Gerard Moore

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Gerard Moore is an Associate Professor at  the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health.  Gerry lecturers in Psychotherapy, Psychology and Mental Health. Gerry has worked in DCU since 2000 and took a lead role in the development of the Masters and Doctorate in Psychotherapy programmes.  He is a registered practitioner of psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the Association of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI). 
His previous work in DCU included, Head of School (2011-2013), programme chair for the Doctorate in Psychotherapy, course co-coordinator for the Graduate Diploma in Nursing programmes for Substance Abuse and Addiction and the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health of Older People and the Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Chair of the Masters in Psychotherapy 2015-2018. Prior to working in DCU he was an Assistant Director of Nursing in the Mental Health Services. Gerry's research working and interests include psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, addiction, mental health and social services.

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2018 Gerard Moore (2018) 'Critical incidents in mental health units may be better understood and managed with a Freudian/Lacanian psychoanalytic framework' In: Developments in Qualitative Psychotherapy Research. Dublin : Routledge.
2008 Mr Gerard Moore (2008) 'Dual Diagnosis' In: Morrissey, J., Keogh, B., & Doyle, L(Eds.). Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing – An Irish Perspective. Dublin : Gill and Macmillan.
2008 Mr Gerard Moore (2008) 'Addiction' In: Morrissey, J., Keogh, B., & Doyle, L(Eds.). Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing – An Irish Perspective. Dublin : Gill and Macmillan.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2021 Ali Khoshfetrat, Gerry Moore, Gemma Kiernan (2021) 'Problematic psychoanalytic supervision: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study'. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, . https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12415
2021 Khoshfetrat, A;Moore, G;Kiernan, G (2021) 'What do psychoanalytic supervisees say about good supervision?'. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, . [DOI]
2020 Mulligan, N;Moore, G (2020) 'Blurred boundaries: The subject of division in contemporary Ireland'. Journal of Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, . [DOI]
2020 Kennedy F.;Moore G.P. (2020) 'What Is the Personal and Professional Significance for the Trainee Therapist of Learning Emotion-Focused Therapy?'. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 59 (2):86-105. [DOI]
2020 Mulligan N.;Moore G. (2020) 'Blurred boundaries: The subject of division in contemporary Ireland'. Journal of Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, . [DOI]
2019 Gerard Moore (2019) 'Come Out From Behind the Couch(es)'. 68 (1):67-77.
2018 Gordon, E. Kenny, M. O’Reilly, A. & Moore, G. (2018) 'Being Transformed: Delivering a psychotherapeutic group intervention targeting repeat suicide attempts'. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, . [DOI]
2018 Dr Evelyn Gordon, Dr Maeve Kenny, Dr Aileen O’Reilly & Dr Gerard Patrick Moore (2018) 'Being transformed: Delivering a psychotherapeutic group intervention targeting repeat suicide attempts'. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 20 (3):257-277. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1080/13642537.2018.1495242
2017 Moore, GP (2017) 'Critical incidents in mental health units may be better understood and managed with a Freudian/Lacanian psychoanalytic framework'. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 19 :43-60. [DOI]
2016 Mulligan, N., & Moore, G. (2016) 'Talk About A Revolution'. (12):91-108. [Link]
2014 Dr Gerard Moore (2014) 'Slaves of the Little Something - Patient Symptoms in Mental Health Services'. 3 :8-31.

Other Journal

Year Publication
2012 Mr Gerard Patrick Moore (2012) 'In Conversation Dr Pat Bracken speaks to Gerry Moore' .
2010 Mr Gerard Moore (2010) 'APPI and the Irish Council for Psychotherapy' :6-8.
2009 Mr Gerard Moore (2009) 'Preseneting Case Material' :5-6.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2019 Gordon, E., Kenny, M., O Reilly, A., & Moore, G. (2019) International Association for Suicide Prevention Being Transformed: Delivering a psychotherapeutic group intervention targeting repeat suicide attempts

