Reflective Communication and Social Work SWP2REF

Social Work Applications B SWP4APB

Introduction to Social Diversity SWP3IDV

 RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Doxey, G., & McNamara, P. (in press). Psychosocial support needs of farmers experiencing financial stress Accepted for the National Centre for Farmer Health Conference Collection September, 2012.

McNamara, P. (in press). Supporting step and blended families: an ecological perspective. Accepted for forthcoming Malaysian publication co-edited by J. Ariffin, & M. Frederico.

Cash, S., Bridge, J., & McNamara, P. (2012). Suicide. In R. A. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp. 2920–2927). New York: Springer Science and Media.

McNamara, P. (2011). Assessing practice in a child and family centre in Australia. In A. N. Maluccio, C. Canali, T. Vecchiato, A. Lightburn, J. Aldgate, & W. Rose (Eds), Improving outcomes for children and families. Finding and using international evidence (pp. 192–203). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Berry, M., Brandon, M., Fernandez, E., Grietens, H., Lightburn, A., McNamara, P., Warren Adamson, C., & Zeira, A. (2007). In M. Berry (Ed.), Identifying essential elements of change: lessons from international research in community based family centres (pp. 9–19). Leuven, Belgium: Acco.

McNamara, P. (2007). Family, family centre and community: synergy that supports change in Melbourne, Australia. In M. Berry (Ed.), Identifying essential elements of change: lessons from international research in community based family centres (pp. 51–62). Leuven, Belgium: Acco.

McNamara, P. (2005). Residential treatment. In A. Maluccio, C. Canali, & T. Vecchiato (Eds), Outcome based research to improve the wellbeing of children and families (pp. 61–72). Padua, Italy: Fondazione Zancan.

Refereed Journal Articles

McNamara, P. (2013). Engaging ‘the village’ to preserve families and support wellbeing: the vital role of respite care. Good Policy 9(1), 12–13.

Doxey, G., & McNamara, P. (2013) A new role for social work: exploring the psycho-social needs of remote farming families identified through financial counselling. International Social Work, 25 January. doi: 10.1177/0020872812461046

Borenstein, J., & McNamara, P. (2012). Strengthening kinship families: the role of respite care. Child and Family Social Work, 26 December. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12055

McNamara, P. (2012). Adolescent suicide in Australia: rates, risk and resilience. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, advance online publication, October 30. doi: 1359104512455812

McNamara, P. (2012). Evaluation of staff support in youth justice: an Australian case study. Published in Italian, Studi Zancan: Politiche e servizi all persone. Padova, Italia: Fondazione E Zancan 7 Marzo.

McNamara, P. (2011). Rights based narrative research with children and young people conducted over time. Qualitative Social Work, 29 December. doi: 1473325011428538

McNamara, P. (2010). Staff support and supervision in residential youth justice: an Australian model. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 27(3): 214–240.

Brandon, M., McNamara, P., & Zeira, A. (2010). Guest editorial for special issue. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare 13(1–2): 1–3.

McNamara, P. (2010). Experience of outcome based research over the past ten years. Published in Italian, Esperienze di ricerca di esito negli ultimi dieci anni. Studi Zancan: Politiche e servizi all persone. Padova, Italia: Fondazione E Zancan, 5 Settembre/Ottobre: 172–179.

McNamara, P., & Neve, E. (2009). Engaging Italian and Australian social workers in evaluation. International Social Work 52(1): 9–22.

McNamara, P. (2009). Feminist ethnography: storytelling that makes a difference. Qualitative Social Work 8(2):161–177.

McNamara, P. (2008). Changed forever: a victim’s friends reflect on intimate partner homicide. Journal of Family Studies 14(2–3): 198–217.

Neve, E., & McNamara, P. (2007). Social service systems: Italy and Australia compared. Published in Italian, Servizio sociale: Australia e Italia a confront. Studi Zancan: Politiche e servizi all persone Novembre/Dicembre 6: 26–60.

Berry, M., Brandon, M., Fernandez, E., Grietens, H., Lightburn, A., McNamara, P., Warren Adamson, C., & Zeira, A. (2006). Introduction to special issue. International research on community centres for children and families: The importance of sensitive outcomes in evaluation. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare, June 9, 1–2; 1–11.

McNamara, P. (2006). Mapping change in a child and family centre in Melbourne, Australia. International Journal of Child and Family Welfare 9(1–2): 41–52.

McNamara, P., & McCormack, J. (2005). Australian social work graduate and postgraduate employment outcomes 2004. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education 7(1): 93–98.

Reports

Frederico, M., Long, M., McNamara, P., & McPherson, L. (2012). Evaluation of The Circle therapeutic foster care program. Melbourne, Australia: Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Melbourne, Victoria.

