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Children’s Rights to Participate in Out-of-Home Care: International Social Work Contexts Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Priscilla Dunk-West
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Social Work and Human Services Responsibilities in a Time of Climate Change: Country, Community and Complexity Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Jennifer L. Smith
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Australian Students’, Educators’, and Practitioners’ Experiences of Modified Field Education Standards During the COVID-19 Pandemic Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Christine Morley, Vanessa Ryan, Maree Higgins, Lisa Hodge, Linda Briskman, Matthew Harcus, Robyn Martin, Nicole Hill
Long-standing concerns about the sustainability of social work field education requirements were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) implemente...
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Behind Closed Doors: Why We Break Up Families and How to Mend Them Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Sharyn Goudie
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Using Social Research for Social Justice: An Introduction for Social Work and Human Services Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Prue Atkins
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Community Service Workers’ Experiences Following Australia’s Black Summer: Contextualising Rural Service Provision Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Madeline Rusconi, Heather Boetto
The Australian Black Summer season of 2019–2020 caused widespread social, economic, and environmental impacts for affected rural communities. In this article, the authors report on a small study ex...
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An Innovative Approach to Feeding the Hungry with Healthy Meals Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Zalia Powell, Gerard Jefferies, Raj Yadav, Cindy Davis
Poverty and food insecurity are issues of concern for Australians. Urban Angels Community Kitchen (UACK) is a nonprofit program providing free, healthy, homemade meals in regional Queensland, Austr...
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The Human Services: Practitioners’ Experiences of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s & 1990s Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Monica Short, Bruce Valentine, Max Morrissey, Kerry Morrissey, Ella Dixon
This article draws on four social work practitioners’ and a sociologist’s reflections on the political environments that influenced Australian social work and the human services from the 1960s–1990...
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Experiences of Mental Health Carers Examined Using a Recovery Framework Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Abner Weng Cheong Poon, Lukas Hofstaetter, Sarah Judd-Lam
Carers are a crucial support in the recovery of people with mental illness in the community. As they are often severely affected by the impact of mental illness of the person they care for, carers ...
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Children, Care and Crime: Trauma and Transformation Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Elizabeth Callinan
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Safeguarding Children, Young People and Families Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Rachael Sanders
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Safe and Unsafe Housing for Domestic and Family Violence Survivors: Practitioner Perspectives Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Kristin Natalier, Sarah Wendt, Sharyn Goudie
Safe housing is necessary for women who have left a domestically violent relationship. However, there has been limited attention paid to the meanings of safety beyond refuges and crisis accommodati...
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Applying Human-Centred Design Tools in Social Work Research: A Desire-Centred Approach Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Rachel Goff, Kerryn Bagley, Christina Sadowski
This article describes an exploration of the application of human-centred design (HCD) tools in social work research. Drawing on Tuck’s [2009. Suspending damage: A letter to communities. Harvard Ed...
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Addendum Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 77, No. 1, 2024)
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Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care: International Research, Policy and Practice Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Amy Bromley
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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An Expressive Arts Approach to Healing Loss and Grief: Working Across the Spectrum of Loss With Individuals and Communities Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Madonna Chesham
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Explaining Psychological Distress among Men in the Helping Professions: A Serial Mediation Model Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Maya Kagan, Vered Ne'eman-Haviv
Men in the helping professions face many challenges, including stressors related to the nature of the work itself and work environments typically considered “feminine”, which may be related to psyc...
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Challenging the Neoliberal Paradigm: Homelessness, Displacement, and the Need for Care Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Chris Horsell
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 77, No. 1, 2024)
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Homelessness Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Jessica Dobrovic
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 77, No. 1, 2024)
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Social Workers and Compassion Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Michelle Newcomb
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 77, No. 1, 2024)
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Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Grace Brown
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Trauma-Informed Primary Healthcare for Parents: Multidisciplinary Experiences in Rural Service Implementation Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Carol Reid, Fran Smullen, Shannon K. Bennetts, Lisa H. Amir, Catherine Chamberlain
Trauma-informed approaches to service delivery increase awareness of the pervasiveness of trauma exposure and acknowledge the lifelong effects of traumatic stress on health and wellbeing. This stud...
