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Dr Mary McMahon

Senior Lecturer
Honorary Associate Professor
School of Education
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Publications

Books (10)
Book Chapters (74)
Journal Articles (104)
Conference Papers (9)
Thesis (1)
Research Reports (2)

Books

McMahon, Mary L., Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark My system of career influences - MSCI (Adolescent): A qualitative career assessment reflection process: Workbook 2nd ed. Samford, QLD, Australia: Australian Academic Press for ANZJFT, 2017.
McMahon, Mary L., Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark My system of career influences - MSCI (Adolescent): a qualitative career assessment reflection process 2nd ed. Samford, QLD, Australia: Australian Academic Press, 2017.
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary L. Career development and systems theory: connecting theory and practice 3rd ed. Edited by Audrey Collin, Kobus Maree, Peter McIlveen, Vladimir Skorikov and Raoul van Esbroeck Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers, 2014. doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-635-6
McMahon, Mary L., Watson, Mark and Patton, Wendy My system of career influences: MSCI (Adult). A qualitative career assessment reflection process: workbook. Samford, QLD, Australia: Australian Academic Press, 2013.
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Patton, Wendy My system of career influences (MSCI) : a qualitative career assessment reflection process : facilitator's guide. Samsord, QLD Australia: Academic Press, 2013.
McMahon, Mary L. and Tatham, Peter Career: More than just a job 2nd ed. Dulwich, Australia: education.au limited, 2008.
Patton, W. and McMahon, M.L. Career development and systems theory: Connecting theory and practice 2nd ed. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, 2006.
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark The My System of Career Influences (MSCI): Reflecting on my career decision. Camberwell, Vic., Australia: ACER - Australian Council for Education Researchers, 2005.
McMahon, M., Patton, W. and Watson, M. My System of Career Influences (MSCI): Facilitators guide. Camberwell, VIC.: ACER Press, 2005.
McMahon, Mary Scoping paper: Shaping a career development culture: Quality standards, quality practice, quality outcomes. Australia: Career Industry Council of Australia, 2004.

Book Chapters

Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2017). Constructivism: what does it mean for career counselling?. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches Second edition ed. (pp. 3-16) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary (2017). Working with storytellers: a metaphor for career counselling. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches Second edition ed. (pp. 17-28) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2017). The systems theory framework: a conceptual and practical map for story telling in career counselling. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches Second edition ed. (pp. 113-126) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary (2017). Creativity and constructivist career counselling. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches Second edition ed. (pp. 222-232) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2017). Qualitative career assessment. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches Second edition ed. (pp. 235-249) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2017). The rise of constructivist career counselling. In Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career counselling: constructivist approaches 2nd ed. (pp. 270-273) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Patton, W., McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2017). Career development and systems theory: enhancing our understanding of career. In G. B. Stead and M. B. Watson (Ed.), Career psychology in the South African context 3rd ed. (pp. 85-104) Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.
Bimrose, J., McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2017). Women and career development. In G. B. Stead and M. B. Watson (Ed.), Career psychology in the South African Context 3rd ed. (pp. 173-183) Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2017). Adult career counselling: narratives of adaptability and resilience. In Kobus Maree (Ed.), Psychology of career adaptability, employability and resilience (pp. 189-204) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-66954-0_12
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark (2016). From the systems theory framework to my system of career influences with a black South African male. In Louis A. Busacca and Mark C. Rehfuss (Ed.), Postmodern Career Counseling: A Handbook of Culture, Context, and Cases (pp. 285-298) Alexandria, United States: American Counseling Association.
Watson, M. and McMahon, M. (2016). Telling stories of childhood career development. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career exploration and development in childhood: perspectives from theory, practice and research (pp. 1-8) Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315683362
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2016). Children as storytellers: constructing identity through story. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career exploration and development in childhood (pp. 60-70) Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315683362
Crause, E., Watson, M. and McMahon, M. (2016). Career development learning in childhood: theory, research, policy, and practice. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career exploration and development in childhood: perspectives from theory, practice and research (pp. 186-198) Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315683362
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2016). Epilogue. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career exploration and development in childhood (pp. 199-203) Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315683362
Bimrose, Jenny, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2015). Introduction. In Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Women's career development throughout the lifespan: An international exploration (pp. 1-7) Abingdon Oxon, U.K.: Routledge.
