Bernadette J Saunders
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette J Saunders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette J |
| FAMILY NAME | Saunders |
| SIGNATURE | SAUNDERS B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3830-9874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Healing Trauma and Loss and Increasing Social Connections
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 knowledge of the factors that lead to this challenging responsibility. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of service providers’ experiences working with young people transitioning from care who had …
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
Indigenous youth transitioning from out-of-home care in Australia
Purpose This paper aims to report on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the views of 53 service providers assisting Indigenous young people (known in Australia as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth) transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 53 representatives of state and territory govern…
Strengthening the Connection Between Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Family Violence
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
Towards an Understanding of Children’s Perceptions of Physical Punishment in the Family Context
This qualitative synthesis explores how children perceive physical punishment in the family context. A search of four online databases identified eight qualitative studies. Findings revealed that children provided detailed accounts about their experiences of physical punishment, and they associated physical punishment with both emotional and physical pain. Children justified the use of physical punishment based on their precipitating behaviour, t…
Short fuse and no filter’
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
Everyone has an agenda’
It is frequently asserted that pressures to assess and manage risk have eroded the therapeutic, rights-based foundation of the human services profession. Some argue that human service workers operate in a culture of fear in which self-protection and blame avoidance, rather than clients' needs, primarily drive decision-making. In the field of Adult Guardianship, it has been suggested that organisational risk avoidance may be motivating application…
Enhancing the rights and well‐being of people with acquired brain injuries in the criminal justice system
This article focuses on the issues currently facing people with an acquired brain injury ( ABI ) in the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, the impact of this condition on people suffering various forms of social disadvantage. This qualitative study involved in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders, such as service providers working in the system, court personnel including Magistrates and Judges, legal…
Words Matter
This article focuses upon ‘the textual abuse of childhood in the English-speaking world’ (Saunders and Goddard, 2001). It highlights the significant role that the choice of words used to refer to children, and their experiences, plays in both the continued denial of children’s rights, and the perpetuation of children’s lesser status in relation to adults. The evolution in language apparent in international children’s rights documents is compared …
Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (Oohc) in Victoria, Australia
Indigenous children and young people are overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care (OOHC) system. To date, specific research has not been undertaken on workers' perspectives regarding the Indigenous-specific and non-Indigenous supports and services available to Indigenous young people exiting the system. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with workers from seven child and family welfare agencies to examine the c…
The complexities of cultural support planning for Indigenous children in and leaving out‐of‐home care
Indigenous children and young people are over‐represented at all stages of the Australian child protection system. Policy and legislative initiatives exist in the state of Victoria, Australia aiming to support the connection between Indigenous children and young people in state care and their culture and community. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with seven child and family welfare agencies to investigate the impacts,…
Physical Punishment of Children
Ending the Physical Punishment of Children by Parents in the English-speaking World
Can we Conquer Child Abuse if we don’t Outlaw Physical Chastisement of Children
Initially, this paper was delivered as a keynote address at the 17 th ispcan International Congress held in Hong Kong in 2008. It addresses the question: Can we conquer child abuse if we don’t first outlaw physical punishment of children? It is argued that children’s low status in society and children’s less than optimal development are inextricably linked to corporal punishment in childhood, as is the physical abuse of children that all too freq…
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
‘I'm sorry but you're just not that special…’ Reflecting on the ‘Special Circumstances’ Provisions of the Infringements Act 2006 ( Vic )
Infringement notices are used extensively in all Australian jurisdictions as an expedient way to address many incidences of minor law breaking. Recipients may pay a fixed penalty, rather than proceeding to court, reducing the burden on Magistrates' Courts and police resources. Fixed penalties are applied to specific offences, irrespective of aggravating or mitigating circumstances (O'Malley 2010), and these are typically considerably less than co…
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
Ending the Physical Punishment of Children by Parents in the English-speaking World
Ending the physical punishment of children remains an enormous challenge. In societies which tolerate even limited physical punishment as discipline or control, it is a response to children that adults may unthinkingly adopt simply because they can. This paper primarily focuses on the language, traditions and law prevailing in English-speaking, common law countries – Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom – that have ratified the CRC but have …
Infringement Systems in Australia
Corporal Punishment of Children
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
Some Australian Children's Perceptions of Physical Punishment in Childhood
Despite ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children remain the only people in Australia against whom violence may be justified as discipline. This article presents findings from qualitative research conducted in the State of Victoria, in which children were invited to contextualise incidents of physical punishment by describing the experience from different standpoints and reflecting on the feelings and moti…