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EMDR and Attachment-Focused Trauma Therapy for Adults: Reclaiming Authentic Self and Healthy Attachments Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Kim Golda
Published in Australian Social Work (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Social Work Students’ Reflections on Self-care While Completing Field Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Sera Harris, Rosemary Qummouh, Matt Victor Dalziel
Self-care is a beneficial practice for social workers to both maintain their general wellbeing and to perform their professional role efficaciously. For students, field education is a prime opportu...
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Australian Mental Health Social Workers’ Experiences of Burnout Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-11-26 Genevieve Carles, Catherine Stewart, David Hodgson
Mental health practice is recognised as emotionally demanding and complex. Social workers and others working in this field of practice may be susceptible to stress and burnout. This study explored ...
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Service Users’ Descriptions of Recovery-Oriented Elements of a Rural Mental Health Service Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Rochelle Hine, Eleanor Mitchell, Michael Naughton, Liz Craig, Denise Azar, Michaela O’Regan, Anton Isaacs, Shane Bullock, Keith Sutton, Darryl Maybery
Recovery-oriented practice is the dominant framework for mental health services in Australia. However, evidence demonstrating recovery processes outside public services is scant. This study explore...
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Improving Service Responses for Children and Young People Who Experience Domestic and Family Violence: A Way Forward Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Carmela Bastian, Sarah Wendt, Georgia Rowley, Ali Elder
Domestic and family violence experienced by women and children is a significant social issue. Children and young people’s exposure to domestic and family violence is a recognised form of child abus...
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Evaluating the Use of ePortfolios in Social Work Education: Assessing Student Competency in Meeting Graduate Attributes Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Zalia Powell, Laura Dodds, Gerard Jefferies, Dimitra Lattas, Cindy Davis
Social work external accrediting bodies are moving towards competency-based models that require educational providers to demonstrate that students meet specific competencies at graduation. It is ex...
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An Innovative Partnership Model in Social Work Field Education Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Betty Haralambous, Ronnie Egan, Francesca Gullaci
Neo-liberalism has driven a crisis in Social Work Field Education (SWFE) globally, creating competition, funding cuts, increased workload, and limited capacity to support students. This has been ex...
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Interprofessional Collaboration: How Social Workers, Psychologists, and Teachers Collaborate to Address Student Wellbeing Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Doris Testa
This micro-level study investigated interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers who work together to support young people in secondary schools. Drawing on fo...
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Special Issue: Safety and Innovation in Out-of-home Care Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Artificial Intelligence and Implications for the Australian Social Work Journal Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 David Hodgson, Lynelle Watts, Susan Gair
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Vale Helen Cleak, 1951–2023—An Esteemed Member of Australian Social Work Editorial Board Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Journal Publication Awards Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Debbie Plath
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Responding to Domestic Violence: Difficult Conversations Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Helen Hickson
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Advancing Social Work Research in Australia: Experienced Researcher Perspectives Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Clare Tilbury, Mark Hughes, Christine Bigby, Clarissa Hitchcock
While social work research in Australia is in reasonable shape, it requires a strong research culture promoting rigorous research to enhance its credibility and influence on social policy discourse...
