Early published work from 1969
Publications comprise of Preventative Health Education, Special Education, Neuropsychology, Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Test construction statistical validations, Critical psychological issues. His software tests contain both Australian and US norms. There are over one hundred scientific abstracts, books and several psychological test manuals. During 71-74 postgraduate research FCP (Lond), an applied model for Spl.Ed. & Guidance Community Centres was originated for The Australian Schools Commission and awarded the largest Federal Special Projects Innovation Grant. This was for the effective working model for all neighbouring schools of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
The FCP thesis elaborated innovations in testing and positive feedback reporting similar to when he headed the Turana Parkside Security Section School. Contained in the thesis was The Tri-modality Reading Teaching Unit, an invention designed to facilitate reading and remedy specific difficulties in phonics and perceptual readiness; viz Figure Ground, Position in space, Directional attack, digraph phoneme recognition and visual motor perception.
Ron Tandberg of the Melbourne Age Newspaper illustrated the Tri-modality Teaching Unit featured in Frank Potter’s article for the Victorian Journal of Manufacturers. A uniquely new approach second languages learning as a precise translation device was also embodied in the unit in its provisional patents. in Melbourne 1969 as the forerunner to the “Speak & Spell” talking typewriter and electronic pocket language translator.
Publications may be accessed from various databases including the Australian National Library ISBN Division and Social Science Archives. Sundry articles may be downloaded from website databases including the Australian Institute of Criminology, APA PsychINFO; ERIC/CAPS clearinghouse; Professional Medical, Health Sciences, Careers & Education and Biofeedback libraries. Some detailed reference lists are available from the Australian National Library, Canberra but the majority of his publications were published in the US.