Adjunct Professor
Robert Schweitzer
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Biography
Research interests- Phenomenological, qualitative and quantitative, clinical psychology
- Psychotherapy process and outcome
- Refugee related issues
- Global health including Transcultural issues
- Schizophrenia - psychotherapeutic approaches
- Phenomenological psychology.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Psychology & Counselling
Keywords
Child abuse - reporting behaviour, Counselling and psychotherapy process, Psychotherapy outcome, Refugees, Suicide ideation & behaviour
Research field
Other psychology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
- MA (Clin Psy)
Professional memberships and associations
Society for Psychotherapy Research Australian Clinical Psychology Association Australian Psychological Society
Teaching
Robert's focus is on postgraduate teaching with responsibilities relating to clinical psychopathology, clinical interventions, psychodynamic theory, and psychotherapy process.
Publications
- Wong, W., Schweitzer, R. & Khawaja, N. (2018). Individual, pre-migration, and post-settlement factors in predicting academic success of adolescents from refugee backgrounds: A 12-month follow-up. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 19(4), 1095–1117. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/224044
- Lysaker, P., Gagen, E., Moritz, S. & Schweitzer, R. (2018). Metacognitive approaches to the treatment of psychosis: a comparison of four approaches. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2018(11), 341–351. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119883
- Schweitzer, R., Vromans, L., Brough, M., Asic-Kobe, M., Correa-Velez, I., Murray, K. & Lenette, C. (2018). Recently resettled refugee women-at-risk in Australia evidence high levels of psychiatric symptoms: individual, trauma and post-migration factors predict outcomes. BMC Medicine, 16, 1–12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121716
- Schweitzer, R., Greben, M. & Bargenquast, R. (2017). Long-term outcomes of Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 90(4), 668–685. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105936
- Banham, J. & Schweitzer, R. (2016). Trainee-therapists are not all equal: Examination of therapeutic efficiency, effectiveness and early client dropout after 12 months of clinical training. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 89(2), 148–162. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/86132
- Schweitzer, R., Van Wyk, S. & Murray, K. (2015). Therapeutic practice with refugee clients: A qualitative study of therapist experience. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 15(2), 109–118. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/81646
- Van Wyk, S. & Schweitzer, R. (2014). A systematic review of naturalistic interventions in refugee populations. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(5), 968–977. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60689
- Bargenquast, R. & Schweitzer, R. (2014). Metacognitive Narrative Psychotherapy for people diagnosed with schizophrenia: An outline of a principle-based treatment manual. Psychosis, 6(2), 155–165. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56178
- Schweitzer, R., Brough, M., Vromans, L. & Asic-Kobe, M. (2011). Mental health of newly arrived Burmese refugees in Australia: Contributions of pre-migration and post-migration experience. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(4), 299–307. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40622
- Schweitzer, R., Melville, F., Steel, Z. & Lacherez, P. (2006). Trauma, Post-Migration Living Difficulties, and Social Support as Predictors of Psychological Adjustment in Resettled Sudanese Refugees. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40(2), 179–187. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225279
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Robert, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/r.schweitzer
Selected research projects
- Title
- Developing Best Practice for Settlement Services for Refugee Women-at-Risk
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP140100609
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Refugee Women; Health And Wellbeing; Settlement
- Title
- Whole-Of-Family Treatment of Trauma in African Refugees: An Individual, Family and Community Approach
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776558
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- Refugees; Bilingual; Health Psychology; Bicultural Therapy Model; Human Services; Transcultural Health
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Ukrainian Women's lived experiences of conflict and involuntary dislocation in adversity activated hybrid documentary practice
PhD, External Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Phoebe Hart, Dr Joe Carter
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Drawing Upon Arts-Based Methodologies to Explicate the Lived Experiences of Singaporeans Identifying as Queer in Singapore and in Australia (2025)
- No Holds Barred: A Phenomenological Investigation of Experiences Related to Striving Among Adult Recreational Ballet Dancers (2025)
- SAFE-Insight: A Proof of Concept Study Evaluating a Metacognitive Informed Intervention for Working with Men Who Use Domestic Violence (2025)
- Empathic gestures: Exploring emergent states of being as an aesthetic practice of existence (2024)
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Dancer: The Role of Dance in Enhancing Quality of Life for Australian Veterans with a History of Trauma-Related Psychological Injury (2024)
- Metacognitive reflection and insight therapy for bipolar mood disorders: A pilot study (2023)
- Understanding Mechanisms of Change of Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (2022)
- A Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experience of Wellness through Significant Experiences of Nature, in Natural World Contexts (2019)
- Human Experiences of Nuclear Energy and Technology: A Psychoanalytic-Phenomenological Study (2018)
- Development of Guided Respiration Mindfulness Therapy: Manualization and Evaluation of Therapist Training and Clinical Outcomes in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety (2017)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.