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Name
Professor Robert Schweitzer
Position(s)
Professor
Faculty of Health,
School - Psychology and Counselling
IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Psych and Counc - HDHS
Discipline *
Psychology
Phone
+61 7 3138 4617
Fax
+61 7 3138 0486
Email
Location
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Identifiers and profiles
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Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa), MA (Clin Psy)

Professional memberships
and associations

Society for Psychotherapy Research
Australian Clinical Psychology Association
Australian Psychological Society

Keywords

Child abuse - reporting behaviour, Counselling and psychotherapy process, Psychotherapy outcome, Refugees, Suicide ideation & behaviour

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Research interests

  • Phenomenological, qualitative and quantitative, clinical psychology
  • Psychotherapy process and outcome
  • Refugee related issues
  • Transcultural issues
  • Schizophrenia – psychotherapeutic approaches
  • Phenomenological psychology.
This information has been contributed by Professor Robert Schweitzer.

Teaching

Robert’s focus is on postgraduate teaching with responsibilities relating to clinical psychopathology, clinical interventions, psychodynamic theory, and psychotherapy process.

This information has been contributed by Professor Robert Schweitzer.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Research projects

Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)

Title
Developing Best Practice for Settlement Services for Refugee Women-at-Risk
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP140100609
Start year
2014
Keywords
Refugee Women; Health And Wellbeing; Settlement
Title
Whole-Of-Family Treatment of Trauma in African Refugees: An Individual, Family and Community Approach
Primary fund type
CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
Project ID
LP0776558
Start year
2007
Keywords
Refugees; Bilingual; Health Psychology; Bicultural Therapy Model; Human Services; Transcultural Health

Supervision

Current supervisions

  • Mechanisms of Change of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: A Naturalistic Study
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Robert King
  • Bipolar Mood Disorders: The Relationship between Metacognitive Capacities, Associated Correlates, and Functional Status
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Kate Murray
  • Therapists Working With Trauma Exposed Clients: Identifying and Understanding Expressions of Vicarious Trauma
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Ronald Frey, Professor Jane Shakespeare-Finch
  • Reparative and Therapeutic Functions of Musical Narratives in Therapy with Adolescents from Refugee Backgrounds
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Michael Whelan

Completed supervisions (Doctorate)