Jennifer Martins
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3855767 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jennifer Martins |
| PRENOMES | Jennifer |
| SOBRENOME | Martins |
| ASSINATURA | MARTINS J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7915-3138 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 57 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
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Social work education leadership and gender inequality in Australia
The aim of this study is to gain an understanding of the experience of gender inequality in higher education by Australian female Heads of Social Work. This exploratory study is significant as it builds upon previous studies of gender inequality that have focused on reasons why women are under-represented in senior positions, pay gaps, leave provisions, and training. The findings provide new information on the experiences of gender inequality of …
Using geographic information systems to assess community‐level vulnerability to housing insecurity in rural areas
Research examining homelessness in rural areas has been sparse. The current study aims to expand conceptions of rural homelessness by mapping community‐level risk factors related to housing insecurity. Geographic information systems (GIS) techniques were used to map the distribution of select community‐level risk indicators in the State of Maine. Three methodological choices related to this process are demonstrated: (1) selection and distribution…
The effectiveness of mediation for older people at risk of or experiencing abuse
This study seeks to identify the effectiveness of mediation interventions for older people at risk of, or experiencing elder abuse. The study sought evidence to address the critical question of: How effective is mediation for older people at risk of, or experiencing elder abuse? In answering this, question common themes and gaps in the literature were identified in studies of mediation and elder abuse. There was only one study focused specificall…
Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of Covid− 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data
Whilst our analysis was based on a large sample size, data were collected for the primary purpose of interrupting transmission chains. Similar to other studies estimating the serial interval, our analysis is restricted to transmission pairs where the infector is known with some degree of certainty. Such pairs may represent more intense contacts with infected individuals than might occur in the overall population. It is therefore possible that our…
Numbers of close contacts of individuals infected with Sars-CoV-2 and their association with government intervention strategies
We found that the number of contacts per infected case was overdispersed, the mean varied considerable over time and was temporally associated with government interventions. Analysis of the reported number of contacts per individual in contact tracing data may be a useful early indicator of changes in behaviour in response to, or indeed despite, government restrictions. This study provides useful information for triangulating assumptions regardin…
Clinician Perspectives of the Evidence Underpinning Suicide Risk Assessment
In recent years, suicide risk assessment has become the subject of a vigorous academic debate, due in part to several meta-analyses that have cast doubt on the accuracy of risk categorisation. Little is known about how clinicians make sense of this academic debate. However, it is anticipated that it may pose a tension due to organisational expectations that multidisciplinary health professionals, including social workers, assess and manage suicid…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy has received less attention in social work research than other aspects of social work practice. This paper draws attention to two tensions in social work advocacy; between worker-led advocacy and person-led advocacy, and between individual advocacy and system level advocacy. We argue that human-rights-based social workers must choose a person-led approach over a worker-led approach while advocating with both systems and individuals. This…
Impacts of regulatory processes on the experiences of carers of people in LGBTQ communities living with mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis
Political Acts
Universities as legal entities and community dispute resolution
This article considers the exercise of statutory power by an Australian university, in the state of Victoria, when undertaking commercial activities that impact negatively on a local community. A single case study design is used to report on the process engaged in by the community and university to resolve this dispute. This includes consideration of the university’s characterisation of the activities it engaged in, the university bypassing local…
Equity in healthcare resource allocation decision making
The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home
This longitudinal study explores the lived experience of four couples where one person from each couple is prescribed an oxygen concentrator to use at home. Transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings reported here focus on two super-ordinate themes: 'the journey of acceptance' and 'negotiating changing relationships'. Participants described a gradual process of accepting the device into their lives, the…
Social Work Practice in Mental Health
Virtual Worlds and Social Work Education
The introduction of computerised virtual worlds in the early twenty-first century was considered to be an innovation that would be widely used in higher education. There are a number of examples of virtual worlds used for higher education in medicine, nursing, and allied health, including examples in social work. The aim of this article is to explore the potential value of virtual-world technology to enhance the student learning experience for so…