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2019 Gordon, E., Kenny, M., O Reilly, A., & Moore, G. (2019) International Association for Suicide Prevention Being Transformed: Delivering a psychotherapeutic group intervention targeting repeat suicide attempts Derry, .
2019 Gerard Moore, Rita Glover, Catherine McGonagle (2019) 8th European Conference on Mental Health Key Factors in Forming Social Bonds in a Community Addiction Service Belfast, Ireland, 02/10/2019-04/10/2019.
2019 Gerard Moore, Catherine McGonagle (2019) IntNSA 43rd Educational Conference Substance Use Across the LifespanIntNSA An overview of Addiction and Older People in Ireland Baltimore USA, 09/10/2019-12/10/2019.
2019 Gerard Moore, Catherine McGonagle, Rita Glover (2019) IntNSA 43rd Educational Conference Substance Use Across the LifespanIntNSA Identifying the key factors in forming social bonds in an Irish Community addiction service Baltimore USA, 09/10/2019-12/10/2019.
2019 Gerard Moore (2019) Affiliated Psychoanalytic Workgroups - On the Drives A Child has been Drowned; the allure of Social Media and Seminar V’ Dublin, 14/06/2019-16/06/2019.
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2018 Gerard Moore (2018) Research Expo, School of Nursing and Human Sciences Come out from behind the couch DCU, Dublin, 05/12/2018-05/12/2018.
2017 Glover, R., McMahon, A., Moore, G., (2017) Annual Society for Psychotherapy Research conference An exploration of Irish post graduate students’ views and experiences of integrative psychotherapy supervision Toronto Canada, .
2016 Moore, G. (2016) Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing (IIMHN).ie/ At Dublin City University Dublin Irela Transference management in an Irish Mental Health Service Dublin, .
2016 Moore, G., (2016) APPI and Affiliated Psychoanalytic Workgroups (APW) Re-branding Self Diagnosed Obsessional Neurosis as Eccentric, Lacan Study Group/APW/APPI Jacques Lacan’s Seminar V – Formations of the Unconscious 1957-1958 Dublin, .
2016 Moore, G., (2016) APPI ANNUAL CONGRESS The Eccentric Express, Each analysis is a unique exploration of the other, the unconscious. I hold that an analysis, which may never be complete, involves a constant working through and reworking putting the analyst in the that position of subject supposed to know who does not know and therefore is always ready to hear something new and to follow it to its end in order to make an interpretation Dublin, .
2016 Moore, G., (2016) QRMH6 -6th Qualitative Research on Mental Health Lacanian Theory for understanding and managing critical incidents in mental health Chania, Greece, .
2015 Moore, G., (2015) Association of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in Ireland (APPI) Annual Conference Dublin Psychoanalysis in Times of Mass Migration Dublin, .
2014 Moore, G., (2014) Trauma Today Multiple perspectives, experiences and approaches Psychoanalytic therapeutic responses to trauma Dublin, .
2014 Moore Gerard (2014) Trauma Today Multiple perspectives, experiences and approaches Psychoanalytic therapeutic responses to trauma Marino Institute of Education Dublin, 23/05/2014-23/05/2014.
2014 Moore, Gerard (2014) Affiliated Psychoanalytic Workgroups Conference Autopeotomy – a failed final solution to desire Toronto, Canada, 17/10/2014-19/10/2014.
2013 Moore, G., Glover, R (2013) Dual Diagnosis Conference Dual Diagnosis Conference Dublin Ireland, 04/03/2013-04/06/2013.
2013 Moore Gerard (2013) Dual Diagnosis Managing Relationships with Dual Diagnosis Patients DCU, 06/06/2013-06/06/2013.
2012 Moore, Gerard (2012) Irish Council for Psychotherapy 2nd National conference Will the regulation of the formation of psychotherapists contribute to or hinder contemporary and creative psychotherapy practice? Dublin Castle, Dublin, 26/01/2012-27/01/2012.
2012 Moore Gerard (2012) Affiliated Psychoanalytic Workgroups Conference Contagion of staff with patient's madness in the absence of psychoanalysis in the psychiatric clinic St Louis USA, 05/10/2012-07/10/2012.
