Browsing Sydney School of Education and Social Work by subject "1607 Social Work"
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Adoption in Australia: Past, present and considerations for the future
Published 2021Australia has a troubled history with adoption, arising from the legacy of forced and “closed” adoptions and the systematic removal of Indigenous children, known as the “Stolen Generations”. Evidence from national inquiries ...Open AccessArticle -
Benefits and limits of peer support for mothers with intellectual disability affected by domestic violence and child protection
Published 2020-01-01It is established that parents with intellectual disability raise their children in conditions of severe socioeconomic disadvantage, increasing a risk of child removal. Peer support can help vulnerable and isolated families ...Open AccessArticle -
Changing nature of adoption and need for post-adoption services: Intercountry adoption practice in Taiwan and Australia
Published 2021This study explores issues on post-adoption services in intercountry adoptions based on the perspectives of adoption professionals from Taiwan and Australia. Findings revealed that both birth and adoptive families identify ...Open AccessArticle -
Improving treatment for people with cognitive impairment and substance misuse issues: Lessons from an inclusive residential treatment program pilot in Australia
Published 2022Background Approximately half of the substance dependence treatment population is estimated to have a cognitive impairment, which reduces participation, retention, and post-treatment outcomes. Cognitive behaviour change ...Open AccessPreprint -
Intersectional Disadvantage: Exploring Differences Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Parents with Intellectual Disability in the New South Wales Child Protection System
Published 2018-01-01Background: Two parent groups overrepresented in child protection matters are those with intellectual disability and those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. To date, no research has explored the child ...Open AccessArticle -
‘I’m the centre part of a Venn diagram’: belonging and identity for Taiwanese-Australian intercountry adoptees
Published 2021Intercountry adoptees face many challenges in developing their identity and achieving a sense of belonging in post-assimilation Australia. This study uses a constructivist approach to analyse narrative interviews with a ...Open AccessArticle -
Narrating connection in intercountry adoption: Complexities of openness in Taiwan‒Australia adoptions
Published 2020-01-01Connection and reunion is central to adoption, though complicated by geographical, cultural and linguistic differences in the intercountry adoption space. Drawing from narrative interviews, this study investigated perspectives ...Open AccessArticle -
‘She was there if I needed to talk or to try and get my point across’: specialist advocacy for parents with intellectual disability in the Australian child protection system
Published 2018-01-01Parents with intellectual disability are overrepresented in child protection matters due to a combination of socioeconomic disadvantage and assumptions of parenting incapacity by child welfare workers and courts. Inability ...Open AccessArticle -
Sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in New South Wales, Australia
Published 2020-01-01For children in care, sibling relationships can be one of their most important life-long relationships. This study describes the nature and complexity of the sibling networks of children adopted from out-of-home care in ...Open AccessArticle -
Telling visual stories of loss and hope: Body mapping with mothers about contact after child removal
Published 2021Visual research methods reduce reliance on verbal communication and offer an avenue for non-verbal storytelling. Body mapping is a visual arts-based research method with its origins in art therapy and community development. ...Open AccessArticle -
Trauma-informed family contact practice for children in out-of-home care
Published 2021Trauma knowledge and skills are needed to support relational safety for children in out-of-home care and birth family contact is a particular area where trauma-informed approaches are critical. Mixed methods were used to ...Open AccessArticle