Dr Ines Zuchowski has extensive work experience as a social worker in social welfare practice, exposing her to a broad range of interventions and fields of practice. Research has been an integral part of Ines’ professional social work practice. Over the years, Ines’ work in this area has attracted three Queensland Domestic Violence Prevention Awards and an Australian Violence Prevention Merit Award. In her current work at JCU Ines is part of the Sage Gender Assessment Team.

Ines is senior lecturer Social Work and Humans Services at JCU and a research fellow at the Cairns Institute. She completed her PhD in 2015 focusing on ‘Social Work Field Education with External Supervision’. Ines has published widely, with a particular focus on field education and social work education. Her social work practice experience and research interest are particularly centred around, child and youth welfare, violence prevention, professional development of supervision, social justice and human rights, women’s issues and field education for social work students.

Ines is currently a collaborator in the following research projects:

·        Social Work placements in GP practices

·        E-placements during Covid-19;

·        Supervision in field education;

·        Peer-led Research with the TAIHS Lighthouse

·        Social work academic engagement and involvement with industry partners.

Teaching

• WS4504: Field Education 2 (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• WS4511: Professional Development for Social Work Practice (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• WS5303: Field Education 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• WS5304: Field Education 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• WS5517: Foundations for Social Work Practice (Level 5; CNS)
• WS5605: Advanced Social Work Practicum (Level 5; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Industry-led research partnerships
• Child Protection
• Domestic and Family Violence
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's wellbeing
• Gender and Equity
• Social Work Education
• Field education / WIL
• Professional Development and Supervision

Research Disciplines

• Social work (4409)

Awards

• 2018 - JCU Rising Star
• 2017 - Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER) Best Abstract Award in the theme "Research for Change"
• 2016 - Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER) Social Work Educator Award
• 2013 - Editor’s Choice Article, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Journal
• 2010 - James Cook University, FAESS Sessional Teaching Award
• 2009 - James Cook University, Inclusive Practice Acknowledgement Award
• 2003 - Queensland Domestic Violence Prevention Award for ‘Healthy Relationships’ Video Education Package
• 2001 - Queensland Domestic Violence Prevention Award for ‘Non-Violence’ Video Education Package
• 1999 - Australian Violence Prevention Merit Award for ‘Embracing Peace’ Education Kit
• 1997 - Inaugural Queensland Domestic Violence Prevention Award for ‘Beyond Violence: Schools Address Domestic Violence’ Program

Fellowships

• 2018 - Cairns Institute

Memberships

• 2013 - Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER)
• 2011 - Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• 2017 to 2019 - Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER) General Committee Member
• 2013 to 2017 - Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research (ANZSWWER) Field Educaiton Representative
• 2012 to 2013 - Member of Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Field Education Reference Group

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Bentley-Davey J, Collingwood H, Croaker S, Grentell M, Rytkonen F and Zuchowski I (2021) Using a community development approach to reimagine field education during Covid-19. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 22 (2), pp. 56-68.
• Gair S, Zuchowski I and Beddoe L (2021) Open access publishing: a key enabler to research impact, informed practice and social justice. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 22 (2), pp. 25-38.
• Zuchowski I, Cleak H and Cleaver M (in press) Social work placement supervision- a snapshot of student experiences. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, .
• Zuchowski I, Cleak H and Cleaver M (in press) International social work students in field education: considerations for supervision. Social Work Education, , DOI:10.1080/02615479.2021.1935843.
• Zuchowski I, Collingwood H, Croaker S, Bentley-Davey J, Grentell M and Rytkönen F (2021) Social work e-placements during Covid-19: learnings of staff and students. Australian Social Work, 74 (3), pp. 373-386, DOI:10.1080/0312407X.2021.1900308.
• Zuchowski I, Braidwood L, d'Emden C, Gair S, Heyeres M, Nicholls L, Savuro N and O'Reilly S (in press) The voices of “at risk” young people about services they received: a systematic literature review. Australian Social Work, , DOI:10.1080/0312407X.2020.1776742.
• Cleak H, Zuchowski I and Cleaver M (in press) On a wing and a prayer! An exploration of students’ experiences of external supervision. British Journal of Social Work, , DOI:10.1093/bjsw/bcaa230.
• Cleak H and Zuchowski I (2020) Mapping social work field education in the 21st century: a national survey of the Australian context. British Journal of Social Work, 50, pp. 427-446, DOI:10.1093/bjsw/bcz151.
• Zuchowski I and Gair S (2020) Cultivating practice-based research: confidence, capacity and capabilities in the non-statutory child protection sector. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 22 (1).
• Zuchowski I, Heyeres M and Tsey K (2020) Students in research placements as part of professional degrees: a systematic review. Australian Social Work, 73 (1), pp. 48-63, DOI:10.1080/0312407X.2019.1649439.
• Cleak H and Zuchowski I (2019) Empirical support and considerations for social work supervision of students in alternative placement models. Clinical Social Work Journal, 47, pp. 32-42, DOI:10.1007/s10615-018-0692-3.

Book Chapters

• Hill N, Egan R, Cleak H and Zuchowski I (2021) Thinking outside the square: the quality and sustainability of placement models. In: Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Social Work Field Education. Routledge Advances in Social Work. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 151-162

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 75+ research outputs authored by Dr Ines Zuchowski from 1996 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Children and Young People in out of home care, connectedness and incarcerated parents. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Field education for eco-social work practice ready graduates (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Childhood Trauma as Indicators of Perpetration and Behaviours of IPV in Adulthood (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• How do Social Workers in the Emergency Department respond to sudden and unexpected death (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit Research Data Australia.

• Zuchowski, I. (2020) The voices of ‘at risk’ young people about services provided to them: a systematic literature review. James Cook University
• Zuchowski, I. (2019) Student research placements in field education: a systematic literature review. James Cook University
• Zuchowski, I. (2018) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student experiences in social work field education. James Cook University
• Zuchowski, I. (2018) Student suitability for social work field education. James Cook University
• Zuchowski, I. (2018) Social Work Field Education Survey. James Cook University
• Zuchowski, I. (2018) Social work field education with external supervision. James Cook University
• Gair, S. (2018) Grandparents Matter: Optimising grandparent connections with their grandchildren after child protection concerns. James Cook University

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