Stevenson has wide experience in general and trauma counselling and is widely recognised as an international trauma psychologist . His experience includes on-site involvement with the Moura Mine Disaster in 1994 , the Port Arthur Massacre ( Australia ) in 1996 , the Thredbo landslide in 1997 , the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 , the Marriott bombing ( Jakarta ) in 2003 , the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta , the Indian Ocean tsunami recovery in 2004 – 05 , the Victorian Bushfires in 2009 , the 2010 – 2011 Queensland floods , Cyclone Oswald , and support for the families of those lost in Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Stevenson has worked as a psychologist at the Manus Regional Processing Centre and the Nauru Detention Centre , providing support to both staff and detainees . He maintains that the levels of psychological trauma at these Centres are the worst he has ever seen , and that Australia has an ethical responsibility to ensure these Centres are closed down . As a result of speaking out , Stevenson had his contract to work on Nauru summarily terminated by PsyCare
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Paul Stevenson