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Andrea Reupert
Senior Lecturer/Psychologist
Telephone: +61 3 5128 1008
Facsimile: +61 3 5128 1080
Email: Andrea.Reupert@med.monash.edu.au
ANDREA REUPERT (B.Arts, Dip.Ed, Grad.Dip.Couns.Psych, Dip.Clin.Hypnosis, PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University. Prior to this she was a lecturer at the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Andrea is a therapist, teacher and supervisor. Previously, she held a position as a guidance officer and then senior guidance officer in the public education system, in Victoria and Queensland, working with children aged 0-18, and their families, teachers and other associated professionals. Andrea has also worked in general private practice, with various client groups and organizations including prisons, unemployment agencies and welfare departments. Andrea is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and former chair of the Riverina branch of the Australian Psychological Society. She has five degrees in education and psychology. Her PhD focused on therapists and the ways in which they might work most effectively with therapists, professionally and personally.
She has authored or co-authored over thirty publications in a variety of academic and professional forums and has been associated with more than two hundred thousand dollars worth of research grants. Dr. Reupert has researched and written in the areas of therapy, mental health, workforce issues, use of self and vulnerable families. She has national and international reputations in her specialized area of parental mental illness and has published widely in this area.
Research interests
Current research focuses on vulnerable families with a specific focus on:
- Parental mental health and outcomes for children
- Developing effective support structures and interventions for vulnerable families;
- Higher education teaching and learning;
- Whole school approaches to welfare and behaviour management.
Editorial responsibilities
2008–to present date
Maybery, D., & Reupert, A. (2008–present date). Editors of GEMS (Gateway to Evidence that MatterS). An online publication from the COPMI (children of parents with a mental illness) initiative. Visit the COPMI website.
2007–to present date
Reviewer for:
- Alberta Journal of Educational Research
- Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health
- Nova Science publishers
- Rural Society
- Social Work Education
Publications
In Press
- Reupert, A., Goodyear, M., Eddy, K., Alliston, C., Mason, P., Maybery, D., & Fudge E. (in press). A snapshot of Australian programs and workforce initiatives for children and their families where a parent has a mental illness. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health.
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (in press). “Knowledge is power”: Educating children about their parent’s mental illness. Social Work in Health Care.
- Reupert, A.E., Maybery, D.J., Patrick, K., & Chittleborough, P. (in press). The importance of being human: Instructors’ personal presence in distance programs. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
- Reupert, A.E. & Maybery, D.J. (in press). A snapshot of Australian for programs for children whose parents have a mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (in press). Parental mental illness: A review of barriers and issues for working with families and children. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Care Nursing.
- Whitman, J., Eddy, K., Maybery, D., Reupert, A., & Fudge, E. (in press). Use of a web-based Delphi study in the development of a training resource for workers supporting families where parents experience mental illness. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion.
- Reupert, A. (in press). Don’t smile till Easter: Creating a positive classroom learning community. In R. Ewing, T. Lowrie & J. Higgs (Eds.), Teaching and communicating; Rethinking professional experiences. Oxford University Press.
2009
- Reupert, A. Maybery, D. (2009). "A "Snapshot" of Australian Programs to Support children and Adolescents whose parents have a mental illness." Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 33(2): 125-132.
- Maybery, D. Reupert, A. Goodyear, M. Ritchie, R. & Brann, P. (2009). Investigating the strengths and difficulties of children from families with a parental mental illness. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 8(2): 1–10, www.auseinet.com/journal/vol8iss2/maybery.pdf
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2009). Don't forget the kids: Working with families affected by parental mental illness. In E. Moore (Ed.), Case management for community practice (pp. 346-366). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2009). Fathers' experience of parenting with a mental illness. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Sciences 90(1): 61-68.
- Reupert, A. (2009). Students’ use of self: teaching implications. Social Work Education, 1-13.
- Reupert, A. (2009). The counsellor’s self in therapy: An exploration of the personal attributes counsellors bring to their therapeutic work. VDM Verlag: Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Maybery, D., Reupert, A., Patrick, K., Goodyear, M., & Crase, L. (2009). Prevalence of children whose parents have a mental illness. Psychiatric Bulletin, 33, 22-26.
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (2009). Fathers experience of parenting with a mental illness. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Sciences
- Maybery, D.J., Steer, S., Reupert, A.E., & Goodyear, M. (2009). The Kids Coping Scale. Stress and Health, 25, 31-40.
2008
- Reupert, A. (2008). A trans-disciplinary study of the therapist's self. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counseling, 10(4), 369-383.
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (2008). Lessons learnt: Enhancing workforce capacity to respond to the needs of families affected by parental mental illness (FAPMI). International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 10(4), 32-40.
- Reupert, A., Green, K., & Maybery, D. (2008). Family care plans for families affected by parental mental illness. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Sciences, 89(1), 39-43.
