Name

John Dugdale

Role

Clinical Psychologist (Registered)

Specialities

• relationships, couple therapy and family issues
• aviation psychology including fitness to fly and flight crew performance issues
• human factors, especially those relevant to aviation
• trauma debriefing - urgent / non urgent
• risk assessment, crisis and critical incident management
• psychological and emotional difficulties
• anxiety and depressive disorders
• management of anger, conflict and stress
• adolescent issues
• sleep disorders and fatigue
• supervision of health professionals
• workplace and redundancy issues

Qualifications, Memberships and Affiliations

• Bachelor of Arts (Cant.,)
• Master of Arts in Psychology (Hons) (Cant.,)
• Diploma of Clinical Psychology (Cant.,)
• Post graduate paper in Neuropsychological Assessment
• Co Founder and Past Chairperson NZ College of Clinical Psychologists
• Co founder and Associate of the Bealey Centre (1988)
• Fellow of the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists
• Member of the Aviation Medical Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Member of the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

Experience

My experience as a clinical psychologist has been gained in hospitals, community agencies, schools and private practice over the past 28 years. I am experienced in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders and problems of living listed above and fully conversant with clinical diagnosis and therapy.

I work from a cognitive behavioural perspective and I attend regular supervision and professional development.

Interests

I have interests in:
• aviation human factors and safety - currently Safety Officer for the Canterbury Westland Sport Aircraft Association
• farming