2012 Moore, G., (2012) Affiliated Psychoanalytic Workgroups (APW) Conference Contagion of staff with patient's madness in the absence of psychoanalysis in the psychiatric clinic St Louis USA, .
2011 Moore, G., (2011) Trinity College 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Evaluation of a Psychoeducational/Psychosocial Intervention for People with Recurrent Suicide Attempts (PISA): A Pilot Randomised Control Trial Dublin, .
2011 Moore Gerard (2011) Annual Student Nursing Conference (Addiction Nursing) Addiction Nursing and Research Koc University, Istanbul Turkey, 15/04/2011-16/04/2011.
2011 Moore Gerard & O Reilly Aileen (2011) 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference Evaluation of a Psychoeducational/Psychosocial Intervention for People with Recurrent Suicide Attempts (PISA): A Pilot Randomised Control Trial University of Dublin Trinity College, 09/11/2011-10/11/2011.
2011 Moore Gerard (2011) Treating Mental Health Today 1st National Conference What inhibits the psychoanalytic subject in mental health services? DCU, 17/09/2011-17/09/2011.
2008 Gerard Moore (2008) RCN 14th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research Conference Desperately Seeking Isobel – an exploration of Menzies’ methodology, the combination of psychoanalysis and ethnography, for mental health research Oxford, 03/11/2008-05/11/2008.
2008 Gerard Moore (2008) International Nurse Practitioners Advanced Practice Nursing Network (IPN/APNN) 5th International Conference Clinical Supervision and Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing Toronto, 03/09/2008-06/09/2008.
2007 Gerard Moore (2007) APPI - Association of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis in Ireland Annual Conference ‘Psychoanalysis and Research am I Bothered’ Dublin, 20/11/2007-20/11/2007.
2007 Moore, G. & Glover, R. (2007) Health4Life Conference Thinking, Felling, Being. Critical Perspectives in Psychosocial Health An analysis of the needs for Counselling and Prison based addiction treatment in one Irish prison Dublin, 09/09/2007-09/09/2007.
2007 Gerard Moore (2007) HSE Mental Health Services ‘Now I am inside out – considering the acute contained within the chronic’ Dublin, 15/11/2007-15/11/2007.
2007 Moore, G., & Redmond, M. (2007) University of Dublin Trinity College 8th Annual Interdisiplinary Research Conference An analysis of the need for counselling and prison based addiction treatment in one Irish prison Dublin, 06/11/2007-08/11/2007.
2005 Moore, G. (2005) Irish Psychiatry of Old Age Nursing Network Annual Conference Ethical Issues in the Care of Older People Mullingar, 11/11/2005-11/12/2005.
2005 Moore, G., & Proudfoor, D., (2005) 16th international conference on the reduction of drug related harms The Irish Response to Harm Reduction Belfast, 20/03/2005-22/03/2005.
2004 Moore, G., McCarthy, P., McNeela, P., MacGabhann, L., Philbin, M., & Proudfoot, D. (2004) National Advisory Committee on Drugs A review of harm reduction approaches in Ireland evidence from the International literature Dublin, 28/05/2004-28/05/2004.
2004 Moore, G. (2004) Royal College of Nursing 9th European Mental Health Conference Irish Contextual Issues in a review of harm reduction approaches aimed at minimising sharing of equipment used to administer drugs Dublin, 16/02/2004-17/02/2004.
2004 Moore, G. (2004) University of Dublin Trinity College 5th International Interdisciplinary Research Conference A review of harm reduction approaches in Ireland evidence from the international literature Dublin, 11/11/2004-13/11/2004.
2000 Moore, G. (2000) Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Ireland Psychiatric Nursing, the Unconscious and the Patient who Self-harms Dublin, 20/10/2000-21/10/2000.
1994 Moore, G. (1994) European Nurses in AIDS Care Ambivalence is this a fair description of Irish Psychiatric Nurses Response to AIDS Dublin, 05/05/1994-05/07/1994.
2018 Gerard Moore (2018) The symptom of the psychoanalytic group and the transmission of psychoanalysis Come out from behind your couch(s) UCD Dublin, 30/11/2018-01/12/2018.

