Staff profile

Dr Mary Kennedy-Jones

Head of Department

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Occupational Therapy

HS3-419, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BAppSc (OccTher) Lincoln, GradDipM\'mentSt Melb, MEd La Trobe Dr PH (2008) La Trobe

Membership of professional Associations

OT Australia, Accredited Occupational Therapy programme ( Acc OT)

Area of study

Occupational Therapy

Teaching Units

  • Occupational therapy theory
  • Occupational therapy and mental health
  • Fieldwork education
  • Curriculum development
  • Supervision of fieldwork educators

Recent Publications

 

Kennedy-Jones, M. (2008). Skills and abilities for contemporary occupational therapy practice: Implications for Education. La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Brown, L., & Kennedy-Jones, M. (2005). Roles of clinical educators: Manager. In M. Rose & D. Best (Eds.), Transforming practice through clinical education, professional supervision and mentoring. London: Elsevier.

Kennedy-Jones, M. (2005). Collaborative practice in supervision: Contract learning. In M. Rose & D. Best (Eds.), Transforming practice through clinical education, professional supervision and mentoring. London: Elsevier.

Kennedy-Jones, M., Cooper, J., & Fossey, E. (2004). Developing a worker role: Stories of four people with a mental illness. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, accepted for publication August 2004.

Willis, E., Smith, S., & Kennedy-Jones, M. (2003). Review of multiple site and mode, course and subject offerings. Melbourne: Faculty of Health Sciences La Trobe University.

Joyce, S., & Kennedy-Jones, M. (2003). Transitional Employment: A retrospective study of member participation and vocational outcomes for clients with a serious mental illness. Paper presented at the OT AUSTRALIA, Melbourne.

Kennedy-Jones, M. (2003). Contextual pressure on allied health professional practice. Paper presented at the ANZAME: The Association for Health Professional Education "A Question of Quality", Melbourne.

Cooper, J., & Kennedy-Jones, M. (2002). Development of a worker role: Stories of four people with a mental illness. Paper presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Stockholm.

Kennedy-Jones, M. (1999). High level management: Why women reject the occupational role. La Trobe University Melbourne.

Conference presentations

Kennedy-Jones, M. (2010). New graduates’ perspectives of skills needed for contemporary occupational therapy practice: Implications for education. Paper presented at the 15th World Federation of Occupational Therapy Conference.

Hunt, K., & Kennedy-Jones, M. (2010). "But I'm still learning myself”:  The challenge of student supervision for new graduate therapists. Paper presented at the 15th World Federation of Occupational Therapy Conference.

Kennedy-Jones, M. (2005). Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice, Victoria - Australia 2003-04: Implications for professional preparation programmes. Paper presented at the Celebrating diversity in occupation: CAOT conference 2005.