Karen Menzies
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822102 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Menzies |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Menzies |
| SIGNATURE | MENZIES K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University, Australia; University of Newcastle, Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7912-2662 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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A new paradigm
This article argues that child protection agencies must provide mandatory training about the Aboriginal experience within the welfare state and the resultant trauma that exists in Australian Indigenous communities. This article highlights the areas of curriculum to be included in training for welfare practitioners working with Aboriginal families in the New South Wales child protection system. The training content explores the Stolen Generations’…
The Efficacy of a Child Protection Training Program on the Historical Welfare Context and Aboriginal Trauma
This paper reports on the findings from a study exploring the efficacy of a training program for child protection practitioners. The training aimed to improve understanding of the sociohistorical context that underpins interactions between the welfare system and Aboriginal communities, the impact of past and present child protection laws, and the importance of trauma theory to guide practice when working with Aboriginal families. A pre–post surve…
Understanding the Australian Aboriginal experience of collective, historical and intergenerational trauma
This article provides a summary of the evolving definition of trauma, including different forms of trauma and its impact on the health, behaviours and well-being of individuals and communities. Specifically, it discusses collective, historical and intergenerational trauma and the value of these concepts in understanding the health and social challenges we see within colonized Indigenous communities, particularly within Australian Aboriginal commu…
Understanding the Australian Aboriginal experience of collective, historical and intergenerational trauma
This article provides a summary of the evolving definition of trauma, including different forms of trauma and its impact on the health, behaviours and well-being of individuals and communities. Specifically, it discusses collective, historical and intergenerational trauma and the value of these concepts in understanding the health and social challenges we see within colonized Indigenous communities, particularly within Australian Aboriginal commu…
Now.See.Hear
The Efficacy of a Child Protection Training Program on the Historical Welfare Context and Aboriginal Trauma
This paper reports on the findings from a study exploring the efficacy of a training program for child protection practitioners. The training aimed to improve understanding of the sociohistorical context that underpins interactions between the welfare system and Aboriginal communities, the impact of past and present child protection laws, and the importance of trauma theory to guide practice when working with Aboriginal families. A pre–post surve…
Understanding the Australian Aboriginal experience of collective, historical and intergenerational trauma
This article provides a summary of the evolving definition of trauma, including different forms of trauma and its impact on the health, behaviours and well-being of individuals and communities. Specifically, it discusses collective, historical and intergenerational trauma and the value of these concepts in understanding the health and social challenges we see within colonized Indigenous communities, particularly within Australian Aboriginal commu…
A new paradigm
This article argues that child protection agencies must provide mandatory training about the Aboriginal experience within the welfare state and the resultant trauma that exists in Australian Indigenous communities. This article highlights the areas of curriculum to be included in training for welfare practitioners working with Aboriginal families in the New South Wales child protection system. The training content explores the Stolen Generations’…
The Efficacy of a Child Protection Training Program on the Historical Welfare Context and Aboriginal Trauma
This paper reports on the findings from a study exploring the efficacy of a training program for child protection practitioners. The training aimed to improve understanding of the sociohistorical context that underpins interactions between the welfare system and Aboriginal communities, the impact of past and present child protection laws, and the importance of trauma theory to guide practice when working with Aboriginal families. A pre–post surve…
Now.See.Hear
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Welfare (3 works)