Patricia O'Rourke PhD

Adelaide, Australia

Patricia O’Rourke is a Child Psychotherapist and Psychodramatist. She is a Senior Lecturer with the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide and a staff member with Psychodrama Australia. She is an Associate Editor of WAIMH Perspectives in Infant Mental Health. Patricia has special interests in preventative work with infants and their families, child protection, reflective supervision and group work training and is a consultant, trainer and supervisor in private practice. Currently she is leading the rollout of the Maternal Looking Guide, an IMH-based clinical assessment tool for perinatal professionals, across the Child and Family Health service in South Australia.