Phillip A Swain
Biographic Data
| ID | 6191819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Phillip A Swain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Phillip A |
| FAMILY NAME | Swain |
| SIGNATURE | SWAIN P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Melbourne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social Policy for Social Change
Social Policy for Social Change Barbara Fawcett, Susan Goodwin, Gabrielle Meagher & Ruth Phillips Palgrave Macmillan, South Yarra, Victoria, 2010 xiv + 250pp., ISBN 9781420256161, A$54.95 (paperbac
Active Student Involvement and a Real Struggle with Ideas”
The present article examines the strengths of small group teaching within the context of the professional and ethical requirements of social work education. It outlines some of the strategies adopted to ensure that reliance on this mode of educational delivery contributes to the excellence of practice knowledge and teaching standards to which universities commit and which professional associations and clients expect. Small group teaching continue…
No expert should cavil at any questioning
This article examines the content and structuring of social work reports, particularly for the use of courts or tribunals, and highlights the need to ensure that legislative criteria and relevant definitions in each jurisdiction are addressed so that reports can be both persuasive and relevant. It is suggested that due attention to the clarity of social work assessment and its presentation, and to the requirements of the appropriate legislative c…
Representing Children and Young People
Australia's Welfare Wars – The Players, the Politics and the Ideologies
Good Enough Parenting
This paper presents the findings of research into Children's Court practice in Victoria (Australia) regarding child protection matters involving parental disability. The research examined Court records of hearings and considered the practices of the Court in the light of the particular needs of parents with a disability. The research found that such parents were often unrepresented and that formal Court interventions only infrequently made recomm…
Boundries, Limits and Liabilities—Duty of care Issue in Field Placements
Social workers are expected to be competent. But how is competence measured? What of students undertaking field placements as part of social work training? This paper examines the often competing duties of care and legal obligations between institution, agency and student practitioner, and the strategies which can be adopted to ensure mutuality and fairness in placement negotiations
Business under new management’ — lessons from Canada on regulation of the social work profession
In December 1998 the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (hereafter the Ontario Act) was passed in Ontario, Canada marking the effective completion of social work regulatory legislation across provincial Canada. This article outlines the principal features of the Ontario regulations, and summarises the strengths and limitations of the various arrangements which have been implemented across Canada. As moves toward control of the Australian soc…
Queries and complaints
This paper examines the use of the AASW Code of Ethics Procedures for investigating complaints of unethical or inappropriate behaviour by social workers. An outline of the experiences in using the Code procedures by the AASW Victorian Ethics Committee is presented, along with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the code, and of codes generally. The need for such codes to afford due process and fairness dimensions is discussed, and the…
Keeping the straight and narrow — Issues in researching socio-legal practice
This article presents a brief summary of a recent research investigation into the contribution of welfare members to processes of administrative review in Australia, and identifies a series of research and ethical issues which arose in the course of developing and implementing an appropriate methodology. The paper incorporates examples of how in this research methodological difficulties were resolved, and how the inevitable intrusions into the an…
Maintaining the Hallmarks… The Social Security Appeals Tribunal Comes of Age
This paper examines the practices of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (‘SSAT’) as the first tier externa! review mechanism in respect of primary decision‐making by the Department of Social Security. In particular the characteristics of the SSAT which set it apart as essentially inquisitorial and non‐adversarial, and the appropriateness of the use of features more usually associated with the formal court process, will be considered. The paper …
Participation and partnership - family group conferencing in the Australian context
This paper analyses the development of family group conferences in Victoria, Australia, in line with similar recent practice developments in the United Kingdom. A pilot project under the auspice of the Mission of St James and St John in Melbourne, Australia, is examined, and practice issues arising from the implementation of this pilot are presented. The use of family group conferences in fields other than child protection is discussed, the autho…
‘But What Happens If…?’ Quasi-Legal Considerations for Social Work Student Field Placements
