Gail Winkworth
Biographic Data
| ID | 6024477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gail Winkworth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gail |
| FAMILY NAME | Winkworth |
| SIGNATURE | WINKWORTH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Catholic University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Give Them a Break
Younger mothers are categorised as an ‘at-risk’ group and targeted for early recognition and subsequent intervention to enhance children’s safety and well-being. However, younger mothers systematically endure stigma which can affect their willingness to engage with supportive services. This article reports on the findings from an Australian qualitative study of thirty-five interviews and two focus groups with younger mothers to explore their expe…
What do we know about the social networks of single parents who do not use supportive services
The role that social support and social networks play in mediating isolation and stress experienced by vulnerable families is well established. However, a major issue facing supportive human services is to find and engage families with limited social networks and link them to supports that could improve outcomes for their families. This paper reports on the results of in‐depth interviews with 20 sole parents with children aged under 5 who were no…
Jumping through hoops – the cost of compliance on sole parents
Australian governments along with other western countries have made significant changes to the welfare system with a focus on encouraging sole parents on social security payments to move into paid work. This paper reports on in‐depth interviews with 48 sole parents about their experiences with the welfare‐to‐work process and with a range of other services. Although parents reported some positive encounters, they also described a range of negative…
Vulnerable Families’ Use of Services
There is growing recognition in Australia and in other countries that some people face complex challenges and multiple disadvantages in their everyday lives, and that their needs for safety, health, clothing, food, shelter, and emotional wellbeing form interacting webs of need. However, it is often this very group who may be excluded from services and other opportunities. A qualitative study was carried out with 80 families living on income suppo…
Australia's Children ‘Safe and Well’? 1 Collaborating with Purpose Across Commonwealth Family Relationship and State Child Protection Systems
So ubiquitous is reference to collaboration in policy documents that it is in danger of being ignored altogether by service deliverers who are not clear about its rationale, how it is built, or its real value. This is evident in the child and family services context where for example the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children calls for collaboration and a ‘shared responsibility’ across the state, Commonwealth and the non‐governmen…
Someone to check in on me
Although knowledge of how social support can mediate stress is now well known, finding ways to enable isolated parents to access social resources that could make a positive difference for children during their critical early years remains difficult. This paper reported on the findings of a telephone survey aimed at understanding levels of social capital and social support experienced by isolated parents raising young children on their own in Canb…
Opportunities Lost––Why Some Parents of Young Children Are Not Well-Connected to the Service Systems Designed to Assist Them
Evidence on how to engage isolated parents in formal services tends to rely on professional commentary, practitioner discourse, and parents who use services. It is critical to also hear the perspectives of isolated parents to inform practice and service design, yet there are clearly practical difficulties in researchers talking directly to families who do not use services–– not the least of which is how to find them. This paper reports on in-dept…
A practice framework to guide screening and assessment in the Australian Family Relationship Centres and Advice Line
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the reactive way in which policy is translated into practice on the front lines of child and family welfare organizations, particularly in how risk is assessed and responded to by staff at all levels in these organizations. Major reforms to family law in Australia and programmes set up to complement the existing Commonwealth‐Funded Family Relationship Services Program provide an opportunity…
Partnering the 800 Pound Gorilla
This article explores the potential for government agencies to move into new kinds of relationships or ‘social partnerships’ with the community sector and business to address social problems. Through an analysis of documented examples of partnerships at the local level it examines how Centrelink, the Common wealth Service Delivery Agency, is using its considerable resources, human and physical, to work with others to improve accessibility of serv…
Catholic social services in Australia
This paper provides a brief history of Catholic social services in Australia. The underlying theological base has been Catholic Social Teachings. The paper outlines Catholic Social Teachings and its impact on the development of distinctive Catholic social services. Catholic social services is an umbrella term, which includes the diocesan based services – Centacares, religious orders and lay associations such as St Vincent de Paul Society. A conde…
Keeping the Faith
Church related agencies are major providers of community services in Australia (Lyons, 2001:34‐35). While the history of church related welfare service provision is not well known in Australia it is asserted that many have a long tradition of outreach and service provision to marginalised groups regardless of the government social policy of the day (ACSWC, 2000; Mendes, 2003). This paper examines the current environment of human services restruct…
