ECLIPSE
Igniting family violence awareness through the specialist lens of lived experience
Keino Smullen
Facilitator
Keino is a victim-survivor of family violence who is dedicated to bringing the victim-survivor voice into practice. Keino is passionate about the family violence sector and is striving to make informed, positive change in the sector.
Keino’s specialist career in the social work sector has spanned over 19 years, allowing her to establish a high level of theoretical and practicable knowledge. Keino has extensive experience as a social worker and social work supervisor, and worked predominantly at Oranga Tamariki.
Keino worked very closely with the multidisciplinary Child Protection Team and other local agencies to ensure immediate child safety protocols were implemented, which led to successful prosecution of offenders and perpetrators of child abuse.