Background Information
Over
the course of my career I have written various papers. I would like to share this knowledge with
those who are interested.
I graduated
from the University of Western Australia 1965, and have worked in St Luke’s GP
Medical Group (a private general practice) since 1968. Over this time I have gained extensive
experience in medical and behavioural aspects of the mind, integrating psychiatric,
psychological and spiritual aspects of counselling.
I have
also been involved in community education, in
areas such as Understanding Depression, and Stress Management, for over 30
years. This education has been provided
to church groups of various denominations, mental health support groups,
professional organizations and community groups.
I have
been associated with Pathways
Counselling (Baptist Counselling
Service of Western Australia) since its inception in 1989 as Board Chairman and
Acting Director from 1996. As part of
these roles, I have been involved in the training of counsellors.
I have
also had involvement with ARAFMI (Association of Relatives and Friends of the
Mentally Ill) from the mid-70s as a frequent speaker at the annual Breakthrough
series of public education lectures that it organises with Richmond
Fellowship. I also, on request,
wrote a booklet - About Depression - as part of a series on mental
health issues when there was no suitable publication available in Australia.