Social Work Practice in a School Setting
School social work has been an almost unexplored service in N.S.W. until very recently. At present three initiatives from different auspices2 are being undertaken in selected schools. This paper outlines some of the work conducted in one inner city primary and infants' school, over an eight-month period in 1975, by a social worker employed within the Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs. It may illustrate some of the ways in which a …
Opportunities Lost––Why Some Parents of Young Children Are Not Well-Connected to the Service Systems Designed to Assist Them
Evidence on how to engage isolated parents in formal services tends to rely on professional commentary, practitioner discourse, and parents who use services. It is critical to also hear the perspectives of isolated parents to inform practice and service design, yet there are clearly practical difficulties in researchers talking directly to families who do not use services–– not the least of which is how to find them. This paper reports on in-dept…
Jumping through hoops – the cost of compliance on sole parents
Australian governments along with other western countries have made significant changes to the welfare system with a focus on encouraging sole parents on social security payments to move into paid work. This paper reports on in‐depth interviews with 48 sole parents about their experiences with the welfare‐to‐work process and with a range of other services. Although parents reported some positive encounters, they also described a range of negative…
Someone to check in on me
Although knowledge of how social support can mediate stress is now well known, finding ways to enable isolated parents to access social resources that could make a positive difference for children during their critical early years remains difficult. This paper reported on the findings of a telephone survey aimed at understanding levels of social capital and social support experienced by isolated parents raising young children on their own in Canb…
What do we know about the social networks of single parents who do not use supportive services
The role that social support and social networks play in mediating isolation and stress experienced by vulnerable families is well established. However, a major issue facing supportive human services is to find and engage families with limited social networks and link them to supports that could improve outcomes for their families. This paper reports on the results of in‐depth interviews with 20 sole parents with children aged under 5 who were no…
Vulnerable Families’ Use of Services
There is growing recognition in Australia and in other countries that some people face complex challenges and multiple disadvantages in their everyday lives, and that their needs for safety, health, clothing, food, shelter, and emotional wellbeing form interacting webs of need. However, it is often this very group who may be excluded from services and other opportunities. A qualitative study was carried out with 80 families living on income suppo…
Give Them a Break
Younger mothers are categorised as an ‘at-risk’ group and targeted for early recognition and subsequent intervention to enhance children’s safety and well-being. However, younger mothers systematically endure stigma which can affect their willingness to engage with supportive services. This article reports on the findings from an Australian qualitative study of thirty-five interviews and two focus groups with younger mothers to explore their expe…
Australia's Children ‘Safe and Well’? 1 Collaborating with Purpose Across Commonwealth Family Relationship and State Child Protection Systems
So ubiquitous is reference to collaboration in policy documents that it is in danger of being ignored altogether by service deliverers who are not clear about its rationale, how it is built, or its real value. This is evident in the child and family services context where for example the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children calls for collaboration and a ‘shared responsibility’ across the state, Commonwealth and the non‐governmen…
Catholic social services in Australia
This paper provides a brief history of Catholic social services in Australia. The underlying theological base has been Catholic Social Teachings. The paper outlines Catholic Social Teachings and its impact on the development of distinctive Catholic social services. Catholic social services is an umbrella term, which includes the diocesan based services – Centacares, religious orders and lay associations such as St Vincent de Paul Society. A conde…
Partnering the 800 Pound Gorilla
This article explores the potential for government agencies to move into new kinds of relationships or ‘social partnerships’ with the community sector and business to address social problems. Through an analysis of documented examples of partnerships at the local level it examines how Centrelink, the Common wealth Service Delivery Agency, is using its considerable resources, human and physical, to work with others to improve accessibility of serv…
Social Work Practice in a School Setting
School social work has been an almost unexplored service in N.S.W. until very recently. At present three initiatives from different auspices2 are being undertaken in selected schools. This paper outlines some of the work conducted in one inner city primary and infants' school, over an eight-month period in 1975, by a social worker employed within the Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs. It may illustrate some of the ways in which a …
Social Work Practice in a School Setting
