Trevor G Gates
Biographic Data
| ID | 160706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trevor G Gates |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trevor G |
| FAMILY NAME | Gates |
| SIGNATURE | GATES T G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6881-8077 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transformational learning and agency for professional identity development: First-year social work student retention and wellbeing
Challenges relating to first-year student retention and learning outcomes are recognized as a multi-faceted issue in the tertiary education sector across many professional programs, including social work. Graduating students can find it difficult to establish themselves in the workplace. The researchers wanted to understand if fostering a sense of professional identity for social work students as part of the research experience might in and of it…
Responding to the Needs of Transgender and Gender Diverse Students in Australian Nongovernment Schools
Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Children, Youth, and Families
Older Australian Sexual and Gender Diverse Volunteers During Covid-19: Community Connectedness and Changes in Volunteering
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, queer, and intersex+ inclusion in Asia-Pacific social work education: A scoping review
The purpose of this scoping literature review was to examine the available evidence on the discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) populations in published journal articles on social work education in the Asia-Pacific region. Using a modified PRISMA framework, the research team searched 33 English-language Q1 and Q2 journals (with an impact factor ranging from 0.5 to 2.8) in social work. The…
Volunteering behavioral declines amid personal and organizational upheaval: Recruitment, retention, and barriers in Australia
‘Urn and Learn’: Engagement and allyship in an introductory social work course
First-year students studying social work often need help to successfully transition to the demands of university life and the many facets of the profession. Professional socialization should also include allyship and engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, intersex and queer communities (LGBTIQ+); developing a strong sense of community; and becoming committed to additional years of study. I present an activity called ‘…
Strengthening critical allyship in social work education: Opportunities in the context of #BlackLivesMatter and Covid-19
COVID-19 has shifted social work education and widened the gaps in services for historically marginalised communities, including people of diverse cultural, sexual and gender identities and social classes. Existing inequities based on cultural differences have been magnified, perhaps most recently evident in George Floyd's slaying and the subsequent #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations across the globe. Learning to be an ally for diverse communities …
The Times They Are A-Changin’: The shifting motivations for volunteering in rural Wide Bay–Burnett Queensland
This article explores why volunteers are motivated to make significant social contributions, either informally through personal interactions, or formally within rural healthcare organisations. Volunteerism is a form of civic engagement includes a variety of service, collective action, political involvement, and social change efforts by citizens to improve conditions for others or work towards shaping the civic sphere. The latest Federal Governmen…
Workplace Heterosexism and Well-being: Education, Social Class, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Human Rights
Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during Covid-19
Spatial, relational and cultural safety are critical elements of trauma-informed social work practice, gaining momentum in social work education. Culturally responsive and trauma-informed pedagogical approaches meet the definition of safety. The aim is to create a democratic, collaborative, and reflexive space whereby students and educators can feel simultaneously supported in the diversity of their respective lived experiences and learning. The …
Decolonization and trauma-informed truth-telling about Indigenous Australia in a social work diversity course: A cultural safety approach
Actual accounts of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples since colonization remain largely misunderstood and misrepresented within Australian education systems and the broader social consciousness. Culturally sensitive practice and ethnic diversity are challenging topics to teach social work students when truth-telling is absent. Social workers need to develop an understanding of intergenerational trauma experienced by …
Using zoom in teaching human behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experiences of Australian students
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a sudden shift in the delivery of social work education from a bricks-and-mortar space to Zoom classes using various synchronous and asynchronous technologies. Although there is a body of evidence around the effectiveness of online teaching in social work, there remain critical questions around how best to ensure student engagement within the online environment. Thus, the current study examined students' experie…
Civic Engagement and Loneliness in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer+ Australian Volunteers
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in Australia are actively engaged in civic life, contributing volunteer service to various political, activist, and community organisations. Although there is emerging evidence that civic engagement contributes to the health and wellbeing of the general population, information about how volunteerism contributes to LGBTIQ+ community wellbeing has only recently emerged. We us…
An Exploration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Volunteerism in North American Social Service Organizations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) volunteers engage in service to social service organizations as a form of sociopolitical involvement, activism, and connection to the LGBTQ and broader communities. This study explored LGBTQ motivations for volunteerism, assessed using the Volunteer Functions Inventory, which measures the reason why people volunteer, including improving social ties, enhancing altruistic values, and gaining gr…
