Denis McCarthy ... bio

Denis McCarthy is a Director and founder of Denis McCarthy & Associates, and a registered Psychologist with a Master of Applied Psychology degree (Clinical and Occupational) from Murdoch University. Denis is recognised as a leading expert on stress and author of "Stress, Wellness and Peak Perfomance". He is past-Chair of the Anxiety Disorders Foundation WA Inc and Director of the Anxxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic. He is the media's first choice for comment on workplace issues of stress, wellbeing and performance issues.

His business and occupational psychology expertise is focused on talent management, leadership development, executive coaching, peak performance, wellness, work-life balance and stress management.

He has been an environmental advocate since the early seventies, and has a strong interest in Environmental Leadership for sustainable development and organizational transformation of business to incorporate triple bottom line accounting. Triple bottom line accounting means expanding the traditional company reporting framework to take into account environmental and social performance in addition to financial performance. The phrase was coined by John Elkington, co-founder of the business consultancy SustainAbility in 1994. It was later expanded and articulated in his 1998 book Cannibals with Forks: the Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business. (ref Business and Sustainable Development: A Global Guide)

Other qualifications

Denis's first degree is in science (B.Science, 1976) majoring in Mathematics with a sub-major in Organization and Business Management. He also has a B.A. Hons (Psychology) and graduate Diplomas in Education, Information Science/Librarianship and Permaculture Design. He is certified in a wide range of psychometic instruments suited to use in human resource management, recruitment, selection and professional development.

He is a member of several professional associations including the Australian Psychological Society, the Industrial Relations Society of WA, the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, the International Federation of Coaches, the International Association of Facilitators and the Organization Development Netrwork.

Environmental experience

Denis McCarthy's environmental experience includes:

