Dr Paul O’Halloran
Dr Paul O'Halloran is the coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counselling Courses (postgraduate and undergraduate) and the Honours Program within the Bachelor of Health Sciences. Paul is also the deputy director of the Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Research Focused Area at La Trobe University
He is also the primary coordinator of subjects such as Sport and Exercise Psychology, Rehabilitation Counselling, Service Delivery Systems, Behaviour Change in Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Pharmacology and Rehabilitation Counselling Practicum.
Paul’s primary research interests relate to:
- behaviour change in sport and rehabilitation settings
- motivational interviewing
- increasing participation in physical activity and sport
- improving rehabilitation outcomes
- promotion of wellbeing and performance in elite athletes
- evaluation of programs designed to increase participation in sport and physical activity
Paul has worked clinically as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist, Rehabilitation Psychologist and Health Psychologist for over 10 years. His work in Sport Psychology with athletes competing at a national and international level has related primarily to performance enhancement. Paul’s work has a Health and Rehabilitation Psychologist has involved assisting people with chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and hip fracture with adaptive behaviour changes (using techniques such as Motivational Interviewing) to increase physical activity. Paul is a member of the Australian Psychological Society college of Sport and Exercise Psychologists and an office bearer on the Executive committee of the Australian Psychological Society college of Health Psychologists. Paul also serves on the Victorian committee of the Australian Psychological Society college of Sport and Exercise Psychologists. He is also a full member of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors and the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.
Contact Details
Email: p.ohalloran@latrobe.edu.au