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, A.E. (2008). Don’t forget the kids: Working with families affected by parental mental illness. In E. Moore (Ed.). Case management for community practice: A textbook for students and practitioners. Sydney: Oxford University Press.
- Maybery, D., & Reupert, A. (2008). The importance of being child and family focused. GEMS (Gateway to Evidence that MatterS). Download this document in PDF format (260kb).
- Maybery, D. & Reupert, A. (2008). Book review: Infants of parents with mental illness: Developmental, clinical, cultural and personal perspectives. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 7(3), Download this document in PDF format (27kb).
2007
- Reupert, A.E. & Maybery, D.J. (2007). Families affected by parental mental illness: Issues and intervention points for stakeholders. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(3) 362-369.
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2007). Strategies and issues in supporting children whose parents have a mental illness within the school system. School Psychology International, 28(2) 195-205.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2007). Using VAK as a relaxation strategy. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 35(1) 75-79.
- Reupert, A. (2007). Social worker’s use of self. Clinical Social Work Journal, 35(2), 107-116.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2007). Early adolescence and mental health. In S. Knipe (Ed.) Middle years schooling; Reframing adolescence (pp. 97-121). Sydney: Pearson.
- Anscombe, B., Patrick, K., Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (2007). Riverina Murray Families First Pilot Supported Playgroups Evaluation. Department of Community Services report and DVD. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
2006
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2006). Workforce capacity to respond to children whose parents have a mental illness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 40(8) 657-664.
- Reupert, A. (2006). The person of the therapist: an inevitable presence. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 28(1), 95-105.
- Reupert, A. (2006). Person-centered therapists describe the counselor’s self. The Person Centered Journal 13(1), 44-62.
- Reupert, A., Biancucci, L., Hafenbrack, J., Healy, D., Heenan, K., Hewus, E., & Paterson, L. (2006). Classroom debate: should teachers assume a welfare role? Education Connect, 7, 11-13.
- Gow, K., Reupert, A.E. & Maybery, D.J. (2006). NLP in action: theory and techniques in teaching and learning. In S.N. Hogan (Ed.). Trends in learning research (pp. 99-118). New York: Nova.
- Jeeawody, B., Reupert, A., Rushbrook, P., & Reid, S. (2006). The use of self: a transdisciplinary perspective. In L. Beddoe and J. Jesson (Eds) Out of bounds and borders: a Trans-Tasman Collaboration (pp.62-71). Conference Proceedings of the Continuing Professional Education Conference, 19-20 April 2006, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Maybery, D., Reupert, A., Basinski, D., Hodges, C., Smith, A. et al., (2006). Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people from families with a parental mental illness. Key learnings and promising practices. Melbourne: VicHealth.
2005
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (2005). Applying Ericksonian Languaging and NLP principles to educational settings. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 33(10), 24-35.
- Maybery, D.J., Ling, L., Szakacs, E. & Reupert, A.E. (2005). Children of a parent with a mental illness: perspectives on need. Australian e-journal of mental health, 4 (2) 1-11.
- Maybery, D, Reupert, A, Patrick, K, Goodyear, M & Crase, L. (2005). VicHealth Research Report on Children at Risk in Families affected by Parental Mental Illness. Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Melbourne.
- Maybery, D. Reupert, A., & Goodyear, M. (2005). Evaluation of a model of best practice for families who have a parent with a mental illness. Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
Prior to 2005
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2002). Debriefing strategies in adventure based counselling. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 12(1), 107-117.
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2000). Hypnosis in a case of vocational counselling. Australian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 28(1), 74-81.
- Maybery, D. & Reupert, A. (1998). Beginning teachers’ stressors and supports: gender and location differences. Journal of Applied Social Behaviour, 4(20), 12-26.
Research grants
2008
- $100,000: NSW Mental Health Coordinating Council’s Mental health and drug and alcohol research grant
Maybery, D., & Reupert, A.
Families with Complex Needs – Developing an evidence based model of care
- $2000: Carrick Institute
Reupert, A.
The use of technology by undergraduate students
(part of a larger Carrick initiative led by A/Professor Dalgarno)
- $2200: Greater Southern Area Health Service
Reupert, A.
Babies Like Books Too
- $108,000: Providing research support to the Australian FaPMI strategy: a national COPMI initiative
Maybery, D., & Reupert, A.
Australian Infant Child Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association (AICAFMHA).
- $19,900: Fostering Quality Teaching Amongst and Beyond Exemplary Special Education Teachers.
Hardy, I., & Reupert, A.
NSW Department of Education and Training.
- $3000: Helping the helpers: identifying the attitudes and expectations of teachers, teacher aides and professionals working with children with intellectual disability.
Harrison, J., Reupert, A., & Woodcock, S.
Apex
2006
- $10,000: National evaluation strategy for interagency and intersectorial initiatives for children who have a parent with a mental illness
Convenor Professor David Hay
Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth (ARACY).