The Textual Abuse of Childhood in the English-Speaking World
Research at Monash University, Australia, highlights how the language chosen by some journalists and academics to refer to the child and the child's experiences may both reflect and influence the position and rights accorded to children in the English-speaking world. The authors contend that the current low status of children, and lack of respect given to their rights, may be perpetuated through `textual abuse'. This article particularly highligh…
Can we Conquer Child Abuse if we don’t Outlaw Physical Chastisement of Children
Initially, this paper was delivered as a keynote address at the 17 th ispcan International Congress held in Hong Kong in 2008. It addresses the question: Can we conquer child abuse if we don’t first outlaw physical punishment of children? It is argued that children’s low status in society and children’s less than optimal development are inextricably linked to corporal punishment in childhood, as is the physical abuse of children that all too freq…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
The complexities of cultural support planning for Indigenous children in and leaving out‐of‐home care
Indigenous children and young people are over‐represented at all stages of the Australian child protection system. Policy and legislative initiatives exist in the state of Victoria, Australia aiming to support the connection between Indigenous children and young people in state care and their culture and community. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with seven child and family welfare agencies to investigate the impacts,…
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
Ending the Physical Punishment of Children by Parents in the English-speaking World
Ending the physical punishment of children remains an enormous challenge. In societies which tolerate even limited physical punishment as discipline or control, it is a response to children that adults may unthinkingly adopt simply because they can. This paper primarily focuses on the language, traditions and law prevailing in English-speaking, common law countries – Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom – that have ratified the CRC but have …
Infringement Systems in Australia
Indigenous youth transitioning from out-of-home care in Australia
Purpose This paper aims to report on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the views of 53 service providers assisting Indigenous young people (known in Australia as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth) transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 53 representatives of state and territory govern…
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
The Textual Abuse of Childhood in the English-Speaking World
Research at Monash University, Australia, highlights how the language chosen by some journalists and academics to refer to the child and the child's experiences may both reflect and influence the position and rights accorded to children in the English-speaking world. The authors contend that the current low status of children, and lack of respect given to their rights, may be perpetuated through `textual abuse'. This article particularly highligh…
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
Everyone has an agenda’
It is frequently asserted that pressures to assess and manage risk have eroded the therapeutic, rights-based foundation of the human services profession. Some argue that human service workers operate in a culture of fear in which self-protection and blame avoidance, rather than clients' needs, primarily drive decision-making. In the field of Adult Guardianship, it has been suggested that organisational risk avoidance may be motivating application…
Words Matter
This article focuses upon ‘the textual abuse of childhood in the English-speaking world’ (Saunders and Goddard, 2001). It highlights the significant role that the choice of words used to refer to children, and their experiences, plays in both the continued denial of children’s rights, and the perpetuation of children’s lesser status in relation to adults. The evolution in language apparent in international children’s rights documents is compared …
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
The Textual Abuse of Childhood in the English-Speaking World
Research at Monash University, Australia, highlights how the language chosen by some journalists and academics to refer to the child and the child's experiences may both reflect and influence the position and rights accorded to children in the English-speaking world. The authors contend that the current low status of children, and lack of respect given to their rights, may be perpetuated through `textual abuse'. This article particularly highligh…
Some Australian Children's Perceptions of Physical Punishment in Childhood
Despite ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children remain the only people in Australia against whom violence may be justified as discipline. This article presents findings from qualitative research conducted in the State of Victoria, in which children were invited to contextualise incidents of physical punishment by describing the experience from different standpoints and reflecting on the feelings and moti…
Whose Rights
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues the case for legal change in Australia. It also identifies the politics of the ongoing debate and its potent symbolism - claims that physical parental punishment amounts to child abuse and state-sanctioned violence, pitted against claims that parental rights and the privacy of the home will be violated by state regulation of physical punishment
Corporal Punishment of Children
Infringement Systems in Australia
‘I'm sorry but you're just not that special…’ Reflecting on the ‘Special Circumstances’ Provisions of the Infringements Act 2006 ( Vic )
Infringement notices are used extensively in all Australian jurisdictions as an expedient way to address many incidences of minor law breaking. Recipients may pay a fixed penalty, rather than proceeding to court, reducing the burden on Magistrates' Courts and police resources. Fixed penalties are applied to specific offences, irrespective of aggravating or mitigating circumstances (O'Malley 2010), and these are typically considerably less than co…
Exposing the Injustice of Imprisonment for Fine Default
This article considers the ramifications of the case of Vic Police Toll Enforcement and Ors v Taha and Ors; State of Victoria v Brookes and Anor [2013] VSCA 37 (an appeal from the decision of Emerton J in Taha v Broadmeadows Magistrates Court and Ors; Brookes v Magistrates' Court of Victoria and Anor [2011] VSC 642 ('Taha')) on the operation of the infringement notice system in Victoria. It builds on a previous Alternative Law Journal article, an…
Ending the Physical Punishment of Children by Parents in the English-speaking World
