Hrepsime Gulbenkoglu

Hrepsime Gulbenkoglu is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience supporting people with disabilities and their families. Hrepsime has worked with children and adults with disabilities and their families in Australia and overseas providing psychological assessment, behavioural intervention and counselling services. Hrepsime works as a senior clinician with the Statewide Specialist Services team with Scope providing external consultancies, direct services and training.

Hrepsime's Contact Details

Hrepsime Gulbenkoglu
Psychologist
Statewide Specialist Services

830 Whitehorse Road
Box Hill VIC 3128
PO Box 608 Box Hill 3128
Telephone (03) 9843 2092
Mobile 0414 989 056
Email hgulbenkoglu@scopevic.org.au

Hrepsime's publications and conference papers related to Mental Health

Gulbenkoglu, H. (2007). Coping with Grief and Loss: An easy-to-read booklet about grief and loss, Scope, Melbourne.
Gulbenkoglu, H. & Hagiliassis, N. (2006). Anger Management: an Anger Management Training Package for Individuals with Disabilities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, UK.
Hagiliassis, N., DiMarco, M., Gulbenkoglu, H., Iacono, T. & Watson, J. (2006). Beyond Speech Alone: Guidelines for Psychologists Providing Counselling Services to Clients with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs, Scope, Melbourne.
Hagiliassis, N. & Gulbenkoglu, H. (2005). Enhancing Self-esteem: a Self-esteem Training Package for Individuals with Disabilities, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, UK.
Hagiliassis, N., Gulbenkoglu, H., DiMarco, M., Young, S. & Hudson, A. (2005). The Anger Management Project: A Group Intervention for People with Physical and Multiple Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30(2), 86-96 (Recipient of Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability Research Prize 2005. Judged to be the most innovative contribution by an Australasian author/s resulting in positive life changes for people with an intellectual disability).
Hagiliassis, N., DiMarco, M., Gulbenkoglu, H., Iacono, T., Larkin, H. & Watson, J. (2005). The Bridging Project: Physical Disability and Mental Health, The Bulletin of the Australian Psychological Society, 27(4), 22-24.
Beyond Speech Alone: Guidelines for Psychologists Providing Counselling Services to Clients with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs, Hagiliassis, N., Di Marco, M., Gulbenkoglu, H., Iacono, T., & Watson, J. (2005). Paper presented at the Australian Psychological Society Conference, Melbourne.
Challenging Behaviour: Sensory Functions and Beyond, Hagiliassis, N. & Gulbenkoglu, H. (2001). Paper presented at the Sensory Stimulation Conference, Melbourne.
Physical disability, complex communication needs and mental health, Hagiliassis, N., Gulbenkoglu, H., DiMarco, M., Larkin, H., Watson, J., Iacono, T. & Young, S (2005). Paper presented at the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association Conference, Adelaide.
Self Esteem and Disability: Future Directions, Hagiliassis, N. & Gulbenkoglu, H. (2001). Paper presented at the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association Conference, Sydney.
The Use of Relaxation Techniques with People with Disabilities, Hagiliassis, N. & Gulbenkoglu, H. (2000). Paper presented at the Cerebral Palsy Network Conference, Melbourne.