Dr Joanna Barlas ~ Senior Lecturer Psychology

Joanna is a chartered clinical psychologist. She joined JCU (Singapore Campus) in October 2013. She currently lectures on the professional course in clinical psychology and the undergraduate course in psychology. She is responsible for clinical and research supervision of trainee clinical psychologists.

Joanna completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London in the UK. She then worked for five years in the UK National Health Service, specialising in working with adults with severe and enduring mental health problems and offending behaviour in both inpatient secure hospitals and community settings. Her clinical knowledge covers a wide-range of presenting problems, with particular interest in trauma, psychosis and personality disorder and their links to offending behaviour. Her clinical approach is primarily cognitive-behavioural with a special interest in schema-focused therapy. In the UK she had links with the Institute of Psychiatry and Hertfordshire University, teaching and supervising placements for clinical psychology trainees and forensic psychology masters students.

Teaching

• PY5001: Psychological Assessment (Level 5; SIN)

Interests

Research

• Forensic Psychology Qualitative Research Schema Theory

Research Disciplines

• Psychology (1701)
• Nursing (1110)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Health and Support Services (9202)
• Teaching and Instruction (9302)
• Justice and the Law (9404)

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Journal Articles

• Go M, Chi M, Barlas J and Chng G (2017) The role of strengths in anger and conduct problems in maltreated adolescents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 67. pp. 22-31
• Birks M, Bodak M, Barlas J, Harwood J and Pether M (2016) Robotic seals as therapeutic tools in an aged care facility: a qualitative study. Journal of Aging, 2016. pp. 1-7
• Barlas J and Egan V (2006) Weapons carrying in British teenagers: the role of personality, delinquency, sensational interests, and mating effort. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 17 (1). pp. 53-72

Other research outputs

• Barlas J, Goh A and Ho R (2017) The impact of school bullying on mental health in young adulthood. [Presented at the Qualitative Methods in Psychology Biennial Conference 2017]. 5-7 July 2017, Aberystwyth, UK
• Barlas J and Menon S (2017) Prison makes us and them: the views of prison officers in Singapore working with young offenders. [Presented at the Qualitative Methods in Psychology Biennial Conference 2017]. 5-7 July 2017, Aberystwyth, UK
• Barlas J (2016) Integrating Eastern and Western learning styles. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 15 (3). p. 393

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Does the Schema Model explain developmental origins and maintaining factors of depression? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)