Watson, Mark, Bimrose, Jenny and McMahon, Mary (2015). Methodological considerations. In Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Women's career development throughout the lifespan: An international exploration (pp. 79-87) Abingdon Oxon, U.K.: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary (2015). Voices of older women from Australia. In Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Women's career development throughout the lifespan: An international exploration (pp. 101-112) Abingdon Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Bimrose, Jenny (2015). Implications for career practice. In Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Women's career development throughout the lifespan: An international exploration (pp. 253-262) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Bimrose, Jenny, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2015). Epilogue. In Jenny Bimrose, Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Women's career development throughout the lifespan: An international exploration (pp. 263-264) Abingdon Oxon, U.K.: Routledge.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2015). Integrative structured interview process. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career Assessment: Qualitative Approaches (pp. 199-205) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_23
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2015). An introduction to career assessment. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career Assessment: Qualitative Approaches (pp. 3-11) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_1
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark (2015). My system of career influences. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career Assessment: Qualitative Approaches (pp. 169-177) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_20
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2015). From narratives to action and a life design approach. In Laura Nota and Jerome Rossier (Ed.), Handbook of life design : from practice to theory and from theory to practice (pp. 75-86) Boston, MA United States: Hogrefe Publishing.
Liu, Jianwei and McMahon, Mary (2015). I & the world of work: A career exploration program for primary school students. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in career practice (pp. 171-177) Samford Valley, QLD Australia: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary, Limerick, Brigid and Gillies, Jan (2015). Structured mentoring: A career guidance activity for girls. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in career practice (pp. 191-198) Samford Valley, QLD Australia: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2015). Influences on career decisions. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in career practice (pp. 199-201) Samford Valley, QLD Australia: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2015). Using timelines in career counselling. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners : celebrating excellence in career practice (pp. 202-203) Samford Valley, QLD Australia: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary (2015). Systemic thinking: a foundation for ‘doing’ narrative career counselling. In Kobus Maree and Annamaria Di Fabio (Ed.), Exploring new horizons in career counselling: turning challenge into opportunities (pp. 99-115) Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-154-0_6
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2015). Qualitative career assessment: future directions. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career assessment: qualitative approaches (pp. 257-262) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_29
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2015). Incorporating career assessment into career counselling. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career assessment: qualitative approaches (pp. 49-58) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-034-5_6
McMahon, Mary (2014). New trends in theory development in career psychology. In Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T. L. Leong and A. G. Watts (Ed.), Handbook of career development: international perspectives (pp. 13-27) New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9460-7_2
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2014). Making meaning of quantitative assessment in career counseling through a storytelling approach. In Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T. L. Leong and A. G. Watts (Ed.), Handbook of career development: international perspectives (pp. 631-644) New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9460-7_35
Bimrose, Jenny, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2014). Older women's retrospective narratives of their work and learning pathways. In Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T. L. Leong and A. G. Watts (Ed.), Handbook of career development: international perspectives (pp. 555-570) New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9460-7_31
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Patton, Wendy (2014). Context-resonant systems perspectives in career theory. In Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T. L. Leong and A. G. Watts (Ed.), Handbook of career development: international perspectives (pp. 29-41) New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9460-7_3
McMahon, Mary (2014). Constructing career identity through systemic thinking. In Melinda Coetzee (Ed.), Psycho-Social Career Meta-Capacities: Dynamics of contemporary career development (pp. 75-86) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-00645-1_5
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Bimrose, Jenny (2013). Older women's careers: Systemic perspectives. In Wendy Patton (Ed.), Conceptualising Women's Working Lives: Moving the Boundaries of Discourse (pp. 119-133) Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2013). Qualitative career assessment in South Africa. In Sumaya Laher and Kate Cockcroft (Ed.), Psychological assessment in South Africa : research and applications (pp. 474-487) Johannesburg, SA: Wits University Press.
McMahon, Mary (2012). Worklife. In John Barletta and Jan Bond (Ed.), The home therapist: A practical, self-help guide for everyday psychological problems (pp. 395-397) Bowen Hills, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2012). Globalisation and career development: A challenging future. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career development: Global issues and challenges (pp. 143-154) New York, United States: Nova Science Publishers.
Watson, Mark, McMahon, Mary and Stroud, Louise (2012). Career development in children. In Joanne Hardman, Jenny Jansen, Mokgadi Molestane, David Neves, Crain Soudien, Louise Stroud, Sharlene Swartz and Lauren Wild (Ed.), Child and adolescent development: A South African socio-cultural perspective (pp. 269-286) Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2012). Career development: 21st century global issues and challenges. In Mark Watson and Mary McMahon (Ed.), Career development: global issues and challenges (pp. 1-10) New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2012). Writing your first draft. In J G (Kobus) Maree (Ed.), First steps in journal article writing (pp. 57-64) Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2012). Planning your thesis: systemic and personal issues. In J. G. (Kobus) Maree (Ed.), Complete your thesis or dissertation successfully: practical guidelines (pp. 12-17) Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.
