Nick Petrovic

Nick Petrovic
Nick Petrovic
Born	Australia
Education	Postgraduate Qualifications (Psychology)
Occupation	Allied Health Professional (Psychologist)
Website
nickpetrovic.com

Nick Petrovic is a well known psychologist and researcher, with a background in psychological profiling, personality profiling, child psychology and personality disorders. He has worked for both government and non-government organisations including one of the largest Aboriginal organisations in Australia offering innovative systems and best practice solutions.

Previous projects and roles include: working with children and young people to develop better tools in assessment and treatment of mental health issues, creating assessment tools for businesses in order to capture the needs of staff and their clients, and creating programs and auto scorers to help minimize errors and time lost scoring assessments.

Contributions to the Psychology field that should also be noted are clinic developed tools such as specific revolutionary taken economy system which praises children for calming down after a tantrum. He has also implemented culturally specific assessment tools.

Nick Petrovic in a conversation with her Excellency the Governor of NSW stated "Unlike some reward systems, the point system is there to keep the child motivated to succeed even after a tantrum, and it is important to acknowledge a child's restraint after a tantrum especially with children who have trouble with impulse control. The point's system takes this into account and gives children partial rewards to promote quicker recovery times after tantrums."

Nick Petrovic is currently overseeing a new clinic specialising in psychological services for children and adults.

In the past Nick Petrovic has been part of a lot of research in personality disorders and was well known for his research and books on Antisocial Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder, much of his work is currently being utilised and referenced by other allied health professionals especially in the United States.

Other projects Nick Petrovic has been involved in include guest speaking both on TV and to business and community groups regarding mental health and workplace productivity. With a strong background in personality profiling, Nick Petrovic often offers consulting services for businesses and individuals who are interested in self or business development.

Early life

Petrovic was born in Paddington, NSW, to European parents. He learned to read body language at a very young age, and began testing people for lies, getting them to disclose five personal facts about themselves and lie about one. His early childhood memories, included learning about personality disorder and then profiling people on various traits noticed. He also spent a year studying and investigating parapsychology, assessing people on their perceived paranormal talents.

Projects

• Production of a documentary exploring mental health issues within the community affecting both children and adults, 2012
• Established community mental health clinic for children and adults, 2011
• Various media involvement regarding mental health, 2010, 2011
• Assessing your workplace: An online assessment tool to monitor the emotional levels of staff and clients, 2010
• Token Reward System Concept: A system to assist Aboriginal children with behavioural problems, 2009
• Establishment of art gallery for local community, 2006

Publicity/Media

Magazine/Newspaper/Written

Current Work

• [1] DivorceWoman. Title: Is Marriage ’till death do us part’?. November 2011
• [2] DivorceNet. Title: Is Marriage ’till death do us part’?. November 2011
• [3] Inner West Courier. Title: 18yo writes book about his $50k debt. September 2011
• CLEO Magazine. Title: Trial by Twitter. The Casey Anthony verdict. September 2011
• Cosmopolitan Magazine. Title: Secret men's social networking clubs. September 2011
• [4] Sydney Morning Herald. My Career. Title: Bully Bosses. August 27-28, 2011
• Book. Title: Poor Me! Piers Elliott with Domini Stuart. August 2011
• Cosmopolitan Magazine. Title: Does Chris Brown really deserve another chance? August 2011
• [5] The Punch. Title: Sex, lies and other differences between men and women. May 2011
• [6] Mums on the go. Title: Getting job motivated after having a baby. Nick Petrovic 2011
• I'm Not Fussy. Title: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin Critique. Nick Petrovic 2011
• Canterburry-Bankstown Express. Title: Writing's on the wall for pen skills. May 2011
• Northern District Times. Title: Handwriting gets tick. May 2011
• Vogue Australia Magazine. Title: High anxiety? May 2011
• [7] The Manly Daily. Title: Lost art of handwriting. April 2011
• inVibe Magazine. Title: Surviving the storm - How to deal with Trauma. Nick Petrovic. March 2011
• [8] Mums on the go. Title: Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Nick Petrovic. 2011

Past Work

• [9] Inner West LIVE. Title: What personality disorder are you? Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [10] Inner West LIVE. Title: Unhealthy Friendships – Best friends forever? Nick Petrovic. 2010
• I'm Not Fussy. Title: Restoring our minds through images of nature. Nick Petrovic 2010
• Liverpool Champion Newspaper. Title: My Job - Nick Petrovic. Nick Petrovic 2010
• I'm Not Fussy. Title: Attractive foods, shocking consequences. Nick Petrovic 2010
• [11] Inner West LIVE. Title: Are you a perfectionist? Nick Petrovic interview’s someone who is: Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [12] Mums on the go. Title: Fathers are not immune from postnatal depression: Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [13] Inner West LIVE. Title: Job seeking disasters and the emotional rollercoaster: Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [14] Mums on the go. Title: Clinical Insight to Post Natal Depression. Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [15] The Psychology Of Life. Title: Staying Positive in the Face of Long-Term Unemployment - Feature Article. 2010
• [16] Inner West LIVE. Title: Can men get postnatal depression (PND)? Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [17] Pop Culturer. Title: Stay Positive & Find Your New Job. 2010
• [18] Marketing magazine. Topic: Life after brand management: Nick Petrovic. 2010
• [19] Inner West LIVE. Title: Why do men love sports? Nick Petrovic. 2010
• Refusion Magazine. Title: The 3D Society. 1999

TV/Video

• Presentation at Campbelltown Chamber of Commerce. Topic: Profiling in Business. 2011
• The Shelf - Online magazine. Topic: Sinful Living. 2010
• [20] A Current Affair (ACA) - Long running Australian current affairs program (Channel 9). Topic: Pillow Talk. 2010
• [21] Insight - Insight is Australia's leading TV forum for ideas (SBS). Topic: What Women Want. 2010
• [22] Insight - Insight is Australia's leading TV forum for ideas (SBS). Topic: Sleep Deprivation. 2009
• [23] Insight - Insight is Australia's leading TV forum for ideas (SBS). Topic: Skills Shortage. 2008
• [24] Constructing Australia - Pipe Dreams (ABC). Documentary. 2007

Radio/Verbal

• Sydney Radio Talkback 2GB, Ben Fordham - Sydney Live 3 'till 6 - Why we lie? 2011

Deadly Sounds is a weekly radio program syndicated to over 200 Aboriginal community stations around Australia.

• Deadly Sounds, Living Healthy - Anxiety: What is it? 2011
• Deadly Sounds, Living Healthy - What is depression? 2011
• Deadly Sounds, Living Healthy - Discussion on Relationships. 2011

References

• Petrovic, N. Attitudes towards online dating. UWS Journal Press (1999). ISBN 0-939266-24-5.
• Petrovic, N. Immigration and Job Selection. 2002. PMID: 11608774

External links

• [25] Official Nick Petrovic Website
• [26] Mind Profile Clinic - Leaders in Child and Adult Psychology
• [27] Network Member of ARC Network in Human Communication Science

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