OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Australian Social Work is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Applying Human-Centred Design Tools in Social Work Research: A Desire-Centred Approach	33
Managing Risk and Child Participation in Out-Of-Home Care: Practitioner Perspectives	15
Grief and Loss: Supporting Foster Carer Families Through Placement Terminations	14
The S.E.L.F. Framework for Keeping Children Connected to Their Culture in Out-of-Home Care	13
Improving Service Responses for Children and Young People Who Experience Domestic and Family Violence: A Way Forward	12
Voices from the Frontline: Insights on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Advocacy	11
Artificial Intelligence and Implications for the Australian Social Work Journal	11
Social Work and Cancer: The Unique Contribution of Social Workers	11
Exploring Fathers’ Experiences in Caring for Their Child on a Paediatric Oncology Ward	11
Australian Social Work: Looking Back and Looking Ahead	10
Resistance to Assimilation: Expanding Understandings of First Nations Cultural Connection in Child Protection and Out-of-home Care	10
Recognising and Responding to Burnout: Insights From Social Work Managers and Supervisors in Australia	9
A Modern History of Child Protection in Australia: Queensland 1965–1980	9
Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: An EPIC Model for Practice	8
Decolonising and Reframing Critical Social Work: Research and Stories from Practice	8
The Continuous Improvement Cultural Responsiveness Tools (CICRT): Creating More Culturally Responsive Social Workers	8
Transitioning to Professional Practice: Experiences of International Master of Social Work [MSW] Graduates from Australian Programs	8
Announcement of Journal Awards 2023	8
The Non-Indigenous Educator Teaching Australian Aboriginal Content in Social Work Education	8
Australian Mental Health Social Workers’ Experiences of Burnout	8
Barriers to Studying Social Work in Australia for Unvaccinated People	8
Using Social Research for Social Justice: An Introduction for Social Work and Human Services	8
Enduring Familial Relationships and Identity Preservation Make Simple Adoption the Preferred Permanency Option for Children in Out-of-Home Care	7
Anger Following the Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires: Implications for Postdisaster Service Provision	7
Editorial	6

Secondary Traumatisation of Social Workers Supporting Traumatised Children and Their Families: A Preliminary Qualitative Inquiry	6
The Consideration of Animals Within Australian Social Work Curriculum	6
Telehealth in Mental Health Social Work: Benefits and Limitations within Practice	6
Starting the Conversation about Barriers for Endometriosis Care in Regional Areas: An Autoethnographic Perspective	6
Living with Experience in the Academy: Pressures to Disclose in Routine Research Activities	6
Perceptions of Social Work in Australia: What Do Social Workers Think?	5
Trauma-Informed Primary Healthcare for Parents: Multidisciplinary Experiences in Rural Service Implementation	5
Empathy in Social Work: A Critical Appraisal of Simulation Theory	5
Trauma-Informed Mental Health: Supporting Young People Involved With Child Protection Services	5
Social Work Students’ Reflections on Self-care While Completing Field Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic	5
Qualitative Social Research: Critical Methods for Social Change	5
Kinship and Cultural Strengths—Learning from an Aboriginal Perspective	5
Gender in Psycho-oncology	5
Service Users’ Descriptions of Recovery-Oriented Elements of a Rural Mental Health Service	5
Transformational Mentoring Experiences for First Nations Young People: A Scoping Review	4
Social Work Perspectives: Conceptualising Youth Mental Health Through Trauma-Informed Systems Thinking	4
Jilya: How One Indigenous Woman from the Remote Pilbara Transformed Psychology	4
Care Support Experiences of Older Ethiopian Refugees Resettled in Australia	4
Do You See Us, Social Work: Lived Experience of Australian Young Widows	4
Developing a Prioritisation Framework for Social Work Referrals in Australian Hospitals: A Modified Delphi Study	4
Special Issue: Safety and Innovation in Out-of-home Care	4
Community Service Perspectives on Climate Change and Social Justice in Western Australia	4
Discussion of the Knowns and Unknowns of Child Protection During Pregnancy in Australia	3
Expression of Interest: Editorial Board Chair Australian Social Work	3
Call for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander/First Nations ReviewersAustralian Social Work	3
Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare: More Than Just Common Sense	3
Associate Professor Fiona McDermott: in appreciation	3
Reflections from a Community Capacity Building Forum to Support People Bereaved by Suicide	3
Aboriginal Social Work Academics: Failure to Thrive due to Having to Fight to Survive?	3
Social Spaces for Older Queer Adults: A Guide for Social Work Educators, Students and Practitioners	3
Contemporary Practitioner Experiences of Relational Social Work: The Case of Child Welfare	3
Homelessness	3
Insights from Refugee Men as They Navigate Intersecting Settlement Challenges and Renegotiate Gender Identities	3
Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions: Knowledge and Skills for Thoughtful Practice Ethical Basics for the Caring Professions: Knowledge and Skills for Thoughtful Practice	3
Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace	3
Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action Social Policy in Australia: Understanding for Action , Fourth Edition, by Alison McClelland, Paul Smyth, and Greg Ma	3
The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Parents and Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	3
Post-Pandemic Welfare and Social Work: Re-Imagining the New Normal	3