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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

Book

Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures

Ellem, Kathy, Harpur, Paul, Hardy, Fotina, Stein, Michael Ashley and Schormans, Ann Fudge (2025). Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009408721

Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures

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

2025

Book Chapter

Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus

Lord, Janet E., Pons, William I., Stein, Michael Ashley, Ellem, Kathy and Harpur, Paul (2025). Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus. Disability hate crime: perspectives for change. (pp. 148-165) edited by Leah Burch and David Wilkin. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003442004-11

Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus

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

Conference Publication

Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities

Ellem, Kathy (2024). Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities. What's working well, what's not and what's next in the lives of people with intellectual disability, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 September 2024.

Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities

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

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

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

Conference Publication

Upholding the rights of young people with cognitive disabilities to transition support when exiting statutory systems: A case study of social work group practice

Ellem, Kathy and Venables, Jemma (2024). Upholding the rights of young people with cognitive disabilities to transition support when exiting statutory systems: A case study of social work group practice. Universitas21 Community of Practice Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 15-16 May 2024.

Upholding the rights of young people with cognitive disabilities to transition support when exiting statutory systems: A case study of social work group practice

2024

Conference Publication

Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen and Cullin, Joel (2024). Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector. Social Work and Social Development Conference, Panama and Online, 4-7 April 2024.

Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector

2024

Conference Publication

People with disability surviving prison: findings from a Queensland study on people with disability and the criminal justice system

Ellem, Kathy (2024). People with disability surviving prison: findings from a Queensland study on people with disability and the criminal justice system. ASID Qld Division People with Cognitive Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12 March 2024.

People with disability surviving prison: findings from a Queensland study on people with disability and the criminal justice system

2024

Other Outputs

Evaluation of the National Counselling and Referral Service Counselling within Correctional Centres: executive summary and final report

O'Hara, Denis J., Ellem, Kathy and Witteveen, Kate (2024). Evaluation of the National Counselling and Referral Service Counselling within Correctional Centres: executive summary and final report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8d16fc4

Evaluation of the National Counselling and Referral Service Counselling within Correctional Centres: executive summary and final report

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

2024

Conference Publication

Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen, Warrell, Chloe and Cullin, Joel (2024). Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners. International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Uppsala, Sweden, 18-21 August 2024.

Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners

2024

Conference Publication

People with borderline intellectual functioning: experiences from Australia

Ellem, Kathy (2024). People with borderline intellectual functioning: experiences from Australia. Korea Disabled People's Development Institute 2024 International Conference: Promoting Social Participation of Individuals with Borderline Intellectual Functioning, South Korea, Yeouido, Seoul, 10 December 2024.

People with borderline intellectual functioning: experiences from Australia

2024

Conference Publication

Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care. Journal of Youth Studies Conference, Belfast, United Kingdom, 3-5 September 2024.

Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care