Professor Karen Healy
B. Soc Wk (hons 1), PhD (Qld)
Positions:
Research Director
Mail Address:
School of Social Work & Human Services
Chamberlain Building, Campbell Road
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, 4072
Contact Details:
Telephone: +61 7 336 51847
Fax: +61 7 3365 1788
Email: k.healy@social.uq.edu.au
Office:
Room 327
Chamberlain Building
St Lucia Campus
The University of Queensland
Academic & Research Interests:
Creating strong and resilient communities, human services labour force issues, theories of professional practice, professional judgement in high risk situations, policy and practice interface in human service organisations.
Teaching Areas:
Direct Practice, child protection theory and practice, social work theory.
Select Publications:
Books
Healy, K. and Mulholland, J. (2007). Writing Skills for Social Workers. Sage: London
Healy, K. (2005). Social Work in Context: Creating Frameworks for Practice. Palgrave: Basingstoke.
Healy, K. (2000). Social Work Practices: Contemporary Perspectives on Change. Sage: London.
Journal Articles
Healy, K and Oltedal, S. (in press) Child protection systems in Australia and Norway: An institutional comparison focused on workforce retention. Journal of Social Policy.
Healy, K. (2009). Critical Questions about the Quest for Clarity in Child Protection Regimes. Communities, Children and Families Australia, 4(1), pp. 50-56.
Healy, K. (2009). A case of mistaken identity: Social welfare professions and new public management, Journal of Sociology, Volume 45(4): 401–418
Healy, K. and Darlington, Y. (2009) Service user participation in diverse child protection / contexts: principles for practice, Child and Family Social Work, 14, pp 420–430
Meagher, G., Cortis, N. and Healy, K. (2009). Strategic Challenges in Child Welfare Services: A Comparative Study of Australia, England and Sweden. In K. Rummery, I. Greener, and c. Holden, Social Policy Review 21, pp. 217-247.
Healy, K., Meagher, G. and Cullin, J. (2009). Retaining novices to become expert practitioners: Creating career pathways in direct practice, British Journal of Social Work, 39, 299-317.
