Fred Seymour

Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88414
Email: f.seymour@auckland.ac.nz
Room: 721.334, Tāmaki Campus

Fred was appointed to The University of Auckland in 1988.  Previously he worked for 18 years as a practitioner and manager in child and family mental health services.  He has served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Programme and as Deputy Head (2003-04) and Head of Department (2005-10).  He has strong interests in professional psychology and ethics.  He is a former President of the NZ Psychological Society, he convened the working party for the development of the Code of Ethics for Psychologists Working in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2002, and has been a Member (2004-10) and Deputy Chair of the NZ Psychologist Board (2009-10).  He received the Public Interest Award from the New Zealand Psychological Society in 2005, and was elected a Fellow in 2004.

Research interests have included psychological treatments for common problems of childhood and adolescence, child abuse, parental separation, children’s participation in the courts, and adolescent suicide. Recent projects have included 'action research' with a focus on development of enhanced services for child abuse investigation and treatment, and for the resolution of family conflict following parents’ separation.

This research involves working in partnership with practitioners in order to maintain the relevance of the work and to promote translation of research results into improved service delivery.
 

• VAN TOLEDO, A., & SEYMOUR, F. (2009). ACC parenting support pilot project: Impact evaluation. A report prepared for the Accident Compensation Corporation. Auckland: Auckland Uniservices.
• BIRKIN, C., ANDERSON, A., SEYMOUR, F., & MOORE, D.W. (2008). A parent-focussed early intervention program for autism: Who gets access? Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 33, 108-116.
• GILLARD, L., & SEYMOUR, F. (2005). ‘Children in the Middle’: A parent education programme for separated parents. A report prepared for the Family Courts Association: Auckland.
• FORTUNE, S., SEYMOUR, F., & LAMBIE, I. (2005). Suicide behaviour in a clinical sample of children and adolescents in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 34, 164-171.
• SEYMOUR, F., & DAVIES, E. (2002). Using Action Research to facilitate change in child protection services. Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 585-590.