Gai Harrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 5814839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gai Harrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gai |
| FAMILY NAME | Harrison |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2859-9847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Leaning in” and “leaning back”: Exploring the spatiality of telephone counselling
Addressing Psychosocial Barriers to Hospital Discharge: A Social Work Led Model of Care
Australian hospitals regularly care for patients who cannot be discharged routinely due to complex psychosocial needs that manifest as barriers to discharge. These long-stay or “stranded” patients are at risk of detrimental health outcomes resulting from their extended stay while also potentially delaying admission for those who need acute care. This article discusses a new social work led model of care developed at an Australian metropolitan hos…
Forging an Identity as a Newly Qualified Worker in the Non-government Community Services Sector
Forging a professional identity is commonly assumed to be a key objective for new graduates transitioning to work. However, the extant literature on professional identity development gives minimal consideration to the role of contemporary work conditions such as increased contract-based employment and occupational instability in carving out a work identity. These workforce trends are particularly pronounced in the non-government community service…
From investigation to collaboration: Practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements
Collaborating with families in differential responses: Practitioners' views
Child protection authorities in many countries are concerned with reducing the rates of investigations and with diverting at‐risk families from the child protection service system. In several countries, differential responses have been introduced into child protection law providing service providers with some choice between investigative or family support pathways, depending upon the level of risk posed in the circumstance. In this paper, we repo…
Cultural Capital
The idea of “capital” commonly conjures up images of money or property, or alternatively a form of wealth that can be invested to grow more wealth.
Oh, you've got such a strong accent”: Language Identity Intersecting with Professional Identity in the Human Services in Australia
Language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential factor in educational and employment outcomes. English in particular represents a valuable form of linguistic capital in both the broader world market and many regional and local contexts. This article, focusing on one group of professionals, draws on an exploratory study carried out with overseas‐born bilingual social workers residing in Australia, who r…
Being a 'Culturally Competent' Social Worker: Making Sense of a Murky Concept in Practice
The idea of cultural competence has been afforded significant importance in the caring professions while also being the subject of considerable debate. It is a prominent discourse in both the health and social work literature as well as being enshrined in organisational policy and human resources training. However, it is a somewhat murky concept in that culture can evoke a multitude of meanings while understandings of competence are context-depen…
Language Politics, Linguistic Capital and Bilingual Practitioners in Social Work
Social workers have explored the role of language in communication, identity formation, meaning making and representation. However, they have rarely examined the political ramifications of what language is in use when discussing these roles, or how language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential determinant of life chances. This article draws on an exploratory study carried out with eighteen bilingual …
A postcolonial perspective on language and difference in social work: Bilingual practitioners working in the linguistic borderlands
This paper employs a postcolonial perspective to explore the issue of language identity and difference in social work. It presents a case study of three bilingual practitioners who acquired English either as a result of colonial or postcolonial language policies in their respective countries of birth and who at the time of the study were residing in Australia. These informants demonstrate a variety of patterns of cross-border mobility currently b…
Broadening the Conceptual Lens on Language in Social Work: Difference, Diversity and English as a Global Language
Language is infused in multiple dimensions of human behaviour, and social work is essentially a language-centred activity. Yet, despite the pivotal position of language to many social work activities, its significance has rarely been explored in terms of difference. Moreover, the linguistic diversity that characterizes the local and global contexts in which many practitioners operate has been given minimal attention in the social work literature.…
Social work in the UK and the global labour market: Recruitment, practice and ethical considerations
English While the global movement of skilled labour is widely documented, there has been little analysis of its significance for UK social work, or for the sending countries involved. The ethical implications of UK reliance on overseas trained practitioners are considered, including a Code of Good Practice for ethical recruitment in social work. French Tandis que les mouvements mondiaux de la main-doeuvre qualifiée sont amplement documentés, très…
Young bilingual children's language selection
