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Dr Patrick O'Brien

Name :	Dr Patrick O'Brien
Position :	Senior Lecturer (Special Ed & Ed Counselling)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	WB-A113B
Location :	Fraser Coast Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4194 3178
Extension :	3178
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipT BrisbaneCAE DipSchCouns Qld BEd, GDipSpEd BrisbaneCAE EdD QUT

Professional Memberships

Australian Guidance and Counselling Association

Professional Affiliations

Management Board-Kids Intervention Prevention Program
Management Board-Wide Bay Sexual Assault Unit INC
Editorial Board Member-Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health.

Research Interests

Counselling Children
Burnout in Beginning Teachers
School Guidance and Counselling
Sandplay and Symbolwork in Counselling
Human Growth and Development

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

O’Brien, P., Mills, K., Fraser, K., & Anderson, J. (2011). An invitation to grieve: Reconsidering critical incidence responses by outsider support teams in the school setting. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 21/1 pp.60-73
O’Brien, P. & Parker, N. (2011) Play Therapy-Reaching the child with Autism. International Journal of Special Education. 26/1 pp. 80-87
Yuginovich, T. & O’Brien, P. (2010) Parent and community perceptions of an alternative school setting for at risk youth. The Journal of Educational Alternatives – Principles, Practices, and Leadership. 4/1, pp. 67-92.

Most notable :

O’Brien, P. & Hohnke, M. (2008,) Discrimination against same sex attracted youth: The role of the school counsellor. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 18/1. pp 67-75.

Tunnecliff, S. & OBrien, P. (2004) The value of using sandplay as a tool for counselling within a school setting. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 13/3, 2004.

Goddard, R. & OBrien, P. (2004). Are beginning teachers with a second degree at a higher risk of early career burnout? Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 29/1. pp. 31-40.

Goddard, R., & OBrien, P. (2004). Beginning teacher perceptions of their work, well-being and intention to leave. Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and Development. 6/2 December

Goddard, R., & O’Brien, P. (2006) Work environment predictors of beginning teacher burnout. British Educational Research Journal. 32/6 pp. 857-874

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

EDU 8332 Introduction to Educational Counselling
EDU 8333 Advanced Educational Counselling
EDU 5325 Child Abuse and Neglect
EDU 5335 Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Children and Adolescents
EDC 1100 Lifespan Development and Learning

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 11 years
Other : 25 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Co-ordinator Master of Education (Guidance and Counselling Major)