Claire Eagleson

Project Manager

Claire has a background in psychology and is currently working as a Project Officer managing various workforce and education capacity projects. She has an interest in enhancing workforce capacity in the area of intellectual disability health and inclusive research. Recent projects include the development of the Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect website for people with intellectual disability, their supporters and professionals, and the development of the Department of Health’s Intellectual Disability Health Core Capability Framework to inform university curricula. Previous projects have included the development and implementation of the Intellectual Disability Mental Health Core Competencies Framework manual and toolkit; a national curriculum audit of intellectual disability content taught in Australian medical and nursing schools; a project with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists examining workforce and future training capacity in the area of intellectual and developmental disability mental health; and development of Easy Read materials for people with intellectual disability utilising the mental health system.

Previously Claire has worked at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London managing a program of research aimed at examining cognitive maintaining factors of worry in emotional disorders, and at the Brain & Mind Centre assessing the efficacy of an e-Health program for generalised anxiety versus pharmacological treatment. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from UNSW Sydney.

publications

Journal articles
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Eagleson C; Weise J; Cvejic RC; Trollor JN, 2022, 'Evaluation of an intellectual disability mental health core competency framework', Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 17, pp. 391 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2021-0051
2022
Walsh JA; Weise J; Eagleson C; Trollor JN; Cvejic RC, 2021, 'Expert consensus on the operation of an adult tertiary intellectual disability mental health service in New South Wales, Australia', Australasian Psychiatry, 29, pp. 635 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562211014228
2021
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Ruffell B; Tracy J; Torr JJ; Durvasula S; Iacono T; Cvejic RC; Lennox N, 2020, 'Has teaching about intellectual disability healthcare in Australian medical schools improved? A 20-year comparison of curricula audits', BMC Medical Education, 20, pp. 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02235-w
2020
Weise J; Cvejic R; Eagleson C; Trollor JN, 2020, 'A Scoping Study of a Tertiary Intellectual Disability Mental Health Service: A Family Member and Support Person Perspective', Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13, pp. 141 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2020.1753268
2020
Eagleson C; Cvejic RC; Weise J; Davies K; Trollor JN, 2019, 'Subspecialty training pathways in intellectual and developmental disability psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand: current status and future opportunities', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 513 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219839468
2019
Davies K; Eagleson C; Weise J; Cvejic RC; Trollor JN, 2019, 'Clinical capacity of Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists who work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 506 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219859286
2019
Cvejic RC; Eagleson C; Weise J; Davies K; Hopwood M; Jenkins K; Trollor JN, 2018, 'Building workforce capacity in Australia and New Zealand: a profile of psychiatrists with an interest in intellectual and developmental disability mental health', Australasian Psychiatry, 26, pp. 595 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218781018
2018
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Turner B; Tracy J; Torr JJ; Durvasula S; Iacono T; Cvejic RC; Lennox N, 2018, 'Intellectual disability content within tertiary medical curriculum: How is it taught and by whom?', BMC Medical Education, 18, pp. 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1286-z
2018
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Turner B; Salomon C; Cashin A; Iacono T; Goddard L; Lennox N, 2018, 'Intellectual disability content within pre-registration nursing curriculum: How is it taught?', Nurse Education Today, 69, pp. 48 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.07.002
2018
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Weise J; McKay R, 2017, 'Development and dissemination of a core competency framework', Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 12, pp. 237 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-04-2017-0028
2017
Trollor JN; Ruffell B; Tracy J; Torr JJ; Durvasula S; Iacono T; Eagleson C; Lennox N, 2016, 'Intellectual disability health content within medical curriculum: An audit of what our future doctors are taught', BMC Medical Education, 16, pp. 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0625-1
2016
Trollor JN; Eagleson C; Turner B; Salomon C; Cashin A; Iacono T; Goddard L; Lennox N, 2016, 'Intellectual disability health content within nursing curriculum: An audit of what our future nurses are taught', Nurse Education Today, 45, pp. 72 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.06.011
2016
Trollor JN; Ruffell B; Tracy J; Torr JJ; Durvasula S; Iacono T; Eagleson C; Lennox N, 2016, 'Erratum to: Intellectual disability health content within medical curriculum: an audit of what our future doctors are taught', BMC Medical Education, 16, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-016-0784-0
2016
Christensen H; Mackinnon AJ; Batterham PJ; O'Dea B; Guastella AJ; Griffiths KM; Eagleson C; Hehir KK; Kenardy J; Bennett K, 2014, 'The effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder', Internet Interventions, 1, pp. 169 - 174
2014
Christensen H; Guastella AJ; Mackinnon AJ; Griffiths KM; Eagleson C; Batterham PJ; Kalia K; Kenardy J; Bennett K; Hickie IB, 2010, 'Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e-health application compared to attention placebo or sertraline in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder', Trials, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-11-48
2010
Christensen H; Griffiths KM; Mackinnon AJ; Kalia K; Batterham PJ; Kenardy J; Eagleson C; Bennett K, 2010, 'Protocol for a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of an online e health application for the prevention of Generalised Anxiety Disorder', BMC Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-10-25
2010