Profiles And Contributions To This Article
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Research Coordinator
Carol Reid has a background in nursing and then undertook a Bachelor of Social Work (Hons), at Deakin University. She worked many years in the child and family services sector and family carer support coordination. Then she moved into project work and undertook a Master of Program Evaluation (University of Melbourne). Her PhD, completed at La Trobe University, examined Trauma-Informed Care in Rural Primary Health Care for Parents. She is now co-located at a rural health service through the rural health academic network to support research capacity building.
qualifications: BSW
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Manager, Early Years & Disability
Sue Caines is a social worker with many years of experience in the child and family services sector. Sue has a special interest in advocating for children with complex needs and has a wide range of knowledge about navigating the disability support sector. Living in a rural location Sue also understands the many challenges families face in accessing basic services
contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Manager
Ms Chelsea Sofra's qualifications include a Bachelor of Public Health Promotion (completed 2016, La Trobe University); Bachelor of Youth Work (completed 2022, Victoria University). Ms Sofra lives and works on Yorta Yorta Country in northern Victoria. She is currently the manager of Trauma Informed Services at the Goulburn Valley Centre Against Sexual Assault, after a time of acting manager from 2022. Previous roles have included education for trauma informed services, this included developing and sourcing evidence-informed resources for health service staff to increase awareness and knowledge about the impact of trauma and and develop practice skills in responding to victim/survivors and to reduce barriers for client and patient disclosure. Ms Sofra is passionate about providing equitable, trauma informed therapeutic services to victim survivors of sexual assault, and educating professionals and community to respond to and prevent sexual violence.
contribution: Acquisition of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Senior Disability Support Practitioner
Adrian Ingham has spent over 20 years supporting individuals with physical, intellectual and mental health disability. He is experienced in group work with young people and in working with families and individuals.
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Integrated Family Services Practitioner
Ms Silver Keogh is a qualified social worker and play therapist. She has many years' experiences working in the UK and here in Australia. She has extensive knowledge and skills working in the child and family services area.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Critical revision
position: Senior Research Fellow
Lucinda Aberdeen lives and works on Yorta Yorta Country in the regional town of Shepparton. She has extensive experience as a sociologist designing, conducting, leading and supervising research in areas. Her research orientation is critical interpretive inquiry using decolonising and collaborative, multidisciplinary and mixed methods approaches which seek to understand and address social disadvantage and inequality in their many discriminatory forms. In her current role as a Senior Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne, Department of Rural Health she is engaged in research into strategies to improve access and equity to regional health care through collaborative engagement with community and industry partners.