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Publications and Presentations

Publications

Papers published or submitted for publication in 2012, 2011 and 2010 include:

2012 Publications

• Arney, F., Bromfield, L., Lewig, K., Michaux, A., Antcliff, G. & Mildon, R. (2012) 'Chapter 12: Facilitating Evidence-Informed Practice: Participatory Knowledge Translation and Exchange' in Dill, K. & Shera, W. (Eds) Implementing Evidence-Informed Practice: International Perspectives. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
• Arney, F. & Bromfield, L. (submitted). An integrated framework for the safety and wellbeing of children in Australia's Northern Territory. Child Abuse Review, special edition on public health approaches to safeguarding children.
• Berry, M. & McLean, S. (accepted) An overview of Family Preservation [invited book chapter] in Mallon, G.P. & Hess, P.M. (Eds) Child Welfare for the 21st Century, New York: Columbia University Press.
• Bromfield, L. (in press). Evidence-informed practice in child welfare: Definitions, challenges and strategies by Aron Schlonsky and Michelle Ballan. Commentary. Developing Practice.
• McLean, S. (accepted) Barriers to collaboration on behalf of children with challenging behaviours: a large qualitative study of five constituent groups, Child & Family Social Work.
• McLean, S., Delfabbro, P., Kettler, L., & Riggs, D. (under review) Residential care workers managing chalenging behaviour: unique stressors, Australian Social Work.
• McLean, S., Kettler, L., Delfabbro, P., & Riggs, D. (accepted). Frameworks for understanding challenging behaviour in out-of-home care, Clinical Psychologist.
• McLean, S., Riggs, D., Kettler, L., & Delfabbro, P. (accepted). Challenging behaviour in out-of-home care: use of attachment ideas in practice, Child & Family Social Work.
• Mildon, R, Bromfield, L., Arney, F., Lewig, K., Michaux, A., & Antcliff, G. (in press). Facilitating evidence-informed practice: Participatory knowledge translation & exchange. Edited book compilation of the papers presented at the Connecting the dots: Making evidence-informed practice a reality international invitational workshop, Toronto.
• Zufferey, C., & Gibson, C. (submitted) Bringing together professional education and reserach: influencing Social Work education to improve practice outcomes for children, Communities, Children and Families Australia.

2011 Publications

• Berry, M. (2011) 'One goal of the recent emphasis on universal family support services is the early identification of children at risk of experiencing child maltreatment', Exchange, vol. 3 no. 1.
• Berry, M., McLean, S., Lewig, K (2011) Overview of the empirical support for the Signs of Safety Model, UnitingCare West, Perth, WA.
• Bromfield, L. (2011). 'Minimising cumulative harm for vulnerable children: does the green paper reflect international best practice?', SSPA News special edition on cumulative harm, Dec 2011.
• Bromfield, L., Lamont, A., & Antcliff, G. (2011). Practice Guide 1: Cumulative Harm. The Benevolent Society, Sydney, NSW.
• Gibson, C. (2011) 'Can collaboration between services help children?', Parity, Council to Homeless Persons, vol. 24, no. 2 ISBN 1032-6170
• Gibson, C. & Berry, M. (2011) Responding to children in homelessness services, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, ISBN 978-0-9870491-1-7.
• Gibson, C. & Morphett, K. (2011) Creative responses to the needs of homeless children: promising practice, Developing Practice, 28, 23-31.
• Jordan, B., Sketchley, R., Bromfield, L., Antcliff, L. & Lamont, A. (2011) Practice Guide 2: Infants at risk of Abuse and Neglect, The Benevolent Society, Sydney, NSW.
• McLean, S., Price-Robertson, R. & Robinson, E. (2011) Therapeutic residential care in Australia: Taking stock and looking forward, NCPC Issues, No. 35, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 22 pp. ISBN 978-1-921414-80-0.Berry, M., & Reed, C. (2011) Understanding the nature, structure and contexts of family support centres. In A.N. Maluccio, C. Canali, & T. Vecchiato (Eds.), Outcome evalution in services for families and children: International perspectives. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Nett, J., Spratt, T., Bromfield, L., Hietamaki, J., Kinler, H., & Ponnert, L. (2011). Child protection systems: An international comparison of good practice interim report. Association PPP - Programme National pour la Protection de l'Enfant: Bern, Switzerland.
• Price-Robertson, R. & Bromfield, L. (2011) Risk assessment in child protection, NCPC Resource sheet, Australian Institute of Family Studies, 6 pp. ISSN 1448-9112 (Online); ISBN 978-1-921414-72-5.
• Ryan, F. (2011) "Karyininpa (Holding): A Way of Nurturing Children in Aboriginal Australia", Australian Social Work, 64:2, 183-187.
• Ryan, F. (2011) Discussion Paper on Research models for working with Indigenous communities and organisations, Australian Centre for Child Protection.
• Zerk, D. & Crettenden, A. (2011) "Child Protection and Psychology Education in Australian Universities", Australian Psychologist. Article first published online: 25 March 2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2010.00017.x

