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Conference Papers
, 2004, 'Intervention to Promote Family Wellness: Research Evidence and Policy Implications', in IFSW ; IASSW ; AASW ; AASWWE (eds.), Global Social Work Congress 2004 - Reclaiming Civil Society, Adelaide, Sth Aust, pp. 57 - 57, presented at
, 2004, 'Effective Interventions to Promote Resilient Outcomes for Children in Care: A Longitudinal Study of Children in Care', in ISPCAN (ed.), ISPCAN 15th International Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Brisbane, Qld, pp. 124 - 124, presented at
, 2004, 'Promoting Child Wellbeing through Family Support: capturing the Research Evidence on Family Support', in ISPCAN (ed.), ISPCAN 15th International Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Brisbane, Qld, pp. 96 - 96, presented at
, 2004, 'Resilience and Care Outcomes: Perspectives of Children Carers and Teachers', in Social Department, Canada (ed.), Promoting Resilient Development in Children - 6th International Looking After Children Conference, Ottawa, Canada, presented at
, 2004, 'Working with Family Change: The case for best Practice in Family Support Intervention', in Social Development, Canada (ed.), 6th International Looking After Children Conference, Ottawa, Canada, presented at
, 2004, 'Researching Children`s Views on Service Outcome: Future Research and Interventions', in Knowledge into Action: Effective Practice for Child and Family Services, Sydney, pp. 6 - 6, presented at
, 2004, 'Supporting Children and Responding to Families: A Research Study of Intervention', in Uniting Care ; The Spastic Centre ; Dept. of Community Services (eds.), Intensive Family Services 5th National Practice Symposium, Sydney, pp. 20 - 20, presented at
, 2001, 'Protecting Children by Strengthening Families: A Study of Outcomes of Intervention through family centres', in International Research Seminar on, International Research Seminar on, pp. 251 - 272, presented at
, 1996, 'Realities of women`s caring: rethinking child welfare interventions.', in Women Participating in Global Change, Hong Kong, presented at
Conference Posters
, 2009, 'Pathways to permanency: Reunification outcomes for children in foster care.', Victoria, presented at Well Being Research Showcase Program, UNSW, UNSW, 19 August 2009 - 20 August 2009
Conference Presentations
, 2025, 'Child poverty in the international context', presented at Insights into child and family Symposium EuSARF2025: Transformation, Transition and Innovation in Child Welfare, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences,Croatia., 08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
, 2025, 'Effecting links between research and practice: Disseminating your work through publication.', presented at Transformation, Transition and Innovation in Child Welfare :European Scientific Association on Residential and Family care for Children and Adolescents Conference (EUSARF), Croatia, 08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
, 2025, 'Scoping Review of Social Work Practices with Children and Families in Poverty', presented at Insights into child and family poverty : Fernandez Symposium EuSARF2025: Transformation, Transition and Innovation in Child Welfare, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences.Croatia., 08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
, 2025, 'Trauma and resilience of older care leavers in Australia: Enhancing service systems and support', presented at European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care for Children and Adolescents Conference: EuSARF2025: Transformation, Transition and Innovation in Child Welfare, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Croatia, 08 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
, 2025, 'Reunification as pathway to permanence – Challenges and opportunities.', presented at International Seminar of AFAC: Expanding Perspectives on Foster Care In collaboration with UNICEF Chile, Online, 28 April 2025 - 28 April 2025
, 2025, 'Social Work Practice with Poverty - Overview of Multinational Survey Project: Findings from Australia', presented at Insights into child and family Symposium European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care for Children and Adolescents Conference (EUSARF) EuSARF2025: Transformation, Transition and Innovation in Child Welfare, University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences Croatia, - 12 September 2025
, 2024, 'Education and child centred out of home care', presented at 'Global Childhoods: Critical Perspectives Promoting Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Understandings’ Biennial Conference of the International Society of Child Indicators, Bhubaneswar (India), 14 February 2024 - 16 February 2024
, 2024, 'Long term outcomes of care leavers in Australia: What the research tells us about their trauma and resilience', presented at 'Global Childhoods: Critical Perspectives Promoting Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Understandings’ Biennial Conference of the International Society of Child Indicators, Bhubaneswar (India), 14 February 2024 - 16 February 2024
, 2019, 'Adults who were abused as children: Implications for aged care service interventions', presented at Emerging Researchers in Ageing in partnership with the ARC Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) 18th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing, UNSW SCIENTIA, 05 November 2019 - 05 November 2019
