A5079715997- Social Work Education and Practice
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Disaster Response and Management
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Research in Social Sciences
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Higher Education and Employability
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Risk Perception and Management
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
The University of Sydney
2017-2024
Natural Hazards Research Australia
2023
James Cook University
2023
City of Cape Town
2023
Knowledge Foundation
2021
University of Birmingham
2021
University of Newcastle Australia
2015-2020
UNSW Sydney
2019
University of Warwick
2010
University of Colorado Boulder
2007
This article provides an overview of recent perspectives on neoliberalism, which serve as a foundation for the assessment neoliberalism's influence human services practice. Conventionally, neoliberalism has been conceived ideology, but more regard art government, thought collective, and uneven path-dependent process regulatory development. We argue that these new have potential to contribute our critical capacity open avenues analysis contemporary transformations public policy its delivery.
Natural disaster impacts on populations already experiencing significant health, income, and social disadvantage, are both more intense longer lasting than for the general population. The intersection of isolation poverty some groups often results in risks during immediate crisis a ongoing challenges recovery. This article reports qualitative research examining natural preparedness with five "at-risk" regional Australia. was undertaken as part project sponsored by organisation local councils...
ABSTRACT This article reports on findings from a qualitative research study natural disaster preparedness in ‘at risk’ population groups regional Australia, and particular highlighting the key, often unrecognised, role played by many older people developing maintaining local informal networks, activated repeatedly before, during after disasters. The outlines major themes recent literature community resilience social capital preparedness, response recovery, design implementation of current...
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of the most significant initiatives in Australian social policy history. Its complexity has been compounded by a fast-paced introduction and ongoing refinement throughout initial trial phase. Parents carers very young disabled children face particular challenges accessing navigating NDIS systems. This article presents findings from mixed-method pilot study examining perspectives parents site – Hunter Region New South Wales. research...
This paper illuminates two under-investigated, and often intersecting, frontline services accessed by unemployed people. It reports on the narratives of 32 Australian service providers working in emergency relief or employment during 2012, including perceptions clients’ presenting issues problems, rationale for intervention. Workers tended to use reductionist individualistic terms describe complex client suggesting self-motivation personal responsibility were key gaining alleviating poverty....
This article reports on qualitative Australian research that was conducted with 32 workers from Job Services Australia and Emergency Relief agencies. Researchers investigated the operationalisation of assistance for unemployed people to illuminate language, discourse processes through which were constructed within quasi-market culture. Findings included individualistic behaviourist frames, paradoxical positions in relation client choice blame, a metaphorical frame reinforced position, status...
Abstract In 2020, social workers across the world responded to global COVID-19 pandemic and consequent strict lockdown procedures over several months. many countries, including Australia New Zealand, this virtual shutdown period necessitated a reframing of work practice incorporate factors delivery services via means more limited access for vulnerable clients. This article draws on integration two methods designed address research question: ‘How has in Zealand been affected by COVID-19?’...
Social work programmes internationally have taken diverse approaches to research training in their curricula. This paper presents an Australian case study of engaging undergraduate social students using experience-based learning. The explores the potential learning assist overcoming 'anxiety', are observed report relation and education. programme at University Newcastle, Australia has embraced model since 1991. Despite a active engaged staff commitment research-informed pedagogy, educators...
Student engagement, retention, and professional commitment is strongly influenced during the early stages of university experience. However, a number factors can undermine which has implications for individual, workforce, funding reputation. This paper reports on cooperative inquiry research that explored beginning experiences 17 social work students from one regional Australian university. In-depth, qualitative data were collected six discussions focused understanding enjoyment, success....
Community participation and leadership as a shared responsibility of emergency disaster preparedness is receiving increasing attention. This paper offers an approach informed by complexity community development theories to support, map gauge community-led preparedness. A review existing research, theoretical debates primary research with communities suggests supported action across 7 domains: information, networks, communication, resources, decision-making, self-organising inclusion. These...
Much of the current literature relating to events that take place in teaching English speakers other languages (TESOL) classroom would seem suggest activities and tasks follow particular formats, where linguistic focus lesson is introduced, students are encouraged use it themselves some form structured interaction, with decreasing levels teacher support. Skills lessons reputed have a slightly different format, perhaps including inductive or deductive elements, but still basically on...
Disasters (and the dynamics that proceed and follow them) are inherently disruptive of customary routines taken for granted ordinariness. Many fear in context climate change disasters will become “the new norm”. How we prepare for, respond to, recover from provide a rich terrain exploring “normality” interrogating normalising processes. In this article draw on insights empirical research policy efforts disaster preparedness New South Wales, Australia. This suggests understandings norm” is...
Intrinsically, community development involves navigating dilemmas. These dilemmas have intensified as neoliberal "arts of government" become more widespread and a "results agenda" entrenched. Recent studies explore how practitioners manage the ambiguities this current context. This article contributes by exploring who work with Aboriginal communities in Central Northern Australia navigate they encounter. Consistent other studies, we find that draw on foundations practice while also...
Abstract While scholarship regarding the promises and challenges of deinstitutionalisation is expansive, less known about within context contemporary neoliberal disability policy frameworks. This article reports on a study exploring recent transitions from institutional to community living highly contested National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia. The perspectives family members staff services reveal diverse understandings transition. Thematic analysis identified multiple...