Paula Barrett
Paula Barrett
Dr Paula Barrett is a clinician, scholar, researcher and professor in the field of child psychology. She has been recognised as being amongst the top 1 percent of publishers within the field of Psychology and Psychiatry at an international level. Dr Barrett is the author of the FRIENDS Programs, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) based programs, endorsed by the World Health Organization, as best practice for the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression, promoting resilience in families, schools and communities. Dr Barrett is the director of Friends Resilience Pty and is Adjunct Professor in the School of Psychology at Edith Cowan University.In 2009, The Highly Commended certificate for the Human Rights Medal for 2009 went to DR Paula Barrett.