Friday 28 April 2017

Official opening of the Ourimbah Psychology Clinic

The official opening of the Ourimbah Psychology Clinic was celebrated on Wednesday, with the Vice-Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen presiding. The Clinic sees the School of Psychology expanding the range of placement experiences on offer to postgraduate students in Clinical Psychology, as well as providing an affordable and accessible service to residents of the Central Coast. 

The Ourimbah Psychology Clinic builds upon the existing Callaghan Psychology Clinic, offering a range of services including diagnostic and cognitive assessments, group programs, family therapy, and individual therapy for a wide range of concerns. The Clinic also supports clinical research initiatives, such as Dr Linda Campbell’s work with neurodevelopmental disorders and Dr Michelle Kelly’s research into the provision of an intervention for carer’s of older people living with dementia. The Ourimbah Psychology Clinic will initially open on Mondays and Tuesdays. More information, including appointment details and session costs, can be found here: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/governance-and-leadership/faculties-and-schools/faculty-of-science-and-information-technology/school-of-psychology/psychology-clinic 



From Left to Right: Drs Andrea Griffin, Linda Campbell, Stefania Paolini, and Frini Karayanidis celebrating the opening of the new clinic.


L to R: Drs Stefania Paolini, Linda Campbell, Frini Karayanidis, and Andrea Griffin inside the new clinic.


Dr Sean Halpin, the Psychology Clinic Director at the University of Newcastle, with Prof Simon Dennis, the Head of UoN School of Psychology.