Professor Reg Nixon
Professor
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Professor Nixon has been involved in the research and treatment of PTSD and it’s co-occurring problems for over 26 years. He regularly provides training and supervision in evidence-based therapies for PTSD. This has included community mental health services and victim agencies, as well as Open Arms (formerly Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service) and the Australian Defence Force. He was the first Australian to be accredited with Trainer status for Cognitive Processing Therapy, an evidence-based frontline therapy for PTSD. He has an interest in early intervention and prevention. He leads the Protecting Emergency Responders with Evidence-Based Interventions project which aims to reduce the risk of mental health challenges in first responders. At Flinders he leads a group of psychologists and provisional psychologists who specialise in helping individuals recover from trauma.
Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne (2013 – current)
South Australian Young Tall Poppy Award, Australian Institute of Policy Science (2007)
Tracy Goodall Early Career Award, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (2005)
Interim Director, Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Clinic
In 2024 I am not co-ordinating topics or undertaking substantial teaching, but in recent years have been Topic Co-Ordinator and Lecturer for:
PSYC9005 — Advanced Applications of Evidence-Based Therapies
PSYC9035 — Psychological Assessment
PSYC9036 — Psychological Assessment
Past roles:
- Editorial Board, Behavior Therapy (2018 – 2021)
- Associate Editor, British Journal of Clinical Psychology (2018 – 2021)
- Associate Editor, Behavior Therapy (2014-2017)
- Guest Editor (with Denise Sloan), Behavior Therapy, Special Series – Treating PTSD: Innovations and understanding processes of change (2016)
- Australian Guidelines for Treatment of ASD and PTSD in Children and Adults (Revision by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health) – member of Multidisciplinary Panel (2011-2012)
Professional Memberships and Registration
- Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
- Australian Psychological Society
- APS College of Clinical Psychologists
- Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Psychology Board of Australia - Registered Psychologist with Clinical Endorsement
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