Watson, Mark, McMahon, Mary, Mkhize, Nhlanhla, Schweitzer, Robert D. and Mpofu, Elias (2011). Career counseling people of African ancestry. In Elias Mpofu (Ed.), Counseling people of African ancestry (pp. 281-293) New York, USA: Cambridge University Press.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2011). Career counselling: What's the story?. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career counseling and constructivism: Elaboration of constructs (pp. 13-24) New York, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publisher Inc.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2011). The narrative of constructivism and career counseling. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career counseling and constructivism: Elaboration of constructs (pp. 1-11) New York, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2011). Constructivism and career counseling: Past, present and future. In Mary McMahon and Mark Watson (Ed.), Career counseling and constructivism: Elaboration of constructs (pp. 145-152) New York, U.S.A.: Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
McMahon, M. (2010). Career counseling and story telling: Constructing a 21st narrative for practice. In Hjalmar Ohlsson and Hanne Borg (Ed.), Career development (pp. 1-23) New York, United States: Nova Science.
McMahon, Mary (2010). Sviluppo professionale, apprendimento e assessment qualitativo: L'esempio del My System of Career Influnces [Career development, learning and qualitative career assessment: The example of the MSCI]. In Laura Nota and Salvatore Soresi (Ed.), Sfide e nuovi orizzonti per l'orientamento: Metodologie e buone pratiche [Challenges and new horizons for the orientation: Methodologies and best practice] (pp. 136-144) Firenze, Italy: Giunti O.S. Organizzazioni Speciali.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2010). Creative approaches to gathering baseline information. In Kobus Maree (Ed.), Career counselling methods that work (pp. 101-111) Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2010). Story telling: Moving from thin stories to thick and rich stories. In Kobus Maree (Ed.), Career counselling methods that work (pp. 53-63) Cape Town, South Africa: Juta.
McMahon, Mary L. and Watson, Mark (2008). Integration and identity issues: Response 1. In Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen (Ed.), Case Incidents in Counseling for International Transitions (pp. 173-179) Alexandria, U.S.A.: American Counseling Association.
McMahon, M. (2008). Qualitative career assessment: A higher profile in the 21st century?. In Athanasou, J. and Van Esbroeck, R. (Ed.), International Handbook of Career Guidance (pp. 587-601) The Netherlands: Springer.
McMahon, M.L. (2007). Life story counselling: Producing new identities in career counselling. In Kobus Maree (Ed.), Shaping the story: A guide to facilitating narrative career counselling (pp. 63-72) Pretoria, South Africa: Van Schaik Publishers.
McMahon, Mary (2007). Career counseling and metaphor. In Kerr Inkson (Ed.), Understanding careers: The metaphors of working lives (pp. 270-297) Thousand Oaks, U.S.A.: Sage Publications. doi:10.4135/9781483328867.n12
Watson, M. and McMahon, M.L. (2007). Children's career development learning: A foundation for lifelong career development. In Skorikov, V.B. and Patton, W. (Ed.), Career Development in Childhood and Adolescence (pp. 29-46) Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
McMahon, Mary (2006). Support and supervision: A lifelong learning process. In Hazel L. Reid and Jane Westergaard (Ed.), Providing support and supervision: An introduction for professionals working with young people (pp. 124-135) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
Patton, W., McMahon, M.L. and Watson, M. (2006). Career development and systems theory: Enhancing our understanding of career. In G.B. Stead and M.B. Watson (Ed.), Career psychology in the South African context 2nd ed. (pp. 65-78) Pretoria, South Africa: Van Schaik.
McMahon, Mary (2006). Working with storytellers: A metaphor for career counselling. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Career Counselling: Constructivist Approaches (pp. 16-29) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2006). Constructivism: What does it mean for career counselling?. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Career counselling: Constructivist approaches (pp. 3-15) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
McMahon, M. and Patton, W. (2006). The systems theory framework: A conceptual and practical map for career counselling. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Career Counselling: Constructivist approaches (pp. 94-109) London, U.K.: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary (2006). Creativity and career counselling: a story still to be narrated. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Career counselling: Constructivist approaches (pp. 150-160) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2006). Qualitative career assessment. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Career counselling: Constructivist approaches (pp. 163-175) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
Viljamaa, Heidi, Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2006). Constructivist career tools on the internet: Challenges and potentials. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Career counselling: Constructivist approaches (pp. 187-201) Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge.
