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Employment (8)

Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2015 to present | Associate Professor (School of Public Health and Social Work)
Employment
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Helen Cleak

La Trobe University: Bundoora, VIC, AU

1998 to 2014 | Senior Lecturer (Level C), Director of Field Education, Admissions Coordinator, Director of International Placements (School of Social Work and Social Policy)
Employment
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Helen Cleak

La Trobe University: Bundoora, VIC, AU

1990 to 1998 | Lecturer (School of Social Work and Social Policy)
Employment
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Helen Cleak

Box Hill Hospital : Melbourne, Victoria, AU

1986 to 1997 | Sessional work: Supervision of clinical staff and member of management team. (Emergency Department and Intensive Care unit)
Employment
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Helen Cleak

Department of Social Security: Melbourne, AU

1974 to 1997 | Social Worker Class 2-Class 3
Employment
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Helen Cleak

Accident & Emergency: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

1978 to 1994 | Social Worker Class 2-Class 3. Team Leader
Employment
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Helen Cleak

Cooper University Hospital: Camden, NJ, US

1985 to 1985 (Shock Trauma Unit (3 months).)
Employment
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Helen Cleak

North East Foster Care: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

1977 to 1978 | Social Worker Class 3. Principal Officer
Employment
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Helen Cleak

Education and qualifications (5)

La Trobe University: Bundoora, VIC, AU

2001 | Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution =Family Mediation
Education
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Helen Cleak

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1997 | Doctorate of Philosophy: Factors Contributing to the Long Stay of Elderly Patients in an Acute Hospital. Implications for Discharge Planning
Education
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Helen Cleak

Phillip Institute of Technology: Melbourne, AU

1988 | Graduate Diploma in Human Services Evaluation
Education
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Helen Cleak

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

1983 | Master of Social Work: Characteristics of Parasuicidal Patients Presenting at a Metropolitan Hospital in Melbourne
Education
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Helen Cleak

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1974 | Bachelor of Arts/Diploma of Social Studies
Education
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Helen Cleak

Funding (18)

Developing a health care practice model for Indian social work

2018-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Canberra, AU)
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Helen Cleak

ARC Linkage Projects Grant

2008 | Grant
Australian Research Council (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Clinical Supervision Grant

2011 | Grant
Victorian Health Association (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Clinical Supervision Grant - Northern Mallee Clinical Supervision Training

2010 | Grant
Victorian Health Association (Victoria, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Clinical Supervision Grant-Building Experience-Enhancing Clinical Experience

2010 | Grant
Victorian Health Association (Vic, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Complexity in health social work cases

2014 | Grant
Lyra Taylor Grant (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Department of Education and Training Grant

1991 | Grant
Department of Education and Training (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Effective discharge practices

2000 | Grant
Southern Health (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Evaluate family mediation service

2010 | Grant
McKillop Family Services, Broadmeadows (Victoria, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Inter-Professional Clinical Education (IPCE)

2010 | Grant
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (ACT, AU)
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Helen Cleak

La Trobe Industry Collaborative Grant

2001 | Grant
La Trobe Industry (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Lifeworks Consultancy

1996 | Grant
Lifeworks Consultancy (Melbourne, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Lyra Taylor Grant

2007 | Grant
Australian Association of Social Workers (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Overseas placement education program for social work students

1997 | Grant
Myer Foundation (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Overseas placement project

2000 | Grant
Myer Foundation (VIC, VIC, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Overseas placement project

2004 | Grant
Myer Foundation (VIC, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Teaching Initiative Grant

2006 | Grant
Office fo the Pro Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University (VIC, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Wendy Weeks Research Award

2010 | Award
Australian Association of Social Workers (ACT, ACT, AU)
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Helen Cleak

Works (38)

Is Housing a Predictor of Autonomy and Quality of Life of People with Severe Mental Illness? Implications for Social Work

Australian Social Work
2018-11-01 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Promoting Readiness to Practice: Which Learning Activities Promote Competence and Professional Identity for Student Social Workers During Practice Learning?