This paper examines some key legal and quasi-legal issues arising in social work field placements, and suggests a series of issues which students and field educators ought to be encouraged to explore in order to minimise the potential for unsatisfactory field placement experiences
Permanency Planning
In this article the author examines the concept of permanency planning, and the development of that concept in child welfare practice in Australia and overseas. The Paper examines the philosophical and ethical dilemmas associated with the concept, given the often‐competing rights of parent and child
Considerations in the Evaluation of the Short Term Program—The Barwon Experiment
Evaluation of welfare projects is a difficut and demanding process. There are particular difficulties and considerations associated with an evaluation of the short term program—which for the purpose of this article is defined as one established with an initially guaranteed life of up to twelve months. The author examines some of the issues and practical considerations which emerged during the evaluation of one such program, the Barwon Regional Fa…
Good Enough Parenting
This paper presents the findings of research into Children's Court practice in Victoria (Australia) regarding child protection matters involving parental disability. The research examined Court records of hearings and considered the practices of the Court in the light of the particular needs of parents with a disability. The research found that such parents were often unrepresented and that formal Court interventions only infrequently made recomm…
Australia's Welfare Wars – The Players, the Politics and the Ideologies
Business under new management’ — lessons from Canada on regulation of the social work profession
In December 1998 the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (hereafter the Ontario Act) was passed in Ontario, Canada marking the effective completion of social work regulatory legislation across provincial Canada. This article outlines the principal features of the Ontario regulations, and summarises the strengths and limitations of the various arrangements which have been implemented across Canada. As moves toward control of the Australian soc…
Participation and partnership - family group conferencing in the Australian context
This paper analyses the development of family group conferences in Victoria, Australia, in line with similar recent practice developments in the United Kingdom. A pilot project under the auspice of the Mission of St James and St John in Melbourne, Australia, is examined, and practice issues arising from the implementation of this pilot are presented. The use of family group conferences in fields other than child protection is discussed, the autho…
Active Student Involvement and a Real Struggle with Ideas”
The present article examines the strengths of small group teaching within the context of the professional and ethical requirements of social work education. It outlines some of the strategies adopted to ensure that reliance on this mode of educational delivery contributes to the excellence of practice knowledge and teaching standards to which universities commit and which professional associations and clients expect. Small group teaching continue…
Social Policy for Social Change
Social Policy for Social Change Barbara Fawcett, Susan Goodwin, Gabrielle Meagher & Ruth Phillips Palgrave Macmillan, South Yarra, Victoria, 2010 xiv + 250pp., ISBN 9781420256161, A$54.95 (paperbac
No expert should cavil at any questioning
This article examines the content and structuring of social work reports, particularly for the use of courts or tribunals, and highlights the need to ensure that legislative criteria and relevant definitions in each jurisdiction are addressed so that reports can be both persuasive and relevant. It is suggested that due attention to the clarity of social work assessment and its presentation, and to the requirements of the appropriate legislative c…
Queries and complaints
This paper examines the use of the AASW Code of Ethics Procedures for investigating complaints of unethical or inappropriate behaviour by social workers. An outline of the experiences in using the Code procedures by the AASW Victorian Ethics Committee is presented, along with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the code, and of codes generally. The need for such codes to afford due process and fairness dimensions is discussed, and the…
Considerations in the Evaluation of the Short Term Program—The Barwon Experiment
Evaluation of welfare projects is a difficut and demanding process. There are particular difficulties and considerations associated with an evaluation of the short term program—which for the purpose of this article is defined as one established with an initially guaranteed life of up to twelve months. The author examines some of the issues and practical considerations which emerged during the evaluation of one such program, the Barwon Regional Fa…
Permanency Planning
In this article the author examines the concept of permanency planning, and the development of that concept in child welfare practice in Australia and overseas. The Paper examines the philosophical and ethical dilemmas associated with the concept, given the often‐competing rights of parent and child