Allyship, Social Justice Values, and Commitment at an Australian Social Service Organization
Social service organizations are increasingly adopting social justice and social inclusion values to inform their public mission statements, service provision, and internal work cultures. Ubiquitous as it is in practice, little is known about how social justice and inclusion orientations may be interpreted and expressed by employees and what implications might present for the management of social service organizations. In a sample of 185 employee…
Making #blacklivesmatter in universities: A viewpoint on social policy education
Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint article is to consider the #BlackLivesMatter movement within the Aboriginal Australian struggle for equality, sovereignty and human rights. Indigenous sovereignty has been threatened throughout Australia's history of colonization. We provide a viewpoint and recommendations for social policy education and practice. Design/methodology/approach We provide commentary and interpretation based upon the lived experi…
Workplace friendships while teleworking during Covid-19: Experiences of social workers in Australia
COVID-19 has shifted Australia's social service delivery. Understanding the impact on workplace relationships is key. This article used a small-scale sample of social workers ( N = 37) to explore workplace friendship experiences while teleworking. Participants reported opportunities for friendships during COVID-19 but reported ongoing personal and professional concerns
Coping with grief, loss, and well-being during a pandemic: A collaborative autoethnography of international educators during Covid-19
In this collaborative autoethnography, international educators based in Australia reflect upon their experiences of coping with grief and restrictions during COVID-19. The authors explore how their sense of belonging and home has been affected through stay-at-home directives and how they have developed community among other international social work/development educators
Human rights and education for Gambian young women during Covid-19: Recommendations for social policy and practice
COVID-19 is not only a global health disaster but a full-fledged social, economic, and political crisis that could disrupt the gains made in women’s education and empowerment. In The Gambia, issues of unequal access to educational resources determined by gender, geographical location, and social class; a disproportionate burden of household chores imposed on women and girls; and economic pressures have the potential to expose girls to more violen…
Peer-Based Education and Use of the SBIRT Model in Unique Settings with Transgender Young Adults
Transgender young adults are at higher risk for alcohol and substance use that could lead to other health and mental health complications. Utilization of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model might be effective to identify members of this minority community at risk for alcohol and substance use, provide early interventions for those not meeting diagnostic criteria, and link them to care. A tailored, peer-based…
Human Rights Advocacy for Students with Disabilities: Challenging Stigma and Promoting Opportunity in Social Work Education
Executive orders for human rights: The case of Obama’s LGBT nondiscrimination order
The present article analyzes Executive Order 13672, which extends workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers who are employed or seeking jobs with federal contractors in the United States. The US Constitution gives presidents power to act in the public interest by issuing directives to federal agencies, and these policies have the potential for addressing discrimination, social justice, and human rights issues…
Volunteers work for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights: Motivations at a Rochester social justice organization
The reasons volunteers contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social justice organizations are multifaceted and need further exploration. This pilot study (N = 35) sought to understand volunteer motivations at a Rochester, New York social justice organization fighting for LGBTQ rights. Understanding motivations for volunteerism and volunteers' perceptions about the relative advantages and obstacles of current volunte…
Are Moocs the next trend in social work: Implications for practice education
Higher education continues to evolve responding to technological advances and growing economic challenges. Social work education has been slower to embrace emergent technologies than other fields in higher education. Contributing to this cautious approach may be historical controversy surrounding social work professionalization and practice. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an important trend gathering recent attention in higher education.…
Civic Engagement and Loneliness in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer+ Australian Volunteers
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in Australia are actively engaged in civic life, contributing volunteer service to various political, activist, and community organisations. Although there is emerging evidence that civic engagement contributes to the health and wellbeing of the general population, information about how volunteerism contributes to LGBTIQ+ community wellbeing has only recently emerged. We us…
Human Rights Advocacy for Students with Disabilities: Challenging Stigma and Promoting Opportunity in Social Work Education
An Exploration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Volunteerism in North American Social Service Organizations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) volunteers engage in service to social service organizations as a form of sociopolitical involvement, activism, and connection to the LGBTQ and broader communities. This study explored LGBTQ motivations for volunteerism, assessed using the Volunteer Functions Inventory, which measures the reason why people volunteer, including improving social ties, enhancing altruistic values, and gaining gr…
