Mark Di Marco
Mark has worked as a psychologist with 13 years experience in the disability field. Mark completed his undergraduate studies at Melbourne University and Masters Degree at Sydney University. Mark has worked for the Department of Community Services in Sydney, MENCAP in London and currently works as a clinician with Scope as well as in private practice. Mark has had a strong interest in counseling for people with an intellectual disability and complex communication needs and is a member of the Bridging Project. Mark has presented and published several papers in this area.
Mark's Contact Details
Mark Di Marco
Psychologist
North West Specialist Services - Scope Vic
177 Glenroy Rd
Glenroy VIC 3046
Telephone (03) 8311 4029
Mobile 0409 566 888
Email mdimarco@scopevic.org.au
Marks's publications and conference papers related to Mental Health
- Hagiliassis, N., DiMarco, M., Gulbenkoglu, H., Iacono, T., Larkin, H. & Watson, J. (2006). Beyond Speech Alone: Guidelines for Psychologists Providing Counselling Services to Clients with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs, Scope, Melbourne.
- Di Marco, M. (2003). Counselling and people who have a developmental disability. Paper presented at the Psychologists in Developmental Disability Conference, Sydney
- Di Marco, M. (2003). Counselling and psychotherapy for people with complex communication needs and people with an intellectual disability. Paper presented at the Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability National Conference, Brisbane.
- Hagiliassis, N., Gulbenkoglu, H., DiMarco, M., Larkin, H., Watson, J., Iacono, T. & Young, S (2005). Physical disability, complex communication needs and mental health. Paper presented at the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association Conference, Adelaide.
- Hagiliassis, N., Di Marco, M., Gulbenkoglu, H., Iacono, T., & Watson, J. (2005). Beyond Speech Alone: Guidelines for Psychologists Providing Counselling Services to Clients with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs. Paper presented at the Australian Psychological Society Conference, Melbourne.
- Hagiliassis, N. & Di Marco, M., (2006). Beyond Speech Alone: Guidelines for Psychologists Providing Counselling Services to Clients with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs. Seminars presented to College of Counselling Psychologists, Melbourne, and College of Developmental and Educational Psychologists, Sydney.
- Hagiliassis, N., Gulbenkoglu, H., DiMarco, M. & Young, S (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 authr/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.
- Di Marco. (2006). Bridging the Gap. Balance - Journal of the Mental Health Association (Qld) Inc, Winter, 8-9.
- DiMarco, M., & Iacono, T. (2007). Mental Health Assessment and Intervention for People with Complex Communication Needs Associated with Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 4(1), 40-59.
