Dr Barry Tolchard
Senior Lecturer, School of Health
Qualifications
RNM, RNLD, MSc, PhD, Cert. BT, Cert. CBT
Contact
| Email: | btolchar@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Pat O'Shane Building (C13) 217 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3643 (or +61 2 6773 3643 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3666 |
Barry is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health. Barry is a Registered Nurse with a specialism in Mental Health. Barry has worked in the UK and South Australia and works as a consultant nurse psychotherapist. In nursing, Barry teaches mental health, learning disability, chronic disease management and more widely teaches clinical psychology, psychiatry and other allied health at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Barry supervises a range of postgraduate research students including PhD, Professional Doctorates and research Masters. Barry is an active researcher with interests in gambling/addictions, mental health, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, public health, chronic disease and health education. Barry’s research interests span clinical, epidemiological and experimental approaches at both qualitative and quantitative levels.
Research interests
Research Grants:
Longitudinal study of career progression of newly qualified nurses: Funding: University of Essex–seed funding £2000. Role: Joint Principal Investigator
Introduction of a relapse prevention group in the treatment of problem gamblers: Funding: Department of Human Services in Australia, AU$10,000. Role: Principal Investigator
Comparison between individual and group treatment for problem gamblers: Funding: Department of Human Services in Australia, AU$5,000. Role: Principal Investigator
General practitioner understanding of pathological gambling:Funding: Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund of South Australia, AU$10,000. Role: Principal Investigator
Victorian gambling screen: development and validation of a new measure of problem gambling: Funding: Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority, Melbourne, Australia, AU$500,000. Role: Co-Investigator
Gambling prevalence in South Australia: Funding: Department of Families and Communities, Adelaide, South Australia, AU$110 000. Role: Co-Investigator
Somatisation project (part of the healthplus co-ordinated care trials)
Funding: Australian Government, AU$300,000. Role: Co-Investigator
The effects of cognitive-behaviour therapy in primary health care with people experiencing unexplained physical symptoms: Funding: National Heath Service Directors, £20,000. Role: Principal Investigator
The SmithKline Beecham quality of life scale (SBQOL) validation: Funding: SmithKline Beecham, £1,000,000. Role: Investigator
Consultancy
Consultancies:
Knowledge transfer partnership (University of Essex & Clacton county council-3 years). Funding—£330 000 Role: Joint principle investigator
Identifying problem gamblers among betting staff (annually). Funding—£5 000 Role: consultant
Gambling Commission—expert treatment panel (3 years). Funding—£2 000/year Role: consultant
Mental health needs of Clacton (complete). Funding—£25 000 Role: principle investigator
Publications
Publications:
Chapters in books:
Battersby, M., Oakes, J., Tolchard, B., Forbes, A. & Pols, R. (2008). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Problem Gamblers. In Zangeneh, M., Blaszczynski, A. & Turner, N. (Eds) (2008). In Persuit of Winning: Problem Gambling Theory, Research & Treatment. Springer.
Pols, R.G., Battersby, M., Tolchard, B. & McDonald, J. (2001). Somatisation and coordinated care: An important but difficult to recognise target group. In Leigh (Ed), Learning’s From the SA HealthPlus Coordinated Care Trial: Continuous Clinical Improvement: lessons from the SA HealthPlus Trial. Canberra.
Ritter, S.A., Tolchard, B. & Stewart, R. (1995). Coping with stress in mental health nursing. In J. Carson, Fagin & S. Ritter (Eds.), Stress & coping in mental health nursing. London: Chapman & Hall.
Journal articles:
Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M.W. (2010). The Victorian Gambling Screen: Reliability and validity in a clinical sample. Journal of Gambling Studies, DOI 10.1007/s10899-009-9172-6.
Stuhlmiller, C. & Tolchard, B. (2009). Computer-Assisted CBT for Depression and Anxiety: Increasing Accessibility to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 47(7), 32-40.
Tolchard, B., Thomas, L. & Battersy, M. (2007). Problem gambling and GPs: Evaluation of education materials. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23 (4), 499-506.
Tolchard, B., Thomas, L.J. & Battersby, M. (2006). Single session exposure treatment for problem gambling: A single case experiment design. Behaviour Change, 23(2), 148-155.
