Rural and Remote Psychology

Articles and Publications

Publications

The following is a listing of publications which members have found useful or interesting, with particular focus on rural and remote settings or issues. 

Books/booklets

  • Griffiths, R. Dunn, P. & Ramanathan, S. (Eds.). (1996). Psychology services in rural and remote Australia: Issues paper. Australian Rural Health Research Institute. Canberra: Charles Sturt University.
  • Briskman, L. & Lynn, M.(1999).Challenging rural practice: Human services in Australia. Melbourne: Deakin University Press.
  • Centre for Rural Health. (1994). Promotion of the health care professions to rural secondary students.Churchill: Monash University.
  • Centre for Rural Health. (1994). Rural health: A great career where U live. Churchill: Monash University.
  • Commonwealth of Australia. (2002). The rural book.Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services.
  • Commonwealth of Australia. (1995). Rural health. Office of rural health. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health.
  • Cullen, T. Dunn, P. & Lawrence, G. (1990). Rural health and welfare in Australia. Wagga Wagga: Centre for Rural Welfare Research, Charles Sturt University.
  • Dempsey, K. (1990). Smalltown: A study of social inequality, cohesion and belonging.Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  • Humphreys, J., Mathews-Cowey, S. & Rolley, F. (1995). Health services frameworks for small rural communities: Issues and options. Armidale: Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England.
  • Humphreys, J. & Rolley, F. (1991). Health and health care in rural Australia. Armidale: Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England.
  • Humphreys, J. & Rolley, F. (1993). Health care behaviour and service provision in rural Australia. Armidale: Department of Geography and Planning, University of New England.

Journals

Articles

  • Barbopoulos, A., & Clark, J. M. (2003). Practising psychology in rural settings: Issues and guidelines. Canadian Psychology, 44, 410-424. doi: 10.1037/h0086962
  • Guthrie, D. Peckham, J. & Read, L. (2002). Clinical psychology in rural general practice: Some initial observations. Clinical Psychologist, Autumn, 37-40.
  • Hargrove, D. & Breazdale, R. (1993). Psychologists and rural services: Addressing a new agenda. Professional Psychology, 24, 319-324.
  • Malone, J. L., & Dyck, K. G. (2011). Professional ethics in rural and northern Canadian psychology. Canadian Psychology, 52, 206-214. doi: 10.1037/a0024505
  • McLaren, N. (1995). Shrinking the Kimberley: Remote area psychiatry in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 29, 199-206.
  • McMahon, M. (2002) Structured peer group supervision by email: An option for school guidance and counselling personnel. School of Learning and Professional Studies Queensland University of Technology. Published in the AGCA Journal Vol 12 No 1 2002.

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  • Merwin, E. , Goldsmith, H. & Maderscheid, R. (1995). Human resources in rural mental health services. Community Mental Health Journal, 31, 525-537.
  • Roufeil, L., & Lipzker, A. (2007). Psychology services in rural and remote Australia. InPsych: The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd, 29. http://www.psychology.org.au/publications/inpsych/rural_remote/
  • Roufeil, L. (2011). Getting mental health services to the bush: The innovative delivery of best practice psychological services InPsych: The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd, 33. http://www.psychology.org.au/october/roufei/
  • Sutherland, C. R., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2014). Knowledge, skills and attitudes of rural and remote psychologists. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 22, 273-279. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12152
  • Sutherland, C. R., Chur‐Hansen, A., & Winefield, H. (2016). Experiences of Fly‐In, Fly‐Out and Drive‐In, Drive‐Out Rural and Remote Psychologists. Australian Psychologist. doi: 10.1111/ap.12194
  • Tobin, M. (1996). Rural psychiatric services.Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 30, 114-123.
  • Vines, R., Hurley, B. & Thomson, D. (2002). Clinical psychology in rural general practice: A pilot of a collaborative model of mental health service delivery. Clinical Psychologist, Autumn, 29-31.
  • Vines, R & Thomson, D. The “GP Project”. Clinical Psychologist, Autumn, 32-36.
  • Vines, R. (2011). Equity in health and wellbeing: Why does regional, rural and remote Australia matter? InPsych: The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd, 33. http://www.psychology.org.au/Content.aspx?ID=3960
  • Yellowlees, P. & Kaushik, A. (1992). The Broken Hill Psychopathology Project. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 26, 197-207.

Reports

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report 2016

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