In this 3-part series, Den Abreu explores the intersecting roles of psychologist, HR and practice leadership. Each session is registerable separately - links for the following sessions are below.
Session 1 The Foundation
The Psychologist as practice owner and supervisor: Dual roles, dual duties, and ethical defensibility.
Den Abreu provides practice owners, including sole traders and contract model practices, a single organising framework for ethical HR/Leadership decisions that recur in every practice.
Learning Outcomes
- What is now mandatory for psychologists with the new standards effective 01 December 2025, and why it matters in leadership decisions
- Role-conflict map: clinician vs supervisor vs employer vs colleague (where things most often go wrong)
- A structured, repeatable ethical decision pathway
- ‘Defensibility basics’: what you document, how you justify decisions, and how you demonstrate fairness and safety
Key takeaways
- A 'hat-switching' checklist to prevent/minimise boundary and conflict issues
- An ethical decision pathway ready for immediate application
About our presenter: Den Abreu
Den Abreu (they/them) is a multi-racial, NeuroQueer Counselling Psychologist, Psychosexual Therapist, Psychology Board Approved Supervisor, Public Speaker, and Private Practice Owner living and working on the unceded lands of the Turrbal and Yuggara peoples on Meanjin land. Multiply neurodivergent and a member of, and ally to LGBTIQAPSB+ communities, Den brings lived experience together with clinical and leadership expertise into conversations about wellbeing, work, power, and belonging.
Den is the CEO and Principal Psychologist of Haven Psychology, where they lead values driven, neurodiversity affirming practice across clinical services, supervision, and organisational systems. Their work focuses on translating ethics and inclusion into practical infrastructure - particularly in private practice, supervision, and leadership contexts where “professionalism” and performance are often treated as neutral. Den’s clinical work and supervision support primarily focuses on anti-colonialism, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, complex trauma, dissociative experiences, sexual health and well-being, relationships and attachment integrating the intersectionalities of the people they are supporting.
Through supervision, public speaking, training, and consultancy, Den supports individuals and organisations to move beyond accommodation and towards intentional system design that reduces harm, burnout, and exclusion. Their approach centres clarity, accountability, and collective responsibility, with a commitment to building workplaces where people can participate without masking or moralisation.
Webinar timing: 7:00 – 8:30 PM AEST
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Access to the recording of this webinar: A recording of this webinar will be available through the CPD Webinar Library, but for the best experience and the opportunity to ask your questions, join us live. Everyone who registers will be advised via email as soon as the recording is available. Members have unlimited access to the recording, and non-members will have access for 6 months.