Professor Nicholas Procter RN, MBA, PhD is Chair: Mental Health Nursing and leader of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group, Division of Health Sciences.
Working as a Communities of Practice, our research group brings together mental health consumers, clinicians, policy makers and academic faculty. All research undertaken - including Honours, Masters and PhD student projects - relates to the real world problems of people living with mental distress, the needs of carers, and the next generation of health professionals willing and able to support recovery with dignity. Deep scholarship, deep connectivity and diffusion of the insights are central elements of the group's community engagement strategy.
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About me
Professor Nicholas Procter RN, MBA, PhD is Chair: Mental Health Nursing and leader of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group, Division of Health Sciences.
Working as a Communities of Practice, our research group brings together mental health consumers, clinicians, policy makers and academic faculty. All research undertaken - including Honours, Masters and PhD student projects - relates to the real world problems of people living with mental distress, the needs of carers, and the next generation of health professionals willing and able to support recovery with dignity. Deep scholarship, deep connectivity and diffusion of the insights are central elements of the group's community engagement strategy.
The strategic intent of my work is to partner with people and organisations who can use the research we do to make a difference outside of academia, particularly in service design and public policy. I am committed to lifelong learning and have completed advanced training in violence triage with the International Association for Forensic Mental Health Services and as a psychological autopsy investigator with the American Association of Suicidology. As a three time recipient of UniSA's Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Community Engagement, and author of Mental Health: A Person Centered Approach, Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017 (2nd edition), I believe being closely connected to practice drives research innovation. With CUP the oldest publishing house in the world, this publication is the first mental health nursing title by this publisher in 500 years.
Most recently I received SA's highest mental health honor, the Margaret Tobin Award. At that time the team I lead (Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group) received the Partnering with Lived Experience Award. Receiving these two awards is a great honour for myself and my colleagues.
Research interests include:
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| Date | Title |
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| 09/01/2018 |
For a full listing of media engagements from the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Research Group please go to this link and scroll down., http://www.unisa.edu.au/Research/Sansom-Institute-for-Health-Research/Research/Mental-Health-and-Suicide-Prevention/Initiatives-and-Resources/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Master of Business Administration University of South Australia
Graduate Diploma of Adult and Community Education University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) Flinders University
Registered General Nurse North Western Adelaide Health Service
Certificate of Advanced Clinical Nursing Flinders Medical Centre
Registered Psychiatric Nurse South Australian Mental Health Service
2010 –
Professor and Chair: Mental Health Nursing
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
2000 – 2009
Associate Professor (Academic Level D)
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
2008
Adjunct Professor
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Tasmania
2005 – 2008
Adjunct Professor School of Health Sciences
RMIT University
1998 – 2000
Senior Lecturer (Academic Level C)
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Academic Level C)
Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia (July-December 1999)
1990 – 1998
Lecturer (Academic Level B)
School of Nursing, University of South Australia
1988 – 1995
Community Mental Health Nurse
Southern Area Mental Health Services
1986 – 1989
Clinical Nurse
Intensive Care and Admission Units, Glenside Hospital, Eastwood SA
1984 – 1986
Student Psychiatric Nurse
Glenside Hospital, Eastwood SA
1983 – 1984
General Staff Nurse
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park SA
1980 – 1983
Student Registered Nurse
Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale SA
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
CVC Mental Health Pilot, Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, 03/01/2018 - 31/10/2020
Open Minds Alliance CIC Scholarship, Open Minds Alliance CIC, 01/01/2017 - 30/05/2020
Help-seeking of emergency service first responders for mental health concerns, The Road Home (formerly the Repat Foundation), 01/07/2017 - 30/06/2019
