Overview
Background
Career counselling: theory and processes; Career development theory; Career programs; Qualitative career assessment; Supervision
Dr McMahon teaches in the areas of career development theory, career guidance and counselling, and supervision. She is particularly interested in the career development of children and adolescents and how young people may be supported by career programs. In the area of career counselling, she is interested in the application of constructivist approaches especially the use of qualitative career assessment. Within the area of supervision, she is interested in assisting guidance officers and school counsellors develop their supervision practices. Her recent focus within this area is on the use of technology to support rural and remote personnel.
Availability
- Dr Mary McMahon is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, Institution to be confirmed
- Bachelor of Education, Institution to be confirmed
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Works
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2002
Journal Article
Theoretical and Practical Perspectives for the Future of Educational and Vocational Guidance in Australia
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2002). Theoretical and Practical Perspectives for the Future of Educational and Vocational Guidance in Australia. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2 (1), 39-49. doi: 10.1023/A:1014213832404
2002
Book Chapter
School counsellor supervision: Less rhetoric and more reality
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). School counsellor supervision: Less rhetoric and more reality. Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach. (pp. 223-234) edited by M. McMahon and W. Patton. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
2002
Journal Article
Peer Networks: Support or supervision or both?
McMahon, M. (2002). Peer Networks: Support or supervision or both?. Connections, 19 (3), 15-17.
2002
Journal Article
Structured peer group supervision by email
McMahon, M. (2002). Structured peer group supervision by email. Connections, 19 (1), 15-17.
2002
Journal Article
The systems theory framework of career development: History and future directions
McMahon, Mary (2002). The systems theory framework of career development: History and future directions. Australian Journal of Career Development, 11 (3), 63-68.
2002
Book Chapter
Some supervision practicalities
McMahon, Mary (2002). Some supervision practicalities. Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach. (pp. 17-26) edited by Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
2002
Journal Article
Supervision: managing the process
McMahon, M. (2002). Supervision: managing the process. Connections, 19 (2), 14-16.
2002
Journal Article
Using qualitative assessment in career counselling
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). Using qualitative assessment in career counselling. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2 (1), 51-66. doi: 10.1023/A:1014283407496
2002
Book Chapter
Supervision: Lifelong learning for career counsellors
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). Supervision: Lifelong learning for career counsellors. Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach. (pp. 235-248) edited by M. McMahon and W. Patton. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
2002
Conference Publication
Career development: Reflection, connection, meaning and learning across the lifespan
McMahon, M. (2002). Career development: Reflection, connection, meaning and learning across the lifespan. Queensland Guidance and Counselling Association Conference, Mackay, Qld, 21-22 September 2002. Brisbane: QGCA Inc.
2002
Journal Article
Assessment: a continuum of practice and a new location in career counselling
McMahon, M. and Patton, W. (2002). Assessment: a continuum of practice and a new location in career counselling. International Careers Journal, 3 (4)
2001
Journal Article
Occupational aspirations of sixth-grade children
McMahon, M., Carroll, J. and Gillies, R. M. (2001). Occupational aspirations of sixth-grade children. Australian Journal of Career Development, 10 (1), 25-31. doi: 10.1177/103841620101000107
2000
Journal Article
Conversations on clinical supervision: benefits perceived by school counsellors
McMahon, M and Patton, W (2000). Conversations on clinical supervision: benefits perceived by school counsellors. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 28 (3), 339-351. doi: 10.1080/713652301
2000
Journal Article
Links between school and occupations: The perceptions of children
McMahon, M., Gillies, R. M. and Carroll, John (2000). Links between school and occupations: The perceptions of children. Guidance & Counselling, 16 (1), 12-17.
1999
Journal Article
Career dreams of children: Developmental stages and gender differences
McMahon, M., Gillies, R. M. and Carroll, J. (1999). Career dreams of children: Developmental stages and gender differences. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 9 (2), 77-91.
1998
Journal Article
Evaluating a career education intervention in the upper elementary school
Gillies, R. M., McMahon, M. L. and Carroll, J. (1998). Evaluating a career education intervention in the upper elementary school. Journal of Career Development, 24 (4), 267-287. doi: 10.1023/A:1025006114849
1997
Conference Publication
Evaluating a career development intervention
Gillies, R. M., McMahon, M. L. and Carroll, J. (1997). Evaluating a career development intervention. International School Psychology XXth Annual Colloquium, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, July 15-19, 1997. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Guidance and Counselling Association (AGCA).
1997
Other Outputs
Perceptions of clinical supervision in school guidance and counselling
McMahon, Mary lianne (1997). Perceptions of clinical supervision in school guidance and counselling. PhD Thesis, School of Learning and Development, Queensland University of Technology.
Funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming a mother and mattering in early 21st century Australia: An exploration of women's perinatal transitions and equity in wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Johnstone, Associate Professor Carmen Mills
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Social Sciences Research Commercialisation: The Case of One Australian University
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martie-Louise Verreynne
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Professional standards and professional identity: Perspectives of career development practitioners in Australia and New Zealand
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Lifelong Career Mobility and Change Options in Knowledge Occupations: Career Pathway Implications of Initial Qualification Choices
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring International RHD students' lived transition experiences of studying abroad and returning home.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Journeying to the West: Understanding international career transitions to develop career support for international Chinese doctoral research students in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills, Honorary Professor Mark Watson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
An investigation on students' educational and occupational aspirations in Brunei Darussalam: Teaching and counselling implications
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Parental Influence on Children's Career Development in Middle Childhood in Mainland China: Perspectives of Parents and Children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Mark Watson
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Generation Y teachers' perceptions of and aspirations for leadership in Victorian Independent Schools
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
EFL teachers' beliefs, instructional practices and professional development about corrective feedback in Saudi universities
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Potential intrapersonal conflicts between Christianity and homosexuality: Better understanding through a resilience perspective
Associate Advisor
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2010
Master Philosophy
Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Case Studies of the Academic, Behavioural, and Social Differences Over Time of Five Young People in a Flexible Learning Centre
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Gender, Relationships: Male Teachers in Primary Education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Martin Mills
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