Paula Barrett
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Paula Barrett is a clinician, scholar, researcher and professor in the field of child psychology. She has been recognised as being amongst the top 1 percent of publishers within the field of Psychology and Psychiatry at an international level. Barrett is the author of the FRIENDS Programs, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) based programs, endorsed by the World Health Organization, as best practice for the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression, promoting resilience in families, schools and communities. Barrett is the director of Friends Resilience Pty and is adjunct professor in the School of Psychology at Edith Cowan University.[1]
Education
[edit]- Doctor of Philosophy (1995), the University of Queensland[2]
- Master of Clinical Psychology (1990), the University of Queensland
- Licenciatura in Clinical Psychology (1986), University of Lisbon
- Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) (1983), University of Lisbon
Programs
[edit]For over two decades, Barrett has continued to develop and evaluate the world-renowned FRIENDS programs:
She has also developed the FOCUS program for working with children with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, which has demonstrated efficacy for up to 7 years follow-up.[12]
In 2020 and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Barrett developed and launched a Family / Community Package,[13] designed to provide coping skills to families during times of adversity. This package has been used globally and receives positive feedback from participants.
Awards and honours
[edit]- 2009 Highly Commended Certificate, Human Rights Medal Australian Human Rights Commission[14]
- 2008 Telstra Queensland Business Woman of the Year Telstra[15]
- 2008 Australian of the Year Award, Queensland, Finalist[16]
- 1999 Early Career Award, Australian Psychological Society for outstanding scholarship in Psychology.[17]
- Tracey Goodall Early Career Award, Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Edith Cowan University, Perth (27 June 2012). "Edith Cowan University Western Australia". ECU. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Paula Maria BARRETT". Women's Museum of Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Pahl, Barrett (2007). "The development of social-emotional competence in preschool-aged children: An introduction to the Fun FRIENDS program". Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 17 (1): 81–90. doi:10.1375/ajgc.17.1.81. S2CID 42550460.
- ^ Shortt, Barrett, Fox (2001). "Evaluating the FRIENDS program: A cognitive-behavioural group treatment for anxious children and their parents". Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 30 (4): 525–535. doi:10.1207/S15374424JCCP3004_09. PMID 11708240. S2CID 34373753.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Friends Resilience". friendsresilience.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Lizuka, Barrett, Gillies, Cook, Marinovic. "Preliminary evaluation of the FRIENDS for Life program on students' and teachers' emotional states for a school in a low socio-economic status area". Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 40 (3): 1–20.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Friends Resilience". friendsresilience.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Barrett, Garrelle, Ollendick, Dadds (2006). "Long-term outcomes of an Australian FRIENDS universal prevention trial of anxiety and depression symptoms in children and youth: An evaluation of the Friends program". Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 35 (3): 403–411. doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp3503_5. PMID 16836477. S2CID 20508512.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Friends Resilience". friendsresilience.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Games, Thompson, Barrett (2020). "A randomised controlled trial of the Adult Resilience Program: A universal prevention program". International Journal of Psychology. 55 (1): 78–87. doi:10.1002/ijop.12587. PMID 31313297. S2CID 197423809.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Friends Resilience". friendsresilience.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Barrett, Healy-Farrell, March (2004). "Cognitive-behavioural family treatment of childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder: A controlled trial". Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 43 (1): 46–62. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.523.5226. doi:10.1097/00004583-200401000-00014. PMID 14691360.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Friends Resilience". friendsresilience.org. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "2009 Media Release: Awards showcase watershed year for protecting human rights in Australia". humanrights.gov.au. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Finalists in the 2008 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year". Australian Women Online. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "The 2008 Queenslander of the Year - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Paula M. Barrett; Thomas H. Ollendick (9 January 2004). Handbook of Interventions that Work with Children and Adolescents: Prevention and Treatment. John Wiley & Sons. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-470-09071-8. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "The Tracy Goodall Early Career Award". AACBT. Retrieved 4 February 2021.