Nicola Ivory
Biographic Data
| ID | 4630024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola Ivory |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivory |
| SIGNATURE | IVORY N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Sturt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2886-5885 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Toward a definition of professional identity for social work
Defining professional identity has long been a contested matter, even more so in social work with ongoing questions about our professional status. To address these questions, this article explores how professional identity is theorized, defined, and/or measured in peer-reviewed social work literature by reporting on a subset of findings from a scoping review. The search protocol produced a total dataset of ninety-one peer-reviewed articles, sixty…
Mechanisms that impact the experience and sustainability of the professional identity of social workers
This paper identifies mechanisms that impact the professional identity of qualified social workers. Professional identity has become a focal point in social work, especially considering contemporary neoliberal settings and pressing global concerns about workplace conditions affecting the status of the profession. On this basis, a scoping literature review was implemented with an aim to identify how professional identity is experienced, sustained,…
Menstrual inequities and menstrual justice
Against the backdrop of global commitments towards achieving gender equity as reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this paper explores how social work engages with menstruation in peer-reviewed literature. A scoping review was conducted using systematic methods, producing a dataset of 25 papers. Data analysis revealed that menstrual experiences – despite being characterised by injustice – is an under-represented issue in…
Enablers, markers, and aspects of quality innovative placements across distance
Internationally, COVID-19 has forced educational reform and disrupted already strained social work field education systems. This inquiry began pre-pandemic, responding to placement scarcity, which was only exacerbated by the pandemic as agencies migrated to online service delivery and universities responded to sudden placement cancellations. Educators found themselves navigating two interlinked global trends: 1) workplace learning that was changi…
Experiences of social work students undertaking a remote research-based placement during a global pandemic
Field education globally, has been highly disrupted by restrictions associated with COVID-19. This disruption has forced many students to engage with online learning. The current article presents a student-led co-operative inquiry exploring the experience of four social work students undertaking a remote research-based placement in regional Australia during a global pandemic. In this inquiry students’ critically self-reflected on the strengths an…
Short-term study abroad programmes in social work
Study abroad programmes are an increasingly popular component of social work education worldwide and a range of claims have been made about the associated benefits of these programmes. To explore the nature and extent of current knowledge in relation to student learning outcomes, a scoping review of social work literature was undertaken. A comprehensive search of scholarly databases for peer-reviewed social work studies, which examined student le…
A scenario study of the acceptability to ocean users of more and less invasive management after shark-human interactions
Disaster Preparedness in Social Work
The aim of this study was to understand the extent and nature of social work literature relating to preparedness in the context of natural disasters and to identify the implications for further research, theory and practice. A systematic scoping review explored scholarly databases pertaining to literature about social work and disaster preparedness, between 2000 and 2019; a total of thirty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria. Data were extra…
Mechanisms that impact the experience and sustainability of the professional identity of social workers
This paper identifies mechanisms that impact the professional identity of qualified social workers. Professional identity has become a focal point in social work, especially considering contemporary neoliberal settings and pressing global concerns about workplace conditions affecting the status of the profession. On this basis, a scoping literature review was implemented with an aim to identify how professional identity is experienced, sustained,…
A scenario study of the acceptability to ocean users of more and less invasive management after shark-human interactions
Disaster Preparedness in Social Work
The aim of this study was to understand the extent and nature of social work literature relating to preparedness in the context of natural disasters and to identify the implications for further research, theory and practice. A systematic scoping review explored scholarly databases pertaining to literature about social work and disaster preparedness, between 2000 and 2019; a total of thirty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria. Data were extra…
Short-term study abroad programmes in social work
Study abroad programmes are an increasingly popular component of social work education worldwide and a range of claims have been made about the associated benefits of these programmes. To explore the nature and extent of current knowledge in relation to student learning outcomes, a scoping review of social work literature was undertaken. A comprehensive search of scholarly databases for peer-reviewed social work studies, which examined student le…
Enablers, markers, and aspects of quality innovative placements across distance
Internationally, COVID-19 has forced educational reform and disrupted already strained social work field education systems. This inquiry began pre-pandemic, responding to placement scarcity, which was only exacerbated by the pandemic as agencies migrated to online service delivery and universities responded to sudden placement cancellations. Educators found themselves navigating two interlinked global trends: 1) workplace learning that was changi…
Experiences of social work students undertaking a remote research-based placement during a global pandemic
Field education globally, has been highly disrupted by restrictions associated with COVID-19. This disruption has forced many students to engage with online learning. The current article presents a student-led co-operative inquiry exploring the experience of four social work students undertaking a remote research-based placement in regional Australia during a global pandemic. In this inquiry students’ critically self-reflected on the strengths an…
Toward a definition of professional identity for social work
Defining professional identity has long been a contested matter, even more so in social work with ongoing questions about our professional status. To address these questions, this article explores how professional identity is theorized, defined, and/or measured in peer-reviewed social work literature by reporting on a subset of findings from a scoping review. The search protocol produced a total dataset of ninety-one peer-reviewed articles, sixty…
Mechanisms that impact the experience and sustainability of the professional identity of social workers
This paper identifies mechanisms that impact the professional identity of qualified social workers. Professional identity has become a focal point in social work, especially considering contemporary neoliberal settings and pressing global concerns about workplace conditions affecting the status of the profession. On this basis, a scoping literature review was implemented with an aim to identify how professional identity is experienced, sustained,…
Menstrual inequities and menstrual justice
Against the backdrop of global commitments towards achieving gender equity as reflected in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this paper explores how social work engages with menstruation in peer-reviewed literature. A scoping review was conducted using systematic methods, producing a dataset of 25 papers. Data analysis revealed that menstrual experiences – despite being characterised by injustice – is an under-represented issue in…
Political science (7 works) · Social Work (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works)