Helen Hickson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4145279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Hickson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Hickson |
| SIGNATURE | HICKSON H |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7693-0085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
AI-Generated Images of Social Workers in Healthcare and Implications for Professional Identity
This study critically explored the representation of social workers in healthcare through artificial intelligence (AI) generated imagery, revealing how visual technologies perpetuate both epistemic and temporal erasure. Using a critical discourse analysis framework, the research examined images produced by generative AI tools: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Express Text to Image Generator. The findings demonstrate a consistent misrepresentation of s…
Perceptions of Social Work in Australia
Engaging in community conversation
Community conversations are structured, inclusive conversations that bring together a group of people to engage in meaningful conversation, share knowledge and ideas, and discuss solutions to complex problems. This article focuses on the methodological aspects of using community conversations as a research approach. Participants included paramedics, ambulance service managers, paramedicine students and paramedicine educators, who gathered at La T…
Non-Criminalization of Smuggled Migrants
Article 5 of the United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, and Air, to which Australia is a state party, requires states not to criminalize migrants for being the object of migrant smuggling. This international obligation raises questions about Australia’s response to migrant smuggling and its treatment of asylum seekers. This article examines the principle that smuggled migrants should not be punished for seeking re…
Exploring Social Workers' Experiences of Working with Bushfire-affected Families
Following the devastating Victorian bushfires in February 2009, social workers engaged with people affected by this event in a variety of roles, including bushfire case manager, counsellor, and community development worker. This paper explores the experiences of social workers who worked with bushfire-affected families to understand their role and the context in which they practised. It describes the personal impact of disaster recovery work. Sec…
Perceptions of Social Work in Australia
Exploring Social Workers' Experiences of Working with Bushfire-affected Families
Following the devastating Victorian bushfires in February 2009, social workers engaged with people affected by this event in a variety of roles, including bushfire case manager, counsellor, and community development worker. This paper explores the experiences of social workers who worked with bushfire-affected families to understand their role and the context in which they practised. It describes the personal impact of disaster recovery work. Sec…
Non-Criminalization of Smuggled Migrants
Article 5 of the United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, and Air, to which Australia is a state party, requires states not to criminalize migrants for being the object of migrant smuggling. This international obligation raises questions about Australia’s response to migrant smuggling and its treatment of asylum seekers. This article examines the principle that smuggled migrants should not be punished for seeking re…
Exploring Social Workers' Experiences of Working with Bushfire-affected Families
Following the devastating Victorian bushfires in February 2009, social workers engaged with people affected by this event in a variety of roles, including bushfire case manager, counsellor, and community development worker. This paper explores the experiences of social workers who worked with bushfire-affected families to understand their role and the context in which they practised. It describes the personal impact of disaster recovery work. Sec…
Engaging in community conversation
Community conversations are structured, inclusive conversations that bring together a group of people to engage in meaningful conversation, share knowledge and ideas, and discuss solutions to complex problems. This article focuses on the methodological aspects of using community conversations as a research approach. Participants included paramedics, ambulance service managers, paramedicine students and paramedicine educators, who gathered at La T…
Perceptions of Social Work in Australia
AI-Generated Images of Social Workers in Healthcare and Implications for Professional Identity
This study critically explored the representation of social workers in healthcare through artificial intelligence (AI) generated imagery, revealing how visual technologies perpetuate both epistemic and temporal erasure. Using a critical discourse analysis framework, the research examined images produced by generative AI tools: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Express Text to Image Generator. The findings demonstrate a consistent misrepresentation of s…
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (1 works) · CLARITY (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Conversation (1 works) · Criminalization (1 works)