Kathy Ellem
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 202344 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kathy Ellem |
| NOMBRES | Kathy |
| APELLIDO | Ellem |
| FIRMA | ELLEM K |
| AFILIACIONES | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2074-9724 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Disabled Youth Transitioning from Care
Many countries across the globe have enacted leaving care policy to make provision for transition planning and aftercare support for care-leavers who face significant challenges in adulthood. However, the extent to which care-leaver policy addresses the unique needs of disabled youth leaving care is not known. This paper seeks to address this gap in knowledge by analysing care-leaver policy in four countries (United States, United Kingdom, Norway…
Disability counts
Disabled youth are over‐represented among care‐leavers transitioning into adulthood. However, the experiences and needs of disabled care‐leavers are not well understood—largely due to inconsistencies in definition and data collection practices. Applying the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2007), this paper examines the strengths and limitations of existing definitions and data collection p…
Supporting the Recovery of NDIS Participants With Psychosocial Disability
This narrative literature review examines key issues surrounding psychosocial disability support in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It highlights the NDIS's neoliberal approach to support, which has underpinned a lack of clarity around the conceptualisation of psychosocial disability and recovery. Several studies identified a mismatch between the episodic nature of mental illness and the NDIS's permanent disability criteria. Addi…
Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations
The responsibilities of statutory child protection practitioners (SCPPs) include supporting the care and protection needs of young people in out-of-home care. SCPPs face challenges in responding to young people’s preferences and rights to self-determination within child protection systems that are often risk averse. This article considers SCPPs’ approaches to working with young people who leave approved placements to stay in other, unapproved loc…
Navigating Inclusive Research in PhD Studies
Inclusive research, which emphasises the active involvement of people with disabilities in the research process, is increasingly recognised as vital for enhancing research quality. Despite its importance, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding implementing inclusive research within doctoral studies in health and wellbeing. This paper has addressed this gap by providing a practical model of how the first author conducted PhD resear…
Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care
This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers). This phenomenon is commonly referred to as ‘self‐placing’. Young people who self‐place are at increased risk of homelessness, exploitation, contact w…
Working Individually and Collectively
Young people with cognitive disability exiting statutory child protection and/or youth justice systems are a particularly vulnerable group. They have varied, complex and dynamic needs. These are often poorly responded to, due in part to a lack of formal and informal supports. There remains a lack of specialised supports and a dearth of evidence regarding best practice in supporting this group. This paper explores social work practices which respo…
Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia
In this article, we describe the sources of funding cited, and topics of research associated with that funding, in Australian disability research. We conducted a systematic search for publicly available peer-reviewed papers reporting the findings of Australian disability research studies focused on Australia in the 2018–2020 period. Papers identified were analyzed according to research topic, participant group, study methodology, and funding sour…
Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making
Building capacity to engage in co-produced research
This paper reviews existing approaches to inclusive, co-produced and agentic research in disability, and shares related reflections from a co-produced digital storytelling project. The project, which included self-advocates with intellectual disabilities, academics, and support staff was undertaken in Queensland, Australia, in 2018. This paper reflects on the potential and limitations of inclusive research methods by, and with, people with intell…
Transcending the Professional–Client Divide
Young people with cognitive disabilities and overrepresentation in the criminal justice system
Young people with cognitive disabilities (YPWCD) are overrepresented as offenders in the criminal justice system. However, most existing research on this topic examines overrepresentation in courts and corrections rather than at the police gatekeeping stage of the criminal justice process. Furthermore, while the views of other groups have been documented, the perspectives of service providers – who often bear witness to YPWCD’s interactions with …
Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia
Disability and transition from state education to community life
In this paper we explore the experiences of mothers of young adults with Down syndrome as their daughters and sons transition from schooling to adult life. These transitions occurred in a society shaped by neo-liberal political reform that commenced in the mid-1980s. The hallmarks of education are now expressed in terms of national achievement standards, aligned with the goals of economic gain, and efficiency in government services. In this clima…
Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work
An ambitious agenda is set for this book from the beginning. The authors describe this text as a “one stop reference point for all the deliberations, decisions and practices that are entailed in qu
When Families Relinquish Care of a Child with a Disability
This paper explores the experiences and perceptions of four mothers who relinquished care of their child with a disability to residential care in the child protection system in Queensland. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with mothers who asked the statutory authority to assume care of their child. The mothers’ narratives put into sharp focus the socio-political nature of caring for a person with a disability, and the need for more …
