Jennifer Osmond
Biographic Data
| ID | 6025404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Osmond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Osmond |
| SIGNATURE | OSMOND J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Social Work Research in the Child Protection Field in Australia
Social work makes an important contribution to child protection practice and policy in Australia, but data are limited about the discipline's contribution to research. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the quantity and nature of Australian social work child protection research for the period 2007–14. A comprehensive search of nine bibliographic databases identified 255 peer-reviewed articles. The papers were authored by 287 researcher…
Child Aware Practice in Adult Social Services: A Scoping Review
The development of “child aware” practice is about the capacity and capability of adult health and social service providers to identify and respond to the needs of children. A scoping review of the literature considered five adult adversities associated with family stress and reduced parenting capacity: mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, homelessness, intellectual disability, and domestic violence. Although there are specific needs for …
Making a connection: School engagement of young people in care
Intervention to improve educational attainment for children in out‐of‐home care is increasingly being recognized as important for their well‐being and future opportunities. This paper reports on a mixed method study of the school engagement or connectedness of young people in care. The study comprised a survey of 202 young people in care in Q ueensland, A ustralia, and a matched comparison group of young people not in care, plus interviews with a…
Measuring Client Satisfaction with Child Welfare Services
This article examines the role of client satisfaction indicators in child welfare agency performance measurement. It examines both research and performance measurement efforts to understand client perspectives on child protection and out-of-home care services. It highlights the value of obtaining data from clients about their experience of the service delivered by the agency and its impact on their lives. Conceptual, methodological and ethical is…
The knowledge of caring: Revisiting the need for knowledge support of carers
Foster carers' knowledge of caring for abused and neglected children is a largely under‐researched area. We know very little about the nature of carers' knowledge in relation to caring for children who have been abused or neglected. This paper reports on an exploratory study which examined the knowledge of caring. Qualitative data were analysed based on in‐depth interviews with 10 foster carers in Queensland, Australia. A range of knowledge was i…
Permanency Planning in Foster Care: A Research Review and Guidelines for Practitioners
Permanency planning is a systematic, goal-directed and timely approach to case planning for children subject to child protection intervention aimed at promoting stability and continuity. The present paper reviews research into the area of permanency planning within the foster care system, with the aim of promoting research-informed policy and practice. Research published in both journals and books between 1998 and 2005 was reviewed. Exceptions to…
A quest for form: The tacit dimension of social work practice
This paper presents the findings of a small-scale study of social workers’ tacit understandings. Tacit is conceptualised as, difficult to describe knowledge, taken for granted knowledge or tacitly presupposed and silenced knowledge. The sample comprised 10 social workers employed in a statutory child protection context who participated in three stages of data collection. The research strategy encompassed six techniques: in-depth interviewing, obs…
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice: Implications for Knowledge-Based Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
Reflective analysis: Techniques for facilitating reflection
This paper describes a number of techniques for facilitating reflective critical analysis as a means of eliciting in-depth reflections on practice. The authors have previously used similar techniques in the research context, to assist practitioners to identify and analyse the basis of their work with clients. The techniques presented in this paper have been adapted for use in social work education, including in class-based and field education con…
The Knowledge Spectrum: A Framework for Teaching Knowledge and its Use in Social Work Practice
For students, educators play a pivotal role in identifying and explaining the knowledge that can guide social work practice. Yet there is an absence of educational tools that can assist the educator with this objective. The knowledge spectrum framework is an innovative tool that was developed to explain the possibilities of what can inform social work practice. As a tool, it can be utilized to show that knowledge use in practice is a dynamic proc…
Formalizing the Unformalized: Practitioners' Communication of Knowledge in Practice
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice: Implications for Knowledge-Based Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
Reflective analysis: Techniques for facilitating reflection
This paper describes a number of techniques for facilitating reflective critical analysis as a means of eliciting in-depth reflections on practice. The authors have previously used similar techniques in the research context, to assist practitioners to identify and analyse the basis of their work with clients. The techniques presented in this paper have been adapted for use in social work education, including in class-based and field education con…
The Knowledge Spectrum: A Framework for Teaching Knowledge and its Use in Social Work Practice
For students, educators play a pivotal role in identifying and explaining the knowledge that can guide social work practice. Yet there is an absence of educational tools that can assist the educator with this objective. The knowledge spectrum framework is an innovative tool that was developed to explain the possibilities of what can inform social work practice. As a tool, it can be utilized to show that knowledge use in practice is a dynamic proc…
Making a connection: School engagement of young people in care
Intervention to improve educational attainment for children in out‐of‐home care is increasingly being recognized as important for their well‐being and future opportunities. This paper reports on a mixed method study of the school engagement or connectedness of young people in care. The study comprised a survey of 202 young people in care in Q ueensland, A ustralia, and a matched comparison group of young people not in care, plus interviews with a…
Formalizing the Unformalized: Practitioners' Communication of Knowledge in Practice
