School of Psychology

Mrs Angela Ebert

Lecturer

B.A. Hons (Psychology), M.Clin and Health Psych, PhD (Curtin)

RESEARCH:
Angela's research interests are recovery from complex trauma, resilience in adults, adult development in terms of identity and self-concept, and the assessment of psychological interventions in the treatment of health issues such as chronic pain and cancer.BACKGROUND & ACTIVITIES:
Angela’s first training was in social work and she has worked as a Senior Social Worker in a range of organizations for several years. Seeking to expand her horizons she has also completed a Master in Clinical Psychology degree and now combines the skills and knowledge of both professions in her work with individuals and groups as well as her teaching. Angela has worked extensively in the field of acute and past trauma, including the provision of psychological care following major critical incidents, sexual assault, refugee trauma and early life trauma. She has worked in a range of settings, including cross-cultural, cancer support and mental health agencies. Angela continues her private practice and her work with cancer patients alongside her teaching in the counselling programs. Combining clinical and teaching means that the teaching is informed by her extensive clinical experience and that her clinical work is embedded in ongoing professional development and research. She has run training in cross-cultural counselling and trauma treatment for psychologists and allied health professionals since 1993. She is currently completing her PhD, which researches factors facilitating recovery from refugee trauma TEACHING:
Angela teaches in the postgraduate counselling programs, which are the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Counselling, and the Master of Counselling. Her main areas of teaching are ‘Working with Adults’,’ Principles of Counselling II’, and the supervision of students in clinical practice.

PUBLICATIONS:

Ebert, A. and M. J. Dyck (2004). "The experience of mental death: The core feature of complex posttraumatic stress disorder." Clinical Psychology Review 24: 617-635.