Social Work with Marginalised People Who have a Mild or Borderline Intellectual Disability
People with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities are a group of people who usually do not meet the eligibility criteria for specialist disability services, yet are high users of many generalist services, such as mental health, child protection, and criminal justice systems. They may traverse many services, often entering, exiting, and returning to the same service providers with few positive results. This article explores the practice app…
Effective Responses to Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities
Despite policies of deinstitutionalisation, many people with intellectual disabilities in developed western countries continue to live in mainstream institutional settings, such as correctional facilities, rather than in the community with support from disability services. This paper reports on the life stories of 10 people with intellectual disabilities, who had been imprisoned in adult correctional facilities in Queensland. The pathways taken b…
Life Story Work and Social Work Practice
In common with other professions social workers have the power to articulate certain ‘‘truths’’ about the people who use their services (Hare Mustin, 1994). These knowledge statements about people, often situated in case files may become the only background information of the lived experience for people with disability (Gillman, Swain, & Heyman, 1997). Social workers need to develop interviewing, assessment and recording practices that give prece…
Ethical challenges of life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability
This paper outlines the ethical considerations when engaging in life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability. Based on a study conducted in Queensland, Australia, the authors explore some of the challenges that have arisen through the lens of principle‐based ethics. The significant disadvantage experienced by ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability warrants further attention by social researchers, and care must be taken no…
Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia
Life Story Work and Social Work Practice
In common with other professions social workers have the power to articulate certain ‘‘truths’’ about the people who use their services (Hare Mustin, 1994). These knowledge statements about people, often situated in case files may become the only background information of the lived experience for people with disability (Gillman, Swain, & Heyman, 1997). Social workers need to develop interviewing, assessment and recording practices that give prece…
Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care
This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers). This phenomenon is commonly referred to as ‘self‐placing’. Young people who self‐place are at increased risk of homelessness, exploitation, contact w…
When Families Relinquish Care of a Child with a Disability
This paper explores the experiences and perceptions of four mothers who relinquished care of their child with a disability to residential care in the child protection system in Queensland. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with mothers who asked the statutory authority to assume care of their child. The mothers’ narratives put into sharp focus the socio-political nature of caring for a person with a disability, and the need for more …
Ethical challenges of life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability
This paper outlines the ethical considerations when engaging in life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability. Based on a study conducted in Queensland, Australia, the authors explore some of the challenges that have arisen through the lens of principle‐based ethics. The significant disadvantage experienced by ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability warrants further attention by social researchers, and care must be taken no…
Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making
Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia
In this article, we describe the sources of funding cited, and topics of research associated with that funding, in Australian disability research. We conducted a systematic search for publicly available peer-reviewed papers reporting the findings of Australian disability research studies focused on Australia in the 2018–2020 period. Papers identified were analyzed according to research topic, participant group, study methodology, and funding sour…
Ethical challenges of life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability
This paper outlines the ethical considerations when engaging in life story research with ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability. Based on a study conducted in Queensland, Australia, the authors explore some of the challenges that have arisen through the lens of principle‐based ethics. The significant disadvantage experienced by ex‐prisoners with intellectual disability warrants further attention by social researchers, and care must be taken no…
Life Story Work and Social Work Practice
In common with other professions social workers have the power to articulate certain ‘‘truths’’ about the people who use their services (Hare Mustin, 1994). These knowledge statements about people, often situated in case files may become the only background information of the lived experience for people with disability (Gillman, Swain, & Heyman, 1997). Social workers need to develop interviewing, assessment and recording practices that give prece…
Effective Responses to Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities
Despite policies of deinstitutionalisation, many people with intellectual disabilities in developed western countries continue to live in mainstream institutional settings, such as correctional facilities, rather than in the community with support from disability services. This paper reports on the life stories of 10 people with intellectual disabilities, who had been imprisoned in adult correctional facilities in Queensland. The pathways taken b…
Social Work with Marginalised People Who have a Mild or Borderline Intellectual Disability
