About

Adj. Prof. Fellow Paul J. Stevenson OAM is an accredited Traumatologist with the International Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, as well as a registered Psychologist in Australia (PSY0001607292) with over fifty (50) years experience in the Human Services Industry, both to the private and public sectors.

Paul has extensive Clinical experience, and hold a Masters Degree in Organisational Psychology. Over the past thirty (30) years, he has specialised in the clinical treatment of victims of trauma, and the strategic design and evaluation of Disaster Management interventions.

Paul is a Fellow and former National President of the Australian Association of Psychologists, a Fellow and former National President of the Australian College of Clinical Psychologists, a former Consultant to the Psychologist’s Board of Queensland, a presiding member of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, a member of the Green Cross Academy of Traumatologists, a Forensic Consultant to the Queensland Police Service (Homicide Division), a member of The Australian Institute of International Affairs, a board member of the United Nations Australia Association, and a former lecturer for the University of Qld, University of Southern Qld, Bond, Griffith and Southern Cross Universities.

In his professional capacity, Paul has provided on-site consultancy services to the Australian Defence Force and to most major disasters in Australia (over the past thirty (30) years), and more recently to international disasters involving Australians. These include the Charleville Floods and Droughts (1993), the Moura Mine Disaster (1994), the Port Arthur Shootings (1996), the Margaret River Landslide (1996), the Thredbo Landslip (1997), the Bali Bombings (2002 and 2005), the J.W. Marriott Hotel Bombing in Jakarta (2003), businesses affected by the Australian Embassy Bombing in Jakarta (2004), the Beaconsfield Mine Disaster (2006) the Malaysian Airlines MH370 and MH17 Disasters (2014). He was also an adviser to the Prime Minister (Hon. John Howard) during the Indian Ocean Tsunami campaign (2004/05), and has provided assessment services and treatment services to G4s and Willson Security for Asylum Seekers on Nauru and Manus Island.

During the Port Arthur campaign, Paul was Queensland Coordinator of the Incident Recovery Service, and was engaged in the strategic planning and evaluation of counselling and debriefing services for sixteen (16) months subsequent. In Bali, he worked directly with the Consular-General, and conducted debriefing services to the Bali International Medical Clinic, during the first week of the crisis.

Paul was honoured with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2004, in recognition of his International Disaster Management interventions. He has subsequently (2012) received the United Nations Association of Australia Award (UNAA).

In recent times, Paul was a consultant to the Department of Communities, Lifeline and the Salvation Army during the Brisbane (2011) and Bundaberg (2013) Flood Disasters, and audited the facilities of the Brisbane Floods Evacuation Centre at the RNA Show Grounds. Since July 2014, he has served as an EAP Counsellor (PsyCare) on Nauru and Manus Island.

In addition to the above on-site experience with disasters, Paul has continuously conducted seminars in Disaster Management and CISD over the past thirty (30) years, as well as training courses to more than five hundred (500) crisis management personnel, and supervision to more than fifty (50) professional field practitioners.

Paul has authored and published four books: Postcards from Ground Zero on the subject of International Disaster Management and Trauma Psychology; Are We There Yet? on Strategic Planning; Best Practice for Human Services a manager’s guide; and It’s all Good on relaxation and meditation (compact disc).