Ending the physical punishment of children remains an enormous challenge. In societies which tolerate even limited physical punishment as discipline or control, it is a response to children that adults may unthinkingly adopt simply because they can. This paper primarily focuses on the language, traditions and law prevailing in English-speaking, common law countries – Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom – that have ratified the CRC but have …
Ending the Physical Punishment of Children by Parents in the English-speaking World
Can we Conquer Child Abuse if we don’t Outlaw Physical Chastisement of Children
Initially, this paper was delivered as a keynote address at the 17 th ispcan International Congress held in Hong Kong in 2008. It addresses the question: Can we conquer child abuse if we don’t first outlaw physical punishment of children? It is argued that children’s low status in society and children’s less than optimal development are inextricably linked to corporal punishment in childhood, as is the physical abuse of children that all too freq…
The impact of the Victorian infringements system on disadvantaged groups
This article focuses on the infringements system currently operating in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, its impact on disadvantaged groups, such as people suffering homelessness, drug and alcohol dependency, mental illness, acquired brain injury, poverty, and domestic violence. The concerns of lawyers working in community legal centres striving to address the needs of people in these disadvantaged groups prompted this qualita…
Physical Punishment of Children
Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (Oohc) in Victoria, Australia
Indigenous children and young people are overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care (OOHC) system. To date, specific research has not been undertaken on workers' perspectives regarding the Indigenous-specific and non-Indigenous supports and services available to Indigenous young people exiting the system. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with workers from seven child and family welfare agencies to examine the c…
The complexities of cultural support planning for Indigenous children in and leaving out‐of‐home care
Indigenous children and young people are over‐represented at all stages of the Australian child protection system. Policy and legislative initiatives exist in the state of Victoria, Australia aiming to support the connection between Indigenous children and young people in state care and their culture and community. This exploratory research involved focus group consultations with seven child and family welfare agencies to investigate the impacts,…
Words Matter
This article focuses upon ‘the textual abuse of childhood in the English-speaking world’ (Saunders and Goddard, 2001). It highlights the significant role that the choice of words used to refer to children, and their experiences, plays in both the continued denial of children’s rights, and the perpetuation of children’s lesser status in relation to adults. The evolution in language apparent in international children’s rights documents is compared …
Friend or foe
Media representations play an integral role in modern society, informing the public about a range of issues affecting their communities. Using qualitative content analysis, this article reports on the study of a sample of Australian media coverage, spanning 30 years, covering issues associated with acquired brain injury (ABI) and related cognitive disabilities. The analysis explores how the media both portray and actively shape public perceptions…
Everyone has an agenda’
It is frequently asserted that pressures to assess and manage risk have eroded the therapeutic, rights-based foundation of the human services profession. Some argue that human service workers operate in a culture of fear in which self-protection and blame avoidance, rather than clients' needs, primarily drive decision-making. In the field of Adult Guardianship, it has been suggested that organisational risk avoidance may be motivating application…
Enhancing the rights and well‐being of people with acquired brain injuries in the criminal justice system
This article focuses on the issues currently facing people with an acquired brain injury ( ABI ) in the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia and, in particular, the impact of this condition on people suffering various forms of social disadvantage. This qualitative study involved in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders, such as service providers working in the system, court personnel including Magistrates and Judges, legal…
Short fuse and no filter’
Towards an Understanding of Children’s Perceptions of Physical Punishment in the Family Context
This qualitative synthesis explores how children perceive physical punishment in the family context. A search of four online databases identified eight qualitative studies. Findings revealed that children provided detailed accounts about their experiences of physical punishment, and they associated physical punishment with both emotional and physical pain. Children justified the use of physical punishment based on their precipitating behaviour, t…
Indigenous youth transitioning from out-of-home care in Australia
Purpose This paper aims to report on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the views of 53 service providers assisting Indigenous young people (known in Australia as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth) transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted involving semi-structured interviews and focus groups with 53 representatives of state and territory govern…
Strengthening the Connection Between Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Family Violence
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia
Healing Trauma and Loss and Increasing Social Connections
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 knowledge of the factors that lead to this challenging responsibility. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of service providers’ experiences working with young people transitioning from care who had …
Interprofessional education in interpreter training
Interpreters work with clients from many professions and in different contexts and settings. A facilitator of interpreters’ ability to provide an optimal interlingual transfer of another’s speech or signing is possessing knowledge of other professionals’ perspectives and goals. Interprofessional education is a teaching or learning method that includes learning activities in which trainees from two or more disciplines interact with each other in r…
Political science (20 works) · Sociology (20 works) · Law (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Criminology (12 works) · Law (12 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (9 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works)