Overview
Background
Associate Professor Jemma Venables is a social work academic and the Program Lead for the Master of Social Work (Qualifying) program. She teaches into the undergraduate and postgraduate social work programs. Jemma's interdisciplinary and industry-engaged programs of research is focused on transforming child and family welfare. Her work spans the continuum from early intervention through to her primary focus – young people’s transition from out-of-home care to adulthood. The research teams she leads and contributes to aim to build knowledge to inform more responsive policies and practices that enhance the wellbeing, connection and outcomes for marginalised and disadvantage children, young people and their families.
Availability
- Associate Professor Jemma Venables is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2016
Other Outputs
Intervention with Parent Agreement: An Investigation of collaboration in child safety practice
Healy, Karen , Venables, Jemma and Harrison, Gai (2016). Intervention with Parent Agreement: An Investigation of collaboration in child safety practice.
2015
Journal Article
From investigation to collaboration: Practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements
Venables, Jemma, Healy , Karen and Harrison, Gai (2015). From investigation to collaboration: Practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements. Children and Youth Services Review, 52, 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.02.007
2014
Journal Article
Collaborating with families in differential responses: practitioners' views
Healy, Karen, Harrison, Gai, Venables, Jemma and Bosly, Fiona (2014). Collaborating with families in differential responses: practitioners' views. Child and Family Social Work, 21 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12149
2013
Conference Publication
From investigation to collaboration: practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements
Venables, Jemma, Healy, Karen and Harrison, Gai (2013). From investigation to collaboration: practitioner perspectives on the transition phase of parental agreements. Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Melbourne / Melbourne Convention Centre, 10 - 13 November 2013.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Jemma Venables is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of informal networks of support for young people in out-of-home care who stay in unapproved locations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Ellem, Dr John Drayton
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing the safety and connection of young people in out-of-home care who self-place: The role of harm-minimisation approaches
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Ellem, Dr Kate Thompson
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the lived experiences of young people involved in the youth justice system in Queensland: A phenomenological and human rights-based approach.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tamara Walsh
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring wellbeing in young people treated for cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amy Mitchell, Dr Stefanie Plage
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Doctor Philosophy
From policy to person: How does the 2021-2025 Aged Care Reform Program impact the experience of vulnerable older people receiving in home care in regional and remote Queensland?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Maree Petersen
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of leaders in mitigating and responding to psychological injury risks in socio-legal services.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dorothee Hölscher, Professor Karen Healy
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Doctor Philosophy
Palliative care and family meetings
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Drayton
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Doctor Philosophy
Peer parent and family advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families within the child protection system
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Krystal Lockwood, Professor Karen Healy
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Doctor Philosophy
Professional perspectives of the impacts of Peer Parent and Family Advocacy for parents with intellectual disabilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Kathy Ellem
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Carer and Key Stakeholder Perspectives on Cultural Identity and Connection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out-of-Home Care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Healy
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Life Course Events and Trajectories of People Who Have Experienced Homelessness with Their Family as Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cameron Parsell
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