A new symbiosis? Opportunities and challenges to hyperlocal journalism in the digital age
This article draws on 'hyperlocal' journalism scholarship to explore the civic functions of Australian local reporting in the digital age. Through place-based case studies based on interviews with media and civic leaders from three disparate communities, we find community groups are engaging with social media, particularly Facebook, to connect locals to services and community news. Community service providers are increasingly adept at using socia…
Longitudinal Patterns of Breast Cancer Screening
Navigating an imagined Middle–earth
The proliferation of social media brings new opportunities to discover the ways in which we receive, process, and disseminate information — even information that seems confined to our imaginations. Mental imagery — those images we create in our imaginations as we read a text or watch a film — is not well understood. Netlytic, a Web-based system for automated text analysis, permitted the capture and analysis of online discussions relating to menta…
The Duality of Continuing Professional Development in Mental Health Social Work
In recent years, regulation of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) in Australia has increased. AMHSWs are now obliged to do 10 hours of CPD in focused psychological strategies (FPS) each year to retain their accreditation status. CPD in FPS is often provided by psychologists and is not tailored to the broader context of social work practice. Given that AMHSWs are now manda…
Game On
Game On
He kura huna - Māori expressions of educational success
Western values have long dominated discourse on what constitutes success and achievement in education. New Zealand’s own education system has been described as one which “... gives first priority to academic and western values of success” (Lee, 2008, p. 81). Emphasis is placed upon the individual, academic excellence, literacy and numeracy, economic outcomes, and competence in what western society deems valid knowledge, and as such, current asses…
Second Life Surveillance
In the virtual world of Second Life, almost all content is user-generated and users retain a significant amount of autonomy. Given this freedom, participants are able to create, acquire, and use their own forms of surveillance. With accessible, affordable, and easy to use options, ordinary participants regularly deploy surveillance to protect themselves and their interests, businesses, and property. This paper examines the applications, awareness…
Accredited Mental Health Social Work in Australia
Accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) have a great deal to offer the clients they see in their private practices, many of whom have complex needs. However, they are constrained by the inflated expectations Government has about evidence-based psychological interventions. The restrictions placed on the professional private practice of AMHSWs by Federal Government Medicare funding of a narrow set of psychological interventions ultimately …
Stigma and student mental health in higher education
Stigma is a powerful force in preventing university students with mental health difficulties from gaining access to appropriate support. This paper reports on an exploratory study of university students with mental health difficulties that found most students did not disclose their mental health problems to staff at university. This was primarily due to fear of discrimination during their studies and in professional employment. Many students went…
Social Work
A new symbiosis? Opportunities and challenges to hyperlocal journalism in the digital age
This article draws on 'hyperlocal' journalism scholarship to explore the civic functions of Australian local reporting in the digital age. Through place-based case studies based on interviews with media and civic leaders from three disparate communities, we find community groups are engaging with social media, particularly Facebook, to connect locals to services and community news. Community service providers are increasingly adept at using socia…
Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy has received less attention in social work research than other aspects of social work practice. This paper draws attention to two tensions in social work advocacy; between worker-led advocacy and person-led advocacy, and between individual advocacy and system level advocacy. We argue that human-rights-based social workers must choose a person-led approach over a worker-led approach while advocating with both systems and individuals. This…
Emerging Areas of Practice for Mental Health Social Workers
In recent times in Australia there has been a slow but steady trend among mental health services to employ generic mental health workers from a variety of professional backgrounds. These workers undertake the jobs that were traditionally assigned to social workers. Although many social workers compete successfully for these positions, a question that needs to be explored in the contemporary service and policy context is social work's distinct con…
Chinese culture and social work
The aim of this article is to assist social workers to work with people of Chinese background. The paper is in four parts. Firstly there is an overview of the Chinese community of Australia. This is followed by a description of the main features of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs. Thirdly the human service needs of Chinese people are discussed. Finally consideration is given to the implications for culturally sensitive social work practice
Using geographic information systems to assess community‐level vulnerability to housing insecurity in rural areas
Research examining homelessness in rural areas has been sparse. The current study aims to expand conceptions of rural homelessness by mapping community‐level risk factors related to housing insecurity. Geographic information systems (GIS) techniques were used to map the distribution of select community‐level risk indicators in the State of Maine. Three methodological choices related to this process are demonstrated: (1) selection and distribution…
