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Dr John Drayton
Dr

John Drayton

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Overview

Availability

Dr John Drayton is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Social Work, University of Sydney
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

Search Professor John Drayton’s works on UQ eSpace

9 works between 2011 and 2025

1 - 9 of 9 works

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, 60 (4), 1038-1051. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70005

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

2024

Journal Article

Understanding and responsiveness in the trauma-informed adult ESL classroom

Wilson, Victoria E., Le Brocque, Robyne, Drayton, John and Hammer, Sara (2024). Understanding and responsiveness in the trauma-informed adult ESL classroom. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (5), 1-29. doi: 10.1007/s13384-023-00680-2

Understanding and responsiveness in the trauma-informed adult ESL classroom

2021

Journal Article

Mind the gap: incorporating writing skills into practice simulations

Healy, Karen and Drayton, John (2021). Mind the gap: incorporating writing skills into practice simulations. Social Work Education, 41 (8), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2021.1962270

Mind the gap: incorporating writing skills into practice simulations

2021

Book

Social work practice in mental health: an introduction

Robert Bland, Gabrielle Drake and John Drayton eds. (2021). Social work practice in mental health: an introduction. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003148913

Social work practice in mental health: an introduction

2021

Conference Publication

Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress

Jauncey-Cooke, J., Ellem, K., Peacock, A., Hawley, G., Drayton, J. and Le Brocque, R. (2021). Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-10 July 2021.

Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress

2016

Journal Article

Social work, contradiction and belief: the liminal space between faith and fact

Drayton, John (2016). Social work, contradiction and belief: the liminal space between faith and fact. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 35 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/15426432.2016.1220847

Social work, contradiction and belief: the liminal space between faith and fact

2014

Other Outputs

Governing loss: Dead bodies and bereavement

Drayton, John (2014). Governing loss: Dead bodies and bereavement. PhD Thesis, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.358

Governing loss: Dead bodies and bereavement

2013

Journal Article

Bodies-in-life/bodies-in-death: social work, coronial autopsies and the bonds of identity

Drayton, John (2013). Bodies-in-life/bodies-in-death: social work, coronial autopsies and the bonds of identity. British Journal of Social Work, 43 (2), 264-281. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct011

Bodies-in-life/bodies-in-death: social work, coronial autopsies and the bonds of identity

2011

Journal Article

Organ retention and bereavement: Family counselling and the ethics of consultation

Drayton, John (2011). Organ retention and bereavement: Family counselling and the ethics of consultation. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5 (3), 227-246. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2010.548338

Organ retention and bereavement: Family counselling and the ethics of consultation

Funding

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Out of the city: Understanding and enhancing the experience of rural and remote clinical placement for undergraduate students in nursing
    National Association of Field Experience Administrators
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Increasing student success with work integrated learning: Using artificial intelligence to support situated decision making during clinical laboratories in preparation for placement
    ACEN Research Grants
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr John Drayton is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Palliative care and family meetings

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jemma Venables

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Post-incident responses to site-based traumatic events as critical incidents in the Australian building and construction industry. Immediate and longitudinal needs for psychosocial wellbeing of building workers who experience work-based fatalities and peer suicides.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Paddy O'Regan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the experiences of Chinese-Australians with disabilities and their families as they engage with the NDIS.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Ellem

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of informal networks of support for young people in out-of-home care who stay in unapproved locations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Ellem, Associate Professor Jemma Venables

Completed supervision

Media

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