Borenstein, J., Minge, A., Campion, M., & McNamara, P. (2012). Supporting kinship families: the role of respite care. Melbourne, Australia: The Respite Care Project Consortium.

McNamara, P., (Chief investigator), Doxey, G., Renouf, N., & Forbes, C. (2011). Reasons why farmers leave the land. (Sunraysia) Report to Rural Financial Counselling Service. Melbourne, Australia: Murray-Mallee and Mallee Track Heath Community Service.

Ochiltree, G., McNamara, P., & Halfpenny, N. (2010). Respite care: grassroots of preventative care. Report to the Respite Care Project Consortium. Melbourne, Australia: Respite Care Project Consortium.

Dodd, K., Brophy, L., Smith, R., Cleak, H., Miller, G., McNamara, P., (Project worker) & Ross, D. (2010). Inter-Professional Clinical Education (IPCE) Program in Mental Health. Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth Government of Australia, Department of Health and Ageing.

McNamara, P. (2007). Evaluation of clinical group supervision program at Parkville Youth Residential Centre. Melbourne, Australia: Victorian Department of Human Services.

McNamara, P. (2005). Fifteen year followup with former adolescent inpatients. Melbourne, Australia: Anita Morawetz Scholarship in Family Therapy Research, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne.

Comment

McNamara, P. (2008). Comment: Sorrowing in the sisterhood. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 29(1): 48–50.

McNamara, P. (2007). Keeping families safe from violence. Eureka Street 7(20) (Online Journal).

McNamara, P. (2005). Ethical guidance. Directions in Education 14(7): 2–3.

Refereed Conference Abstracts

McNamara, P., with the Respite Care Project Consortium and the Post Placement Support Service. (2010). Respite care and mirror families: promoting child and carer wellbeing in Victoria, Australia. In E. Knorth, M. Kalverboer, & J. Knot-Dickscheit (Eds), Inside out: how interventions in child and family care work : an international sourcebook (pp. 295–297.) EuropeanScientific Association for Research in Residential and Foster Care. Groningen, Netherlands.

McNamara, P., & Neve, E. (2008). Italian and Australian evaluation experience: building evidence through effective collaboration. In Assessing the evidence base of intervention for vulnerable children and their families (pp. 399–401). Padova, Italy.

McNamara, P. (2008) Negotiating welfare and mental health systems: the experience of former adolescent milieu residents over fifteen years. In Assessing the evidence base of intervention for vulnerable children and their families (pp. 273–276). Padova, Italy.

McNamara, P. (2006). Fifteen years on: conversations with former adolescent inpatients. In B. McDermott, B. Nurcombe, S. Dean, & C. Paul (Eds), International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions Conference 2006: Child and adolescent mental health: nurturing diversity (p. 114.) Melbourne, Australia.

McNamara, P. (2005). Troubled adolescents in residential psychiatric treatment. In C. Canali, A. N. Maluccio, & T. Vecchiato (Eds), La Valuazione di Outcome nei Servizi per L'Eta Evolutiva e la Famiglia (pp. 61–72). Instituto degli Innocenti, Florence, Itay, and Zancan Foundation, Padua, Italy.

Conference Presentations

Borenstein, J., & McNamara, P. (2012). Messages from the frontline: supporting kinship carers with respite. National Kinship and Fostercare Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 20–21 October.

McNamara, P., & Doxey, G. (2012). Psychosocial needs of farmers experiencing financial stress. National Centre for Farmer Health Conference, Hamilton, Victoria, 17–19 September.

McNamara, P. (2012). Residential services in Australia: a new era in program development. European Scientific Association for Residential and Foster Care Research Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 4–7 September.

McNamara, P., Frederico, M., Long, M., McPherson, L., & Gilbert, K. (2012). Therapeutic foster care in Australia: evaluation of The Circle program. European Scientific Association for Residential and Foster Care Research Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 4–7 September.

McNamara, P., Frederico, M., Long, M., McPherson, L., & Gilbert, K. (2012). Evaluation of The Circle program: the pivotal role of training in therapeutic foster care. Australian Child Welfare Associations Conference, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 20–23 August.

Borenstein, J., & McNamara, P. (2012). Strengthening kinship families: the role of respite care. European Scientific Association for Residential and Foster Care Research, Glasgow, Scotland, 4–7 September.l

Doxey, G., & McNamara, P. (2011). Exploring the role of rural financial counsellors. Rural Health Conference, Swan Hill, Victoria, 4 March.

McNamara, P. (2011). Implementation of research evidence: an Australian case study. Annual Seminar of the International Association for Outcome Based Evaluation and Research, Malosco, Italy, 28 June–1 July.

McNamara, P. (2010). Respite care: findings of the scoping exercise. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 9 July.

McNamara, P., & Neve, E. (2010). Applying instruments in evaluation. Association of Social Workers, Veneto Region, Padua, Italy, 25 October.

