Jon Telfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 175504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jon Telfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jon |
| FAMILY NAME | Telfer |
| SIGNATURE | TELFER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cognitive‐Behavioural Group Work
This article challenges views that cognitive‐behavioural approaches are universally applicable with all groups of offenders. It examines the implications of applying major findings of the ‘what works’ literature to non‐mainstream correctional groups, such as those comprising female, adolescent and Indigenous offenders. It asserts that successful rehabilitation depends on the application of treatment matched to the criminogenic and non‐criminogeni…
The Imagined Child
The adoption by Australian couples of children from ‘overseas’ involves claborate processes of bureaucratic assessment, approval and ‘parent education’. This paper explores adults' notions of ‘child’(ren) from ‘overseas’, which help shape and constitute such social processes, not only with couples seeking to adopt, but also with those cultural brokers who assess, regulate and ‘educate’ couples pursuing adoption, such as social workers and psychol…
Training for Correctional Group Work in South Australia
The article outlines a collaborative project between two South Australian organisations to develop a graduate certificate for correctional group workers. The project features the development of innovative training for facilitators of group programmes, which combines contemporary group work methods with criminogenic assessments. The genesis of the collaborative project and the philosophy and structure of the ensuing educational programme are discu…
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Training for Correctional Group Work in South Australia
The article outlines a collaborative project between two South Australian organisations to develop a graduate certificate for correctional group workers. The project features the development of innovative training for facilitators of group programmes, which combines contemporary group work methods with criminogenic assessments. The genesis of the collaborative project and the philosophy and structure of the ensuing educational programme are discu…
The Imagined Child
The adoption by Australian couples of children from ‘overseas’ involves claborate processes of bureaucratic assessment, approval and ‘parent education’. This paper explores adults' notions of ‘child’(ren) from ‘overseas’, which help shape and constitute such social processes, not only with couples seeking to adopt, but also with those cultural brokers who assess, regulate and ‘educate’ couples pursuing adoption, such as social workers and psychol…
Cognitive‐Behavioural Group Work
This article challenges views that cognitive‐behavioural approaches are universally applicable with all groups of offenders. It examines the implications of applying major findings of the ‘what works’ literature to non‐mainstream correctional groups, such as those comprising female, adolescent and Indigenous offenders. It asserts that successful rehabilitation depends on the application of treatment matched to the criminogenic and non‐criminogeni…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Value (mathematics (2 works) · Work (physics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ambiguity (1 work)