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Transitioning to Professional Practice: Experiences of International Master of Social Work [MSW] Graduates from Australian Programs Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Lana Battaglia, Catherine A. Flynn, Fiona McDermott
ABSTRACT With increasing numbers of international students entering Australian social work programs, research has focused on the challenges of teaching these students due to perceived cultural differences and language comprehension. However, limited research has examined their experiences when transitioning to practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 international MSW graduates originating
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Interprofessional Collaboration to Develop and Deliver Domestic Violence Curriculum to Dental Students Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Ann Carrington, Felicity Croker, Amanda Lee-Ross, Sandra Keogh, Simone Dewar, Casey Townsend, William Shield, Winson Chan
ABSTRACT Domestic violence (DV) is a serious social problem that impacts significantly on communities globally. While dentists are uniquely positioned to identify patients who experience DV, there is limited content specifically addressing the issue in their undergraduate training. James Cook University (JCU) dental students revealed this gap, and, in response, an interprofessional collaboration between
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Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions: Knowledge and Skills for Thoughtful Practice Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Rosemary Sheehan
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Forensic Social Work in Australian Undergraduate Social Work Education: A Generic Practice Versus Specialisation Consideration Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Dimitra Lattas, Cindy Davis
ABSTRACT Australian social workers are routinely employed in forensic roles, including forensic medicine, domestic and family violence, youth justice, probation or parole, and correctional work. Forensic social work often is considered to be a specialist area of social work due to the required additional knowledge of the law, crime, victimology, comorbidity, and intersectionality. Globally, and in
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The Consideration of Animals Within Australian Social Work Curriculum Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Angella Duvnjak, Ashleigh Dent
ABSTRACT There is growing impetus for social work to move beyond a human-centric social justice orientation to include the consideration of animals. Social work programs in Australia are currently not required to include content related to animals within the curricula and little is known about the extent to which this content is currently being taught in Australia. The aim of this study was to explore
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Living with Experience in the Academy: Pressures to Disclose in Routine Research Activities Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Susan Baidawi, Scott Avery, Rubini Ball, Robyn Newitt
ABSTRACT Lived-experience perspectives have gained increasing traction in social work research, presenting valuable opportunities for novel insights to inform policy, practice, and research. Yet these developments have perhaps outpaced our capacity as producers and consumers of research to consider their broader ethical implications for social work researchers with lived experience (particularly those
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The “Freedom Work” of Feminist Domestic Violence Advocates Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Delanie Woodlock, Michael Salter, Deborah Western
ABSTRACT Since the 1970s, there have been dramatic shifts in domestic violence advocacy in Australia. Domestic violence activism emerged from the women’s liberation movement with a clear feminist and emancipatory agenda, but this work has now shifted into the mainstream. This has seen the previous focus of domestic violence advocacy, which included women’s freedom and liberation, narrow to an emphasis
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A Simulated Placement: Using a Mixed-Reality Learning Environment for Social Work Field Education Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 S. Harris, M. Newcomb
ABSTRACT COVID-19 presented fresh challenges for social work field education, requiring agile and innovative solutions. To address the scarcity of direct client-facing placements during the extended and unpredictable public health restrictions, Australian Catholic University (ACU) created the Simulated Placement Experience (SPE) for final-year students. The program immersed students into nine practice
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Call for Reviewers- Australian Social Work Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-07-20
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 4, 2023)
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Special Issue: Our Voices: Being Seen and Heard Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Bindi Bennett, Jennie Briese, Sue Gillieatt
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 3, 2023)
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Barriers Preventing Indigenous Women with Violence-related Head Injuries from Accessing Services in Australia Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Michelle Fitts, Jennifer Cullen, Jody Barney
ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious yet commonly under-recognised injury sustained by women as a direct outcome of family violence. Although healthcare and support services are critical, many women do not access support services following this injury. At present, there are few relevant qualitative studies that have elevated the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. This
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Social Work in Australia Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Jacob Prehn, Maggie Walter
ABSTRACT In this article we argue that in Australian social work context and practice, Indigenous Data Sovereignty (ID-SOV) needs to be operationalised by enacting the principles of Indigenous Data Governance (ID-GOV). Failure to embed ID-SOV and ID-GOV leaves the profession open to claims that it is complicit in disempowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to data. ID-SOV
