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Ms Cher McGillivray

Assistant Professor

Level 3, Building 1a, Faculty of Society & Design, Bond University

Faculty of Society & Design

Professional biography

Dr Cher McGillivray is an Assistant Professor at Bond University and a registered Clinical Psychologist and has completed a PhD, Masters of Clinical Psychology, Graduate Diploma of Psychology and Psychological Science, Master of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Business. She is an APS member and STAP supervisor for early year psychologists. Cher specialises in family and child therapy and trauma recovery. She has disseminated research in leading international psychology journals, presented at child and adolescent mental health and international trauma conferences. Cher is also a published author with research interests in complex trauma, childhood sexual abuse, posttraumatic growth, mindfulness, and resilience.

Research interests

Dr Cher McGillivray

PhD, Clinical Psychologist, MPsych(ClinPsych), GDipPsySc, GDipPsych, MAPS

Seeking Parent Participants for a Moral Injury Study Are you a parent interested in helping further our understanding of how to help support the recovery of families affected by complex trauma?Bond University in collaboration with Bravehearts is proudly developing a new measure for therapists and researchers that will help validate the moral injury experienced by non-offending parents following exposure to their child experiencing childhood maltreatment.Please click the link to complete our 10 to 15 minute online study 

https://bond.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0e7GtHWBtoQJS3I

Parenting Beyond Trauma ProgramBond University are conducting a free parenting program. If you are the parent of a child who has been abused, you are invited to connect with us and receive more information about this program. This 6-week program will be offered online and self-paced and centres on Integrated Compassion Focused Trauma Treatment (for parents only). You will learn practical ways to recover that will benefit the recovery of both the parent and child.For more information and to register your interest, please click here https://lnkd.in/gxQZqvfC

 

 

 

 

Research Interests

Dr Cher McGillivray is a registered Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at Bond University. Cher has disseminated research in areas including complex trauma, childhood sexual abuse, mindfulness, and resilience in children and families. She is currently active in developing complex trauma parent interventions, assessment measures of moral injury; and research areas of self-compassion, posttraumatic growth, and recovery from adverse childhood experiences.

Professional appointments

  • Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications

  • Psychology , Doctor of Philosophy, Bond University, Award Date: 20 Apr 2022

Fields of Research

  • Clinical and health psychology

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