This paper considers social and psychological factors in the language choices both of children and adults. It sees this emphasis as similar to the emphasis on pragmatics which is now a common theme among workers on language acquisition. The paper cites evidence in two main sections. The first section is that of language choice among young bilingual children and the emphasis is on the way such children use language in order to influence those arou…
Social work in the UK and the global labour market: Recruitment, practice and ethical considerations
English While the global movement of skilled labour is widely documented, there has been little analysis of its significance for UK social work, or for the sending countries involved. The ethical implications of UK reliance on overseas trained practitioners are considered, including a Code of Good Practice for ethical recruitment in social work. French Tandis que les mouvements mondiaux de la main-doeuvre qualifiée sont amplement documentés, très…
Forging an Identity as a Newly Qualified Worker in the Non-government Community Services Sector
Forging a professional identity is commonly assumed to be a key objective for new graduates transitioning to work. However, the extant literature on professional identity development gives minimal consideration to the role of contemporary work conditions such as increased contract-based employment and occupational instability in carving out a work identity. These workforce trends are particularly pronounced in the non-government community service…
Oh, you've got such a strong accent”: Language Identity Intersecting with Professional Identity in the Human Services in Australia
Language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential factor in educational and employment outcomes. English in particular represents a valuable form of linguistic capital in both the broader world market and many regional and local contexts. This article, focusing on one group of professionals, draws on an exploratory study carried out with overseas‐born bilingual social workers residing in Australia, who r…
Being a 'Culturally Competent' Social Worker: Making Sense of a Murky Concept in Practice
The idea of cultural competence has been afforded significant importance in the caring professions while also being the subject of considerable debate. It is a prominent discourse in both the health and social work literature as well as being enshrined in organisational policy and human resources training. However, it is a somewhat murky concept in that culture can evoke a multitude of meanings while understandings of competence are context-depen…
Collaborating with families in differential responses: Practitioners' views
Child protection authorities in many countries are concerned with reducing the rates of investigations and with diverting at‐risk families from the child protection service system. In several countries, differential responses have been introduced into child protection law providing service providers with some choice between investigative or family support pathways, depending upon the level of risk posed in the circumstance. In this paper, we repo…
Language Politics, Linguistic Capital and Bilingual Practitioners in Social Work
Social workers have explored the role of language in communication, identity formation, meaning making and representation. However, they have rarely examined the political ramifications of what language is in use when discussing these roles, or how language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential determinant of life chances. This article draws on an exploratory study carried out with eighteen bilingual …
Broadening the Conceptual Lens on Language in Social Work: Difference, Diversity and English as a Global Language
Language is infused in multiple dimensions of human behaviour, and social work is essentially a language-centred activity. Yet, despite the pivotal position of language to many social work activities, its significance has rarely been explored in terms of difference. Moreover, the linguistic diversity that characterizes the local and global contexts in which many practitioners operate has been given minimal attention in the social work literature.…
Young bilingual children's language selection
This paper considers social and psychological factors in the language choices both of children and adults. It sees this emphasis as similar to the emphasis on pragmatics which is now a common theme among workers on language acquisition. The paper cites evidence in two main sections. The first section is that of language choice among young bilingual children and the emphasis is on the way such children use language in order to influence those arou…
Addressing Psychosocial Barriers to Hospital Discharge: A Social Work Led Model of Care
Australian hospitals regularly care for patients who cannot be discharged routinely due to complex psychosocial needs that manifest as barriers to discharge. These long-stay or “stranded” patients are at risk of detrimental health outcomes resulting from their extended stay while also potentially delaying admission for those who need acute care. This article discusses a new social work led model of care developed at an Australian metropolitan hos…
From investigation to collaboration: Practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements
Leaning in” and “leaning back”: Exploring the spatiality of telephone counselling
Young bilingual children's language selection
