A Psychologist’s Casebook

Esther M. Roodenburg is a former academic at Monash University, Australia, who remains committed to community involvement. After secondary teaching, and raising five children, she continued her work as a community‑based psychologist, completing a qualitative PhD researching individual differences. Her university graduate teaching and supervision focused on broad case‑based practical applications of evidence‑based therapeutic approaches. John Roodenburg was awarded the 2020 APS National Award of Distinction for leadership in Educational and Developmental Psychology while an academic and clinic director at Monash University. Primary school teaching was followed by work as a school psychologist in rural Victoria. Graduate‑level teaching followed his completion of a PhD modelling individual differences in thinking.

Foreword Preface 1. Where Do We Begin? 2. Reflections that highlight the real issue 3. How well do we listen? 4. What to do when listening is tough? 5. Strategies for dealing with Emotional responses 6. Underlying issues require differing support options 7. Understanding Depression – in its various forms 8. Recap of memory recall on depression 9. Grief and loss explored within a wide context 10. Mental illness or not? 11. Addictions or Habits - good and bad 12. Identity – being grounded in self-acceptance 13. Ways of Thinking (WOT) 14. Personality and Relationships 15. Assessment of Abilities and Learning Difficulties 16. Schemas which dominate living patterns 17. Interdisciplinary Collaborations 18. Caring for the carer