Margaret Sealey
Lecturer
School of Health Professions
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
Margaret Sealey is a counsellor who has worked with vulnerable populations in health settings (palliative care and oncology in particular) for 20 years. With a previous background as a registered nurse, undertook postgraduate studies in Counselling (University of Notre Dame Fremantle), and graduated with a B Psych (Hons) at Murdoch University, before entering the Master in Counselling Psychology PhD combined program at Curtin University. Her PhD research was ‘Developing a bereavement risk assessment model for palliative care in Western Australia: An action research study.’ She also work part-time as a counsellor with Alzheimer’s Australia WA.
Research Interest
relation to carer counselling needs and the efficacy of counselling
Publications
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Sealey, M., O’Connor, M., Aoun, S.M., & Breen, L.J.(2015). Exploring barriers to assessment of bereavement risk in palliative care: perspectives of key stakeholders. BMC Palliative Care, 14(49), 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12904-015-0046-7
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Sealey, M., Breen, L.J., O’Connor, M., & Aoun, S. M. (2015). A scoping review of bereavement risk assessment measures: Implications for palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 29(7), 577-589. doi: 10.1177/0269216315576262
