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 with a focus on field education. 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:

·         Grandparent involvement in grandchildren lives when there have been child protection concerns;

·         Student suitability for field education and social work practice;

·         Social work internationalisation;

·         National Field Education audit;

·         Social work academic engagement and involvement with industry partners.

Teaching

• WS3503: Field Education 1 (Level 3; TSV)
• WS4504: Field Education 2 (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• WS5303: Field Education 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• WS5605: Advanced Social Work Practicum (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• • Child Protection • Domestic and Family Violence • Professional Development and Supervision Social Work Education • Social Justice and Human Rights • Women’s Issues • Social Work Field Education

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

• Diamandi S, Hudson C and Zuchowski I (in press) Field education for international students in Australia: preparing students and the sector. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education,
• Gair S, Zuchowski I, Munns L, Thorpe R and Henderson D (in press) Grandparents matter: optimizing grandparents' involvement after child safety concerns. Child and Family Social Work,
• Miles D, Mensinga J and Zuchowski I (in press) Harnessing opportunities to enhance the distance learning experience of MSW students: an appreciative inquiry process. Social Work Educaton,
• Neden J, Townsend R and Zuchowski I (in press) Towards sustainability in Australian social work field education. Australian Social Work,
• Zuchowski I, Cleak H, Nickson A and Spencer A (in press) Innovation with limited capacities: a national survey Of Australian field education programs. Australian Social Work,
• Zuchowski I, Miles D, Howard E, Harris N and Francis A (in press) Sustaining quality learning abroad opportunities in Australian schools of social work. International Social Work,
• Croaker S, Dickinson T, Watson S and Zuchowski I (2017) Students’ suitability for social work: developing a framework for field education. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 19 (2). pp. 109-124
• Harris N, Miles D, Howard E, Zuchowski I, King J, Dhephasadin Na Ayudhaya P, Jones P, Francis A, Gopalkrishnan N and Puthantharayil G (2017) International student exchange in Australian social work education. Australian Social Work, 70 (4). pp. 429-440
• Rollins W, Egan R, Zuchowski I, Duncan M, Chee P, Muncey P, Hill N and Higgins M (2017) Leading through collaboration: the national field education network. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 19 (1). pp. 48-61
• Zuchowski I, Miles D, Woods C and Tsey K (in press) Continuous quality improvement processes in child protection: a systematic literature review. Research On Social Work Practice,
• Zuchowski I, Gopalkrishnan N, King J and Francis A (2017) Reciprocity in international student exchange: challenges posed by neo-colonialism and the dominance of the Western voice. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 29 (1). pp. 77-87

Book Chapters

• Zuchowski I (in press) Clarifying placement team relationships: the place of external supervision. In: Creating Successful Placements. Oxford University Press

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 51+ 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

• Everything Changes; Proposed Theory of Adjustment and Transition to Workplace Disability (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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