Dr Terence Bartholomew

BAppSci (Psych), PG Dip Psych, GDipCrim, M.A., MClinPsych, PhD (Melb) MAPS MACPA FCCLP

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  • Course Coordinator (Master of Professional Psychology)
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Researcher
  • Research Supervisor
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Research Expertise

  • Psycho-legal areas
  • Addiction
  • Creativity/musicality
  • Predictors of treatment success
  • The development and measurement of decision-making competencies
  • Forensic psychology
  • Rehabilitation and desistance from antisocial behaviours
  • Program evaluation

Research Supervision

Terry supervises students and doctoral candidates in Cairnmillar’s psychology Honours, Masters and Doctoral/PhD programs.

Teaching

  • Professional Practice and Ethics (Honours and Master of Professional Practice programs)
  • Psychopathology (Honours program)
  • Psychological Assessment, Diagnostic Testing and Interview Competencies (Master of Clinical Psychology program)
  • Adult Psychopathology and Intervention (Master of Clinical Psychology program)
  • The Application of Psychological Theory (Graduate Diploma Psychology)

Clinical Expertise

  • Adults and couples
  • Trauma
  • Relationship issues
  • Addiction
  • Grief and loss

About

Dr Terence Bartholomew is the Coordinator of the Master of Professional Psychology Program and teaches across all CMI postgraduate psychology courses. His research interests include psycho-legal areas, addiction, creativity / musicality, and the predictors of treatment success.

Terry has been a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, and the University of the West Indies, where he has coordinated Doctoral, Masters and Fourth year psychology programs. His book on social welfare policy in Australia went to third edition and was a prescribed text in numerous Australian graduate courses for almost a decade. He has also published more than 25 book chapters and articles, presented more than 60 papers at national and international conferences, and been on the Editorial Board of numerous journals (including ‘Psychiatry, Psychology and Law’ and ‘the Journal of Interpersonal Violence’).

Terry was also a member of the Victorian Department of Justice Reference group that contributed to the re-drafting of Victorian legislation relating to family violence; he is a recipient of an Australian Violence Prevention Award for his work designing and delivering intervention programs for violent men; and his multi-disciplinary research team produced the medico-legal Guidelines relating to young people’s rights in health care settings for Victorian General Practitioners.

Key Publications

Hardcastle, L., Bartholomew, T., & Graffam, J. (2011). Legislative and community support for offender reintegration in Victoria. Deakin Law Review, 16(1), 111-132.

Bartholomew, T. (2009). How General Practitioners determine young people’s rights. Youth Studies Australia, 28(2), 5-13.

Bartholomew, T., & Carvalho, T. (2005). Australian medical practitioners’ decisions regarding the competence and confidentiality rights of a young patient with suspected anorexia nervosa. Trends in Eating Disorders Research (pp. 47-63). Nova Science Publishers Inc.

Argyrides, M., & Bartholomew, T. (2004). Understanding criminal behaviour: Identifying psychological differences between domestically violent offenders and non-offenders. In G. Mesko, M. Pagon, & B. Dobovsek (Eds.), Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice (pp. 551-565). Koda Press.

Powell. M.B., & Bartholomew, T. (2003). Interviewing and assessing clients from different cultural backgrounds: Guidelines for all forensic professionals. In R. Bull., & D. Carson. (Eds.). Psychology in Legal Contexts. (pp. 625-644). 2nd Edition. Wiley.

Bartholomew, T. (1999). A Long Way From Home: Family Homelessness in the Current Social Welfare Context. Melbourne: Deakin University Press.