Coping with grief, loss, and well-being during a pandemic: A collaborative autoethnography of international educators during Covid-19
In this collaborative autoethnography, international educators based in Australia reflect upon their experiences of coping with grief and restrictions during COVID-19. The authors explore how their sense of belonging and home has been affected through stay-at-home directives and how they have developed community among other international social work/development educators
Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell as a “Policy Window”: A case for the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
This paper argues that the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) in the United States represents a policy window that would lend itself to the passage of a federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Although attitudes towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers are changing, no comprehensive federal legislation to protect these workers currently exists. Using John Kingdon's policy analysis model, our paper considers the history and evolutio…
The Problem, Policy, and Political Streams of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009: Implications for Social Work Practice
Protection from employment discrimination has been a long battle waged by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and allies. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) of 2009 could provide comprehensive federal protection from employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation. In this article, John Kingdon's framework for policy analysis is used to explore the federal ENDA
Decolonization and trauma-informed truth-telling about Indigenous Australia in a social work diversity course: A cultural safety approach
Actual accounts of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples since colonization remain largely misunderstood and misrepresented within Australian education systems and the broader social consciousness. Culturally sensitive practice and ethnic diversity are challenging topics to teach social work students when truth-telling is absent. Social workers need to develop an understanding of intergenerational trauma experienced by …
Making #blacklivesmatter in universities: A viewpoint on social policy education
Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint article is to consider the #BlackLivesMatter movement within the Aboriginal Australian struggle for equality, sovereignty and human rights. Indigenous sovereignty has been threatened throughout Australia's history of colonization. We provide a viewpoint and recommendations for social policy education and practice. Design/methodology/approach We provide commentary and interpretation based upon the lived experi…
Executive orders for human rights: The case of Obama’s LGBT nondiscrimination order
The present article analyzes Executive Order 13672, which extends workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers who are employed or seeking jobs with federal contractors in the United States. The US Constitution gives presidents power to act in the public interest by issuing directives to federal agencies, and these policies have the potential for addressing discrimination, social justice, and human rights issues…
Volunteers work for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights: Motivations at a Rochester social justice organization
The reasons volunteers contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social justice organizations are multifaceted and need further exploration. This pilot study (N = 35) sought to understand volunteer motivations at a Rochester, New York social justice organization fighting for LGBTQ rights. Understanding motivations for volunteerism and volunteers' perceptions about the relative advantages and obstacles of current volunte…
Responding to the Needs of Transgender and Gender Diverse Students in Australian Nongovernment Schools
Older Australian Sexual and Gender Diverse Volunteers During Covid-19: Community Connectedness and Changes in Volunteering
Workplace Heterosexism and Well-being: Education, Social Class, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Human Rights
Allyship, Social Justice Values, and Commitment at an Australian Social Service Organization
Social service organizations are increasingly adopting social justice and social inclusion values to inform their public mission statements, service provision, and internal work cultures. Ubiquitous as it is in practice, little is known about how social justice and inclusion orientations may be interpreted and expressed by employees and what implications might present for the management of social service organizations. In a sample of 185 employee…
Human rights and education for Gambian young women during Covid-19: Recommendations for social policy and practice
COVID-19 is not only a global health disaster but a full-fledged social, economic, and political crisis that could disrupt the gains made in women’s education and empowerment. In The Gambia, issues of unequal access to educational resources determined by gender, geographical location, and social class; a disproportionate burden of household chores imposed on women and girls; and economic pressures have the potential to expose girls to more violen…
LGB Cultural Phenomena and the Social Work Research Enterprise: Toward a Strengths-Based, Culturally Anchored Methodology
Although the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community has seen new protections and benefits in the last quarter century, LGB people continue to experience stigmatization throughout American society. Social work research that frames the LBG community and its members as disenfranchised, marginalized, and oppressed tends to support a stigmatizing attitude toward LGB people. Social work research with the LGB community and its members must shift fro…
The Problem, Policy, and Political Streams of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009: Implications for Social Work Practice