Battersby, M., Tolchard, B., Scurragh, M. & Thomas, L.J. (2006). Suicide ideation and behaviour in people with pathological gambling attending a treatment service. International Journal of Mental health & Addiction, 4(3), 233-246.
Stuhlmiller, C.M., Tolchard, B., Thomas, L.J., deCrespigny, C.F., Kalucy, R.S. & King, D. (2004). Increasing confidence of emergency department staff in responding to mental health issues: An educational initiative. Australian Emergency Nursing Journal, 7(1), 9-17.
Battersby, M., Tolchard, B., Esterman, A. & Thomas, L. (2002). Review of the South Oakes Gambling Screen (SOGS): An Australian perspective, Journal of Gambling Studies, 18 (3), 257-271.
Oakes, J., Tolchard, B., Thomas, L. & Battersby, M. (2002). Behavioural psychotherapy training for nurses in Australia: One nurse’s experience. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 11, 139-141.
Battersby, M., McDonald, P., Pearce, R., Tolchard, B. & Allen, K. (2001). The changing attitudes of health professionals and consumers towards a coordinated care trial – SA HealthPlus. Australian Health Review, 24(2), 174-180.
Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M. (2000). Nurse behavioural psychotherapy and pathological gambling: An Australian perspective. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 7, 335-342.
Allen, K., Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M. (2000). Behavioural psychotherapy training for nurses in Australia: A pilot programme. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 9(2), 75-81.
Tolchard, B. (1995). Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome using behavioural psychotherapy: A single case example. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 4(2), 233-236.
Journal articles under review:
Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M.W. (2010). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Problem Gamblers. Differences between completers and non-completers. International Journal of Gambling, accepted
Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M.W. (2010). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Problem Gamblers. A naturalistic study. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, submitted
Reports:
Tolchard, B. & Speed, E. (2010). The mental health needs of Clacton. NEEPCT, Tendring, Essex, UK.
Ben-Tovim, D., Esterman, A., Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M. (2001). Victorian Gambling Screen. Gambling Research Panel, Victorian State Government.
Department of Human Services (2001). Gambling patterns of South Australians and associated health indicators. DHS, South Australian Government.
Selected international conference papers:
Tolchard, B. (2010). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of treatment completer’s and non-completer’s. 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Vienna.
Stuhlmiller, C. & Tolchard, B. (2009). Mental health problems surge in economic crisis: The role of psychiatric nurses delivering Computer-aided Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (cCBT), 23rd Annual conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Charleston, South Carolina.
Tolchard, B. (2008). Current Measurement of Problem Gambling: Experiences using the Victorian Gambling Screen. 7th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Putting all the pieces together, Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
Tolchard, B. (2008). Gambling: A Public Health Concern. 16th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum, Liverpool, UK.
Stuhlmiller, C. & Tolchard, B. (2004). Computer-aided CBT clinics for anxiety and depression: PTSD applications. The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 20th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA.
Tolchard, B. (2003). Identification of risk factors and the early detection of problem gambling. World Federation for Mental Health Biennial Congress, Melbourne, Australia.
Stuhlmiller, C., Walter, B. & Tolchard, B. (2003). Where is 'Alcohol & Drugs' in health assessments? 1st International Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Nursing & Midwifery, Conference, Adelaide, South Australia.
Tolchard, B., Battersby, M., Ben-Tovim, D., Esterman, A. & Dickerson, M. (2002). The VGS: Development and validity of a new screening tool. The 5th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Barcelona, Spain.
Tolchard, B., Battersby, M.W. & Oakes, J. (2000). Evaluation of an in-patient treatment programme for problem gamblers. The 11th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, Las Vegas, USA.
Tolchard, B., Battersby, M. & Blaszczynski, A. (2000). Killer odds: The link between suicide and gambling. The 1st International Gambling Impact Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
Tolchard, B., Battersby, M.W. & Scurrah, M. (2000). Suicide and gambling. The 11th International conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, Las Vegas, USA.
Tolchard, B. & Battersby, M.W. (1998). Treatment of problem gamblers. World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Acapulco, Mexico.