Ms Melissa Attwood
Clinical PsychologistLecturer - Clinical Psychology-650449
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
31 - G02
Melissa Attwood (BAppScPsych, PGradDipPsych, MAddBeh, MClinPsych, MAPS) is a Clinical Psychologist and board-approved supervisor, who has experience working with adults and young adolescents across a wide range of settings. Melissa has spent the past 12 years working in both public mental health and private practice, working with people experiencing complex issues and severe mental illness. Melissa has experience in delivering individual and group treatments, working closely with multidisciplinary teams in community based services, including clinical mental health, alcohol and other drug services and mental health community support services. She currently works part-time at CQUniversity lecturing in the Master of Clinical Psychology program and in a private multidisciplinary practice providing clinical psychology support for individuals and families experiencing eating disorders and body image concerns.
Background
Melissa was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Her biggest personal achievement was completing the Oxfam 100km walk (twice!) She has attended universities across VIC, NSW and QLD, working across both VIC and regional QLD, and now is lucky enough to call Central Queensland home. In her spare time, she likes to travel, spend time at the beach and take on new and exciting challenges.
Universities Studied At
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) 2008 - RMIT
Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology 2009 - CSU
Master of Addictive Behaviours 2017 - Monash University
Master of Clinical Psychology 2019 - CQUniversity
Universities Worked At
CQUniversity
Awards
- Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Best Practice in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education) for developing a novel online evidence-based interprofessional health education module that facilitates development of knowledge and confidence in interprofessional practice in students from multiple disciplines.
Previous teaching
CQUniversity
Professional Experience
Lecturer, Master of Clinical Psychology, CQUniversity 2022 - Current
Clinic on-site supervisor: Psychology Wellness Centre, CQUniversity 2021- 2022
Private Multidisciplinary Practice, 2020 - Current
Psychologist, Monash Health, 2014- 2019, 2020- 2021
Professional Memberships
Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
Responsibilities
Individual supervision of Master of Clinical Psychology (MCP) students and clinical psychology registrar.
Site-supervision for MCP students and overseeing psychological practice at the CQUniversity Psychology Wellness Centre.
Unit Coordinator for clinical practice units in the MCP course and Unit Coordinator for co-taught units for MCP and Master of Professional Psychology (MPP) courses, with consistently high feedback overall.
Co-development and peer review of MCP and MPP course materials and curricula involving the integration of unit curriculum for both courses.
Co-development of course materials and curricula and teaching into the new MCP (Advanced Entry) course.
Co-development of the online Inter-Professional health Education Program (IPE), an online health education program for health students across multiple disciplines.
Supervision of a Master's coursework thesis, fulfilling partial requirements of the MCP degree.
Mentoring junior staff and supporting academics and team.
Professional Interests
Social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations people and fostering safe and accessible services.
Multi-disciplinary practice.
Eating disorders and body image concerns.
Supervision of early career psychologists.
Key Achievements
Co-development of IPE program.
Consultancy Work
Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID)- supervision for second year MCP students during their placement at CQID.
Private supervision for alumni of MCP and MPP courses.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing
Clinical and health psychology - Clinical psychology
Other psychology - Other psychology not elsewhere classified
Eating Disorders and Body Image