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Associate Professor Brendan O'Hanlon is an academic and clinician based at La Trobe University's The Bouverie Centre, part of the School of Psychology and Public Health. He holds roles as Mental Health Program Manager and Head of Practice and Service Development, leading initiatives to integrate family-focused approaches into mental health services. His expertise spans family psycho-educational methods, including Behavioral Family Therapy and Single Session Family Consultation, with a focus on improving service capacity through training and systemic practice development.
Dr. O'Hanlon has extensive experience in service design, workforce training, and translational research. He has contributed to national projects such as the development of Australia's first recovery model for parents with mental illness and frameworks for evaluating family-inclusive interventions. His work emphasizes organizational sustainability and practitioner implementation strategies to embed family-centered care into clinical systems.
Notable funded projects include grants from the Victorian Department of Health and the Murray Mallee General Practice Network, focusing on workforce training and innovative service models. His research outputs span 20+ years, with recent emphases on workforce evaluation, family resilience, and caregiver experiences. Dr. O'Hanlon has been nationally recognized for his contributions to mental health service improvement in Australia.
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