DrJohn McAloon

My work focuses on children and their families.

In the last two decades, I have worked in various settings including the public service, private practice, university education and clinical supervision. I came to UTS in 2014 and in 2015 established UTS: Family Child Behaviour Clinic, a research and teaching clinic designed to develop and translate research evidence to the benefit of parents, their young children, and students engaged in clinical training.

I have developed and delivered clinical services for parents and their children, for adolescents, and for families and carers. I have worked with children with complex developmental trauma, with Aboriginal Australians in rural and remote contexts, delivered and evaluated Out of Home Care services for young people, and worked with parents and carers to improve their relational potential with their children and in addressing child social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. My particular interest is early intervention with infants and toddlers showing early markers of difficulty, and the role their relationships with parents/carers can play in shifting these.

I am an endorsed as a Clinical Psychologist and as a supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. I currently supervise clinical trainees as well as Master of Clinical Psychology and PhD research projects. I have qualifications in Film and Television, Education and Clinical Psychology and my PhD research looked at the development of substance use and mental health in young people.

Professional Memberships

• ACPA (Australian Clinical Psychology Association) Founding Member
• Endorsement by Psychology Board of Australia in the area of Clinical Psychology
• Approved by the Psychology Board of Australia as a Clinical Supervisor
• Emerging Minds