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Christopher Gostelow

Psychologist, WA

Chris is the former Chief Psychologist for the Western Australian School Psychology Service where he for many years led a workforce that grew to 600 school psychologists and was responsible for the delivery of quality services to all public schools. He also worked in the private sector where he provided trauma related consultancy and mental health support services for adults and children affected by incidents, including armed hold-ups.

Chris has a longstanding involvement in critical incident management and suicide prevention in schools and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship on the topic. He has had experience in disaster related work throughout his career and close involvement in working collaboratively with school communities and inter-agency partners to ensure coordinated support for children and young people. His work has related to significant community and school critical incidents, including cyclones, floods, fires and other major events.

He developed and implemented a two-day suicide prevention training program, currently known as Gatekeeper, for professionals and para-professionals in 1990 that has continued to evolve and is still widely available in Western Australia.

Chris currently provides psychological consultancy services in Western Australia and Nationally.

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