Protection from employment discrimination has been a long battle waged by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and allies. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) of 2009 could provide comprehensive federal protection from employment discrimination based upon sexual orientation. In this article, John Kingdon's framework for policy analysis is used to explore the federal ENDA
Reaching Men: Strategies for Preventing Sexist Attitudes, Behaviors, and Violence, by Funk, R. E
All men have been affected by violence to varying degrees. If not victims of physical violence themselves, men are affected peripherally by violence. Men have loved ones who are victims of violence
Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell as a “Policy Window”: A case for the passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
This paper argues that the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) in the United States represents a policy window that would lend itself to the passage of a federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Although attitudes towards lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers are changing, no comprehensive federal legislation to protect these workers currently exists. Using John Kingdon's policy analysis model, our paper considers the history and evolutio…
LGB Cultural Phenomena and the Social Work Research Enterprise: Toward a Strengths-Based, Culturally Anchored Methodology
Although the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community has seen new protections and benefits in the last quarter century, LGB people continue to experience stigmatization throughout American society. Social work research that frames the LBG community and its members as disenfranchised, marginalized, and oppressed tends to support a stigmatizing attitude toward LGB people. Social work research with the LGB community and its members must shift fro…
Understanding lesbian, gay, and bisexual worker stigmatization: A review of the literature
Purpose – Stigmatization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people at work is an enduring social problem, yet little is known about how those experiences differ. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the above issue. Design/methodology/approach – Using a framework of modified labeling, this conceptual paper addresses that gap by reviewing the literature on differences in LGB worker stigmatization by type of sexual orientation identity, outness…
Are Moocs the next trend in social work: Implications for practice education
Higher education continues to evolve responding to technological advances and growing economic challenges. Social work education has been slower to embrace emergent technologies than other fields in higher education. Contributing to this cautious approach may be historical controversy surrounding social work professionalization and practice. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are an important trend gathering recent attention in higher education.…
Executive orders for human rights: The case of Obama’s LGBT nondiscrimination order
The present article analyzes Executive Order 13672, which extends workplace protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workers who are employed or seeking jobs with federal contractors in the United States. The US Constitution gives presidents power to act in the public interest by issuing directives to federal agencies, and these policies have the potential for addressing discrimination, social justice, and human rights issues…
Volunteers work for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights: Motivations at a Rochester social justice organization
The reasons volunteers contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social justice organizations are multifaceted and need further exploration. This pilot study (N = 35) sought to understand volunteer motivations at a Rochester, New York social justice organization fighting for LGBTQ rights. Understanding motivations for volunteerism and volunteers' perceptions about the relative advantages and obstacles of current volunte…
Human Rights Advocacy for Students with Disabilities: Challenging Stigma and Promoting Opportunity in Social Work Education
Peer-Based Education and Use of the SBIRT Model in Unique Settings with Transgender Young Adults
Transgender young adults are at higher risk for alcohol and substance use that could lead to other health and mental health complications. Utilization of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model might be effective to identify members of this minority community at risk for alcohol and substance use, provide early interventions for those not meeting diagnostic criteria, and link them to care. A tailored, peer-based…
Coping with grief, loss, and well-being during a pandemic: A collaborative autoethnography of international educators during Covid-19
In this collaborative autoethnography, international educators based in Australia reflect upon their experiences of coping with grief and restrictions during COVID-19. The authors explore how their sense of belonging and home has been affected through stay-at-home directives and how they have developed community among other international social work/development educators
Human rights and education for Gambian young women during Covid-19: Recommendations for social policy and practice
COVID-19 is not only a global health disaster but a full-fledged social, economic, and political crisis that could disrupt the gains made in women’s education and empowerment. In The Gambia, issues of unequal access to educational resources determined by gender, geographical location, and social class; a disproportionate burden of household chores imposed on women and girls; and economic pressures have the potential to expose girls to more violen…
Civic Engagement and Loneliness in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer+ Australian Volunteers
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in Australia are actively engaged in civic life, contributing volunteer service to various political, activist, and community organisations. Although there is emerging evidence that civic engagement contributes to the health and wellbeing of the general population, information about how volunteerism contributes to LGBTIQ+ community wellbeing has only recently emerged. We us…