1962-1965	Conservation work at Coolbinia Primary School with Ray Aitken, the headmaster, conservationalist and founder of Wanneroo Wildflower Nursery. Denis was involved in nurserywork and saving endangered species
1972	First World Conference on the Environment (Stockholm), UWA Conference Exhibition coordinator for Guild U.N. Committee
1974	Club of Rome's “Limits to Growth” Report - critical review paper
1974	World Population Conference Bucharest: The Third World Population Conference was organized by the United Nations and held in Bucharest, Romania, from 19 to 30 August 1974. Denis was Bucharest Conference Exhibition coordinator for Guild U.N. Committee.
1975	Search Conference facilitator for Department of Urban & Regional Development study on “Future Recreational Uses of Swan Coastal Plain”
1976	Environmental Information Networks - infomation science paper.
1978-1981	Down To Earth ConFest on Alternatives - convenor Cambray (1978), Nanga (1979) and assistant Cambray (1981)
1979-1981	DTE Moontime Scool of Alternatives founder, offering low cost courses on Organic Gardening, Permaculture, Solar Energy, Mud Brick Making, Alternative Sources of Energy, etcetera. Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. It is also the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural ecosystems. Permaculture is a design system which aims to create sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns. (Wikipdeia) “A more current definition of permaculture, which reflects the expansion of focus implicit in Permaculture One, is 'Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for provision of local needs. People, their buildings and the ways in which they organise themselves are central to permaculture. Thus the permaculture vision of permanent or sustainable agriculture has evolved to one of permanent or sustainable culture.” - David Holmgren, co-originator of Permaculture.
1978, 1979	Permaculture W.Australia tour organizer for Bill Mollison's lectures, workshops resulting in formation of the Permaculture Association W.A. in 1979.
1979	Wagerup Occupation Non-Violence Training
1980	Diploma in Permaculture Design Permaculture Consultants Training (Tasmania), first of 12 graduates trained by Dr Bill Mollison.
1980	First Global Conference on the Future (Toronto), attended with Dr Bill Mollison, Hazel Henderson, Kirpatrick Sale, Mark Satin, etal., organized by the World Future Society.
1980	Permaculutre N.America tour organizer for Bill Mollison, including presentations and visits to the International Tree Crops Institute (Robert Bugg and Henry Esbenshade, Winters, Calif.), the Farralones Institute, the Integral Urban House, the Tree People (Andy Lipkis), Solar Village Homes (Davis), the New Alchemy Institute (Woods Hole, Mass.), Institute for Local Self-Reliance (Wash, DC), The Rural Education Cente (NH), Office of Appropriate Technology (Davis), National Cente for Appropriate Technology (DC), Earthward Bound Foundation, Walden Two Community, The Farm, Arcosanti. McGill University Ecological Agriculture Project (Dr. Stuart Hill) , Winds of Change (Prof Isao Fujimoto). First 100 PC consultants trained in USA.
1981	The Groundwater resources of the Swan Coastal Plain symposium held at the University of Western Australia, Perth. W.A. May 21st and 22nd
1981-1987	Permaculture Consultancy WA, manager Permaculture Institute WA, founder-director Permaculture Consultants Newsletter, editor-publisher.
1981-1989	Whole Life Times Magazine, editor-publisher and convenor of numerous workshops, seminars, expos on health, ecology, lifestyle including: (Australia's first) Mind-Body-Spirit Expo (1983), Whole Life Expo on Health & Lifestyles (1986)
1981-1989	Clivus Multrum Australia (Waterless, Composting Toilets), state manager
1982	European Alternatives tour, including presentations and visits to the Center for Appropriate Technology (Wales), Findorn Foundation (Scotland), Verte Monde/Green World (Paris), Joseph Beuys's project 7000 Oaks (Kassel). Beuys's project 7000 Oaks was begun in 1982 at Documenta 7, the large international art exhibition in Kassel, Germany. His plan called for the planting of seven thousand trees, each paired with a columnar basalt stone approximately four feet high above ground, throughout the greater city of Kassel. Five different varieties of trees were planted: gingko, linden, bradford pear, sycamore, and oak. With major support from the Dia Art Foundation, the project was carried forward under the auspices of the Free International University (FIU) and took five years to complete, the last tree having been planted at the opening of Documenta 8 in 1987. Beuys intended the Kassel project to be the first stage in an ongoing scheme of tree planting to be extended throughout the world as part of a global mission to effect environmental and social change; locally, the action was a gesture towards urban renewal.
1983	Permaculture Institute of Australia “Community Service Award” recipient of the first C.S.A., an honour shared with fellow PC consultant (1980) Max O'Lindegger. Renowned environmentalist Dr David Suzuki has stated: "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet." The idea of permaculture is considered by Australia's Powerhouse Museum to be among "the most significant innovations developed by Australians in the century since Australian federation".
1983	Whole Earth Party, founding member
1983	Apace (WA) , founding member Apace (WA) is a self-supporting, community-based organization promoting appropriate technology and environmentally sustainable development.
1988	WA Greens Party, member, Alternative Coalition member
1989	The Greens (WA) , founding member
1989	Environment Protection Authority (WA), HR Management
1989	Swan Coastal Plain Groundwater Management Conference, WAWRC, Murdoch University
1990	The World Conservation Union 18th session of the General Assembly of IUCN, Perth, Australia, 28 November-5 December (IUCN is International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
1990-1995	The Greens (WA) Strategic Planning Review, facilitator
1996	Sixth International Permaculture Conference & Convergence: Designing for a Sustainable Future, Perth & Bridgetown, W. Australia, Sept. 27 -Oct. 7
1998	Environmental Systems Auditor certification training in auditing Environmental Management Systems to the ISO 14000 series An Environmental Management System (EMS) provides a framework for managing environmental impacts so they become more efficient and more integrated into overall business operations. However, much more that this, an EMS can reduce costs, improve efficiency and secure a competitive advantage.
1999	World Renewable Energy Congress at the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE), Murdoch University, 10 to 13 February
2005	Sustainability Practitioners Association, member
2006	CSIRO Sustainability Network, member