Dr Matthew Doherty
Lecturer
School of Psychology
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am a child and adolescent psychotherapist and have worked in the industry for the last 25 years. I have conducted research exploring the therapeutic experiences of young men and I am currently examining innovative teaching methods for psychotherapists, and how best to prepare them for initial practice. I also have strong interest in all facets of child and adolescent mental health and welcome inquiries from potential research students in this area. I am also interested in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and have had extensive experience in working with trauma related client presentations and have supervised Doctoral Students in the examination of the effects of trauma on families and children who have lived experience with military personal and emergency first responders. Finally, I am Jungian Oriented and have a strong interest in studies that may possess a degree of Jungian related conceptual approaches.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Award | Post Graduate Teacher of the Year | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2016 | Award | School of Public Health Lecturer of the Year 2016 | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Iannos, M. (2023). How a systematic review of the experiences of emergency first responder family members living with post-traumatic stress disorder can inform new models of care. Jbi Evidence Synthesis, 21(4), 627-628. Scopus1 |
| 2023 | May, K. L., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Carter, D. (2023). Experiences of Parental PTSD for Children aged 9-17 in Military and Emergency First Responder Families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(12), 3816-3834. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2022 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Iannos, M. (2022). Experiences and perceptions of family members of emergency first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder: a qualitative systematic review.. JBI evidence synthesis, Publish Ahead of Print(4), 629-668. Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC8 |
| 2021 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Iannos, M. (2021). Experiences and perceptions of family members of emergency first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder: a qualitative systematic review protocol.. JBI evidence synthesis, 19(7), 1622-1631. Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2017 | Doherty, M., Conway, J., Clark, J., & Merritt, F. (2017). Should I stay or should I go? The impact of a sense of control on young men's therapeutic engagement. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 17(3), 209-217. WoS2 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Carter, D. (2023). Intervention design: intergenerational trauma transmission in service families. In Frontline Mental Health Conference 2023. Gold Coast. |
| 2023 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Carter, D. (2023). Parental PTSD in service families: lessons learned in designing an intervention for children. In 17th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference. Belfast, Ireland. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | May, K., Van Hooff, M., Doherty, M., & Carter, D. (2022). What about kids living with parental PTSD? A family approach. Poster session presented at the meeting of Frontline Mental Health Conference. Gold Coast. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May, K. (2023). Developing a program for children of military and emergency first responder parents with post-traumatic stress disorder. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). |
I have had many years experience in gaining funding in the community setting. I currently work as the Clinical Manager, part time for a Non-Government Organization, Not For Profit, Northern Area Community & Youth Services (NACYS). In this role I am responsible for all funding submissions and over the last ten years have been successful in gaining in excess of $1,000,000 in successful grants.
I currently teach in the Graduate Program of Counseling and Psychotherapy, in the School of Public Health. I am course coordinator of a variety of courses including child and adolescent counseling; attachment across the lifespan and Overview of mental health. On a sessional basis, I also teach fifth year medical students through the University's Pediatric Mental Health Training Unit (PMHTU). Much of my professional work has focused on trauma informed practice, its treatment and psycho-therapeutic applications towards healing and resilience in these populations.
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Inner Transformation: Exploring the Relationship between Transformative Learning and Individuation Characteristics in Educators | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Xuanye Shen |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Developing a program for children of military and emergency first responder parents with post-traumatic stress disorder | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Ms Karen Louise May |
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