2010 Publications

• Arney, F. & Bromfield, L. 'Chapter 3: An integrated framework for child safety and wellbeing in the Northern Territory', pp. 12-14, in Northern Territory Government 2010, Growing Them Strong, Together: Promoting the safety and wellbeing of the Northern Territory's children, Summary Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Child Protection System in the Northern Territory 2010, M. Bamblett, H. Bath and R. Roseby, Northern Territory Government, Darwin.
• Arney, F., Zufferey, C. & Lange R. (2010) "Mental Health is one Issue.  The Child is Another Issue, Issues Bounce Back and Clash Against Each Other" : Facilitating Collaboration Between Child Protection and Mental Health Services, Communities, Children and Families, Vol 5, No 1, pp21-34.
• Berry, M. (2010) Child Protection in Australia: It's Better Than You Think, Communities, Children and Families Australia, 5(2). ISSN: 1833-6280.
• Berry, M. (2010). Dentro l'intervento: Mattoni evidence-based per servizi efficaci. Politiche e Servizi all Persone, 5, 133-138.
• Berry, M. (2010). Inside the intervention: Evidence-based building blocks of effective services. In E.J. Knorth, M.E. Kkalverboer, & J. Knot-Dickscheit (Eds.) Inside out: How interventions in child and family care work: An International sourcebook (pp. 44-47). Antwerp: Garant Publishers.
• Briggs, C., Ryan, D., Brown, N., Gray, J. Green, J, Fowler, C., and Homer, C., (2010) "Professionals Protecting Children: Child Protection and Nursing and Midwifery Education Curriculum Standards" University of Technology Sydney and the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Adelaide, ISBN 978-0-9807669-3-6
• Bromfield, L., Lamont, A., Parker, R., & Horsfall, B. (2010). Issues for the safety and wellbeing of children in families with multiple and complex problems: The co-occurence of domestic violence, parental substance misuse, and mental health problems.. NCPC Issues, 33.
• Crettenden, A., Zerk, D., Farrall, E., Arnold, L. (2010) "Professionals Protecting Children: Child Protection and Psychology Education in Australia" Australian Centre for Child Protection, ISBN 978-0-9804107-8-5 (788Kb, pdf)
• Edwards, B. & Bromfield, L.M. (2010). Neighbourhood influences on young children’s emotional and behavioural problems. Family Matters, 84, p. 7-19.
• Gibson, C. (2010) "Homelessness and Child Wellbeing", Communities, Children and Families, Vol 5, No 1, pp35-46.
• Gibson, C. & Johnstone, T., (2010), "Investing in our future: Children's journeys through homelessness and child protection.  A scan of the Literature, Policy and Practice", (pdf, 941Kb) Australian Centre for Child Protection, ISBN9780980766929.
• Gibson, C., & Morphett, K. (2010) "Think Child, Think Family: Child and Family Sensitive Practice within Specialist Homelessness Services, Survey Report 2010", Australian Centre for Child Protection, ISBN: 9780980766943 Also presentation at Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, July 2010 by Tony Eardly, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales "Child and family sensitive practices within specialist homelessness services: results from a preliminary study"
• Horsfall, B., Bromfield, L., & McDonald, M. (2010). Are social marketing campaigns effective in preventing child abuse and neglect? NCPC Issues, 32. Retrieved from www.aifs.gov.au/nch/pubs/issues/issues32/issues32.html 
• Humphreys, C., Holzer, P., Scott, D., Arney, F., Bromfield, L, Higgins, D & Lewig, K. (2010) "The Planets Aligned:  Is Child Protection Policy Reform Good Luck or Good Management?" Australian Social Work, Vol 63, No2, June 2010 pp 145-163.
• Interview: Professor Dorothy Scott, Australian Philanthropy, Winter 2010 Issue 76, pp20-21.
• Leap, N., Fowler, C, Homer, C. (2010) "Professionals Protecting Children: Nurturing and Protecting Children - A Public Health Approach.  A Teaching and Learning Resource for Midwifery and Nursing Education" University of Technology Sydney and the Australian Centre for Child Protection Adelaide.  ISBN 978-0-9870491-0-0
• Lewig, K., Arney, F., Salveron, M. (2010) "Challenges to parenting in a new culture: Implications for child and family welfare" Evaluation and Program Planning Vol 33, 324-332.
• Lewig, K., Scott, D., Holzer, P., Arney, F., Humphreys, C. and Bromfield, L.M. (2010). The role of research in child protection policy reform: A case study of South Australia. Evidence & Policy, 6(4): 461-82.
• Price-Robertson, R., Bromfield, L., & Vassallo, S. (2010). Prevalence matters: Estimating the extent of child maltreatment in Australia. Developing Practice, 26: 12-20.
• Price-Robertson, R., Smart, D., & Bromfield, L. (2010). Family is for life: Connections between childhood experiences and wellbeing in early adulthood. Family Matters, 85. 7-17.
• Sawyer, M.G., Bittman, M, La Greca, A.M., Crettenden, A.D., Harchak, R.G. & Martin, J.(2010) "Time demands of Caring for Children with Autism:  What are the Implications for Maternal Mental Health?" Journal of Autism Development Disorders, 40, 620-628.
• Scott, D. (2010) "Service Delivery Organisations and their Practitioner Workforces Need the Resources and the Values, Knowledge and Skills to Turn the 'Joined Up' Rhetoric Into Reality" Guest Editorial, Communities, Children and Families, Vol 5, No 1, pp1-3.
• Scott, D. (2010) "Working together to support families of vulnerable children", Social Work Now, April 2010, pp20-25.
• Trifonoff, A., Duraisingam, V., Roche, A.M., Pidd, K. (2010) "Taking First Steps: What family sensitive practice means for alcohol and other drug workers - A Survey Report" (1.2Mb, pdf)
• Williams, N. (2010) 'A literature review on ecological theory: implications for research into the refugee parenting experience,' Journal of Child Health Care, 14 (1), 1-17.

