Dr Karl Wiener
Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist
Bachelor of Science 1983 (Auckland University), Diploma Applied Psychology 1985 (Flinders University), Masters in Clinical Psychology 1985 (University of Queensland), PhD 2008 (University of Canberra)
Dr Karl Wiener
Bio
Karl started his working career as a Registered Nurse working in Germany, New Zealand and Australian hospital systems. Since 1985 Karl has been working as a psychologist in forensic, organisational and clinical settings as both co-ordinator/manager and clinical service provider. Karl has gained numerous managerial and clinical experiences and skills from working in different employment settings. He worked in both public and privately managed prisons in NSW and Queensland, and worked for both the Victorian Health Services and Queensland Health as Clinical Psychologist.
Currently Karl is working part time as Mental Health Co-ordinator/Clinical Psychologist with the Murrumbidgee General Practice Network, manages a small private practice in Narrandera, and lectures part time in Psychology in the School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies.
Teaching
- Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
- Supervision of research students
Research
- Clinical Psychology
- Change Management
- Organizational Behaviour
Recent publications
PhD Thesis
- Wiener, K.K.K (2008) ‘Dynamic Change Process: How do cognitive readiness drivers inform change agents on employee behavioural change intention.’ http://erl.canberra.edu.au/uploads/approved/adt-AUC20081217.120215/public/02whole.pdf
Refereed Conference Paper
- Wiener, K., & Griffin, M ., (2003). The type of change is important for understanding readiness for change: A comparison of IT change and organisation restructure. In A. Brown (Ed.). Surfing the Waves: Management Challenges; Management Solutions , Proceedings of the 17th ANZAM Conference. 2-5 December, Fremantle.
Published articles
- Wiener, K.K.K., Oei, T.P.S., & Creed, P.A., (1999) Predicting job seeking frequency, psychological well being and self-efficacy in the unemployed, Journal of Employment Counseling , 36, 67-81.
- Creed, P.A. & Wiener, K.K., (1999), Use of the Shipley Institute of Living Scale and the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices with unemployed populations, Journal of Applied Health Behaviour ,1(1), 22-26.
- Wiener K.K.K. & Oei T.P.S. (1995) The Relationship of General Self Efficacy in Job Seeking Behaviour in the Unemployed in; Hicks, R., Creed, P., Patton, W., and Tomlinson, J , Unemployment: Developments & Transitions . Australian Academic Brisbane.
- Drury, B. & Wiener, K.K.K. (1994), The Conflict Management Workshop. in: Hicks, R., Creed, P., Keogh, D., and Tomlinson, J., Unemployment Challenges and Solutions, Proceedings of the 1994 National Conference on Unemployment , Australian Academic Brisbane.
- Drury, B. & Wiener, K.K.K. (1994), Problems of the Older Unemployed Person in the South East Corner of Queensland, in: Hicks, R., Creed, P., Keogh, D., and Tomlinson, J., Unemployment Challenges and Solutions, Proceedings of the 1994 National Conference on Unemployment , Australian Academic Brisbane.
Master Thesis
- Wiener K.K.K. (1995) The relationship of Psychological Health, General self-efficacy, and Job Seeking Behaviour in the unemployed, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Freyer Library.
Membership of professional associations and groups
- Registered Psychologist, NSW Psychologists Registration Board
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- APS College of Clinical Psychologists
- APS College of Forensic Psychologists
- APS College of Organisational Psychologists