Are young adults aware of the long-lasting consequences of methamphetamine ('ICE') use on all health & would knowledge of a visible long-lasting consequence decrease use of the drug?, Fay Fuller Foundation, 06/03/2017 - 30/06/2019
SA Health Chair in Mental Health Nursing, Department of Health SA, 01/01/2009 - 30/06/2018
Design of a Research Methodology for Suicide Prevention Research, SA Health, 01/07/2016 - 30/06/2017
Developing a research protocol for evaluation of a suicide prevention network, Local Government Association of South Australia, 10/10/2016 - 31/03/2017
Unexpected but Important: A mixed methods inquiry into the positive workplace effects of suicide prevention education and training, Mates in Construction, 11/03/2016 - 31/01/2017
Determining the multidisciplinary primary health care team required to support best practice in community mental health care and prevention to enhance mental wellbeing, NHMRC - Partnership Project, 01/10/2012 - 31/12/2016
Shared learning in clinical mental health practice symposia and evaluation, Department of Health SA, 02/05/2011 - 30/07/2016
Trauma-Informed Practice Education and Training, SA Health, 18/02/2016 - 30/06/2016
SA Health Mental Health Nursing Research and Practice Project, SA Health, 29/09/2015 - 30/06/2016
Scoping review of medical safety in mental health, Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Patient Healthcare, 15/12/2014 - 30/12/2015
Stopping the run-around: comorbidoity action in the north (CAN), Unknown, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2014
Mental health in multicultural Australia (MHIMA), Department of Health, 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2014
The MHiMA Project in Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention, Department of Health, 01/04/2011 - 01/04/2014
CALD depression and anxiety, Beyond Blue, 15/10/2012 - 30/06/2013
Beyond Barriers Depression and Anxiety Men's Project, Beyond Blue, 04/03/2013 - 30/06/2013
CALD Perinatal Mental Health Resource, Beyond Blue, 25/09/2012 - 28/02/2013
Medication management review, Department of Home Affairs, 01/11/2012 - 28/02/2013
Student Project - Barriers and Enablers for Physical Activity for Adults with Schizophrenia, Department of Health SA, 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012
CALD baseline and gap analysis, National Mental Health Commission, 01/07/2012 - 30/12/2012
Action Research Delivery of training in the use of the VIAT case management tool, Department of Home Affairs, 01/02/2012 - 30/06/2012
Local impact, local gains: Examining the social impact of a new Alternative Place of Detention at Inverbrackie, South Australia, Department of Home Affairs, 03/03/2011 - 30/03/2012
The protection of Vulnerable adults, Office for the Public Advocate, 24/03/2011 - 31/07/2011
Reliability and Validity Testing of the Viat Tool for DIAC Client Service Officers and Case Managers, Department of Home Affairs, 01/04/2011 - 30/06/2011
2016 Dr Monika Ferguson, Prof Nicholas Procter. Design of a Research Methodology for Suicide Prevention Research. SA Health, $14,000.
2016 Prof Nicholas Procter. Refugee and asylum seeker suicide an self-harm prevention, mental distress and supportive engagement. Commonwealth Government of Australia, $80,000.
2016 Prof Nicholas Procter, Dr Jonathan Crichton, Dr Andrew Champion, Mr John Strachan, Professor Libby Roughhead. When should a client’s case be closed in a community mental health setting? University of South Australia Research Themes Investment Scheme, $31,423.
2016 Prof Nicholas Procter. Expert Consultation: Teachers working with students of refugee and asylum seeker background. Teacher's Health Foundation, Sydney, Australia, $6,500.
2015-18 Prof Nicholas Procter. Lived Experience: Teaching, research and community engagement in mental health. Mind Australia, $150,000.
2015-16 Prof Nicholas Procter and A/Professor Martin Jones, Dr Monika Ferguson, Ms Lee Martinez, Ms Kathryn Cronin, Ms Lynne James, and A/Prof Jim Dollman. Distress Management, Mental Deterioration and Suicide Risk: A Rural and Regional Intervention and Workforce Development Initiative. University of South Australia University Department of Rural Health, $120,000.
2016 Dr Raymond Choo, Dr Barbara Spears, Prof Nicholas Procter, Dr Carmel Taddeo, Dr Colette Langos, Dr Lesley-Anne Ey. A public health approach to dealing with sexting. University of South Australia, Research Themes Investment Scheme, $35,000.
2013-14 HELFIMED Pilot: Healthy Eating for LiFe wIth a MEDiterranean style diet - dietary intervention under development to investigate influences of healthy dietary patterns on mental and physical health, in collaboration with Dr Natalie Parletta (project leader) Dr Andrea Gordon, Prof Kerin O'Dea and A/Prof Catherine Itsiopoulos; and John Strachan, Dr Andrew Champion, Matt Ballestrin and Janine Compton (Noarlunga Health Services).
2011-14 Prof Charlotte F de Crespigny, Prof Cherrie A Galletly, Prof Nicholas Procter, A/Prof John R Moss, Ms Catherine E Rowlands, Dr Dennis T Liu, Dr Panayiotis Tyllis, Mr Alwin J Chong, Ms Debra Lee. Stopping the run around: Co-morbidity action in the North CAN. Australian Research Council Linkage Project Grant (ARC-ID No 110100087), $275,000.