Patton, W. and McMahon, M. (2005). (En)gendering socially just approaches to career guidance. In B. Irving and B. Malik (Ed.), Critical reflections on career education and guidance : promoting social justice within a global economy (pp. 86-99) London: RoutledgeFalmer.
McMahon, Mary (2004). Career counsellors as reflective practitioners and lifelong learners: What is the place of supervision?. In Hazel Reid and Jenny Bimrose (Ed.), Constructing the future: Reflection on practice 3rd ed. (pp. 55-68) Stourbridge, England: Institute of Career Guidance.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2003). Influences on career decisions. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners: Celebrating excellence in Australian career practice (pp. 130-132) Brisbane, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, M., Limerick, B. and Gillies, J. (2003). Structured mentoring: a career guidance activity for school students. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners: celebrating excellence in Australian career practice (pp. 122-129) Brisbane, QLD: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2003). Using timelines in career counselling. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Ideas for career practitioners: celebrating excellence in Australian career practice (pp. 133-134) Brisbane, QLD: Australian Academic Press.
McMahon, Mary (2002). Some supervision practicalities. In Mary McMahon and Wendy Patton (Ed.), Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach (pp. 17-26) Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). Building Positive Work Habits and Attitudes. In Bryan Hiebert and William Borgen (Ed.), Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the 21st Century: New Roles and Challenges for Guidance and Counselling (pp. 115-130) Paris, France: UNESCO. Section for Technical and Vocational Education.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). Supervision: Lifelong learning for career counsellors. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach (pp. 235-248) Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). School counsellor supervision: Less rhetoric and more reality. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach (pp. 223-234) Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002). Group supervision: A delicate balancing act. In M. McMahon and W. Patton (Ed.), Supervision in the helping professions: a practical approach (pp. 55-66) Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Education.

Journal Articles

McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Lee, Myra C. Y. (2019) Qualitative career assessment: a review and reconsideration. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 110 420-432. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2018.03.009
Lloyd, Janette, Jobling, Anne, White, Emma Louise, Labosse, Michel, Moni, Karen, Cuskelly, Monica and McMahon, Mary (2018) A dialogic approach to working inclusively in a Research Reference Committee. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, . doi:10.1111/bld.12253
McMahon, Mary (2018) Narrative career counselling: a tension between potential, appeal, and proof. Introduction to the special issue. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27 2: 57-64. doi:10.1177/1038416218785537
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Zietsman, Louis (2018) Adults changing careers through university education: making meaning of quantitative career assessment scores through an integrative structured interview. SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 44 . doi:10.4102/sajip.v44i0.1487
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2018) Career assessment and creativity: potential complementarity or a contradiction in terms?. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1-12. doi:10.1080/03069885.2018.1476835
Lee, Myra C. Y., McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2018) Supporting the career decisions of Australian-based international Chinese doctoral students. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 18 3: 257-277. doi:10.1007/s10775-018-9360-y
Lee, Myra C. Y., McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2018) Career decisions of international Chinese doctoral students: The influence of the self in the environment. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27 1: 29-39. doi:10.1177/1038416217743023
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2018) Systemic thinking in career development theory: contributions of the Systems Theory Framework. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46 2: 229-240. doi:10.1080/03069885.2018.1428941
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary, Glasheen, Kevin and Campbell, Marilyn (2017) Finding voice through narrative storytelling: An exploration of the career development of young African females with refugee backgrounds. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 105 17-30. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2017.09.007
Glasheen, Kevin, McMahon, Mary, Campbell, Marilyn, Rickwood, Debra and Shochet, Ian (2017) Implementing Online Counselling in Australian Secondary Schools: What Principals Think. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40 1: 1-12. doi:10.1007/s10447-017-9307-x
McMahon, Mary (2017) Work and why we do it: a systems theory framework perspective. Career Planning and Adult Development Journal, 33 2: 9-15.