- $2000: Mentally ill fathers’ experiences and perceived needs as a parent.
Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
- $20,000: Evaluating the Riverina Murray Families First Pilot Supported Playgroups.
Anscombe, B., Patrick, K., Reupert, A., & Maybery, D.
NSW Department of Community Services.
- $1378: Pre-service teachers role in supporting and managing students psycho-social needs. Browne, T., & Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
- $30,000: Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people from families with a parental mental illness. Key learnings and promising practices.
Maybery, D., & Reupert, A.
VicHealth.
- $9924: How the personal qualities of university educators impact on teaching and learning. Reupert, A., & Maybery, D.
Centre for enhancing learning and teaching, (CELT), Charles Sturt University.
- $2100: Supporting Early Career Researchers at Charles Sturt University.
Galloway, L., Croft-Piggin, L., & Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
- $1870: Pre-service teachers’ views and usage of various behaviour management strategies.
Woodcock, S., & Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
- $3085: Teachers attitudes towards children with learning difficulties.
Woodcock, S., Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
2005 and prior
- $10,000: Estimating the number of, and risks for, Australian children whose parents have a mental illness:
Maybery, D., Reupert, A., Patrick, K., Goodyear, M., & Crase, L.
VicHealth.
- $6000: Write up award
Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University.
- $2000: Identifying the educational supports for children whose parent/s have a mental illness.
Reupert, A.
Charles Sturt University, Faculty of Education.
- $150,000: Evaluating VicChamps: a program to support children whose parent/s have a mental illness.
Maybery, D., Reupert, A., & Goodyear, M.
VicHealth, Beyond Blue, Victorian Health Department.
Conference presentations
Key note address
- Reupert, A., & Maybery, D. (2007) Invitational only symposium: Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling (Fifth Annual International Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling) held at Robert Black College, University of Hong Kong, from June 24 - 29, 2007
- Reupert, A. (2007). Caring, Courage and Connections: You are not alone 2007. National conference for children whose parents have a mental illness, Brisbane.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2007). Blind spots in the system of care: Evidence, issues and impact. Winter Mental Health conference, Beechworth, Victoria.
2007
- Mann, K., Moyle, K., Reupert, A., Wilkinson, J., & Wooley, G. (2007). When two universities meet: fostering research capacity among Early Career Researchers. AARE conference, Canberra, June 13-14.
- Reupert, A. & Maybery, D. (2007). Invitational only symposium. How schools might support children whose parents are affected by mental illness. Oxford symposium of family based school counseling, Hong Kong, Robert Black College.
- Reupert, A. (2007). Key note address: A focus on families: Families affected by parental mental illness. Caring, Courage and Connections: You are not alone. National conference for children whose parents have a mental illness, Brisbane
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2007). Key note address: Blind spots in the system of care: Evidence, issues and impact. Winter Mental Health conference, Beechworth, Victoria.
2006
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2006). The strengths and difficulties of children from families with a parental mental illness. The Canadian Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2006). Children at risk in families with a parental mental illness. The Canadian Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Jeedawody, B., Reupert, A., Rushbrook, P., & Reid, S. (2006). The use of self: a transdisciplinary perspective. Out of bounds and borders: a trans-Tasman collaboration. Continuing Professional Education Conference, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Green, K., Cuff, R. Allchin, Maybery, D.J., Reupert, A.E. & Goodyear, M., E. (2006). VicChamps: evidence based practice in working with parents affected by mental illness and their children. TheMHS Conference, Townsville, Queensland.
2005
- Maybery, D.J., Goodyear, M., E. & Reupert, A.E. (2005). Measuring connections, problems and coping in 8-12 year old children whose parents have a mental illness. Parents to Children: The Impact of Parental Mental Illness on Children, Athens, Greece.
- Maybery, D.J., Reupert, A.E. & Goodyear, M., E. (2005). Measuring connections, problems and coping in 8-12 year old children whose parents have a mental illness: preliminary data including normative comparisons. From Parents to Children: The Impact of Parental Mental Illness on Children, Athens, Greece.
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (2005). Mental health workforce barriers to responding to children whose parents have a mental illness. From Parents to Children: The Impact of Parental Mental Illness on Children, Athens, Greece.
Prior to 2005
- Maybery, D.J. & Reupert, A.E. (1996). Beginning teacher stressors and supports: gender and location differences. The National Occupational Stress Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Postgraduate supervision
Student
Supervisory role and degree |
Research topic |
Sharron Steer
(A) PhD |
Assessing strengths, vulnerabilities and psychosocial needs of children affected by parental mental illness |
Drew Ginter
(P) Masters |
Differentiated instruction: A fraught promise? |
Susan Weltz
(P) Masters |
Changing the model of chiropody clinical education in Canada: a focus group investigation. |
Lauren Carlson
(P) Honours |
Exploring the inclusive practices of effective educators. |
(P) Principal Supervisor • (A) Associate Supervisor
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