School social work has been an almost unexplored service in N.S.W. until very recently. At present three initiatives from different auspices2 are being undertaken in selected schools. This paper outlines some of the work conducted in one inner city primary and infants' school, over an eight-month period in 1975, by a social worker employed within the Department of Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs. It may illustrate some of the ways in which a …
Keeping the Faith
Church related agencies are major providers of community services in Australia (Lyons, 2001:34‐35). While the history of church related welfare service provision is not well known in Australia it is asserted that many have a long tradition of outreach and service provision to marginalised groups regardless of the government social policy of the day (ACSWC, 2000; Mendes, 2003). This paper examines the current environment of human services restruct…
Partnering the 800 Pound Gorilla
This article explores the potential for government agencies to move into new kinds of relationships or ‘social partnerships’ with the community sector and business to address social problems. Through an analysis of documented examples of partnerships at the local level it examines how Centrelink, the Common wealth Service Delivery Agency, is using its considerable resources, human and physical, to work with others to improve accessibility of serv…
Catholic social services in Australia
This paper provides a brief history of Catholic social services in Australia. The underlying theological base has been Catholic Social Teachings. The paper outlines Catholic Social Teachings and its impact on the development of distinctive Catholic social services. Catholic social services is an umbrella term, which includes the diocesan based services – Centacares, religious orders and lay associations such as St Vincent de Paul Society. A conde…
A practice framework to guide screening and assessment in the Australian Family Relationship Centres and Advice Line
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the reactive way in which policy is translated into practice on the front lines of child and family welfare organizations, particularly in how risk is assessed and responded to by staff at all levels in these organizations. Major reforms to family law in Australia and programmes set up to complement the existing Commonwealth‐Funded Family Relationship Services Program provide an opportunity…
Someone to check in on me
Although knowledge of how social support can mediate stress is now well known, finding ways to enable isolated parents to access social resources that could make a positive difference for children during their critical early years remains difficult. This paper reported on the findings of a telephone survey aimed at understanding levels of social capital and social support experienced by isolated parents raising young children on their own in Canb…
Opportunities Lost––Why Some Parents of Young Children Are Not Well-Connected to the Service Systems Designed to Assist Them
Evidence on how to engage isolated parents in formal services tends to rely on professional commentary, practitioner discourse, and parents who use services. It is critical to also hear the perspectives of isolated parents to inform practice and service design, yet there are clearly practical difficulties in researchers talking directly to families who do not use services–– not the least of which is how to find them. This paper reports on in-dept…
Australia's Children ‘Safe and Well’? 1 Collaborating with Purpose Across Commonwealth Family Relationship and State Child Protection Systems
So ubiquitous is reference to collaboration in policy documents that it is in danger of being ignored altogether by service deliverers who are not clear about its rationale, how it is built, or its real value. This is evident in the child and family services context where for example the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children calls for collaboration and a ‘shared responsibility’ across the state, Commonwealth and the non‐governmen…
Jumping through hoops – the cost of compliance on sole parents
Australian governments along with other western countries have made significant changes to the welfare system with a focus on encouraging sole parents on social security payments to move into paid work. This paper reports on in‐depth interviews with 48 sole parents about their experiences with the welfare‐to‐work process and with a range of other services. Although parents reported some positive encounters, they also described a range of negative…
Vulnerable Families’ Use of Services
There is growing recognition in Australia and in other countries that some people face complex challenges and multiple disadvantages in their everyday lives, and that their needs for safety, health, clothing, food, shelter, and emotional wellbeing form interacting webs of need. However, it is often this very group who may be excluded from services and other opportunities. A qualitative study was carried out with 80 families living on income suppo…
What do we know about the social networks of single parents who do not use supportive services
The role that social support and social networks play in mediating isolation and stress experienced by vulnerable families is well established. However, a major issue facing supportive human services is to find and engage families with limited social networks and link them to supports that could improve outcomes for their families. This paper reports on the results of in‐depth interviews with 20 sole parents with children aged under 5 who were no…
Give Them a Break
Younger mothers are categorised as an ‘at-risk’ group and targeted for early recognition and subsequent intervention to enhance children’s safety and well-being. However, younger mothers systematically endure stigma which can affect their willingness to engage with supportive services. This article reports on the findings from an Australian qualitative study of thirty-five interviews and two focus groups with younger mothers to explore their expe…
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