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2018 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2016 |
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5
5
5
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| 2017 |
5
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| 2009 |
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| 2019 |
22
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| 2019 |
27
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| 2019 |
34
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| 2019 |
14
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| 2018 |
Open access
3
1
56
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| 2018 |
3
2
21
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| 2018 |
Open access
1
1
21
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| 2018 |
Open access
44
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| 2018 |
Open access
1
63
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| 2018 |
1
1
45
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| 2018 |
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21
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| 2017 |
2
1
11
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| 2017 |
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22
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| 2017 |
3
3
56
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| 2017 |
1
1
2
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| 2017 |
3
3
12
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| 2016 |
Open access
2
1
8
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| 2016 |
Open access
10
9
21
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| 2016 |
2
2
3
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| 2016 |
Open access
2
15
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| 2016 |
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30
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| 2016 |
1
1
8
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| 2016 |
Open access
6
3
10
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| 2016 |
Open access
3
2
26
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| 2016 |
Open access
5
5
5
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| 2015 |
Open access
3
1
1
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| 2015 |
2
2
1
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| 2015 |
5
5
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| 2015 |
3
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| 2015 |
Open access
14
10
1
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| 2015 |
7
4
5
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| 2015 |
3
2
5
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| 2015 |
6
7
1
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| 2015 |
7
6
5
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| 2015 |
Open access
1
1
2
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| 2015 |
Open access
1
2
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| 2014 |
7
6
4
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| 2014 |
3
2
3
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| 2014 |
Open access
16
16
16
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| 2014 |
4
4
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| 2013 |
Open access
9
9
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| 2013 |
1
1
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| 2013 |
4
4
4
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| 2013 |
Open access
1
1
3
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| 2013 |
2
2
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| 2013 |
Open access
15
14
5
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| 2013 |
Open access
25
28
9
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| 2013 |
11
3
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| 2011 |
3
2
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| 2011 |
20
17
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| 2011 |
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| 2011 |
12
10
1
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| 2011 |
4
2
5
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| 2010 |
11
10
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| 2010 |
9
6
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| 2010 |
2
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| 2009 |
Open access
15
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| 2009 |
44
38
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| 2008 |
10
11
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| 2008 |
1
1
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| 2008 |
1
1
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Conference presentations
Editorials
Edited Books
Books and chapters
Awards
Research
2017 Dr Margaret Tobin Award Mental Health Excellence Awards, SA Health
2016 Refugees and asylum seekers research consortium
Prof Sverre Varvin, Faculty of Health, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion. Oslo and Akershus University College (Chair); A/Prof Mette Sagbakken, Faculty of Health, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion. Oslo and Akershus University College; Prof Nicholas Procter, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia; Prof Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber, Sigmund Freud institute, Frankfurt, Universität Kassel, Germany; Prof Vladimir Jovic, Faculty of Philosophy University of Prishtina Kosovska Mitrovica; Ms Biljana Petrovic, Executive Director, International Aid Network IAN, Belgrade, Serbia; Prof Stephan Hau, Institute of psychology, University of Stockholm; Dr Roberta Sammut, Head of Department, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta; Tamara Fischmann, Sigmund Freud institute, Frankfurt. International Psychoanalytic University, Berlin.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Aalborg University Hospital | DENMARK |
| Aboriginal Health Council SA | AUSTRALIA |
| Adelaide Metro Mental Health Directorate | AUSTRALIA |
| Adelaide Metro Mental Health Services | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian Regional and Remote Community Services | AUSTRALIA |
| Bangor University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Boston College | UNITED STATES |
| Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Northern Adelaide Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
| Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
| Community Forensic Mental Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Country Health SA | AUSTRALIA |
| Department of Health and Ageing | AUSTRALIA |
| Drug and Alcohol Services SA | AUSTRALIA |
