A5033821768- Social Work Education and Practice
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Research in Social Sciences
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Jewish Identity and Society
- Family Support in Illness
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
The University of Melbourne
2006-2024
University of Utah
2022-2023
Australian Association of Gerontology
2023
Southern Cross University
2023
University of Otago
2022
Waters (United States)
2022
RMIT University
2018-2021
Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research
2021
Israel Ministry of Health
2021
Harefield Hospital
2020
This exploratory study focused on the experience and management of vicarious trauma in a team social workers (N = 16) at specialist cancer hospital Melbourne. Respondents completed Traumatic Stress Institute Belief Scale (TSIBS), Professional Quality Life (ProQOL), participated four focus groups. The results from TSIBS ProQol scales confirm that there is stress associated with work role within service, as demonstrated by high scores related to stress. However same time indicated level...
Residential aged care facilities (RACFs) provide full-time, permanent for older adults who are no longer able to live at home independently. In these facilities, new technology such as tablets, virtual reality, and social robots increasingly being deployed with the aim of providing engaging fun activities residents. Although HCI research has examined design use in care, there is limited understanding role staff members play its deployment RACFs. We interviewed five workers from one...
In 2020 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was identified in Australia. During the pandemic, as essential workers, hospital-based social workers have been on frontline. This cross-sectional study examines resilience of during COVID-19 how pandemic impacted work and lessons learnt. Hospital working three states, namely Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales were invited to participate an online web-based survey, providing non-identifiable demographic details information a) relating their proximity...
Open Day, in the form of two half day single session family clinics, has operated weekly ACT Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service since April 1993 over a thousand families have been seen. Clinicians are often resistant to concept sessions frequently overestimate amount assistance that clients feel they require. However an era sharply increasing demand for services, selective use milder problems, screened by telephone intake process, value both workers. Telephone follow‐ups 100 1994 70...
In late 2009 staff from the Department of Social Work at Monash University in Australia responded to a call for expression interest becoming volunteers program sponsored by Australian Group Eight Universities that sought strengthen teaching and curriculum development activities with Papua New Guinea. The presenting request was conduct short stints discussion follows considers some issues, challenges opportunities involved forging this international collaboration social work education.
The combination of adolescence and cancer creates a high risk category for emotional disturbance negative psychosocial sequelae. This paper discusses the nature such problems notes fragmented services that are available to patients in Australia. utility support groups facilitating adjustment coping is considered formation, aims, structure organization mutual group teenagers with cancer, known as CanTeen (The Australian Teenage Cancer Patients' Society), described. advantages over existing...
This article reviews the available medical literature on psychosocial and neuropsychiatric implications of childhood infection by human immunodeficiency virus. information is supplemented discussion cases from our clinical experience. It clear that different issues are confronted children ages (infants, young or adolescents) their families. The differences due partly to social correlates modes transmission acquired syndrome (AIDS), risk factors associated with certain family life-styles,...
Aim and Context: This paper explores the current growth of service navigators in complex health human services details development Service Navigation Relational Autonomy Framework as a guide to assist practitioners managers implementing this role. 
 Approach: The framework was developed using research into action process. three-stage process included knowledge inquiry: bringing together existing practice fields research; synthesis:debate exchange practitioner insights messages from...
Purpose: The 5 + 1 Collaboration is an initiative where five teaching hospitals and a leading Melbourne university collaborate to promote strengthen research, clinical practice in health social work, teaching, collaboration. This collaboration fosters greater connection between academics, practitioners, work students. provides unique platform for the advancement of effective practice, practice-driven student field education placements. Method: In prospective study (2020 through 2021),...
Social Worker’s undertake psycho-social assessments and facilitate access to evidence-informed psychological practical supports optimize the physical, psychological, social wellbeing of community members in their care. workers employed at an aged care organization undertook a review gray peer reviewed literature did not identify any existing evidence-based tools. However, 10 key domains were identified from search. Gaps discovered, together with need for guidance prompts less experienced...
As stay-at-home orders and regional lockdowns were mandated across the globe, COVID-19 pandemic required established practitioners, new graduates, students in field placements to provide services using technology tools supports, generically labeled 'e-therapy'. While this transition was necessary, it raised important ethical concerns. Finn assessed attitudes of toward issues e-therapy 2002. This article reports results from surveys MSW one Australian two CSWE-accredited American programs...
An 82 year old woman presented with a two week history of sudden onset pain “right inside my bottom.” The was most severe on standing or sitting, and she had become bedridden. been spontaneous no trauma. Her general health reported to be good. She receiving treatment for osteoporosis bisphosphonate calcium vitamin D supplements, having previously fractured the neck her left femur distal ulnar. When asked stand, became unable move screamed out in pain. There tenderness over sacral area....
Ngaire Hobbins is a dietitian living and working in Tasmania