Cambridge Who's Who - Dr. Joan E Clarke - Mental health and allied fields; training for executive management personnel; all aspects of organizational analysis; mentoring for leaders, CEOs and managers in mental health and community services. Recent consultancies include St Vincent's Mental Health Unit and Anglicare Victoria.

Dr. Joan E Clarke

Member Biography / Profile

Type Of Business:

Consultancies and development of training programs, particularly in the area of clinical and community mental health program organization, practice rehabilitation technologies and organizational/staffing structures.

Marketing Area:

Global

Expertise:

Mental health and allied fields; training for executive management personnel; all aspects of organizational analysis; mentoring for leaders, CEOs and managers in mental health and community services. Recent consultancies include St Vincent's Mental Health Unit and Anglicare Victoria.

Major Product/SVS:

Training for workers and managers in clinical and community mental health settings; organizational analysis and recommendations for programs and agencies whose aim relates to assisting people with mental Illness achieve long-term rehabilitation goals in areas of learning, living, working and socializing

Favorite Business Publication:

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal; Post Colonial Studies Journal

Hobbies/Sports:

Bush Walking, Reading, Theatre, Opera, Renovating and Building, S&T, Eleven Grandchildren

Education Degrees:

Ph.D. in Politics and Psychology, University of Melbourne; Accredited Trainer in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technologies from Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Sargent College of Health, Boston University Massachusetts, USA

Affiliations Awards:

Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committee on Mental Health (2004-2008); Council Member, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health (2006-2009); Board Member, Christian Research Association (1986-Present); Council Member Institute of Postcolonial Studies 2007.

Place of Birth:

Sydney, Australia

Industry:

Executive Management Training

Country of Origin:

AUSTRALIA

Children's Names:

David, Alison, Jennifer, Emma and 11 Grandchildren

Date of Distinction:

2/5/2008

Work History:

University of Melbourne- Lectured in Public Policy & Organisational Analysis; Director of Research and Policy Anglicare; Executive Director of Prahran Mission 1989-2005; Global Consultant in areas of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Organisational Analysis 2005-present.

Career Achievements:

Order of Australia Medal for research 2003; Centenary Medal 2003 for community mental health reform; Inaugural Medal for Exceptional Contributions to Mental Health in Australia and for National Coordination of World Mental Health Day from TheMHS Aust & NZ 2003; International Woman of the Year 2005; Life Member of Australian Christian Research Association, conferred 2005.

Extended Bio Profile:

Profile of Dr. Joan E. Clarke Dr Clarke was teacher in Public Policy & International Relations at University of Melbourne in School of Political Science 1977-1985. She took up the position of Director of Research & Social Policy at the Mission of St James & St John (now Anglicare) focusing on children & family issues 1985-1989. Her many publications in this role include "Welfare Forecasts". In 1989 she accepted the position of Executive Director at Prahran Mission, a Uniting Church agency comprising 120 staff and 200 volunteers with a range of services for people with mental illness. Under her leadership Prahran Mission evolved and grew into an internationally and nationally recognised organisation with research, accredited training in rehabilitation technologies and library services integrated with on-the-ground rehabilitation services. Each year over 2000 people with mental illness use Prahran Mission rehabilitation and support services, including mothers learning parenting skills, young adults undertaking accredited educational courses for employment, older adults retraining back into the work force, artists, musicians, homeless people and people undergoing sex reassignments. She founded the Centre of Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Training and Research. Dr Clarke was awarded and Order of Australia Medal in 2003 in recognition of her research. She was awarded a Centenary Medal 2002 for services to the Stonnington Community and in 2003 the TheMHS Inaugural Award for "Exceptional Contribution to Mental Health Services in Australia and New Zealand". She recently retired from her role as Executive Director but continues her work in training with the Mission''s Centre of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. She also works nationally and globally as consultant on organisational and management issues, mainly in the area of mental health. She is a member of the Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committee on mental health and member of Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, both statutory appointments by Victorian Minister for Health. Recent consultancies include St Vincent''s Mental Health and Anglicare. Dr Clarke has wr