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Professor Alfred Allan
Professor Alfred Allan
Professor
| Telephone: | (61 8) 6304 5536 |
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| Facsimile: | (61 8) 6304 5834 |
| Email: | a.allan@ecu.edu.au |
| Campus: | Joondalup |
| Room: | JO30.221 |
Current Teaching
- Professional Issues in Psychology
Background
After practicing as a lawyer Alfred became a full-time academic and commenced his studies in psychology qualifying as a clinical and later forensic psychologist. He has taught law, psychology and professional ethics in Law, Medical and Psychology Schools in South Africa and Australia. He is a member of the inaugural Psychologists Board of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
Alfred has served on the boards of national professional organizations and is a past president of the of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and a past chair of the APS College of Forensic Psychologists, the Ethics Committee of the APS, the Ethics Committee of the Psychology Association of South Africa; and of the Working Group that reviewed the Australian Psychological Society's Code of Ethics. He is on the editorial committee of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and the editorial board of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine and has served on various state government committees, such as the Dangerous Sexual Offender Review Committee. He frequently presents continuing professional development workshops and publishes widely in psychology, legal and medical journals.
Professional Memberships
- Australian Psychology Society
- Australian Psychology Society’s College of Forensic Psychologists
- Australian and New Zealand Association for Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
- Registered as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and is endorsed as a clinical and a forensic psychologist
Awards and Recognition
Other
- Australian Psychological Society’s President's Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology
- Vice-Chancellor’s citation for influencing, motivating and inspiring postgraduate psychology students to integrate legal-ethical principles, and competently apply them, in their professional practice
- Australian Psychological Society’s College of Forensic Psychologists’ award for an important and significant contribution to the field of forensic psychology
- Australian Psychological Society Certificate of recognition of leadership in the formulation of the New Code of Ethics.
Research Areas and Interests
- Apology, forgiving and reconciliation, specifically with reference to harm suffered as a result of human rights abuse, crime and adverse incidents in health
- Health and professional law, ethics, policy and practice
- Secondary victims
- Violent offending
- Apology in health settings
- Respect as a construct in professional ethics
Staff Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce, South Africa .
- Doctorate, South Africa, 1996 .
- Master of Arts, South Africa, 1990 .
- Bachelor of Arts Honours, South Africa, 1990 .
- Bachelor of Law, South Africa, 1975 .
Research
Recent Research Grants
- Intimate Partner Abuse of Men, Lotterywest, Grant(**), 2010, $33,517.
- Intimate Partner Abuse of Men, LotteryWest, Grant, 2009, $40,000.
- The Development of a Video Task of Remedial Behaviour to Use in Communication Training of Health Professionals with Specific Reference to Open Disclosure Practice, Edith Cowan University, Grant - Industry Collaboration, 2009, $25,000.
- Department of Corrective Services Literature Review on Risk Assessment Tools, Department of Corrective Services WA, Grant, 2009, $3,027.
- Intimate Partner Abuse of Men, LotteryWest, Grant, 2008, $40,000.
- Victims' voices in Family Violence Courts: Developing innovative best-practice models, Edith Cowan University, Grant - Collaborative Research, 2006, $15,000.
- Victims' voices in Family Violence Courts: Developing innovative best-practice models, Edith Cowan University, Grant - Collaborative Research, 2005, .
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Books
- Allan, A., (2008), Law and Ethics in Psychology: An International Perspective., 386, Somerset West, South Africa.
Book Chapters
- Allan, A., (2012), Psychological ethics in Oceania: Convergence and divergence. The Oxford international handbook of psychological ethics, 358-371, New York, USA.
- Slocum, D., McKillop, D., Allan, A., Allan, R., Drake, D., (2011), Apology and acceptance in intimate partner relationships. Interpersonal acceptance and rejection: Social, emotional and educational contexts, 175-181, Boca Raton, Florida USA.
- Allan, A., (2010), Introduction. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 1-11, Chichester, United Kingdom.
- Allan, A., (2010), The principles that underlie the 2007 Code. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 61-76, Chichester, United Kingdom.
- Allan, A., Symons, M., (2010), The development of the 2007 Code. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 13-24, Chichester, United Kingdom.
- Allan, A., (2010), The functionality of the Australian Psychological Society's 1997 and 2007 Codes of Ethics. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 25-39, Chichester, United Kingdom .
- Love, A., Allan, A., (2010), Looking forward. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 161-170, Chichester, United Kingdom.
- Allan, A., Thomson, D., (2010), The regulation of sexual activity between psychologists and their clients and former clients. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 149-160, Chichester, United Kingdom.
- Davidson, G., Allan, A., Love, A., (2010), Consent, privacy and confidentiality. Ethical practice in psychology - Reflections from the creators of the APS Code of Ethics, 77-91, Chichester, United Kingdom.
Journal Articles
- Allan, A., (2011), The Development of a Code for Australian Psychologists. Ethics and Behavior, 21(6), 435-451, UK, DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2011.622176.
- Iedema, R., Allen, S., Britton, K., Piper, D., Baker , A., Grbich, C., Allan, A., Jones , L., Tuckett, A., Williams , A., Manias , E., Gallagher, TH., (2011), The `100 patient stories? project: Patient and family member views on how clinicians (should) enact Open Disclosure - a qualitative study. BMJ: British Medical Journal Clinical Research Edition, 343(n/a), d4423, London, UK, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4423.
- Pettifor, JL., Ferrero, A., Allan, A., Hernandez-Guzman, L., Seymour, F., Aanonson, A., Odland, T., Watts, AD., Korkut, Y., Pope, K., (2011), International contributions of the Canadian code of ethics for psychologists: Voices from abroad. Canadian Psychology, 52(3), 230-235, US, DOI: 10.1037/a0024390.
- Cooney, A., Allan, A., Allan, R., McKillop, D., Drake, D., (2011), The forgiveness process in primary and secondary victims of violent and sexual offences. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63(2), 107-118, Melbourne, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00012.x.
- Slocum, D., Allan, A., Allan, R., (2011), An emerging theory of apology. Australian Journal of Psychology, 63(2), 83-92, Melbourne, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00013.x.
- Allan, A., McKillop, D., Carroll, R., (2010), Parties? perceptions of apologies in resolving Equal Opportunity complaints. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 17(4), 538-550, Oxon, UK, DOI: 10.1080/13218711003739078.
- Allan, A., McKillop, D., (2010), The health implications of apologising after an adverse incident. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 22(2), 126-131 , Oxford ; Tarrytown, NY , DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq001.
- Allan, A., (2008), Functional apologies in law. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 15(3), 369-381, Oxon, UK.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
- Doctor of Psychology, The Impact Of Assessment On Repeat Deliberate Self-harm..
- Doctor of Psychology, A Brief Screening Instrument For Use By Lawyers To Assess The Capacity Of Older Clients With Memory Deficits..
- Doctor of Psychology, The Mental Capacity Act Of Singapore.
- Doctor of Philosophy, The Nature Of The Association Between Male Violent Offending And Alexithymia..
- Doctor of Psychology, The Relationship Between Forgiveness, Anxiety, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Amongst Secondary Victims..
Co-principal Supervisor
- Doctor of Psychology, Interrater Reliability Of Insight Assessment For Patients With Psychoses..
- Doctor of Psychology, An Examination Of Parental Child Sex Offenders: Victim Profile, Recidivism And Treatment Needs.