Qualifications

• BA, Dip Soc Stud, University of Melbourne; MSW, Monash University; PhD, University of Melbourne

Research interests

• Public policy in health, particularly casemix and classification; discharge planning, case management and continuity of care; crisis intervention and critical incident stress debriefing; field education and practice research; youth suicide; family mediation.

Recent publications and presentations

• Cleak, H. (2001) 'A model of social work classification in health care', Australian Social Work, vol 55, no 1.
• Cleak, H., Hawkins, L. and Hess, L. (2000) 'Innovative field options' in Cooper, L. and Briggs, L. (eds) Fieldwork in the Human Services, Adelaide, Allen and Unwin.
• Ryan, M., Cleak, H., Brophy, L. and Furlong, M. (2000) 'An exploratory study of the relationship of admission criteria and field education performance in an Australian BSW course', Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, vol 3, no 1.