‘But What Happens If…?’ Quasi-Legal Considerations for Social Work Student Field Placements
This paper examines some key legal and quasi-legal issues arising in social work field placements, and suggests a series of issues which students and field educators ought to be encouraged to explore in order to minimise the potential for unsatisfactory field placement experiences
Participation and partnership - family group conferencing in the Australian context
This paper analyses the development of family group conferences in Victoria, Australia, in line with similar recent practice developments in the United Kingdom. A pilot project under the auspice of the Mission of St James and St John in Melbourne, Australia, is examined, and practice issues arising from the implementation of this pilot are presented. The use of family group conferences in fields other than child protection is discussed, the autho…
Maintaining the Hallmarks… The Social Security Appeals Tribunal Comes of Age
This paper examines the practices of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (‘SSAT’) as the first tier externa! review mechanism in respect of primary decision‐making by the Department of Social Security. In particular the characteristics of the SSAT which set it apart as essentially inquisitorial and non‐adversarial, and the appropriateness of the use of features more usually associated with the formal court process, will be considered. The paper …
Queries and complaints
This paper examines the use of the AASW Code of Ethics Procedures for investigating complaints of unethical or inappropriate behaviour by social workers. An outline of the experiences in using the Code procedures by the AASW Victorian Ethics Committee is presented, along with an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the code, and of codes generally. The need for such codes to afford due process and fairness dimensions is discussed, and the…
Keeping the straight and narrow — Issues in researching socio-legal practice
This article presents a brief summary of a recent research investigation into the contribution of welfare members to processes of administrative review in Australia, and identifies a series of research and ethical issues which arose in the course of developing and implementing an appropriate methodology. The paper incorporates examples of how in this research methodological difficulties were resolved, and how the inevitable intrusions into the an…
Business under new management’ — lessons from Canada on regulation of the social work profession
In December 1998 the Social Work and Social Service Work Act (hereafter the Ontario Act) was passed in Ontario, Canada marking the effective completion of social work regulatory legislation across provincial Canada. This article outlines the principal features of the Ontario regulations, and summarises the strengths and limitations of the various arrangements which have been implemented across Canada. As moves toward control of the Australian soc…
Boundries, Limits and Liabilities—Duty of care Issue in Field Placements
Social workers are expected to be competent. But how is competence measured? What of students undertaking field placements as part of social work training? This paper examines the often competing duties of care and legal obligations between institution, agency and student practitioner, and the strategies which can be adopted to ensure mutuality and fairness in placement negotiations
Good Enough Parenting
This paper presents the findings of research into Children's Court practice in Victoria (Australia) regarding child protection matters involving parental disability. The research examined Court records of hearings and considered the practices of the Court in the light of the particular needs of parents with a disability. The research found that such parents were often unrepresented and that formal Court interventions only infrequently made recomm…
Representing Children and Young People
Australia's Welfare Wars – The Players, the Politics and the Ideologies
No expert should cavil at any questioning
This article examines the content and structuring of social work reports, particularly for the use of courts or tribunals, and highlights the need to ensure that legislative criteria and relevant definitions in each jurisdiction are addressed so that reports can be both persuasive and relevant. It is suggested that due attention to the clarity of social work assessment and its presentation, and to the requirements of the appropriate legislative c…
Active Student Involvement and a Real Struggle with Ideas”
The present article examines the strengths of small group teaching within the context of the professional and ethical requirements of social work education. It outlines some of the strategies adopted to ensure that reliance on this mode of educational delivery contributes to the excellence of practice knowledge and teaching standards to which universities commit and which professional associations and clients expect. Small group teaching continue…
Social Policy for Social Change
Social Policy for Social Change Barbara Fawcett, Susan Goodwin, Gabrielle Meagher & Ruth Phillips Palgrave Macmillan, South Yarra, Victoria, 2010 xiv + 250pp., ISBN 9781420256161, A$54.95 (paperbac
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