School of Psychology

Ms Sandy Williams

Senior Lecturer

ACTIVITIES:
Until 2008, Sandy was the Convener of the postgraduate clinical psychology programs.  She is now a part-time member of staff and in her other ‘life’ has a part-time private practice as a clinical psychologist in Fremantle.  She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), a member of the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (AACBT), until 2008 was a long standing member of the committee for the WA Branch of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society, and was a past Chair of the WA Branch of the APS.  She is a standing member of the organising committee for the annual Addiction Research Symposium mounted jointly by the Drug and Alcohol Office, and Curtin, Murdoch and Edith Cowan Universities.

TEACHING:
Sandy’s teaching is primarily in the postgraduate clinical psychology programs and includes abnormal behaviour and a rnage of clinical problems, professional practice issues, approaches to psychotherapy, and the management of alcohol and other drug problems. She also provides clinical supervision for trainees in these programs.  Having a private clinical psychology practice enables her to bring a strong applied focus to her clinical teaching and supervision. She combines a cognitive behavioural focus with an interest and experience in psychodynamic approaches as well. Sandy specialises in couple therapy in her private practice and provides training in this area for the Murdoch clinical psychology students.  She offers some lectures on clinical topics in the undergraduate program and runs annual workshops for Murdoch’s final year veterinary students on managing difficult encounters with their human clients.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Williams, S., Arnold, P. & Mills, J. (2005) Coping with stress: A survey of Murdoch University veterinary students. J.Vet.Med.Educ., 32, 2, Summer, 201-212
  
  

• Lim, L., Nathan, P., O’Brien-Malone, A & Williams, S. (2004) A qualitative approach to identifying psychosocial issues faced by bipolar patients. J. Nerv. Ment.Dis., 192, 12 Dec.
  
  
• Williams, S. & Mills, J.N., Understanding and responding to grief in companion animal practice. Aust. Vet. Practit. Vol 30, (2), 2000
  
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