You are invited to take part in a research project exploring mental health professional’s confidence in supporting individuals during and after extreme weather events.

This study is being conducted by Dr Madelyn Pardon and Dr Brian Law, in collaboration with Blake Lovely and will contribute to their study requirements in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) degree, at James Cook University (AUS).

You are eligible to participate if:

• You are 18 years of age or over
• You are English speaking
• You are a practicing mental health professional in Australia (e.g. psychologist, counsellor, social worker, psychiatrist etc.) (AHPRA registration not required)
• You attained your mental health training at an Australian University/Tafe/Institution.

If you would like to participate in this study, you will be invited to a one-time virtual 60-minute interview via Microsoft Teams. With your consent, the interviewee will enquire about your professional experience and expertise, as well as your own experience navigating extreme weather events. Audio from the interviews will be recorded, and these recordings will be transcribed verbatim (i.e., written word- by-word). The researchers will then explore your words for consistent themes, issues, and recommendations. When presenting the results of the work, the researchers are interested in overall trends/themes across people.

Study Information Sheet: Mhp cc study information sheet

Principal Investigator:
Dr Madelyn Pardon
College of Healthcare Sciences
James Cook University
E: madelyn.pardon@jcu.edu.au  
P: 4781 6471