Dr Amanda Jefferys

Senior Lecturer, Acting Director of the Clinical Psychology Program, Course Coordinator Clinical Psychology Program - Faculty of Medicine and Health; School of Psychology

Phone: +61 02 6773 4047

Email: Amanda.Jefferys@une.edu.au

Qualifications

B. Psych (Hons), Doctorate in Clinical and in Health Psychology.  MAPS, FCCLP, FCHP.

Teaching Areas

  • Advanced Clinical skills training: clinical expertise, distinctions in rural and regional practice, focus on practical and applied clinical work in regional, rural, and remote regions.
  • Formal assessment of Child and Adolescents: Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment, management of complex care needs.
  • Formal assessment of Adults: Diagnosis Assessment and Treatment modalities, addressing lifestyle and supporting psychological well being and positive psychology models
  • Complex mental health and health conditions: presentations, transdiagnostic work, managing co-morbidity, and working collegiately in teams to support health and functioning.

Supervision Areas

  • Disordered eating behaviour in men/athletes/adults
  • Imp[act of health and health conditions on functionality
  • Working in rural and remote psychology
  • Complex trauma in first responders and others
  • Leadership and locus of control in work

Acting Director of the Clinical Psychology Program, Course Coordinator Clinical Psychology Program including Research and PhD candidates

Research Interests

  • Rural and Remote Psychology, workforce development, and capacity
  • Men's Health in Rural and remote regions
  • Schools psychology and influence of simulation training
  • Indigenous health and cultural perspective in rural and remote areas
  • The maintenance of health and health belief on function
  • Influence of sports, exercise and movement with mental health
  • Factors affecting Disordered Eating Behaviour in adult and sports populations
  • Child and Adolescent projects: child well-being, improvement at school through the natural world, engagement and learning.

Publications

Acceptability and feasibility of telehealth as a training modality for trainee psychologist placements: a Covid-19 response study

Exploring the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) within a Clinical Eating Disorder Group Program for Adults.

Speeded Administration of WISC to gifted and mainstream students: A developmental study