McNamara, P. (2010). Adolescent suicide in Australia: risk and resilience. Therapeutische Gemeinschaften, Vienna, Austria, 15 October. (Invited and funded).

McNamara, P. (2010). Rights based narrative research with children and young people. International Association for Outcome Based Evaluation and Research/Region of Tuscany Conference, Insituto degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy, 29 September. (Invited and funded).

McNamara, P., Lewis, P., Carroll, R., Halfpenny, N., Elefsiniotis, J., Webster, M., Antonucci, K., & Wilks, S. (2010). Respite care in Victoria: findings of a scoping exercise. Australian Child Welfare Associations Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5–8 August.

Doxey, G., & McNamara, P. (2010). A holistic approach to farmers’ health. National Centre for Farmers Health Conference, Hamilton, Victoria, 13–15 October.

Lewis, P., Carroll, R., McNamara, P., Halfpenny, N., Elefsiniotis, J., Webster, M., Antonucci, K., & Wilks, S. (2010). Respite care: grassroots of primary prevention. Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 7–9 July.

Cash, S., Lewis, P., McNamara, P., Bock, J., Halfpenny, N., & Wise, S. (2009). Respite care: its role in family preservation. Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 10–12 August.

Doxey, G., & McNamara, P. (2009). More than a dollar: The role of rural financial counsellors. Rural Social Work Conference, Geelong, Victoria, 8–10 August.

McNamara, P. (on behalf of the Post Placement Support Service) (2009). Mirror families. International Foster Care Organisations Conference, Dublin, Eire, 21–24 July.

McNamara, P. (2008). In search of synergy: linking welfare and mental health services for children and families in Australia. World Psychotherapy Congress, Beijing, China, 8–10 October.

McNamara, P. (2007). Using qualitative methods to identify outcomes. New Zealand Families Commission Conference, 1 September. (Invited and funded).

McNamara, P., & Zeira, A. (2006). Getting our act together: linking child welfare and mental health. Fordham University-iaOBERfcs Conference, New York City, New York, 20 September. (Invited and funded).

McNamara, P. (2005). Sensitive outcomes project. Australian Child Welfare Associations Conference, Sydney, Australia. August

Recent workshops (invited and funded)

School of Social Work, Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR China. (January 2012). Two-day workshop on Family Foster Care in Australia.

School of Social Work, University of Calabria, Italy. (June 2011). Using structured instruments to evaluate practice.

School of Social Work, University of Padua, Italy. (June 2011). Rights based narrative research conducted over time.

Asia Pacific Forum on Families Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (1-3 November 2010). Stepfamilies and blended families: An ecological-developmental perspective.

Associazione Assistente Sociale di Veneto, Padova, Italia. (27 October 2010). Engaging social workers in evaluation.

Book Reviews

McNamara, P. (2009). Review of D. Collins, C. Jordan, & H. Coleman (2007): An introduction to family social work. Belmont CA: Thomson Brooks Cole, in Australian Social Work 62(4):546–548.

McNamara, P. (2009). Review of P. Harris: In search of belonging: reflections by transracially adopted people, in Australian Social Work, 62 (1): 121–123.

McNamara, P. (2008). Review of H. Crago (2006): Couple family and group work: first steps in interpersonal intervention Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press, in Australian Social Work 61(4): 429–431.

McNamara, P. (2008). Review of M. Doel (2006): Using groupwork. London and New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, in Australian Social Work 61(3): 289–291.

McNamara, P. (2007). Review of J. Higgs, A. Sefton, A. Street, L. McAllister, & I. Hay (2005): Communicating in the health and social sciences. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, in Australian Social Work 60(2):265–266.

McNamara, P. (2004). Review of A. Devenson (2003): Resilience. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, in Children Australia.

Media

2 October 2012. Role of the Respite Care Consortium. Berry Street Northern Office Forum.

November 2011. Strengthening families: The Respite Care Project. Available at: www.latrobe.edu.au.

3 November 2010. Channel Three, National Television, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Hello Malaysia Program in relation to the APFAM Conference on Stepfamilies and Blended Families, with A/Prof Margarita Frederico & Gianfranco Urlini.

9 April 2009. Life Matters interview (ABC Radio National, Interviewer, Richard Adey), with Janet Elefsiniotis (Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services) in relation to the Respite Care Research Project.

April 2008. Telechiara Veneto (Italian Television) Interview at Eusarf–iaOBERfcs Conference (March, 2008) in relation to linking mental health and welfare services for children and adolescents.

June, 2007. Telechiara Veneto (Italian Television) Interview at University of Padua in relation to longitudinal study of former adolescent milieu residents.

September, 2007. Radio New Zealand. Interview on Good Morning New Zealand in relation to intimate partner homicide research.

Respite foster care

Resilience in hidden children of the Holocaust

ADHD in Hong Kong and Australia

School engagement