Abkhezr, Peyman and McMahon, Mary (2017) Narrative career counselling for people with refugee backgrounds. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 39 2: 1-13. doi:10.1007/s10447-017-9285-z
Hepburn, Stevie-Jae and McMahon, Mary (2017) Pranayama meditation (yoga breathing) for stress relief: is it beneficial for teachers?. The Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 9: 142-159. doi:10.14221/ajte.2017v42n9.9
Bhat, Christine Suniti and McMahon, Mary (2016) Internationalization at home for counseling atudents: utilizing technology to expand global and multicultural horizons. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 38 4: 319-329. doi:10.1007/s10447-016-9274-7
Watson, Mark, Nota, Laura and McMahon, Mary (2015) Evolving stories of child career development. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 15 2: 175-184. doi:10.1007/s10775-015-9306-6
Watson, Mark, Nota, Lara and McMahon, Mary (2015) Child career development: present and future trends. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 15 2: 95-97. doi:10.1007/s10775-015-9308-4
Liu, Jianwei, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2015) Parental influence on mainland Chinese children’s career aspirations: child and parental perspectives. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 15 2: 131-143. doi:10.1007/s10775-015-9291-9
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary and Rossouw, Pieter (2015) Youth with refugee backgrounds in Australia: Contextual and practical considerations for career counsellors. Australian Journal of Career Development, 24 2: 71-80. doi:10.1177/1038416215584406
Liu, Jianwei, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2015) Parental influence on child career development in Mainland China: a qualitative study. Career Development Quarterly, 63 1: 74-87. doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2015.00096.x
McMahon, Mary and Glasheen, Kevin (2015) Introduction to the use of online counselling in schools. QGCA Connections, 34 1: .
Collins, Sandra, Arthur, Nancy, McMahon, Mary and Bisson, Suzie (2015) Assessing the multicultural and social justice competencies of career development practitioners. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 14 1: 4-16.
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2015) Editorial. Australian Journal of Career Development, 24 3: 133-135. doi:10.1177/1038416215589383
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Patton, Wendy (2015) The Systems Theory Framework of career development: Applications to career counselling and areer assessment. Australian Journal of Career Development, 24 3: 148-156. doi:10.1177/1038416215572378
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2015) The Systems Theory Framework of career development: 20 years of contribution to theory and practice. Australian Journal of Career Development, 24 3: 141-147. doi:10.1177/103841620701600308
Liu, Jianwei, McMahon, Mary L. and Watson, Mark (2014) Childhood Career Development in Mainland China: A Research and Practice Agenda. The Career Development Quarterly, 62 3: 268-279. doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2014.00084.x
Bimrose, Jenny, Watson, Mark, McMahon, Mary, Haasler, Simone, Tomassini, Massimo and Suzanne, Pamela A. (2014) The problem with women? Challenges posed by gender for career guidance practice. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 14 1: 77-88. doi:10.1007/s10775-013-9256-9
Luong-Phan, Nhu-Hien and McMahon, Mary (2014) Supporting Asian teachers: An exploratory study from the perspectives of two educational leaders. Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice, 29 1: 59-69.
Collins, Sandra, Arthur, Nancy, McMahon, Mary L. and Bisson, Suzie (2014) Development of the Multicultural and Social Justice Competencies (MCSJC) Scale for Career Development Practitioners. The Canadian Journal of Career Development, 13 1: 17-30.
Bimrose, Jenny, McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2013) Career trajectories of older women: implications for career guidance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 41 5: 587-601. doi:10.1080/03069885.2013.779639
Arthur, Nancy, Collins, Sandra, Marshall, Catherine and McMahon, Mary (2013) Social justice competencies and career development practices. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 47 2: 136-154.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2013) Story telling: crafting identities. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 41 3: 277-286. doi:10.1080/03069885.2013.789824
McMahon, Mary L. (2013) Narrative Career Counselling: An Overview. Australian Career Practitioner, 24 4: 12-13.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2012) Telling stories of career assessment. Journal of Career Assessment, 20 4: 440-451. doi:10.1177/1069072712448999
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2012) Story crafting: strategies for facilitating narrative career counselling. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 12 3: 211-224. doi:10.1007/s10775-012-9228-5
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Bimrose, Jenny (2012) Career adaptability: A qualitative understanding from the stories of older women. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 80 3: 762-768. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2012.01.016
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark, Chetty, Candice and Hoelson, Christopher Norman (2012) Examining process constructs of narrative career counselling: An exploratory case study. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 40 2: 127-141. doi:10.1080/03069885.2011.646949
McMahon, M., Watson, M., Chetty, C. and Hoelson, C. (2012) Story telling, career assessment and career counselling. South African Journal of Higher Education, 26 4: 729-741.