This paper considers social and psychological factors in the language choices both of children and adults. It sees this emphasis as similar to the emphasis on pragmatics which is now a common theme among workers on language acquisition. The paper cites evidence in two main sections. The first section is that of language choice among young bilingual children and the emphasis is on the way such children use language in order to influence those arou…
Broadening the Conceptual Lens on Language in Social Work: Difference, Diversity and English as a Global Language
Language is infused in multiple dimensions of human behaviour, and social work is essentially a language-centred activity. Yet, despite the pivotal position of language to many social work activities, its significance has rarely been explored in terms of difference. Moreover, the linguistic diversity that characterizes the local and global contexts in which many practitioners operate has been given minimal attention in the social work literature.…
Social work in the UK and the global labour market: Recruitment, practice and ethical considerations
English While the global movement of skilled labour is widely documented, there has been little analysis of its significance for UK social work, or for the sending countries involved. The ethical implications of UK reliance on overseas trained practitioners are considered, including a Code of Good Practice for ethical recruitment in social work. French Tandis que les mouvements mondiaux de la main-doeuvre qualifiée sont amplement documentés, très…
A postcolonial perspective on language and difference in social work: Bilingual practitioners working in the linguistic borderlands
This paper employs a postcolonial perspective to explore the issue of language identity and difference in social work. It presents a case study of three bilingual practitioners who acquired English either as a result of colonial or postcolonial language policies in their respective countries of birth and who at the time of the study were residing in Australia. These informants demonstrate a variety of patterns of cross-border mobility currently b…
Language Politics, Linguistic Capital and Bilingual Practitioners in Social Work
Social workers have explored the role of language in communication, identity formation, meaning making and representation. However, they have rarely examined the political ramifications of what language is in use when discussing these roles, or how language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential determinant of life chances. This article draws on an exploratory study carried out with eighteen bilingual …
Being a 'Culturally Competent' Social Worker: Making Sense of a Murky Concept in Practice
The idea of cultural competence has been afforded significant importance in the caring professions while also being the subject of considerable debate. It is a prominent discourse in both the health and social work literature as well as being enshrined in organisational policy and human resources training. However, it is a somewhat murky concept in that culture can evoke a multitude of meanings while understandings of competence are context-depen…
Cultural Capital
The idea of “capital” commonly conjures up images of money or property, or alternatively a form of wealth that can be invested to grow more wealth.
Oh, you've got such a strong accent”: Language Identity Intersecting with Professional Identity in the Human Services in Australia
Language operates as a form of differentially valued cultural capital that is an influential factor in educational and employment outcomes. English in particular represents a valuable form of linguistic capital in both the broader world market and many regional and local contexts. This article, focusing on one group of professionals, draws on an exploratory study carried out with overseas‐born bilingual social workers residing in Australia, who r…
Collaborating with families in differential responses: Practitioners' views
Child protection authorities in many countries are concerned with reducing the rates of investigations and with diverting at‐risk families from the child protection service system. In several countries, differential responses have been introduced into child protection law providing service providers with some choice between investigative or family support pathways, depending upon the level of risk posed in the circumstance. In this paper, we repo…
Forging an Identity as a Newly Qualified Worker in the Non-government Community Services Sector
Forging a professional identity is commonly assumed to be a key objective for new graduates transitioning to work. However, the extant literature on professional identity development gives minimal consideration to the role of contemporary work conditions such as increased contract-based employment and occupational instability in carving out a work identity. These workforce trends are particularly pronounced in the non-government community service…
From investigation to collaboration: Practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements
Leaning in” and “leaning back”: Exploring the spatiality of telephone counselling
Addressing Psychosocial Barriers to Hospital Discharge: A Social Work Led Model of Care
Australian hospitals regularly care for patients who cannot be discharged routinely due to complex psychosocial needs that manifest as barriers to discharge. These long-stay or “stranded” patients are at risk of detrimental health outcomes resulting from their extended stay while also potentially delaying admission for those who need acute care. This article discusses a new social work led model of care developed at an Australian metropolitan hos…
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