Measuring Client Satisfaction with Child Welfare Services
This article examines the role of client satisfaction indicators in child welfare agency performance measurement. It examines both research and performance measurement efforts to understand client perspectives on child protection and out-of-home care services. It highlights the value of obtaining data from clients about their experience of the service delivered by the agency and its impact on their lives. Conceptual, methodological and ethical is…
The knowledge of caring: Revisiting the need for knowledge support of carers
Foster carers' knowledge of caring for abused and neglected children is a largely under‐researched area. We know very little about the nature of carers' knowledge in relation to caring for children who have been abused or neglected. This paper reports on an exploratory study which examined the knowledge of caring. Qualitative data were analysed based on in‐depth interviews with 10 foster carers in Queensland, Australia. A range of knowledge was i…
A quest for form: The tacit dimension of social work practice
This paper presents the findings of a small-scale study of social workers’ tacit understandings. Tacit is conceptualised as, difficult to describe knowledge, taken for granted knowledge or tacitly presupposed and silenced knowledge. The sample comprised 10 social workers employed in a statutory child protection context who participated in three stages of data collection. The research strategy encompassed six techniques: in-depth interviewing, obs…
Formalizing the Unformalized: Practitioners' Communication of Knowledge in Practice
Reflective analysis: Techniques for facilitating reflection
This paper describes a number of techniques for facilitating reflective critical analysis as a means of eliciting in-depth reflections on practice. The authors have previously used similar techniques in the research context, to assist practitioners to identify and analyse the basis of their work with clients. The techniques presented in this paper have been adapted for use in social work education, including in class-based and field education con…
The Knowledge Spectrum: A Framework for Teaching Knowledge and its Use in Social Work Practice
For students, educators play a pivotal role in identifying and explaining the knowledge that can guide social work practice. Yet there is an absence of educational tools that can assist the educator with this objective. The knowledge spectrum framework is an innovative tool that was developed to explain the possibilities of what can inform social work practice. As a tool, it can be utilized to show that knowledge use in practice is a dynamic proc…
Permanency Planning in Foster Care: A Research Review and Guidelines for Practitioners
Permanency planning is a systematic, goal-directed and timely approach to case planning for children subject to child protection intervention aimed at promoting stability and continuity. The present paper reviews research into the area of permanency planning within the foster care system, with the aim of promoting research-informed policy and practice. Research published in both journals and books between 1998 and 2005 was reviewed. Exceptions to…
A quest for form: The tacit dimension of social work practice
This paper presents the findings of a small-scale study of social workers’ tacit understandings. Tacit is conceptualised as, difficult to describe knowledge, taken for granted knowledge or tacitly presupposed and silenced knowledge. The sample comprised 10 social workers employed in a statutory child protection context who participated in three stages of data collection. The research strategy encompassed six techniques: in-depth interviewing, obs…
Use of Theory and Research in Social Work Practice: Implications for Knowledge-Based Practice
This article presents findings of a small-scale, multi-method study of social workers’ use of knowledge in practice. The sample included 10 social workers employed in a statutory child-protection context who participated in three stages of data collection, which encompassed six research techniques: in-depth interviewing, observation, think-aloud, unstructured interviewing, reflective recall and knowledge mapping. Despite the innovative, intensive…
The knowledge of caring: Revisiting the need for knowledge support of carers
Foster carers' knowledge of caring for abused and neglected children is a largely under‐researched area. We know very little about the nature of carers' knowledge in relation to caring for children who have been abused or neglected. This paper reports on an exploratory study which examined the knowledge of caring. Qualitative data were analysed based on in‐depth interviews with 10 foster carers in Queensland, Australia. A range of knowledge was i…
Measuring Client Satisfaction with Child Welfare Services
This article examines the role of client satisfaction indicators in child welfare agency performance measurement. It examines both research and performance measurement efforts to understand client perspectives on child protection and out-of-home care services. It highlights the value of obtaining data from clients about their experience of the service delivered by the agency and its impact on their lives. Conceptual, methodological and ethical is…
Making a connection: School engagement of young people in care
Intervention to improve educational attainment for children in out‐of‐home care is increasingly being recognized as important for their well‐being and future opportunities. This paper reports on a mixed method study of the school engagement or connectedness of young people in care. The study comprised a survey of 202 young people in care in Q ueensland, A ustralia, and a matched comparison group of young people not in care, plus interviews with a…
Child Aware Practice in Adult Social Services: A Scoping Review
The development of “child aware” practice is about the capacity and capability of adult health and social service providers to identify and respond to the needs of children. A scoping review of the literature considered five adult adversities associated with family stress and reduced parenting capacity: mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, homelessness, intellectual disability, and domestic violence. Although there are specific needs for …
Social Work Research in the Child Protection Field in Australia
Social work makes an important contribution to child protection practice and policy in Australia, but data are limited about the discipline's contribution to research. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the quantity and nature of Australian social work child protection research for the period 2007–14. A comprehensive search of nine bibliographic databases identified 255 peer-reviewed articles. The papers were authored by 287 researcher…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Work (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works)