People with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities are a group of people who usually do not meet the eligibility criteria for specialist disability services, yet are high users of many generalist services, such as mental health, child protection, and criminal justice systems. They may traverse many services, often entering, exiting, and returning to the same service providers with few positive results. This article explores the practice app…
Disability and transition from state education to community life
In this paper we explore the experiences of mothers of young adults with Down syndrome as their daughters and sons transition from schooling to adult life. These transitions occurred in a society shaped by neo-liberal political reform that commenced in the mid-1980s. The hallmarks of education are now expressed in terms of national achievement standards, aligned with the goals of economic gain, and efficiency in government services. In this clima…
Doing Qualitative Research in Social Work
An ambitious agenda is set for this book from the beginning. The authors describe this text as a “one stop reference point for all the deliberations, decisions and practices that are entailed in qu
When Families Relinquish Care of a Child with a Disability
This paper explores the experiences and perceptions of four mothers who relinquished care of their child with a disability to residential care in the child protection system in Queensland. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with mothers who asked the statutory authority to assume care of their child. The mothers’ narratives put into sharp focus the socio-political nature of caring for a person with a disability, and the need for more …
Young people with cognitive disabilities and overrepresentation in the criminal justice system
Young people with cognitive disabilities (YPWCD) are overrepresented as offenders in the criminal justice system. However, most existing research on this topic examines overrepresentation in courts and corrections rather than at the police gatekeeping stage of the criminal justice process. Furthermore, while the views of other groups have been documented, the perspectives of service providers – who often bear witness to YPWCD’s interactions with …
Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia
Transcending the Professional–Client Divide
Building capacity to engage in co-produced research
This paper reviews existing approaches to inclusive, co-produced and agentic research in disability, and shares related reflections from a co-produced digital storytelling project. The project, which included self-advocates with intellectual disabilities, academics, and support staff was undertaken in Queensland, Australia, in 2018. This paper reflects on the potential and limitations of inclusive research methods by, and with, people with intell…
Working Individually and Collectively
Young people with cognitive disability exiting statutory child protection and/or youth justice systems are a particularly vulnerable group. They have varied, complex and dynamic needs. These are often poorly responded to, due in part to a lack of formal and informal supports. There remains a lack of specialised supports and a dearth of evidence regarding best practice in supporting this group. This paper explores social work practices which respo…
Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia
In this article, we describe the sources of funding cited, and topics of research associated with that funding, in Australian disability research. We conducted a systematic search for publicly available peer-reviewed papers reporting the findings of Australian disability research studies focused on Australia in the 2018–2020 period. Papers identified were analyzed according to research topic, participant group, study methodology, and funding sour…
Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making
Supporting the Recovery of NDIS Participants With Psychosocial Disability
This narrative literature review examines key issues surrounding psychosocial disability support in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It highlights the NDIS's neoliberal approach to support, which has underpinned a lack of clarity around the conceptualisation of psychosocial disability and recovery. Several studies identified a mismatch between the episodic nature of mental illness and the NDIS's permanent disability criteria. Addi…
Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations
The responsibilities of statutory child protection practitioners (SCPPs) include supporting the care and protection needs of young people in out-of-home care. SCPPs face challenges in responding to young people’s preferences and rights to self-determination within child protection systems that are often risk averse. This article considers SCPPs’ approaches to working with young people who leave approved placements to stay in other, unapproved loc…
Navigating Inclusive Research in PhD Studies
Inclusive research, which emphasises the active involvement of people with disabilities in the research process, is increasingly recognised as vital for enhancing research quality. Despite its importance, there is a significant gap in the literature regarding implementing inclusive research within doctoral studies in health and wellbeing. This paper has addressed this gap by providing a practical model of how the first author conducted PhD resear…
Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care
This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers). This phenomenon is commonly referred to as ‘self‐placing’. Young people who self‐place are at increased risk of homelessness, exploitation, contact w…
Disabled Youth Transitioning from Care
Many countries across the globe have enacted leaving care policy to make provision for transition planning and aftercare support for care-leavers who face significant challenges in adulthood. However, the extent to which care-leaver policy addresses the unique needs of disabled youth leaving care is not known. This paper seeks to address this gap in knowledge by analysing care-leaver policy in four countries (United States, United Kingdom, Norway…
Disability counts
Disabled youth are over‐represented among care‐leavers transitioning into adulthood. However, the experiences and needs of disabled care‐leavers are not well understood—largely due to inconsistencies in definition and data collection practices. Applying the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2007), this paper examines the strengths and limitations of existing definitions and data collection p…
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