| Eastern Assessment Crisis Intervention Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Eastern Mental Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| HOST International | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Mental Health in Multicultural Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Mental Health Services | UNITED STATES |
| Middlesex University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
| Nan Tien Institute | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Medical Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
| Northern Adelaide Medicare Local | AUSTRALIA |
| Open Minds Alliance CIC | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Orygen Youth Health Research Centre | AUSTRALIA |
| Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences | NORWAY |
| Oslo University Hospital | NORWAY |
| Outer Southern Community Mental Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| SA Health | AUSTRALIA |
| Shandong University | CHINA |
| Southern Adelaide Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) | AUSTRALIA |
| Southern Adelaide-Fleurieu-Kangaroo Island Medicare | AUSTRALIA |
| St Vincent's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Services | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Eastern Finland | FINLAND |
| University of Jinan | CHINA |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New England | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Denmark | DENMARK |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| Victoria University | AUSTRALIA |
| Women's and Children's Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Editorial Board MemberAdvances in Mental Health |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems |
2018 |
Member, Medical and Health Sciences Committee (MHS), Research Evaluation CommitteeAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2018 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2018 |
Dr Margaret Tobin AwardGovernment of South Australia |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberAdvances in Mental Health |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberMigration Letters |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems |
2017 |
MemberInternational Association for Forensic Mental Health Services |
2017 |
MemberAustralian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law |
2017 |
MemberInternational Association for Suicide Prevention |
2017 |
MemberAmerican Association of Suicidology |
2017 |
MemberAustralian College of Mental Health Nurses |
2017 |
Member, Special Interest Group - Clusters and Contagion in Suicidal BehaviourInternational Association for Suicide Prevention |
2017 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2017 |
Member, Advisory Group on Suicide PreventionNational Mental Health Commission |
2016 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2016 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2015 |
Advisory Board Member, South Australian Suicide Prevention Strategy Ministers Advisory CommitteeGovernment of South Australia |
2014 |
Finalist and Highly Commended title, Educational Publishing Awards Australia Tertiary, Wholly Australian, Student Resource CategoryAustralian Publishers Association |
2014 |
Member, Detention Expert Health Advisory Group, Mental Health SubgroupAustralian Government |
2014 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2014 |
Advisory Board Member, South Australian Suicide Prevention Strategy Ministers Advisory CommitteeGovernment of South Australia |
2013 |
Member, Detention Expert Health Advisory Group, Mental Health SubgroupAustralian Government |
2013 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2013 |
Member, Statutory CommitteeMinisters Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention |
2013 |
Advisory Board Member, South Australian Suicide Prevention Strategy Ministers Advisory CommitteeGovernment of South Australia |
2012 |
Member, Detention Expert Health Advisory Group, Mental Health SubgroupAustralian Government |
2012 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2012 |
Member, Detention Expert Health Advisory Group, Mental Health SubgroupAustralian Government |
2011 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2011 |
Member, Detention Expert Health Advisory Group, Mental Health SubgroupAustralian Government |
2010 |
Member, Minister Council on Asylum Seekers and DetentionAustralian Government |
2010 |
Professor Procter supervises Honours, Masters and PhD student projects from several discipline backgrounds including, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychiatry, psychology, law, nursing, education and health sciences in the areas of mental health and mental illness, refugee law, transcultural mental health, psychological autopsy following death by suicide, situation awareness in mental health, rural mental health, emergency mental health, mental health education and community mental health care. He is committed to quality supervision, helping students build both research and career development skills. He believes in a consistent and stable level of student contact and support. To this end he encourages research students to meet fortnightly for structures support and supervision. He also encourages student participation in UniSA's Mental Health Research Group meetings, the Shared Learning in Clinical Practice Seminars, Mental Health Master Classes, and other Division of Health Sciences seminar presentations, for networking and information exchange and capacity building with fellow researchers, service users, clinical staff and policy makers.
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Determinants of suicidal ideation and behaviour among refugees and asylum seekers in the Australian community: potential role of safety planning interventions | Current |
| Exploring the role of police in providing a mental health response to the community | Current |
| Mental health and the fast track assessment of asylum seeker claims: the experiences of refugees and legal professionals | Current |
| Nature, dimensions & scope of hope. Understanding hope as a mechanism that can assist a suicidal individual move from wanting to end their life to a life worth living | Current |
| Psychological autopsy nd the other public sector heatlh response to men who die by suicide in South Australia | Current |
| The coordination of treatment and support for young people with mental illness transitioning into adult mental health services in South Australia | Current |
| The use of situation awareness by mental health nurses to inform the involuntary admission decision: an ethngraphic study | Current |
| Attempted suicide in older people: within and between the meaning of protection | Completed |
| I am myself again: a hermeneutic of learning in rehabilitation following spinal cord injury | Completed |
| Losing touch and Telos: a participatory action research study exploring loss from mental illness, recovery and human flourishing | Completed |