An Exploration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Volunteerism in North American Social Service Organizations
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) volunteers engage in service to social service organizations as a form of sociopolitical involvement, activism, and connection to the LGBTQ and broader communities. This study explored LGBTQ motivations for volunteerism, assessed using the Volunteer Functions Inventory, which measures the reason why people volunteer, including improving social ties, enhancing altruistic values, and gaining gr…
Allyship, Social Justice Values, and Commitment at an Australian Social Service Organization
Social service organizations are increasingly adopting social justice and social inclusion values to inform their public mission statements, service provision, and internal work cultures. Ubiquitous as it is in practice, little is known about how social justice and inclusion orientations may be interpreted and expressed by employees and what implications might present for the management of social service organizations. In a sample of 185 employee…
Making #blacklivesmatter in universities: A viewpoint on social policy education
Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint article is to consider the #BlackLivesMatter movement within the Aboriginal Australian struggle for equality, sovereignty and human rights. Indigenous sovereignty has been threatened throughout Australia's history of colonization. We provide a viewpoint and recommendations for social policy education and practice. Design/methodology/approach We provide commentary and interpretation based upon the lived experi…
Workplace friendships while teleworking during Covid-19: Experiences of social workers in Australia
COVID-19 has shifted Australia's social service delivery. Understanding the impact on workplace relationships is key. This article used a small-scale sample of social workers ( N = 37) to explore workplace friendship experiences while teleworking. Participants reported opportunities for friendships during COVID-19 but reported ongoing personal and professional concerns
Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during Covid-19
Spatial, relational and cultural safety are critical elements of trauma-informed social work practice, gaining momentum in social work education. Culturally responsive and trauma-informed pedagogical approaches meet the definition of safety. The aim is to create a democratic, collaborative, and reflexive space whereby students and educators can feel simultaneously supported in the diversity of their respective lived experiences and learning. The …
Decolonization and trauma-informed truth-telling about Indigenous Australia in a social work diversity course: A cultural safety approach
Actual accounts of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples since colonization remain largely misunderstood and misrepresented within Australian education systems and the broader social consciousness. Culturally sensitive practice and ethnic diversity are challenging topics to teach social work students when truth-telling is absent. Social workers need to develop an understanding of intergenerational trauma experienced by …
Using zoom in teaching human behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic: Experiences of Australian students
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a sudden shift in the delivery of social work education from a bricks-and-mortar space to Zoom classes using various synchronous and asynchronous technologies. Although there is a body of evidence around the effectiveness of online teaching in social work, there remain critical questions around how best to ensure student engagement within the online environment. Thus, the current study examined students' experie…
‘Urn and Learn’: Engagement and allyship in an introductory social work course
First-year students studying social work often need help to successfully transition to the demands of university life and the many facets of the profession. Professional socialization should also include allyship and engagement with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, intersex and queer communities (LGBTIQ+); developing a strong sense of community; and becoming committed to additional years of study. I present an activity called ‘…
Strengthening critical allyship in social work education: Opportunities in the context of #BlackLivesMatter and Covid-19
COVID-19 has shifted social work education and widened the gaps in services for historically marginalised communities, including people of diverse cultural, sexual and gender identities and social classes. Existing inequities based on cultural differences have been magnified, perhaps most recently evident in George Floyd's slaying and the subsequent #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations across the globe. Learning to be an ally for diverse communities …
The Times They Are A-Changin’: The shifting motivations for volunteering in rural Wide Bay–Burnett Queensland
This article explores why volunteers are motivated to make significant social contributions, either informally through personal interactions, or formally within rural healthcare organisations. Volunteerism is a form of civic engagement includes a variety of service, collective action, political involvement, and social change efforts by citizens to improve conditions for others or work towards shaping the civic sphere. The latest Federal Governmen…
Workplace Heterosexism and Well-being: Education, Social Class, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Human Rights
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, queer, and intersex+ inclusion in Asia-Pacific social work education: A scoping review
The purpose of this scoping literature review was to examine the available evidence on the discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/gender diverse, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) populations in published journal articles on social work education in the Asia-Pacific region. Using a modified PRISMA framework, the research team searched 33 English-language Q1 and Q2 journals (with an impact factor ranging from 0.5 to 2.8) in social work. The…
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