McMahon, Mary (2011) The systems theory framework of career development. Journal of Employment Counseling, 48 4: 170-172. doi:10.1002/j.2161-1920.2011.tb01106.x
Rossier, Jérôme, McMahon, Mary, McIlveen, Peter and McCowan, Col (2011) Editorial. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 11 3: 161-162. doi:10.1007/s10775-011-9211-6
Watson, Mark, McMahon, Mary and Longe, Paul (2011) Occupational interests and aspirations of rural Black South African children: considerations for theory, research and practice. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 21 3: 413-420. doi:10.1080/14330237.2011.10820475
Subhi, N., Geelan, D., McMahon, M., Jusoff, Kamaruzaman, Mohamad, S. M., Sarnon, N., Nen, S., Hoesni, S. M., Chong, Sheau Tsuey, Fauziah, I. and Alavi, Khadijah (2011) A better understanding of the potential conflict between Christianity and homosexuality. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12 SPL ISS.: 13-19.
Watson, Mark, McMahon, Mary, Foxcroft, Cheryl and Els, Catherine (2010) Occupational aspirations of low socioeconomic black South African children. Journal of Career Development, 37 4: 717-734. doi:10.1177/0894845309359351
McIlveen, Peter, Hoare, Nancey, McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2010) Reviewing psychologists' qualifications for career development practice in Australia. Australian Psychologist, 45 2: 84-97. doi:10.1080/00050060903261512
McMahon, Mary, Bimrose, Jenny and Watson, Mark (2010) Older women's career development and social inclusion. Australian Journal of Career Development, 19 1: 63-69.
McMahon, Mary (2010) Social Care Practice in Rural Communities, edited by B. Cheers, R. Darracott, & B. Lonne (Eds.). International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 57 2: 234-235. doi:10.1080/10349121003751115
McMahon, Mary (2010) Young Disabled People: Aspirations, choices and constraints [edited by S. Shah]. International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 57 3: 343-344. doi:10.1080/1034912X.2010.501258
McMahon, Mary and Yuen, Mantak (2009) Career counselling and internationalization. 亞洲輔導學報 Asian Journal of Counselling, 16 2: 91-111.
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2009) Career psychology research challenges: A systems theory response. South African Journal of Psychology, 39 2: 184-194. doi:10.1177/008124630903900204
Watson, M. and McMahon, M. (2009) Career counselling in South African higher education: Moving forward systemically and qualitatively. South African Journal of Higher Education, 23 3: 470-481.
Arthur, N., Collins, S., McMahon, M. and Marshall, C. (2009) Career practitioners' views of social justice and barriers for practice. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 8 1: 22-31.
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2008) Children’s career development: Status quo and future directions. The Career Development Quarterly, 57 1: 4-6.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2008) Children's career development: Metaphorical images of theory, research, and practice. The Career Development Quarterly, 57 1: 75-83.
McMahon, Mary L. and Watson, Mark B. (2008) Systematic influences on career development: Assisting clients to tell their career stories. The Career Development Quarterly, 56 3: 280-288.
McMahon, M., Arthur, N. and Collins, S. (2008) Social justice and career development: Views and experiences of Australian career development practitioners. Australian Journal of Career Development, 17 3: 15-25.
McMahon, M., Arthur, N. and Collins, S. (2008) Social justice and career development: Looking back, looking forward. Australian Journal of Career Development, 17 2: 21-29.
McMahon, M., Watson, M., Foxcroft, C. and Dullabh, A. (2008) South African adolescents’ career development through the lens of the Systems Theory Framework: An exploratory study. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 18 4: 531-538. doi:10.1080/14330237.2008.10820232
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2007) An analytical framework for career research in the post-modern era. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 7 3: 169-179. doi:10.1007/s10775-007-9126-4
McMahon, M. (2007) Modern and post-modern career theories: considering a synthesis for practice.. AACC Queensland Division Newsletter, 2-3.
McMahon, Mary (2007) What will I be?. EQ Australia, Winter: 8-9.
McMahon, Mary (2007) Review of: Career Counseling (DVD). Australian Journal of Career Development, 16: 50-61.
Watson, M. and McMahon, M. (2007) School and work: Connections made by South African and Australian primary school children. South African Journal of Education, 27 4: 565-578.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2007) The systems theory framework of career development: Expanding its research influence. Australian Journal of Career Development, 16 3: 47-54.
McMahon, M. and Rixon, K. (2007) The career development of rural Queensland children. Australian Journal of Career Development, 16 2: 39-49.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2006) My system of career influences: Responding to challenges facing career education. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 6 3: 159-166. doi:10.1007/s10775-006-9105-1
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2006) The systems theory framework of career development and counseling: Connecting theory and practice. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 28 2: 153-166. doi:10.1007/s10447-005-9010-1
McMahon, M (2006) Career counselling in Australia. International Journal of Psychology, 41 3: 174-179. doi:10.1080/00207590544000167
McMahon, Mary (2006) Career development: A project for the 21st century. Australian Journal of Career Development, 15 3: 12-15.
