Desi
Augustson

Advisor

Safeguarding Mission

Desilee places our shared, universal human connection; we have all been children, as foundational to her safeguarding practice. Our experiences of childhood transcend cultural and social boundaries while profoundly shaping individual life trajectories. In advancing this understanding, Desilee advocates for why we share a societal and individual responsibility for children.

Expertise

Desilee is a specialist in child safeguarding systems reform, with a multidisciplinary background spanning healthcare, medical practice management, and social work. Her work focuses on strengthening safeguarding systems through rights-based, child-centred approaches that shape organisational culture, governance, and policy development. Her experience informs her systems perspective, integrating clinical insight with organisational leadership and governance.

Her approach is informed by rights-based and child-centred frameworks, supporting the development of robust safeguarding cultures in which the safety, wellbeing, and voice of the child are embedded as core principles of community development and organisational conduct. This commitment extends beyond compliance, fostering environments of accountability, ethical practice, and continuous reflection.

Desilee holds a Master of Social Work, with expertise in safeguarding frameworks, systemic inequities, and rights-based practice. Her work sits at the intersection of child safeguarding, and human rights, advocating for systemic reform across policy, governance, and economic systems.