School of Psychology

Mr John Gardiner

Psychology Clinic Co-ordinator
Senior Lecturer

RESEARCH:
John’s research interests are in the area of paediatric psychology (i.e., the application of psychology to paediatric health conditions), the collaboration between agencies in the management of children and adolescents with health conditions and the evaluation of treatments children and adolescent mental health.

ACTIVITIES:
John was recently the Chief Clinical Psychologist at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children for 13 years and worked in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for over 20 years and continues to work as a consultant for the Department of Education on the identification and management of students with severe mental health conditions and in the area of disability discrimination..  He has had extensive training from leading figures in Family Therapy, Group Therapy, and the clinical applications of Hypnosis.

TEACHING:
John coordinates the selection, orientation and training program for new trainees in the Clinical programs, the operational aspects of the Murdoch Psychology Clinic and the external Clinical Placements; and provides teaching in a number of the post graduate psychology units.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Strudwick, S., Carne, C., Gardiner, J. Foster, J., Davis, E. & . Jones, T. (2005). Cognitive Functioning in Children with Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes and Severe Hypoglycemia. The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 147, Issue 5, Pages 680-685
  
  

• Howell, K., Evans, D. & Gardiner, J. (1997). Medications in the classroom: A hard pill to swallow. Teaching Exceptional Children. 29 (6), 58-61.
  
  

• Gardiner, J., Evans, D., & Howell, K. (1995). Suspension and exclusion rates for aboriginal students in Western Australia. The Aboriginal Child in School. 23 (1), 32-35.
  
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