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Dr Yosheen Pillay

Dr Yosheen Pillay
Name Yosheen Pillay
Position Senior Lecturer (Educational Counselling)
Section School of Education
Office A251B
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4320
Extension 4320
Email
Qualifications BMusic Natal , BSc(Hons) USQ , MMusic Natal , PhD USQ

  • Educational Counselling ( 130305 )
  • Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ( 179900 )
  • Specialist Studies in Education ( 130300 )
  • Education not elsewhere classified ( 139999 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Other Education not elsewhere classified ( 399999 )
  • Other Education ( 399900 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education not elsewhere classified ( 390499 )
  • Educational Counselling ( 390404 )
  • Applied And Developmental Psychology ( 520100 )
  • Teacher And Student Wellbeing ( 390412 )
  • Educational Psychology ( 520102 )
  • Child And Adolescent Development ( 520101 )
  • Applied And Developmental Psychology not elsewhere classified ( 520199 )
  • Special Education And Disability ( 390411 )
  • Inclusive Education ( 390407 )

Autism Spectrum Disorder across the Lifespan
Mental Health and Well-being in Young Adults
Transition to Adulthood in Marginalised Populations and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder


Member of the Australian Psychological Society
APS Special Interest Group: College of Counselling Psychologists
Autism CRC Sylvia Rodgers Alumnus
Critical Autism Studies


Member of the Queensland Guidance Counsellor's Association
Associate Member Disability Employment Services (Ipswich)


  • Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)
  • Centre for Health, Informatics and Economic Research (CHIER)

EDU8332 Introduction to Counselling In Education Contexts
EDU8333 Advanced Counselling in Education
EDU8507 Counselling Theory and Practice
EDU8336 Guidance and Counselling Professional Experience


5 Years


25 Years


Specialisation Convenor Guidance and Counselling
Deputy Chair USQ Human Research Ethics Committee


  • Educational Counselling ( 130305 )
  • Education not elsewhere classified ( 139999 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Other Education not elsewhere classified ( 399999 )
  • Other Education ( 399900 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education not elsewhere classified ( 390499 )