Heather Gridley
Qualifications & Memberships:
Master of Arts (Melbourne) 1996Graduate Diploma in Educational Counselling (RMIT) 1980
Diploma of Education (Melbourne) 1973
Bachelor of Arts (Melbourne) 1972
Psychological Registration: Current Australian Psychological Society - Member:
College of Counselling Psychologists
College of Community Psychologists
Victorian Association of Family Therapists: Clinical Member
American Psychological Association, Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action: - Foreign Affiliate
Teaching Areas:
Community psychologyEthics and professional practice
Domestic violence and sexual assault
History and theories in psychology
Human development in a social context
Research Areas:
Community psychology: community mental health; promoting wellnessWomen’s health: improving women’s health care; women & depression
Spirituality and counselling/psychology
Professional practice: professional supervision, ethics in practice
Positions held:
Senior Lecturer, Level C, Department of PsychologyVictoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Visiting scholar, University of Massachusetts, Lowell (1999)
APS Director of Social Issues, (1997-9)
Awards:
Australian Psychological Society- Elaine Dignan Award 1994