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Fields of Research (FoR)
Social workBiography
Dr Phillipa Evans is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW. Dr Evans worked for over 18 years’ as a social worker in clinical, policy and academic roles across a variety of contexts including youth justice, child protection and mental health. Dr Evans successfully obtained her PhD examining effective methods of challenging pro-criminal attitudes and behaviours of justice involved young...view more
Dr Phillipa Evans is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW. Dr Evans worked for over 18 years’ as a social worker in clinical, policy and academic roles across a variety of contexts including youth justice, child protection and mental health. Dr Evans successfully obtained her PhD examining effective methods of challenging pro-criminal attitudes and behaviours of justice involved young people. Dr Evans is currently working on an ARC linkage grant examining the effectiveness of a training and coaching program for youth justice custodial staff. This study aims to increase the interpersonal and behaviour management skills of youth justice staff through specialist training, coaching and supervision.
My Qualifications
PhD
Master of Social Work
Masters of Criminology
Bachelor of Social Work
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Youth Justice; Welfare intervention and practice; Criminal Justice; Social Work.
Currently supervising
PhD
Kelly Austin 'Staff sexual misconduct and sexual assault of women in prison' (current).
Isabella Kristo 'The Effects of Extending the Out-of-Home Care Age to 21: Understanding the Outcomes of Extended Care Policy and Legislation in New South Wales' (current).
Sarah Tucker 'Drawing Respect: Ethical and Creative Approaches to Prison Art Programs in Australia' (current).
Jordan White 'A Critical Systems Approach to Children and Young People’s Meaning-Making of Dual-Intervention by Statutory Child Protection and Youth Justice Systems' (current).
Professional Doctorate
Maureen MacGinley 'Surfacing Shame: the lived experiences of shame reported by adults who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood' (current).
Masters thesis
Dom van Gestel 'An examination of the impact of facilitator skills on staff skill development in peer based supervision model’s within a correctional setting' (current).
My Teaching
SOCW3006: Socio Legal Practice in Social Work Settings
SOCW4013: Child and Family Practice
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-6141