Robyn Gilbertson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094722 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robyn Gilbertson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Gilbertson |
| SIGNATURE | GILBERTSON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The systematic abrogation of practice standards in foster care
Over the past decade, a number of reviews of the alternative care system in South Australia identified various shortcomings in the system. An extensive restructure and outsourcing of alternative care services in the mid 1990s was reported to have done little to rectify the problems. Between 1998 and 2001 the statutory agency, Family and Youth Services, conducted three internal surveys to measure social workers' compliance with a range of practice…
Breakdown of foster care placement: Carer perspectives and system factors
A crisis in foster care is suggested by many of the national and international published reports. One seemingly intractable problem is placement instability, particularly for adolescents with behavioural problems. A qualitative study of foster carers who had ended a placement because of the young person's disruptive behaviour ( n = 19) was conducted to examine ways in which system shortcomings might be affecting placement outcomes. Data were coll…
Obstacles to involving children and young people in foster care research
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of including the perspectives of children and young people in care in alternative care research, in practice this is not always a straightforward matter. This paper describes the recruitment of disruptive young people in care under the jurisdiction of the South Australian statutory authority to three studies on placement instability. Non‐response rates of 72.5% and 82% are reported. A large number …
The relative importance of factors which influence order of injecting with a shared needle and syringe
Injecting drug users (IDUs) in Adelaide, South Australia, rated the likelihood of first use of a shared needle and syringe by persons who have characteristics which have previously been suggested as influencing order of injecting. This enabled the relative importance of these factors to be assessed. It was found that those who supply their own drug and injecting equipment have the greatest likelihood of using first, but it is also somewhat advant…
Evaluation of a Self-Help Manual for the Female Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlledfield trial into the effectiveness of a self-help manual based on the Pressures to Change procedure for the female partners of heavy drinkers. Thirty-eight female partners of heavy drinkers were randomly assigned either to counseling, self-help, or a waiting list control group. Clients were pre- and posttested using two self-report measures of distress, and the drinking behavior of the male partner was also mon…
The etiquette of needlesharing
The prevalence of hepatitis- and HIV-related risk-taking behavior, including the sharing of injecting equipment by injecting drug users (IDUs), has declined markedly in Australia over the last decade. This decrease reflects widespread improvements in the availability of injecting equipment over recent years, but the prevalence of needlesharing remains an ongoing concern, with up to 20% of IDUs reporting this practice within the month prior to int…
An Experimental Study of Brief Unilateral Intervention for the Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlled field experiment into the effectiveness of a brief unilateral intervention for the partners of heavy drinkers. Forty-five women and 3 men whose partners were both dependent on alcohol and highly resistant to change were randomly allocated to 4 experimental conditions: (a) unilateral intervention on an individual basis, (b) unilateral intervention within a group, (c) a no-treatment waiting list, and (d) traditi…
Breakdown of foster care placement: Carer perspectives and system factors
A crisis in foster care is suggested by many of the national and international published reports. One seemingly intractable problem is placement instability, particularly for adolescents with behavioural problems. A qualitative study of foster carers who had ended a placement because of the young person's disruptive behaviour ( n = 19) was conducted to examine ways in which system shortcomings might be affecting placement outcomes. Data were coll…
Obstacles to involving children and young people in foster care research
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of including the perspectives of children and young people in care in alternative care research, in practice this is not always a straightforward matter. This paper describes the recruitment of disruptive young people in care under the jurisdiction of the South Australian statutory authority to three studies on placement instability. Non‐response rates of 72.5% and 82% are reported. A large number …
Evaluation of a Self-Help Manual for the Female Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlledfield trial into the effectiveness of a self-help manual based on the Pressures to Change procedure for the female partners of heavy drinkers. Thirty-eight female partners of heavy drinkers were randomly assigned either to counseling, self-help, or a waiting list control group. Clients were pre- and posttested using two self-report measures of distress, and the drinking behavior of the male partner was also mon…
