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View article: From Resistance to Reform
From Resistance to Reform Open
Many social policy texts examine specific social policy debates at a point in time and offer mostly technical interpretations of why existing or amended policies and programs have worked or not worked. In contrast, this text presents a com…
View article: A critical analysis of domestic abuse: Using a Marxist framework to inform progressive social work responses
A critical analysis of domestic abuse: Using a Marxist framework to inform progressive social work responses Open
INTRODUCTION: Domestic abuse (DA) remains a serious concern in Australia, with one woman a week on average being murdered by a current or past partner. There has been little examination of neoliberal capitalism—both its role in reinforcing…
View article: Responses of Jewish leadership to manifestations of institutional child sexual abuse: An analysis of two Australian public inquiries
Responses of Jewish leadership to manifestations of institutional child sexual abuse: An analysis of two Australian public inquiries Open
Prior to the 2011 public revelations by Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (ICSA) survivor Manny Waks regarding his experiences of abuse at the Yeshivah Centre, Melbourne, as far back as the 1980s, there was little acknowledgement of the exi…
View article: Social Workers as Politicians: The Key Factors Influencing
Social Workers to Participate as Candidates in Political Elections in Australia
Social Workers as Politicians: The Key Factors Influencing
Social Workers to Participate as Candidates in Political Elections in Australia Open
This study examines the key factors that influence social workers to run for political office in Australia. Eleven in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers who had either run for election, or been elected to,…
View article: A scoping review of the transition experiences and outcomes of young women leaving residential out-of-home care
A scoping review of the transition experiences and outcomes of young women leaving residential out-of-home care Open
Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) are widely recognised as a vulnerable group, and the subset of those who have been placed in residential care experience the greatest challenges after leaving care. Young women exitin…
View article: The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (<scp>OOHC</scp>) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction
The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (<span>OOHC</span>) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction Open
It is increasingly recognised by global research that extending out‐of‐home care (OOHC) until at least 21 years of age is the policy reform most likely to advance improved outcomes for care leavers. In recent years, all eight Australian ju…
View article: What is Known About the Numbers, Experiences and Outcomes of Young People Transitioning from Out-of-home Care in Indonesia?
What is Known About the Numbers, Experiences and Outcomes of Young People Transitioning from Out-of-home Care in Indonesia? Open
Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC), commonly known as care leavers, are widely recognised internationally as a vulnerable group often subject to disadvantage. Yet, most studies of their pathways and outcomes to date ha…
View article: Residential care settings for children in the Philippines: Examining their transnational and neocolonial characteristics and the implications for children’s social welfare
Residential care settings for children in the Philippines: Examining their transnational and neocolonial characteristics and the implications for children’s social welfare Open
This article investigates the contemporary transnational and neocolonial characteristics of children’s welfare in the Philippines, drawing on the perspectives of young people in residential care settings (RCSs) (aka orphanages) as well as …
View article: From Care to Corrections: A Scoping Review of Pathways from Child Protection to Adult Criminal Justice Systems
From Care to Corrections: A Scoping Review of Pathways from Child Protection to Adult Criminal Justice Systems Open
Individuals who have experienced child protection system involvement are over-represented in criminal justice systems. This group faces greater risks of serious offending and justice system entrenchment relative to their peers without chil…
View article: An intersectional feminist analysis of compulsory income management in Australia
An intersectional feminist analysis of compulsory income management in Australia Open
Globally, women experience poverty at disproportionate rates to men, with the situation being worse for Indigenous women and women of colour. Social security systems are one avenue for income redistribution that can alleviate poverty. Howe…
View article: Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: A population-level study
Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: A population-level study Open
Those who have had child protection involvement, but have not been placed in care, had better outcomes than those who had been in care. However, their outcomes were still poorer than the population cohort with no child protection contact.
