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2025

Journal Article

Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review

Choi, Johnny, Ellem, Kathy and Drayton, John (2025). Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70005

Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review

2025

Journal Article

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen and Cullin, Joel (2025). Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.391

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

2025

Journal Article

Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments

Ryan, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Le Brocque, Robyne, Mitchell, Claire and Langdon, Luka (2025). Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24, 1-13. doi: 10.1177/16094069241311201

Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments

2024

Journal Article

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy and Nathanson, Caitlin (2024). Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, 7 (4), 505-524. doi: 10.1007/s43151-024-00141-2

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

2024

Journal Article

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making. European Journal of Social Work, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2024.2408429

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

2024

Journal Article

Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities

Derzsi, Rhiannon, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2024). Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 11 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2024.2384699

Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities

2024

Journal Article

Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities

O’Dea, Paul, Cherry, Michael, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2024). Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 11 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2024.2377995

Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities

2024

Journal Article

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Warrell, Chloe, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners. The British Journal of Social Work, 55 (1), 141-160. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae131

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

2024

Journal Article

Who funds published disability research in Australia?

Smith-Merry, Jennifer, Darcy, Simon, Dew, Angela, Hemsley, Bronwyn, Imms, Christine, O'Donovan, Mary-Ann, Gallego, Gisselle, McVilly, Keith, Gilroy, John, Carey, Gemma and Ellem, Kathy (2024). Who funds published disability research in Australia?. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. doi: 10.1177/10442073241228840

Who funds published disability research in Australia?

2024

Journal Article

Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project

Harris, Paul, Ellem, Kathy, Gallagher, Hilary, Burgess, Ashley, Abson, Louise and Sunderland, Naomi (2024). Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project. Disability and Society, 39 (5), 1256-1275. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2138267

Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project

2023

Journal Article

Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022)

Cherry, Michael, O’Dea, Paul, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2023). Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 10 (1), 83-86. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2023.2170272

Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022)

2022

Journal Article

Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities

Ellem, Kathy, Harris, Paul and Strnadová, Iva (2022). Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (4), 360-369. doi: 10.1111/jppi.12426

Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities

2022

Journal Article

If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022)

O’Dea, Paul, Cherry, Michael, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2022). If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 9 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2022.2055488

If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022)

2022

Journal Article

The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise

Smith-Merry, Jennifer, O'Donovan, Mary-Ann, Dew, Angela, Hemsley, Bronwyn, Imms, Christine, Carey, Gemma, Darcy, Simon, Ellem, Kathy, Gallego, Gisselle, Gilroy, John, Guastella, Adam, Marella, Manjula, McVilly, Keith and Plumb, Jenny (2022). The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise. JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (1) e31126, e31126. doi: 10.2196/31126

The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise

2020

Journal Article

Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions

Ellem, Kathy, Smith, Louisa, Baidawi, Susan, McGhee, Adrienne and Dowse, Leanne (2020). Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 37 (2), 109-122. doi: 10.1007/s10560-020-00651-x

Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions

2020

Journal Article

Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019)

Ellem, Kathy (2020). Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 7 (1), 49-53. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2019.1683759

Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019)

2019

Journal Article

Supporting people with cognitive disabilities in contact with the criminal justice system: the importance of relationship-based practice

Ellem, Kathy (2019). Supporting people with cognitive disabilities in contact with the criminal justice system: the importance of relationship-based practice. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 6 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2019.1629332

Supporting people with cognitive disabilities in contact with the criminal justice system: the importance of relationship-based practice

2019

Journal Article

Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia: beyond a metro-centric response

Ellem, Kathy, Baidawi, Susan, Dowse, Leanne and Smith, Louisa (2019). Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia: beyond a metro-centric response. Children and Youth Services Review, 99, 97-106. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.01.033

Services to young people with complex support needs in rural and regional Australia: beyond a metro-centric response

2018

Journal Article

Police contact with young people with cognitive disabilities: perceptions of procedural (in)justice

Ellem, Kathy and Richards, Kelly (2018). Police contact with young people with cognitive disabilities: perceptions of procedural (in)justice. Youth Justice, 18 (3), 147322541879435-247. doi: 10.1177/1473225418794357

Police contact with young people with cognitive disabilities: perceptions of procedural (in)justice

2018

Journal Article

Choosing the harder road: naming the challenges for families in person-centred planning

Ellem, Kathy, Chenoweth, Lesley and Edwards, Ruth (2018). Choosing the harder road: naming the challenges for families in person-centred planning. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 23 (3), 174462951878415-412. doi: 10.1177/1744629518784154

Choosing the harder road: naming the challenges for families in person-centred planning