Presentations

• Gibson, C. (accepted) "Think Child, Think Family: New Directions in Human Services", Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, 2011.

• Associate Professor Leah Bromfield will present "Does a perfect system exist?" at the NSW Child Protection and Wellbeing Interagency Conference on 30 November 2011. This conference is held by the NSW Government and the Association of Children's Welfare Agencies, in Sydney, NSW.

• Professor Marianne Berry delivered a presentation for the Faculty of Human Sciences at Macquarie University, NSW, titled "Essential Elements of Best Practice in Child Protection", on 20 October 2011.

• Associate Professor Leah Bromfield gave a keynote address in Victoria, British Columbia sponsored by Sandra Griffin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Quality Assurance and Alex Scheiber, Deputy Director of Child Welfare. The address  titled The Role of Child Death Reviews in an Integrated System for Enhancing Child Protection Practice was attended by Ministry of Children and Family Development Staff in Victoria, British Columbia. The address was also broadcast live to staff in every region of British Columbia along with senior quality assurance and policy staff in the Yukon, Saskatchewan and Alberta - a combined audience of approximately 80 participants.

•  Associate Professor Leah Bromfield met with Professor Nico Trocme from the University of Magill in Montreal and Melissa Van Wert from the University of Toronto to discuss the Canadian National Incidence Study, challenges and promising directions in Canadian child welfare and the issues associated with the over-representation of Aboriginal children in Canadian child welfare and the learnings and implications relevant for Australian child welfare.

• Professor Marianne Berry, delivered a Knowledge Works lecture entitled "Critical Components of Service in Preventing Child Abuse and Preserving Families" for the University of South Australia on 11 October 2011. The podcast of the Professorial lecture is available online.

• Ms Christine Gibson delivered a presentation at the Australasian Evaluation Society 2011 International Conference, 29 August - 2 September 2011, titled "Diffusion of innovation and program evaluation".

• Christine Gibson, Community Research Liaison Coordinator, presented "Getting from homeless to happy" at the Welcome Home - Shelter NSW Conference on housing for an inclusive society, in Sydney, 29 June 2011.

• Professor Marianne Berry, was an invited participant and member of the International Association of Outcome Based Evaluation and Research in Family and Children's Services and will be attending their Annual Research Seminar in Malosco, Italy, 27-28 June 2011.

