policy committees as a community representative. He has been involved in organising conferences on mental health and suicide prevention over many years and was a member of the National Suicide Prevention Project Reference Group for the implementation of the 5th National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, as well as the review of the WA Government Suicide Prevention plan.