Dr
Gerard
Moore

Primary Department
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health
Role
Academic Staff - Psychotherapy
Phone number: 01 700
5340
Campus
Glasnevin Campus
Room Number
H214

Academic biography

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.

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.