Impacts of regulatory processes on the experiences of carers of people in LGBTQ communities living with mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis
The Duality of Continuing Professional Development in Mental Health Social Work
In recent years, regulation of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) in Australia has increased. AMHSWs are now obliged to do 10 hours of CPD in focused psychological strategies (FPS) each year to retain their accreditation status. CPD in FPS is often provided by psychologists and is not tailored to the broader context of social work practice. Given that AMHSWs are now manda…
Accredited Mental Health Social Work in Australia
Accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) have a great deal to offer the clients they see in their private practices, many of whom have complex needs. However, they are constrained by the inflated expectations Government has about evidence-based psychological interventions. The restrictions placed on the professional private practice of AMHSWs by Federal Government Medicare funding of a narrow set of psychological interventions ultimately …
Use of Retroactive Pessimism as a Method of Coping with Identity Threat
Retroactive pessimism involves retrospectively lowering one's evaluations of a group's chances for success after a failed competition. Although past research has substantiated the existence of this strategy, investigators have yet to examine how level of group identification might impact the use of retroactive pessimism. Given that coping with group threat is most prominent among persons with high levels of group identification, we hypothesized t…
The experience of couples being given an oxygen concentrator to use at home
This longitudinal study explores the lived experience of four couples where one person from each couple is prescribed an oxygen concentrator to use at home. Transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The findings reported here focus on two super-ordinate themes: 'the journey of acceptance' and 'negotiating changing relationships'. Participants described a gradual process of accepting the device into their lives, the…
Virtual Worlds and Social Work Education
The introduction of computerised virtual worlds in the early twenty-first century was considered to be an innovation that would be widely used in higher education. There are a number of examples of virtual worlds used for higher education in medicine, nursing, and allied health, including examples in social work. The aim of this article is to explore the potential value of virtual-world technology to enhance the student learning experience for so…
Second Life Surveillance
In the virtual world of Second Life, almost all content is user-generated and users retain a significant amount of autonomy. Given this freedom, participants are able to create, acquire, and use their own forms of surveillance. With accessible, affordable, and easy to use options, ordinary participants regularly deploy surveillance to protect themselves and their interests, businesses, and property. This paper examines the applications, awareness…
Social workers as mediators
This paper discusses the significant contribution social workers have to make to the growing field of mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The theories and practice skills of social work have major relevance to mediation. A sound generic social work education, combined with specialist study in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, ensures that social workers are well prepared for practice as mediators
Chinese culture and social work
The aim of this article is to assist social workers to work with people of Chinese background. The paper is in four parts. Firstly there is an overview of the Chinese community of Australia. This is followed by a description of the main features of traditional Chinese cultural beliefs. Thirdly the human service needs of Chinese people are discussed. Finally consideration is given to the implications for culturally sensitive social work practice
Social workers as mediators
This paper discusses the significant contribution social workers have to make to the growing field of mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The theories and practice skills of social work have major relevance to mediation. A sound generic social work education, combined with specialist study in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, ensures that social workers are well prepared for practice as mediators
Social work direct practice with women prisoners
A number of important considerations for direct social work practice with women prisoners are presented in this paper. Challenges posed by working in a secure prison environment are discussed followed by key issues for thorough assessment and intervention. Continuity of care across prison and community is a crucial component of effective service delivery. Social workers have an important role in advocating for improved services for women, both wi…
Family Mediation in Ireland
Social Work
Diagnosis in Social Work
Tackling health inequalities
Government and sector leadership were critical to the success of the workshops and subsequent changes in policy and practice. The use of locally adapted equity tools, requiring participants to develop action plans, and using a case study to focus discussion were important to the success for the training. Using institutional theory was helpful in analysing how drivers of inequalities, such as racism, are built into health institutions. This New Ze…
Social Work and Family Dispute Resolution
Social workers have a significant role to play in the development and provision of family dispute-resolution services. Recent legislative changes and new directions in mediator accreditation in Australia are influencing education and practices in family dispute resolution. Alongside lawyers and psychologists, social workers constitute one of the main professional groups working in this area. A major contribution of social work is the emphasis on …