? Journal of Social Work Education
2018-05 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Testing Satisfaction with a Group-Based Social Work Field Liaison Model: A Controlled Mixed Methods Study

Australian Social Work
2018-01 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Exploring the Potential of a Collaborative Web Based ePortfolio in Social Work Field Education

Australuian Social Work
2017-04 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Asking the critical questions: An evaluation of social work students' experiences in an international placement

British Journal of Social Work
2016 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Evaluation of the Field Education program University of Tasmania,

University of Tasmania, Hobart
2016 | Report
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Helen Cleak

One way or many ways: screening for family violence in family mediation

Family Matters
2016 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

The inside story: A survey of social work students' supervision and learning opportunities on placement

British Journal of Social Work
2016 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

``What are they really doing?'' An exploration of student learning activities in field placement

Australian Social Work
2015 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Creating a standardised teaching and learning framework for social work field placements

Australian Social Work
2015 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Family violence in culturally and linguistically diverse communities: An evaluation of a family relationship centre

Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal
2015 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Screening for partner violence among family mediation clients: Differentiating types of abuse

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2015 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Student satisfaction with models of field placement supervision

Supervision in Social Work: Contemporary Issues
2015 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Efficacy of family mediation and the role of family violence: Study protocol

BMC Public Health
2014 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Hospital social work in Australia: Emerging trends or more of the same?

Social Work in Health Care
2014 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Making the Most of Field Placement [3rd Ed.]

2013 | Book
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Helen Cleak

A cultural assessment of family dispute resolution: Findings about cultural appropriateness from the evaluation of a family relationship centre

Journal of Family Studies
2012 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Student satisfaction with models of field placement supervision

Australian Social Work
2012 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

A cultural assessment of family dispute resolution: Findings about access, retention and outcomes from the evaluation of a Family Relationship Centre

Journal of Family Studies
2011 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Current Australian programs for international field placements

Social Work Field Education and Supervision Across the Asian Pacific
2011 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Evaluation of the Family Relationship Centre, Broadmeadows

La Trobe University
2010 | Report
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Helen Cleak

Many disciplines-common approach: Experiences in the development and delivery of an interprofessional health subject

Interdisciplinary Higher Education: Perspectives and Practicalities
2010 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Assessment and Report Writing in the Human Services

2009 | Book
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Helen Cleak

Developing the helping relationship: Engaging with clients in different contexts

Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare : More Than Just Common Sense [2nd edition]
2009 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Preparing health science students for interdisciplinary professional practice

Journal of Allied Health
2007 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Family mediation and women's services: Towards effective referral

Journal of Family Studies
2006 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Student performance in field education placements: The findings of a 6-year Australian study of admissions data

Journal of Social Work Education
2006 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Developing the helping relationship: Engaging with clients in different contexts

Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare : More Than Just Common Sense
2004 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Social networks and use of social supports of minority elders in East Harlem

Social Work in Health Care
2004 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

A model of social work classification in health care

Australian Social Work
2002 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

An exploratory study of the relationship of admission criteria and field education performance in an Australian Bachelor of Social Work Course

Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education
2000 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Innovative field options

Fieldwork in the Human Services : Theory and Practice for Field Educators, Practice Teachers and Supervisors
2000 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

'Getting started, getting feedback, and getting finished'- practice research in action

Australian Social Work
1999 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Case management in action: An examination of two cases in the area of alcohol related brain damage

Australian Social Work
1998 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Managing and measuring social work activity in a hospital setting: A quantitative study

The Reflective Researcher: Social Work Experiences with Practice Research
1996 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Caution, helping may be hazardous: Client abuse, threats and assaults

Australian Social Work
1994 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak

Training of crisis intervention team members

Recent Advances in Crisis Intervention
1991 | Book chapter
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Helen Cleak

Social work in a hospital emergency department

Australian Social Work
1988 | Journal article
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Helen Cleak