Dr Clive Jones currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at Bond University and Head of School with the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, School of Counselling. Graduating with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Southern Queensland in 1999, Clive holds undergraduate and post graduate degrees in psychology and education.

Dr Jones combines academic responsibilities with comprehensive practice experience as a psychologist through his academic writing, course developing, subject coordinating, lecturing and practice/supervision activities. He has taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects in psychology and counselling through Griffith University School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University School of Education & Professional Studies, Bond University Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine and The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors School of Counselling.

He is a registered psychologist who has convened subjects and lectured in the areas of abnormal psychology, counselling psychology, cross cultural psychology, developmental psychology, educational counselling, educational psychology, personality and individual difference, psychology of high performance sport, psychology of sport and exercise, social psychology, communication, leadership & negotiation, the psychology of injury & rehabilitation and teaching to difference.

He has also served on numerous higher education teaching committees in the development of undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs with the key responsibility of incorporating relevant areas of psychology into the disciplines of counselling, physiotherapy, management and high performance sport. He is currently involved in the development of a new undergraduate psychology degree. Clive also served 10 years as executive director and principal supervisor of a consortium of NGO Mental Health Services whereby he maintained his own clinical caseload while supervising a team of psychologists, counsellors and social workers.

He remains a preferred sport psychology provider with the Queensland Academy of Sport with a particular focus on dealing with pertinent mental health issues within the athletic community and is a member of; the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, the APS College of Sport Psychologists and is a board member of the Australian Counselling Association.

Qualifications:

Doctorate of Philosophy (psychology) – The University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Diploma of Psychology – The University of Southern Queensland
Master of Education – The University of New England
Bachelor of Education – The University of Newcastle
Diploma of Teaching – The Australian College of Physical Education
Diploma of Professional Counselling – The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Diploma of Life Coaching – The Life Coaching Institute of Australia

Registrations & Memberships:

The Australian Psychological Society (APS)
APS College of Counselling Psychologists
APS College of Sport Psychologists
APS Coaching Psychology Interest Group
Psychologists Board of Queensland
Psychologists Board of the Northern Territory
Preferred Sport Psychology Provider (QAS)
Dissociation Australia
Australian Counselling Association – Board Member
Queensland College of Teachers