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About

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:

· 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)
WS4511: Professional Development for Social Work Practice (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
WS5303: Field Education 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
WS5516: Foundations for Social Work Practice (Level 5; TSV)
WS5605: Advanced Social Work Practicum (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
WS5611: Professional Development for Social Work Practice (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

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

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

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 2018 - 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

Publications

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Journal Articles

Gair S and Zuchowski I (2019) Grandparent carers, child protection practice, and the best interests of children: a case study. Australian Social Work, 72 (3). pp. 299-311
Gair S, Zuchowski I, Henderson D, Thorpe R and Munns L (2019) Grandparents battle to be key stakeholders in protecting grandchildren. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 31 (1). pp. 101-113
Gair S, Zuchowski I, Thorpe R, Henderson D and Munns L (2019) "In the Firing Line': grandparent carers at risk of family violence. Journal of Family Violence, 34 (4). pp. 321-329
Zuchowski I (in press) Five years after Carmody: practitioners’ views of changes, challenges and research in child protection. Children Australia,
Zuchowski I, Watson S, Dickinson T, Thomas N and Croaker S (in press) Social work students' feedback about students' suitability for field education and the profession. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work,
Zuchowski I (in press) Five years after Carmody: practitioners' views of changes, challenges and research in child protection. Children Australia,
Zuchowski I, Heyeres M and Tsey K (in press) Students in research placements as part of professional degrees: a systematic review. Australian Social Work,
Zuchowski I, Miles D, Gair S and Tsey K (in press) Social work research with industry: a systematic literature review of engagement and impact. British Journal of Social Work, pp. 1-28
Zuchowski I, Cleak H, Nickson A and Spencer A (2019) Innovation with limited capacities: a national survey Of Australian field education programs. Australian Social Work, 72 (1). pp. 75-90
Zuchowski I, Miles D, Howard E, Harris N and Francis A (2019) Sustaining quality learning abroad opportunities in Australian schools of social work. International Social Work, 62 (2). pp. 980-993
Cleak H and Zuchowski I (in press) Empirical support and considerations for social work supervision of students in alternative placement models. Clinical Social Work Journal,

Book Chapters

Zuchowski I (2019) Clarifying placement team relationships: the place of external supervision. In: Creating Successful Placements. Oxford University Press, pp. 33-45

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 63+ research outputs authored by Dr Ines Zuchowski from 1996 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Office for Learning and Teaching - Innovation and Development Grant

International Social Work Student Exchange: Facilitating Good Practice in Australia and Asia Pacific

Indicative Funding: $388,000 over 2 years
Summary: Using collaborative and inclusive processes, this project will draw on data from Australian social work education providers and their international partners, to document and analyse current international student exchange practices, highlighting key issues and constraints. Merging this data with a critical literature review, the project will synthesise the knowledge created to develop transferable best-practice models in international student exchange. Focusing on enhancing relationships with the Asia-Pacific, this project aims to document, analyse, develop and disseminate exemplary practices in international social work student exchange. The project will contribute significantly to the development of mutually beneficial international student exchange programs and will support Australian tertiary educators to integrate evidence-led, transferable, good -practice principles into core curricula.
Investigators: Debra Miles, Nonie Harris, Peter F Jones, Abraham Francis, Narayan Gopalkrishnan and Ines Zuchowski in collaboration with Hurriyet Babacan, Julie King, S Rajeev, Piyachat and Linda Briskman (College of Arts, Society & Education, The University of New England, Queensland University of Technology, De Paul Institute of Science & Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University and Swinburne University of Technology)
Keywords: Social Work; International student exchange; Internationalisation; Social Work Education; Curriculum Design

Data

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Zuchowski, I. (2019) Student research placements in field education: a systematic literature review. 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) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student experiences in social work field education. James Cook University
Gair, S. (2018) Grandparents Matter: Optimising grandparent connections with their grandchildren after child protection concerns. James Cook University
Zuchowski, I. (2018) Social work field education with external supervision. James Cook University

Collaboration

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