Ms Erin Fearn-Smith
Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health and Rehabilitation Counselling
PhD Candidate
Erin Fearn-Smith is a Registered Psychologist, Rehabilitation Counsellor and PhD candidate investigating cognitive impairment and brain injury among people who are experiencing homelessness. Since graduating from the University of Sydney's undergraduate Health Science progam in 2000, Erin has completed post-graduate qualifications in Psychology, Community Development, Human Nutrition and Child and Adolescent Health.
Homelessness resolution; Social Inclusion; Mental Health; Supportive Housing; Community-Based Rehabilitation; Gender equity; Incorporating lived experience perspectives into research, teaching and clinical practice.
Teaching in:
BACH5321 Introduction to Neuropsychology for Practice
HSBH3015 Mental Health Rehabilitation
HSBH1012 Introduction to Health and Healthcare
Indicators associated with cognitive problems among people who are homeless in Australia
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Isolating at ‘home’ during COVID-19: housing and health inequalities
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Working with the homelessness workforce to identify cognitive impairment
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The relationship between spatial form and personal change in the COVID-19 pandemic
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Co-designing Mad Studies
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Family and community empowerment in not-for-profit strategic planning
- AHPRA Psychology Board of Australia - Psychologist, General Registration
- Australian Psychological Society (APS) - Member
- Australian Association of Psychologists incorporated (AAPi) - Member
- Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC) - Full Member
Boards and Committees
- Brigid Justice Ltd: Director
- APS Interest Group on Psychology and Homelessness: Convener
- Department of Communities and Justice SSESNS Homelessness Strategy Committee: Committee Member
Publications
Book Chapters
- Pebdani, R., Lin-Stephens, S., Fearn Smith, E. (2021). Career Counseling for Gender Differences and Dual Careers. In Rebecca R Sametz, Mary-Anne M Joseph (Eds.), Career Counseling: A Holistic View of Lifespan and Special Populations, (pp. 114-131). United States: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Journals
- Pebdani, R., Zeidan, A., Fearn Smith, E., Matthews, L. (2024). Telehealth Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 67(2), 139-146. [More Information]
- Fearn Smith, E., Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2023). Exploring and Mapping Screening Tools for Cognitive Impairment and Traumatic Brain Injury in the Homelessness Context: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3440-1-3440-52. [More Information]
- Bower, M., Lauria, E., Green, O., Smout, S., Boyle, J., Donohoe-Bales, A., Dingle, G., Barrett, E., Fearn Smith, E., Gournay, K., Teesson, M. (2023). The Social Determinants of Loneliness During COVID-19: Personal, Community, and Societal Predictors and Implications for Treatment. Behaviour Change, 40(1), 1-10. [More Information]
2024
- Pebdani, R., Zeidan, A., Fearn Smith, E., Matthews, L. (2024). Telehealth Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 67(2), 139-146. [More Information]
2023
- Fearn Smith, E., Scanlan, J., Hancock, N. (2023). Exploring and Mapping Screening Tools for Cognitive Impairment and Traumatic Brain Injury in the Homelessness Context: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3440-1-3440-52. [More Information]
- Bower, M., Lauria, E., Green, O., Smout, S., Boyle, J., Donohoe-Bales, A., Dingle, G., Barrett, E., Fearn Smith, E., Gournay, K., Teesson, M. (2023). The Social Determinants of Loneliness During COVID-19: Personal, Community, and Societal Predictors and Implications for Treatment. Behaviour Change, 40(1), 1-10. [More Information]
2021
- Pebdani, R., Lin-Stephens, S., Fearn Smith, E. (2021). Career Counseling for Gender Differences and Dual Careers. In Rebecca R Sametz, Mary-Anne M Joseph (Eds.), Career Counseling: A Holistic View of Lifespan and Special Populations, (pp. 114-131). United States: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Selected Grants
2019
- Co Design Mad Studies, Fearn Smith E, Mental Health Commission NSW/Research Grant
Conference Presentations
- Fearn-Smith, E. (2022, May 17-18). Rehabilitation Counselling in Australia Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors Ltd. 2022 Rehabilitation Counsellors Virtual Conference: Time to Shine. Inspire. Influence. Change. Sydney, NSW Australia.