Watts, A.G., Sweet, Richard, Haines, Christine and McMahon, Mary (2006) International symposium on career development and public policy: Synthesis of country papers. Australian Journal of Career Development, 15 3: 33-44.
McMahon, M. and Haines, C. (2006) Third international symposium on career development and public policy: A vision. Australian Journal of Career Development, 15 3: 21-24.
McMahon, Mary, Limerick, Brigid, Cranston, Neil and Andersen, Cheryl (2006) Going up? Women in the public sector. Career Development International, 11 7: 609-618. doi:10.1108/13620430610713472
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2006) Career research in a post-modern era. Australian Journal of Career Development, 15 2: 26-31.
McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Patton, Wendy (2005) Qualitative career assessment: Developing the My System of Career Influences reflection activity. Journal of Career Assessment, 13 4: 476-490. doi:10.1177/1069072705277930
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2005) Children’s career development: A research review from a learning perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 67 2: 119-132. doi:10.1016/j.jvb.2004.08.011
McMahon, M.L. (2005) Clinical supervision in school counselling and career counselling: Is it time to develop a new story?. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 15 1: 105-116. doi:10.1375/ajgc.15.1.105
Watson, Mark B. and McMahon, Mary L. (2005) Postmodern (narrative) career counselling and education. Perspectives in Education, 23 2: vii-ix.
McMahon, Mary (2005) Career counseling: Applying the systems theory framework of career development. Journal of Employment Counseling, 42 1: 29-38.
Arthur, Nancy and McMahon, Mary (2005) Multicultural career counseling: Theoretical applications of the systems theory framework. Career Development Quarterly, 53 3: 208-222.
McMahon, M. (2005) Staff recruitment, retention and training strategies for community services organizations. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 54 4: 430-431.
McMahon, M. and Watson, M. (2005) Occupational information: What children want to know. Journal of Career Development, 31 4: 239-249. doi:10.1007/s10871-005-4738-8
McMahon, M.L. (2005) Hot topic: Career guidance or career development?. Newscheck: The Career Professional's Journal, 8-8.
McMahon, Mary and Simons, Roland (2004) Supervision training for professional counselors: An exploratory study. Counselor Education and Supervision, 43 4: 301-309.
Watson, Mark and McMahon, Mary (2004) Children's career development : A metatheoretical perspective. Australian Journal of Career Development, 13 3: 7-12.
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark (2004) Creating career stories through reflection: An application of the systems theory framework of career development. Australian Journal of Career Development, 13 3: 13-17.
Watson, M and McMahon, M (2004) Matching occupation and self: Does matching theory adequately model children's thinking?. Psychological Reports, 95 2: 421-431. doi:10.2466/pr0.95.2.421-431
McMahon, M., Limerick, B. and Gillies, J. (2004) Mentoring as a career guidance activity: Fostering non-traditional career exploration for girls. Canadian Journal of Career Development, 3 1: 5-11.
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Watson, Mark (2003) Developing qualitative career assessment processes. Career Development Quarterly, 51 3: 194-202.
McMahon, M. (2003) Supervision in career counselling: a lifelong learning option. Career chat, 2 3-5.
McMahon, M. (2003) Supervision and career counsellors: A little-explored practice with an uncertain future. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 31 2: 177-187. doi:10.1080/0306988031000102351
McMahon, Mary (2002) Structured peer group supervision by email : an option for school guidance and counselling personnel.. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 12 1: 1-10.
McMahon, M. and Patton, W. (2002) Assessment: a continuum of practice and a new location in career counselling. International Careers Journal, 3 4: .
McMahon, Mary (2002) The systems theory framework of career development: History and future directions. Australian Journal of Career Development, 11 3: 63-68.
McMahon, M. (2002) Supervision: managing the process. Connections, 19 2: 14-16.
McMahon, M. (2002) Structured peer group supervision by email. AGCA Newsletter, 1 19-24.
McMahon, M. (2002) Peer Networks: Support or supervision or both?. Connections, 19 3: 15-17.
McMahon, M. (2002) Structured peer group supervision by email. Connections, 19 1: 15-17.
McMahon, Mary, Adams, Mandy and Lim, Ros (2002) Transition in career counselling practice : what can solution-oriented counselling offer?. Australian Journal of Career Development, 11 1: 22-26.
