PhD(Clin Psych), BPsych(Hons) Taneile Kitchingman is a Lecturer and practising Clinical Psychologist. She completed her undergraduate studies and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Wollongong. Taneile has a special interest in rural clinical practice. She has worked in a range of regional and rural outpatient settings, including generalist private practice, and a specialist clinic for anxiety- and stress-related disorders. Taneile has also recently worked in a rural inpatient mental health unit, providing comprehensive assessments, evidence-based individual- and group-based intervention to adolescents, adults and older adults with a range of presenting mental health concerns, as well as severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Taneile works part time at CSU. She also works for the local health service, and is a Board-approved supervisor. Her clinical role involves providing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to adults with Borderline Personality Disorder, and also involves responsibility for the implementation of Toward Zero Suicides initiatives into health district mental health and drug and alcohol services. Taneile is currently teaching into fourth year psychology subjects and the professional programs within the School of Psychology. She also supervises psychology honours students. Taneile’s broad research interest is in suicidality. Her research primarily focuses on the impact of occupational exposure to suicidal distress and crisis on workers’ psychological wellbeing and functioning. Taneile’s recent research has explored how telephone crisis support workers are impacted by frequent empathic engagement with suicidal callers. This research has explored the processes by which telephone crisis support workers become impaired by symptoms of psychological distress, and informed service strategies to optimise workers’ psychological wellbeing and delivery of support to callers. Within the framework of occupational exposure, Taneile also has a particular interest in the unique experiences of rural workers who are exposed to others’ suicidal distress. A secondary focus of Taneile’s research is on the implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention initiatives.
Professors and Lecturers
Dr Taneile Kitchingman
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
Wagga Wagga
Building 26, Room 124
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