• Professor Marianne Berry, delivered a conference presentation entitled "Building Blocks for an Evidence Based Practice: Clues from Different Countries" at the conference, "Integrating evidence based practices in child and family services:  Lessons learned from different countries." In Bozen, Italy on  29 June 2011.

• Professor Marianne Berry  delivered an invited presentation entitled "Curriculum on evidence based practices in child welfare services" at the  University of Houston, Graduate School of Social Work, Houston, Texas, USA on 1 July 2011.

• Associate Professor Leah Bromfield presented a public address entitled "Cumulative harm: The effects of chronic child maltreatment." at Trinity College, Dublin, School of Social Work and Social Policy in June 2011.  The public address was attended by approx 100 people and included representatives from academia, policy, practice, child death review and media.

• Ms Christine Gibson, gave a guest lecture to Masters of Social Work students at Flinders University entitled "Innovation, evidence and dissemination" on 31 May 2011. The lecture was followed by an informal discussion on related topics with students.

• Dr Sara McLean, presented "Application of attachment theory: implications for judicial decisions" at the Child Protection in Australia and New Zealand - Issues and Challenges for Judicial Administration Conference in Brisbane, 5-7 May 2011.
• "Creating Intergenerational Change" by Professor Marianne Berry, Newpin Conference, Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 7th April 2011.
• UniSA Foundation - Making a Difference, Luncheon address by Professor Marianne Berry, 8 March 2011.
• "How do we know what works in child protection." by Professor Marianne Berry and Associate Professor Leah Bromfield, delivered to the Benevolent Society, 28 February 2011.
• Christine Gibson presented "Diffusion of innovation and program evaluation" at the Australasian Evaluation Society Conference, 2011.
• "Bringing together professional education and research", by Christine Gibson, College of Child and Family Protection Practitioners, 5th National Conference, 2011.
• "Attachment, Social Work and Foster Care", lecture by Christine Gibson at Flinders University, Adelaide.
• Dr Sara McLean delivered "Issues in Child Protection" at the School of Journalism, University of South Australia, 12 October 2011.
• "Reporting in Child Protection", by Dr Sara McLean, School of Journalism, University of South Australia, 30 May 2011.
• "Attachment theory and foster care", Department of Social Work and Social Planning, Flinders University, SA, 15 March 2011.
• Dr Sara McLean delivered "Residential care workers' engagement with mental health and disruptive behaviour: unique tensions" at the College of Child and Family Protection Practitioners 5th National Conference, in Canberra, 2011.
• "Stakeholders' experiences of challenging behaviour in the out-of-home sector: barriers to effective collaborative practice", by Dr Sara McLean, College of Child and Family Protection Practitioners 5th National Conference, Canberra, 2011.
• "Family well-being: Building strength, engagement and partnership". Keynote address by Professor Marianne Berry at the Annual Family Strengths and Assets Summit, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, in December 2010.
• "Measuring family well-being: A strengths-based approach" presented Professor Marianne Berry at the Annual Family Strengths and Assets Summit, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, in December 2010.
• Dr Sara McLean, "Effective support in out-of-home care: the experience of working together". Paper presented to Senior Management Group Forum, Department of Families and Communities. Sunnybrae Function Centre, Adelaide.
• Professor Marianne Berry delivered the keynote address at the Children, Communities, Connections Annual Conference in Adelaide, titled "How do we protect families?", in November 2010.
• "International research on children's centres: A brief description of the findings of eight case studies in children's centres around the world", keynote address delivered by Professor Marianne Berry at the South Australia Children's Centres Leaders Meeting, Adelaide, SA.
• Professor Marianne Berry presented a seminar at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, 'Current Trends in child abuse and neglect in the United States: What might Australians learn and disregard from this evidence base' on 8 September 2010.
• Associate Professor Leah Bromfield presented "Domestic violence risk assessment in child protection" at the Domestic Violence Risk Assessment and Engagement Workshop. NSW Community Services, Sydney, NSW.
• "The Role of Child Death Reviews in an Integrated System for Enhancing Child Protection Practice" (324KB pdf) by Associate Professor Leah Bromfield, 2nd Australasian Conference on Child Death Inquiries and Reviews, Brisbane, 19-20 August 2010.

If you would like details of a particular presentation given by one of our team this year, please contact us at childprotection@unisa.edu.au .

Book publication

Arney, F. & Scott, D (2010), "Working with Vulnerable Families - A Partnership Approach" Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.  Special 20% discount offer voucher here.

 

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