Published Report

Year Publication
2014 Gordon, E. O’Reilly, A. Kenny, M. Parkinson, M., Moore, G. & O’Connor, R. (2014) A Psychosocial/Psychoeducational Intervention for people with recurrent Suicide Attempts (PISA): A Mixed Methods Study of Effectiveness, Acceptability and Individual Response. DCU, .
2009 Moore, G., Redmond. M., Glover, R. et al (2009) Counselling and Prison Based Addiction Treatment- Bedford Row Family Project. Bedford Row Project, .
2009 Moore, G., Redmond, M., Glover, R., Gordon, E., Lines, R. & O’Driscoll, L. (2009) Counselling and Prison Based Addiction Treatment. DCU, .
2018 Moore, G, Glover, R, McGonagle, C, Phelan, D and O Sullivan, C. (2018) What enhances the formation of social bonds & facilitates better engagement & retention in an addiction service?. http://doras.dcu.ie/22939/, . [Link]

Commissioned Report

Year Publication
2009 Moore, G., Redmond, M., Glover, R, (2009) Counselling and Prison Based Addiction Treatment- Bedford Row Family Project. COMMREP

Online Article

Year Publication
2012 Dr Gerard Moore (2012) What inhibits the Psychoanalytic Subject in Mental Health Services?. ELEA
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Committees

Committee Function From / To
Irish Chapter of International Nurses Society on Addictions 06/02/2019 - 19/03/2021
Ireland Chapter of IntNSA 01/02/2016 - 16/02/2018
Scientific Committee Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI) 01/01/2014 - 16/02/2018
QQI educational standard setting committee for Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes 02/09/2013 - 02/09/2013
QQI (integrated agency for quality and qualifications in Ireland) Standards Developmen​t Group for Counsellin​g & Psychother​apy 01/07/2011 - 31/12/1999
Executive Committee of APPI 01/05/2011 - 31/12/1999
Executive Committee of the Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in Ireland (APPI) 01/05/2011 - 30/04/2014
Editorial board of The Review APPI Publication 12/05/2009 - 12/05/2013
Executive Committee of the Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in Ireland (APPI) 01/05/2009 - 01/05/2011
Department of Health and Children Advisory Group on Manpower, Training and Education for the Mental Health Services 01/01/2004 - 01/01/2005

Employment

Employer Position From / To
Dublin City University Associate Professor 01/01/2002 -
Pastures Hospital, Derby Charge Nurse 06/01/1985 - 12/01/1986
Northern Area Health Board Assistant Director of Nursing 01/01/1999 - 04/02/2002
St Vincents Hospital, Fairview Nursing Officer 06/01/1988 - 12/01/1999
Child and Family Centre, Orwell Road Rathgar Staff Nurse 06/01/1984 -
Dublin City University Lecturer 04/02/2000 -
St Vincents Hospital Fairview Staff Nurse 09/01/1979 -
Richmond / Beaument Hospital Student General Nurse 12/12/1986 -
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Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
Multidisiplinary Team Development Programme, Health Service Executive, East Coast Area Addiction Services (2005)

Research Interests

Research Interests include all aspects of Freudian and Lacanian Psychoanalysis. He has worked on a number of funded research projects in the areas of Harm Reduction, Dual Diagnosis, Prison based counselling and psychotherapy services, Interventions for Suicide and recurrent suicide attempts. Recent and current research supervision of MSc., Doctorate and PhD candidates included projects on Vicarious Trauma, Addiction. Bibliotherapy, Psychotherapists anger management skills, Young Peoples experience of Counselling, male relationships, The visual in male sexual identity Psychotherapists work with people on prescribed psychotropic substances, Psychoanalytic understanding of Psychopaths and University based Student Counselling Services.

Teaching Interests

Psychotherapy Practice, Psychoanalysis, Addiction, Mental Health, Philosophy and Psychotherapy

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2021 Philosophy & Psychotherapy NS618
2022 Psychodynamic Approaches Theory & Practice NS572