Doris Testa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Doris Testa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Doris |
| FAMILY NAME | Testa |
| SIGNATURE | TESTA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7107-1752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Interprofessional Collaboration
This micro-level study investigated interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers who work together to support young people in secondary schools. Drawing on focus group data obtained from 42 key wellbeing staff across four Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the results indicate that interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers strengthens stude…
Supporting vulnerable students
Background: Schools are at the forefront of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through the implementation of evidence-based actions. Few Australian studies however have explored the views and experiences of school staff and parents as to what best supports secondary school students who struggle with positive mental health. Aims: This article describes findings from an exploratory study looking at the views and experiences of 74 staff …
Covid-19 and student well-being
Background: COVID-19 has dramatically changed how school communities operate. Many schools have had to navigate enforced closures and modify their usual teaching and learning practices. Furthermore, they have had to rethink how they address student well-being issues. In Australian Catholic schools, there is little data on the concerns of Catholic school staff during enforced school closures. Aims: This article describes findings from a study of t…
Hospital Health Provider Experiences of Identifying and Treating Trafficked Persons
Over the past 20 years, human trafficking (“trafficking”) has generated much public attention throughout the world. The problem has received growing media coverage and increased anti-trafficking activism. Additionally countries have created new policies, laws, and enforcement mechanisms to tackle the problem. This micro level study examined the lived experiences of 22 health and allied health workers situated within St Vincent’s Health Australia’…
What do primary students say about school-based social work programmes
This article focuses on primary school children’s experiences of school-based social work programmes. These students, aged between 6 and 11, and drawn from a student population comprising 28 different cultural backgrounds and from low socio-economic backgrounds, participated in a case study that researched a school-based social work programme, the St Paul’s Model. The importance of this research lies in the fact that in the area of Australian sch…
In the Field
The aim of this book is to assist human services and community services educators, practitioners, and students to navigate practice learning. It is written in three parts: context setting and theor
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and Health Promotion in Schools
School-based social workers, collaborating with teachers, can contribute to the development of the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for individuals to live healthy lives both in the short and long term. This article reports on a case study that investigated the effectiveness of the input of social work into a school-based health promotion model. Results indicated that cross-disciplinary collaboration was dependent on a number of factors:…
Communication Skills for Health Care and Social Care
Communication Skills for Health Care and Social Care Bernard Moss London, Sage Publications, 2008 212 pp., ISBN 9781412922852, $59.00 (paperback) This book is targeted to those in the helping profe
Interprofessional Collaboration
This micro-level study investigated interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers who work together to support young people in secondary schools. Drawing on focus group data obtained from 42 key wellbeing staff across four Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the results indicate that interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers strengthens stude…
Hospital Health Provider Experiences of Identifying and Treating Trafficked Persons
Over the past 20 years, human trafficking (“trafficking”) has generated much public attention throughout the world. The problem has received growing media coverage and increased anti-trafficking activism. Additionally countries have created new policies, laws, and enforcement mechanisms to tackle the problem. This micro level study examined the lived experiences of 22 health and allied health workers situated within St Vincent’s Health Australia’…
What do primary students say about school-based social work programmes
This article focuses on primary school children’s experiences of school-based social work programmes. These students, aged between 6 and 11, and drawn from a student population comprising 28 different cultural backgrounds and from low socio-economic backgrounds, participated in a case study that researched a school-based social work programme, the St Paul’s Model. The importance of this research lies in the fact that in the area of Australian sch…
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and Health Promotion in Schools
School-based social workers, collaborating with teachers, can contribute to the development of the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for individuals to live healthy lives both in the short and long term. This article reports on a case study that investigated the effectiveness of the input of social work into a school-based health promotion model. Results indicated that cross-disciplinary collaboration was dependent on a number of factors:…
Communication Skills for Health Care and Social Care
Communication Skills for Health Care and Social Care Bernard Moss London, Sage Publications, 2008 212 pp., ISBN 9781412922852, $59.00 (paperback) This book is targeted to those in the helping profe
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration and Health Promotion in Schools
School-based social workers, collaborating with teachers, can contribute to the development of the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for individuals to live healthy lives both in the short and long term. This article reports on a case study that investigated the effectiveness of the input of social work into a school-based health promotion model. Results indicated that cross-disciplinary collaboration was dependent on a number of factors:…
What do primary students say about school-based social work programmes
This article focuses on primary school children’s experiences of school-based social work programmes. These students, aged between 6 and 11, and drawn from a student population comprising 28 different cultural backgrounds and from low socio-economic backgrounds, participated in a case study that researched a school-based social work programme, the St Paul’s Model. The importance of this research lies in the fact that in the area of Australian sch…
In the Field
The aim of this book is to assist human services and community services educators, practitioners, and students to navigate practice learning. It is written in three parts: context setting and theor
Hospital Health Provider Experiences of Identifying and Treating Trafficked Persons
Over the past 20 years, human trafficking (“trafficking”) has generated much public attention throughout the world. The problem has received growing media coverage and increased anti-trafficking activism. Additionally countries have created new policies, laws, and enforcement mechanisms to tackle the problem. This micro level study examined the lived experiences of 22 health and allied health workers situated within St Vincent’s Health Australia’…
Covid-19 and student well-being
Background: COVID-19 has dramatically changed how school communities operate. Many schools have had to navigate enforced closures and modify their usual teaching and learning practices. Furthermore, they have had to rethink how they address student well-being issues. In Australian Catholic schools, there is little data on the concerns of Catholic school staff during enforced school closures. Aims: This article describes findings from a study of t…
Supporting vulnerable students
Background: Schools are at the forefront of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through the implementation of evidence-based actions. Few Australian studies however have explored the views and experiences of school staff and parents as to what best supports secondary school students who struggle with positive mental health. Aims: This article describes findings from an exploratory study looking at the views and experiences of 74 staff …
Interprofessional Collaboration
This micro-level study investigated interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers who work together to support young people in secondary schools. Drawing on focus group data obtained from 42 key wellbeing staff across four Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the results indicate that interprofessional collaboration between social workers, psychologists, and teachers strengthens stude…
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medical education (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)