Use of Retroactive Pessimism as a Method of Coping with Identity Threat
Retroactive pessimism involves retrospectively lowering one's evaluations of a group's chances for success after a failed competition. Although past research has substantiated the existence of this strategy, investigators have yet to examine how level of group identification might impact the use of retroactive pessimism. Given that coping with group threat is most prominent among persons with high levels of group identification, we hypothesized t…
Emerging Areas of Practice for Mental Health Social Workers
In recent times in Australia there has been a slow but steady trend among mental health services to employ generic mental health workers from a variety of professional backgrounds. These workers undertake the jobs that were traditionally assigned to social workers. Although many social workers compete successfully for these positions, a question that needs to be explored in the contemporary service and policy context is social work's distinct con…
Stigma and student mental health in higher education
Stigma is a powerful force in preventing university students with mental health difficulties from gaining access to appropriate support. This paper reports on an exploratory study of university students with mental health difficulties that found most students did not disclose their mental health problems to staff at university. This was primarily due to fear of discrimination during their studies and in professional employment. Many students went…
Reading in French-speaking adults with dyslexia
Mental Health, Access, and Equity in Higher Education
This paper tackles the difficult and often not openly discussed This paper tackles the difficult and often not openly discussed topic of access and equity in higher education for people with mental health difficulties. Recent legislative and policy developments in mental health, disability, anti-discrimination and education mean that all students who disclose a mental health condition can expect fair and equitable treatment. However the findings …
Game On
Game On
He kura huna - Māori expressions of educational success
Western values have long dominated discourse on what constitutes success and achievement in education. New Zealand’s own education system has been described as one which “... gives first priority to academic and western values of success” (Lee, 2008, p. 81). Emphasis is placed upon the individual, academic excellence, literacy and numeracy, economic outcomes, and competence in what western society deems valid knowledge, and as such, current asses…
Second Life Surveillance
In the virtual world of Second Life, almost all content is user-generated and users retain a significant amount of autonomy. Given this freedom, participants are able to create, acquire, and use their own forms of surveillance. With accessible, affordable, and easy to use options, ordinary participants regularly deploy surveillance to protect themselves and their interests, businesses, and property. This paper examines the applications, awareness…
Accredited Mental Health Social Work in Australia
Accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) have a great deal to offer the clients they see in their private practices, many of whom have complex needs. However, they are constrained by the inflated expectations Government has about evidence-based psychological interventions. The restrictions placed on the professional private practice of AMHSWs by Federal Government Medicare funding of a narrow set of psychological interventions ultimately …
Navigating an imagined Middle–earth
The proliferation of social media brings new opportunities to discover the ways in which we receive, process, and disseminate information — even information that seems confined to our imaginations. Mental imagery — those images we create in our imaginations as we read a text or watch a film — is not well understood. Netlytic, a Web-based system for automated text analysis, permitted the capture and analysis of online discussions relating to menta…
The Duality of Continuing Professional Development in Mental Health Social Work
In recent years, regulation of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of accredited mental health social workers (AMHSWs) in Australia has increased. AMHSWs are now obliged to do 10 hours of CPD in focused psychological strategies (FPS) each year to retain their accreditation status. CPD in FPS is often provided by psychologists and is not tailored to the broader context of social work practice. Given that AMHSWs are now manda…
Longitudinal Patterns of Breast Cancer Screening
Social Work Practice in Mental Health
Virtual Worlds and Social Work Education
The introduction of computerised virtual worlds in the early twenty-first century was considered to be an innovation that would be widely used in higher education. There are a number of examples of virtual worlds used for higher education in medicine, nursing, and allied health, including examples in social work. The aim of this article is to explore the potential value of virtual-world technology to enhance the student learning experience for so…
A new symbiosis? Opportunities and challenges to hyperlocal journalism in the digital age
This article draws on 'hyperlocal' journalism scholarship to explore the civic functions of Australian local reporting in the digital age. Through place-based case studies based on interviews with media and civic leaders from three disparate communities, we find community groups are engaging with social media, particularly Facebook, to connect locals to services and community news. Community service providers are increasingly adept at using socia…
Equity in healthcare resource allocation decision making
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