The etiquette of needlesharing
The prevalence of hepatitis- and HIV-related risk-taking behavior, including the sharing of injecting equipment by injecting drug users (IDUs), has declined markedly in Australia over the last decade. This decrease reflects widespread improvements in the availability of injecting equipment over recent years, but the prevalence of needlesharing remains an ongoing concern, with up to 20% of IDUs reporting this practice within the month prior to int…
The systematic abrogation of practice standards in foster care
Over the past decade, a number of reviews of the alternative care system in South Australia identified various shortcomings in the system. An extensive restructure and outsourcing of alternative care services in the mid 1990s was reported to have done little to rectify the problems. Between 1998 and 2001 the statutory agency, Family and Youth Services, conducted three internal surveys to measure social workers' compliance with a range of practice…
An Experimental Study of Brief Unilateral Intervention for the Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlled field experiment into the effectiveness of a brief unilateral intervention for the partners of heavy drinkers. Forty-five women and 3 men whose partners were both dependent on alcohol and highly resistant to change were randomly allocated to 4 experimental conditions: (a) unilateral intervention on an individual basis, (b) unilateral intervention within a group, (c) a no-treatment waiting list, and (d) traditi…
An Experimental Study of Brief Unilateral Intervention for the Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlled field experiment into the effectiveness of a brief unilateral intervention for the partners of heavy drinkers. Forty-five women and 3 men whose partners were both dependent on alcohol and highly resistant to change were randomly allocated to 4 experimental conditions: (a) unilateral intervention on an individual basis, (b) unilateral intervention within a group, (c) a no-treatment waiting list, and (d) traditi…
The etiquette of needlesharing
The prevalence of hepatitis- and HIV-related risk-taking behavior, including the sharing of injecting equipment by injecting drug users (IDUs), has declined markedly in Australia over the last decade. This decrease reflects widespread improvements in the availability of injecting equipment over recent years, but the prevalence of needlesharing remains an ongoing concern, with up to 20% of IDUs reporting this practice within the month prior to int…
The relative importance of factors which influence order of injecting with a shared needle and syringe
Injecting drug users (IDUs) in Adelaide, South Australia, rated the likelihood of first use of a shared needle and syringe by persons who have characteristics which have previously been suggested as influencing order of injecting. This enabled the relative importance of these factors to be assessed. It was found that those who supply their own drug and injecting equipment have the greatest likelihood of using first, but it is also somewhat advant…
Evaluation of a Self-Help Manual for the Female Partners of Heavy Drinkers
This article reports on a controlledfield trial into the effectiveness of a self-help manual based on the Pressures to Change procedure for the female partners of heavy drinkers. Thirty-eight female partners of heavy drinkers were randomly assigned either to counseling, self-help, or a waiting list control group. Clients were pre- and posttested using two self-report measures of distress, and the drinking behavior of the male partner was also mon…
Obstacles to involving children and young people in foster care research
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of including the perspectives of children and young people in care in alternative care research, in practice this is not always a straightforward matter. This paper describes the recruitment of disruptive young people in care under the jurisdiction of the South Australian statutory authority to three studies on placement instability. Non‐response rates of 72.5% and 82% are reported. A large number …
Breakdown of foster care placement: Carer perspectives and system factors
A crisis in foster care is suggested by many of the national and international published reports. One seemingly intractable problem is placement instability, particularly for adolescents with behavioural problems. A qualitative study of foster carers who had ended a placement because of the young person's disruptive behaviour ( n = 19) was conducted to examine ways in which system shortcomings might be affecting placement outcomes. Data were coll…
The systematic abrogation of practice standards in foster care
Over the past decade, a number of reviews of the alternative care system in South Australia identified various shortcomings in the system. An extensive restructure and outsourcing of alternative care services in the mid 1990s was reported to have done little to rectify the problems. Between 1998 and 2001 the statutory agency, Family and Youth Services, conducted three internal surveys to measure social workers' compliance with a range of practice…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Foster care (3 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)