View article: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Policies and Interventions that Improve Health, Psychosocial, and Economic Outcomes for Young People Leaving the Out-of-Home Care System
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Policies and Interventions that Improve Health, Psychosocial, and Economic Outcomes for Young People Leaving the Out-of-Home Care System Open
Young people who transition to adulthood from out-of-home care (OOHC) are more likely to experience a range of poorer outcomes relative to their same-age peers in the community. This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of policies…
View article: Perspectives on the ongoing impact of compulsory income management in the Northern Territory
Perspectives on the ongoing impact of compulsory income management in the Northern Territory Open
Since 2007, income support recipients in the Northern Territory (NT) have been subjected to compulsory income management (CIM), a form of welfare conditionality which continues, despite the withdrawal of CIM from other locations in Austral…
View article: How does the media represent institutional child sexual abuse within Jewish communities? A case study of the Malka Leifer court case
How does the media represent institutional child sexual abuse within Jewish communities? A case study of the Malka Leifer court case Open
Concerns about institutional child sexual abuse within Jewish communities have been documented in two recent national inquiries into child sexual abuse, in Australia, and England and Wales. Yet to date, there has been little analysis of ho…
View article: How has the media framed the introduction of the supervised injecting room in Victoria? A comparison of editorials of The Age and Herald Sun 2017–2022
How has the media framed the introduction of the supervised injecting room in Victoria? A comparison of editorials of The Age and Herald Sun 2017–2022 Open
Influenced by a harm reduction philosophy, the then Victorian Labor Government announced the establishment of the state's first medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) in North Richmond in late 2017. But, public and political opinion re…
View article: Getting by and getting ahead in Australia: a conceptual approach to examining the individual impact of informal social capital on care-leaver transitions
Getting by and getting ahead in Australia: a conceptual approach to examining the individual impact of informal social capital on care-leaver transitions Open
View article: Getting by and getting ahead in Australia: a conceptual approach to examining the individual impact of informal social capital on care-leaver transitions
Getting by and getting ahead in Australia: a conceptual approach to examining the individual impact of informal social capital on care-leaver transitions Open
View article: “The most significant child welfare reform in a generation”: An examination of the strategies used by the Home Stretch campaign
“The most significant child welfare reform in a generation”: An examination of the strategies used by the Home Stretch campaign Open
For more than three decades, official and independent enquiries have documented the poor outcomes experienced by many young people transitioning from out‐of‐home care (OOHC) in Australia, known as care leavers. Yet, until 2017, most of the…
View article: Examining the Mental Health Care Needs and Outcomes of Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) in Australia
Examining the Mental Health Care Needs and Outcomes of Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) in Australia Open
Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC), often called care leavers, are known to experience mental health challenges. This article presents a scoping review of research studies completed on the mental health care needs and …
View article: Educational experiences and needs of students in out-of-home care: a Delphi study
Educational experiences and needs of students in out-of-home care: a Delphi study Open
Numerous studies show that children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) face significant disadvantage in completing high school and accessing post-secondary education. The current research involved a two-round Delphi survey which a…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
Supported residential services as a type of "total institution":Implications for the National Disability Insurance Scheme ( NDIS ) 'That's the bloodline': Does Kinship and care translate to Kinship care?Comparative analysis of third-party …
View article: From Welfarist Support for Vulnerable Groups to a Social Justice Perspective: The Australian Council of Social Service and the Construction of Poverty, 1956–75
From Welfarist Support for Vulnerable Groups to a Social Justice Perspective: The Australian Council of Social Service and the Construction of Poverty, 1956–75 Open
It has often been suggested that poor Australians were a forgotten cohort during the long period of post‐World War Two prosperity. Yet the peak non‐government welfare body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), aimed from its e…
View article: An analysis of the intersecting factors and needs that informed the experiences of young people transitioning from out of home care in the Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia
An analysis of the intersecting factors and needs that informed the experiences of young people transitioning from out of home care in the Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia Open
Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (often called care leavers) are globally a disadvantaged group who can be particularly vulnerable to experiences of housing instability and homelessness. This qualitative study, based on int…
View article: Paternalistic Welfare or Co-designed Partnerships with Local Communities? Analysis of Community Group Submissions to Six Australian Parliamentary Inquiries into the Cashless Debit Card from 2015–2020
Paternalistic Welfare or Co-designed Partnerships with Local Communities? Analysis of Community Group Submissions to Six Australian Parliamentary Inquiries into the Cashless Debit Card from 2015–2020 Open
Prior to the election of the Labor Government in May 2022, consecutive Australian Liberal–National Coalition Governments argued that local community leaders and organisations endorsed the introduction of the restrictive cashless debit card…
View article: How do Australian policymakers frame the causes of and policy solutions to poverty? A critical examination of Anti‐Poverty Week parliamentary debates from 2012 to 2021
How do Australian policymakers frame the causes of and policy solutions to poverty? A critical examination of Anti‐Poverty Week parliamentary debates from 2012 to 2021 Open
In recent decades, poverty has increasingly been marginalised in Australian policy discourse. One strategy used by social justice advocates to revitalise a poverty policy agenda has been the annual Anti‐Poverty Week campaign, which aims to…
View article: Co‐design or top‐down welfare conditionality? An analysis of the impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander submissions to six parliamentary inquiries into the Cashless Debit Card
Co‐design or top‐down welfare conditionality? An analysis of the impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander submissions to six parliamentary inquiries into the Cashless Debit Card Open
The former Coalition Commonwealth Government consistently asserted that representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter Indigenous) organisations supported the introduction of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) in multiple trial…
View article: Healing Trauma and Loss and Increasing Social Connections: Transitions from Care and Early Parenting
Healing Trauma and Loss and Increasing Social Connections: Transitions from Care and Early Parenting Open
International literature suggests that many young people transitioning from government care become parents before age 21, characteristically termed ‘early parenting’, at least in the English-speaking world. Yet there is only limited knowle…
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View article: Should social work become a registered profession? An examination of the views of 15 Australian social workers
Should social work become a registered profession? An examination of the views of 15 Australian social workers Open
In contrast to most Western jurisdictions, social work in Australia is not currently a registered profession. However, in late 2021, the South Australian Parliament passed a Bill to register social workers in that state. This follows a lon…
View article: Subjectification, suffering and emotional resistance
Subjectification, suffering and emotional resistance Open
Compulsory Income Management (CIM) is a neoliberal approach to social security provision that has been deployed in Australia since 2007. It sees a large portion of welfare recipients’ social security payments quarantined for use on ‘essent…