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Doing Anti-oppressive Social Work: Rethinking Theory and Practice Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Sophie Goldingay
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 3, 2023)
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First Nations Children and Families and Permanency Planning Reform: The Evidence Counts Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Wendy Hermeston
ABSTRACT Major permanency planning-based reforms transformed the New South Wales (NSW) out-of-home care (care) system between 2012 and 2022, in the face of strong, sustained opposition from First Peoples. Permanency, attachment and related notions, including the best interests of the child are all constructs central to permanency planning and crucial factors in judicial decision-making about children’s
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A Yarn Among Social Workers: Knowing, Being, and Doing Social Work Learning, Expertise, and Practice Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Charmayne Fleming, Shirley Young, Joanne Else, Libby Hammond, Helen McLaren
ABSTRACT Many social workers engage in Yarning and truth-telling. This worldview is important considering that Australian social work literature is historically informed by white western thought. This white lens has obstructed the self-determination of Aboriginal social workers and their communities. We came together as Aboriginal social workers and non-Aboriginal allies. Our authorship engaged dialogue
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Indigenisation, (De)Colonisation, and Whiteness: Dismantling Social Work Education Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-05-07 Joleen Ryan, Jesse Ivelja
ABSTRACT Education and knowledge sharing has a long and rich history within Australia prior to, and since invasion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always been committed to truth telling and ways of knowing, being, and doing. The process of decolonisation through the implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and pedagogy is an ongoing commitment in higher
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Addressing Women’s Psychosocial Needs Following an Adverse Prenatal Diagnosis: Qualitative Findings Inform SARF Model Development Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-30 Stephanie Azri, Marianne Wyder, Jennifer Cartmel
ABSTRACT Adverse prenatal diagnoses, regardless of the women’s choice of continuing the pregnancy or terminating it, can impact a women’s psychological and psychosocial wellbeing. Supportive interventions during this time are important. However, understanding what is deemed useful and best practice is complex and multifaceted. To understand the need for support during this time, the authors undertook
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Transformational Mentoring Experiences for First Nations Young People: A Scoping Review Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Mishel McMahon, Michael Chisholm, Aldara Yenara, Tanya Garling, Werner Vogels, Julia van Vuuren, Corina Modderman
ABSTRACT While Aboriginal youth mentoring has been used as a teaching process for thousands of years and the tradition continues, little attention has been paid to documenting what elements make learning experiences transformational. As part of the evaluation of the Aldara Yenara mentoring program, this Aboriginal-led scoping review examined literature about transformational mentoring programs from
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We Come With This Place Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Trevor G. Gates
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 3, 2023)
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Social Work Practice in Australia: A Narrative Literature Review Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Nirosha Boaden, Jung-Sook Lee, Therese M. Cumming
ABSTRACT In Australia, it has been well documented that the leading preventable cause of nongenetic neurodevelopmental disability (NDD) is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This review explores literature informing Australian social work in the context of FASD. It highlights the need for increased social work research to inform evidence-based practice (EBP) in FASD diagnosis and management using
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The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Parents and Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Cathy Humphreys, Louis Novy, Natalie Cergovski, Hoi Ching Lai, Keith McVilly
ABSTRACT The spread of COVID-19 resulted in restrictive lockdowns. For families supporting young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the service system was stripped away. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of this challenging situation on a group of Australian carers and parents of children and young people with ASD, with an intention to inform policy and practice based on the
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Decolonisation: More Than a Trendy Word Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Lorraine Muller
Published in Australian Social Work (Vol. 76, No. 3, 2023)
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Anger Following the Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires: Implications for Postdisaster Service Provision Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Connie Kellett, Lisa Gibbs, Louise Harms
ABSTRACT Anger is a well-recognised but little understood emotion in postdisaster contexts. For service providers working in recovery environments, it is critical to understand anger to ensure effective supports and interventions are mobilised. This article describes findings from a study conducted four years after the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires. Thirty-eight community and service-provider
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The Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsiveness Tools (CICRT): Creating More Culturally Responsive Social Workers Australian Social Work (IF 2.579) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Bindi Bennett, Claire Morse
ABSTRACT Social workers play a pivotal role in addressing equity and diversity within Australia using both culturally responsiveness skills and knowledge. This article describes a research project that resulted in the development of the Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsive Tools that can be used by social workers in their practice. This was a large project conducted over three years, which involved