Catherine James
Biographic Data
| ID | 6468412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing the Quality of Transition Plans in Out‐of‐Home Care
Despite transition planning practices for young people (YP) in out‐of‐home care (OoHC), many continue to experience inequities after care, suggesting that intended outcomes are not being achieved. In Victoria, Australia, a Care and Transition Plan (transition plan(s)) document is the primary mandated tool to capture YP's transition goals, actions and supports for leaving care. The quality of the transition plans may play a critical role in shapin…
Law’s Response to Pregnancy/Workplace Conflicts
Practice Research in Social Work
Social workers are poorly served by prevailing research strategies. They practise in complex situations and need to establish mutual understanding with those using their services. The dominant quantitative survey methods achieve elegance by abstracting from reality. However, in the course of this, perspectives and environmental situations of target populations may be lost or disregarded, generating systems of service remote from their interests a…
The Social Work Role in the Victorian Coroner's Court
A study group of Victorian educators and practitioners from wide ranging backgrounds and a variety of organisations has been using carefully prepared case discussions to develop practice principles in the emerging field of social work in a coroner's court. After twelve monthly meetings, the group is reviewing its work to clarify future directions
Emerging Issues for Social Work in American Health Care
The American Health care system is a high cost one, consisting of a mixture of public funding and regulation, private insurance and market forces. Moves towards de-regulation and cost minimisation expose social workers in health care to professional uncertainty and generate a need to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of their role, especially in relation to the hospital system. Overseas experience seems likely to have relevance for planning and …
Law’s Response to Pregnancy/Workplace Conflicts
The Social Work Role in the Victorian Coroner's Court
A study group of Victorian educators and practitioners from wide ranging backgrounds and a variety of organisations has been using carefully prepared case discussions to develop practice principles in the emerging field of social work in a coroner's court. After twelve monthly meetings, the group is reviewing its work to clarify future directions
Emerging Issues for Social Work in American Health Care
The American Health care system is a high cost one, consisting of a mixture of public funding and regulation, private insurance and market forces. Moves towards de-regulation and cost minimisation expose social workers in health care to professional uncertainty and generate a need to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of their role, especially in relation to the hospital system. Overseas experience seems likely to have relevance for planning and …
The Social Work Role in the Victorian Coroner's Court
A study group of Victorian educators and practitioners from wide ranging backgrounds and a variety of organisations has been using carefully prepared case discussions to develop practice principles in the emerging field of social work in a coroner's court. After twelve monthly meetings, the group is reviewing its work to clarify future directions
Practice Research in Social Work
Social workers are poorly served by prevailing research strategies. They practise in complex situations and need to establish mutual understanding with those using their services. The dominant quantitative survey methods achieve elegance by abstracting from reality. However, in the course of this, perspectives and environmental situations of target populations may be lost or disregarded, generating systems of service remote from their interests a…
Law’s Response to Pregnancy/Workplace Conflicts
Assessing the Quality of Transition Plans in Out‐of‐Home Care
Despite transition planning practices for young people (YP) in out‐of‐home care (OoHC), many continue to experience inequities after care, suggesting that intended outcomes are not being achieved. In Victoria, Australia, a Care and Transition Plan (transition plan(s)) document is the primary mandated tool to capture YP's transition goals, actions and supports for leaving care. The quality of the transition plans may play a critical role in shapin…
Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Work (physics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)