Patton, Wendy and McMahon, Mary (2002) Theoretical and Practical Perspectives for the Future of Educational and Vocational Guidance in Australia. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2 1: 39-49. doi:10.1023/A:1014213832404
McMahon, Mary and Patton, Wendy (2002) Using qualitative assessment in career counselling. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2 1: 51-66. doi:10.1023/A:1014283407496
McMahon, M., Limerick, B. and Gillies, J. (2002) Structured mentoring: Career and transition support service for girls. Australian Journal of Career Development, 11 2: 7-12.
McMahon, M., Carroll, J. and Gillies, R. M. (2001) Occupational aspirations of sixth-grade children. Australian Journal of Career Development, 10 1: 25-31.
McMahon, M., Gillies, R. M. and Carroll, John (2000) Links between school and occupations: The perceptions of children. Guidance & Counselling, 16 1: 12-17.
McMahon, M and Patton, W (2000) Conversations on clinical supervision: benefits perceived by school counsellors. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 28 3: 339-351. doi:10.1080/713652301
McMahon, M., Gillies, R. M. and Carroll, J. (1999) Career dreams of children: Developmental stages and gender differences. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 9 2: 77-91.
Gillies, R. M., McMahon, M. L. and Carroll, J. (1998) Evaluating a career education intervention in the upper elementary school. Journal of Career Development, 24 4: 267-287. doi:10.1023/A:1025006114849

Conference Papers

Cuskelly, M., Moni, K. B., McMahon, M. and Lloyd, J. (2014). Support staff views of the futures of adults with intellectual disability. In: Abstracts of the Fourth International IASSIDD Europe Regional Congress. 4th International IASSIDD Europe Regional Congress, Vienna, (352-352). 14-17 July 2014. doi:10.1111/jar.12105
McMahon, Mary, Bimrose, Jenny and Watson, Mark (2012). Career adaptability: A qualitative analysis of the career narratives of older women. In: Abstracts of the XXX International Congress of Psychology. XXX International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa, (201-201). 22 - 27 July 2012.
McMahon, M. (2008). Career counselling: Storying new identities. In: AACC, Proceedings of the 17th AACC National Career Conference, Hobart, 2008. AACC National Career Conference 2008, Hobart, TAS, (19-22). 26-28 March 2008.
McMahon, M. (2008). Careers, story and identity. In: CATE, CATE 2008 Conference. CATE 2008 Conference, New Plymouth, N.Z., (1-3). 19-22 November 2008.
McMahon, Mary and Watson, Mark (2007). An analytical framework for career research in the post-modern era. In: , , (169-179). . doi:10.1007/s10775-007-9126-4
Limerick, Brigid, McMahon, Mary, Cranston, Neil and Andersen, Cheryl (2007). Women approaching retirement: Reflections, issues and hopes. In: M. Albion and P. Collins, Proceedings of the International Women’s Conference 2007. Education, Employment, and Everything: the Triple Layers of a Woman’s Life, University of Southern Queensland, (109-113). 26-29 September, 2007.
McMahon, M. (2005). Supervision training online: possibilities and challenges. In: Herbert Biggs, Proceedings of the inaugural Australian Couselling and Supervision Conference 2005: integrating research, practice, and training. Australian Councelling and Supervision Conference 2005, Brisbane, Qld, (). 17-18 Febuary 2005.
McMahon, M. (2002). Career development: Reflection, connection, meaning and learning across the lifespan. In: Partnerships & Pathways in Educational & Community Settings. Queensland Guidance and Counselling Association Conference, Mackay, Qld, (8-8). 21-22 September 2002.
Gillies, R. M., McMahon, M. L. and Carroll, J. (1997). Evaluating a career development intervention. In: School psychology - Making links, making the difference. International School Psychology XXth Annual Colloquium, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, (98-101). July 15-19, 1997.

Thesis

McMahon, Mary lianne (1997). Perceptions of clinical supervision in school guidance and counselling PhD Thesis, School of Learning and Development, Queensland University of Technology.

Research Reports

McMahon, Mary, Watson, Mark and Bimrose, Jenny (2010) Stories of careers, learning and identity across the lifespan: Considering the future narrative of career theory Stourbridge, England: Institute of Career Guidance
McMahon, Mary, Patton, Wendy and Tatham, Peter (2003) Managing life, learning and work in the 21st Century: Issues informing the design of an Australian blueprint for career development Subiaco, Western Australia: Miles Morgan Australia