, 2019, 'Responding to the well-being of Indigenous children in care and adult care leavers', presented at “Children of the World: The Touch of Change. Theories, Policies, Practices”the 7th International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators Research, University of Tartu, Estonia, 27 August 2019 - 28 August 2019
, 2019, 'The lived experience and long-term outcomes of adults who have experienced physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect as children in care', presented at Conference Addressing the Complex Needs of Forgotten Australians in Aged Care, Figtree Conference Centre Sydney, 06 June 2019 - 06 June 2019
, 2018, 'Child and Family Poverty: International Perspectives and Responses,', presented at Cross Faculty Seminar, Kings College London, 20 November 2018 - 20 July 2026
, 2018, 'Child Poverty: Trends and responses from Australia', presented at International Conference on Effective Measures to Cope with Poverty, International Association for Outcome Based Evaluation and Research in Family and Child Services, Rome Italy, 10 October 2018 - 10 October 2018
, 2018, 'Reunification of children with birth parents after placement', presented at All Children, All Families. Promoting Excellence in Child Welfare Research, Policy and Practice’ XVth International Conference of the European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care (EUSARF, Porto (Portugal), 03 October 2018 - 05 October 2018
, 2017, 'Adult psychosocial outcomes for former British child migrants in Australia: Voices of child migrants', presented at Public Seminar, School of Social Work, University of East Anglia, UK, 21 November 2017 - 21 November 2017
, 2017, 'Responding to families: Public policies for vulnerable families', presented at Seminar series on Contemporary Issues and Debates in Social Work Education, Research and Practice, The Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Kings College, London, 21 November 2017 - 21 November 2017
, 2017, 'Child protection and child poverty : Inetrface and complexities', presented at Meeting of senior government advisors, UK Department of Education, Westminster, London, Westminster, London, 31 October 2017 - 31 October 2017
, 2017, 'No child should grow up like this: The experience of Forgotten Australians, members of the Stolen Generations and Child Migrants in Australian care systems.', presented at Postgraduate Seminar, Master of International Studies, Studies School of Education, Communication and Society, Kings College, 24 October 2017 - 24 October 2017
, 2017, 'No child should grow up like this: The experience of Forgotten Australians, members of the Stolen Generations and Child Migrants in Australian care systems.', presented at Postgraduate Seminar, Master of International Studies, School of Education, Communication and Society, Kings College, London, 24 October 2017 - 24 October 2017
, 2017, 'Uprooted from everything that attaches you: Long-term outcomes of former child migrants in care in Australia,', presented at Public Seminar, Department of Education, University of Oxford, 15 October 2017 - 15 October 2017
, 2017, 'Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences and Responses', presented at 6th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, 28 June 2017 - 30 June 2017
, 2017, 'Children in Poverty: Trends, Consequences and Responses', presented at Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators,, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 28 June 2017 - 30 July 2017
Reports
, 2018, Understanding the experience and outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care during the Twentieth Century, Kensington: University of New South Wales, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27082, http://www.forgottenaustralians.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/uploads/Indigenour%20Report%20%202018.pdf
, 2016, No Child Should Grow Up Like This: Identifying long term outcomes of Forgotten Australians, Child Migrants and the Stolen Generations, UNSW NSW, Sydney, https://www.forgottenaustralians.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/uploads/UNSW_ForgottenAustralians_Report_Nov16.pdf
, 2016, Reunification and Re-entry Trajectories for Children in Out-of-home care in Queensland
, 2014, A study of the Children's Court of New South Wales: Part of a National Assessment of Australia's Children's Courts, University of New South Wales, Kensignton NSW
, 2006, Outcome study on the use of children's services as a strategy in child protection, 15/2006
, 2006, Permanency Planning, University of New South Wales, Sydney
, 2005, The Best thing I`ve ever done is ring these people, University of New South Wales, Sydney
, 2003, Protecting children: Strengthening Families, University of New South Wales, Sydney
, 2003, Supporting Children and Responding to Families, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Preprints
, 2014, A Study of the Children’s Court of New South Wales, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3439191
, 2013, The Children’s Court in New South Wales, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3439195