By Professor Karen Raewyn Fisher

Journal articles

Newman B; Fisher K; Trollor J, 2021, 'Right to information for people with intellectual disability in Australian mental health policy', Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19, pp. 230 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12396

Fisher KR; Robinson S; Neale K; Graham A; Johnson K; Davy L; Hall EC, 2021, 'Impact of organisational practices on the relationships between young people with disabilities and paid social support workers', Journal of Social Work, 21, pp. 1377 - 1398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017320954351

Li B; Fisher KR; Quan Farrant F; Cheng Z, 2021, 'Digital policy to disability employment? An ecosystem perspective on China and Australia', Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research, 55, pp. 863 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12666

Robinson S; Blaxland M; Fisher K; Johnson K; Kuang C; Graham A; Neale K, 2020, 'Recognition in relationships between young people with cognitive disabilities and support workers', Children and Youth Services Review, 116, pp. 105177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105177

Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher K; Neale K; Davy L; Johnson K, 2020, 'Understanding paid support relationships: possibilities for mutual recognition between young people with disability and their support workers', Disability and Society, 36, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1794797

Boaden N; Purcal C; Fisher K; Meltzer A, 2020, 'Transition Experience of Families with Young Children in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)', Australian Social Work, 74, pp. 294 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1832549

Fang Q; Fisher KR; Li B, 2020, 'Follower or Challenger? How Chinese Non-governmental Organizations Manage Accountability Requirements from Funders', Voluntas, 31, pp. 722 - 735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-019-00184-7

Weise J; Fisher KR; Turner B; Trollor JN, 2020, 'What is the capability of the Australian mental health workforce to meet the needs of people with an intellectual disability and co-occurring mental ill health?', Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 45, pp. 184 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2019.1622659

Howell J; Fisher KR; Shang X, 2020, 'Accountability and legitimacy of NGOs under authoritarianism: the case of China', Third World Quarterly, 41, pp. 113 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2019.1658520

Whittle E; Fisher K; Reppermund S; Trollor J, 2019, 'Access to mental health services: the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32, pp. 368 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12533

Meltzer A; Robinson S; Fisher K, 2019, 'Barriers to finding and maintaining employment for people with intellectual disability in Australia', Social Policy and Administration, 54, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12523

Fisher KR; Purcal C; Jones A; Lutz D; Robinson S; Kayess R, 2019, 'What place is there for shared housing with individualized disability support?', Disability and Rehabilitation, 43, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1615562

Shang X; Fisher KR, 2019, 'Everything for the Children: Orphans Growing up in Informal Adoptive Families in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 45, pp. 166 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2018.1479674

Robinson S; Hill M; Fisher KR; Graham A, 2018, 'Belonging and exclusion in the lives of young people with intellectual disability in small town communities', Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 24, pp. 50 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744629518765830

Purcal C; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Meltzer A; Bevan N, 2018, 'Co-production in peer support group research with disabled people', Area, 51, pp. 405 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/area.12441

Goggin G; Yu H; Fisher KR; Li B, 2018, 'Disability, technology innovation and social development in China and Australia', Journal of Asian Public Policy, 21, pp. 34 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17516234.2018.1492067

Yu H; Goggin G; Fisher K; Li B, 2018, 'Introduction Disability Participation in the Digital Economy', Information, Communication and Society, 22, pp. 467 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1550525

Fisher KR; Zhang X; Alston M, 2018, 'Shanghai aged care and Confucian welfare', International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 38, pp. 722 - 735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-01-2018-0003

Fisher K; Gendera S; Robinson S; Graham A; Johnson K; Neale K, 2018, 'Disability and support relationships: What role does policy play?', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 78, pp. 37 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12351

Fisher K; Yu H, 2018, 'China's digital economy offers employment for disabled people', , http://www.merics.org/en/blog/chinas-digital-economy-offers-employment-disabled-people

Hamilton M; Fisher K; Hill T, 2018, 'Evaluation of the NDIS final report', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARE AND CARING, 2, pp. 595 - 597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15440231663890

Weise J; Fisher KR; Whittle E; Trollor J, 2018, 'What can the experiences of people with an intellectual disability tell us about the desirable attributes of a mental health professional?', Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11, pp. 183 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2018.1469700

Whittle E; Fisher KR; reppermund S; lenroot R; Trollor J, 2018, 'Barriers and enablers to accessing mental health services for people with intellectual disability: a scoping review', Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11, pp. 69 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19315864.2017.1408724

Fisher K, 2018, 'Physician Advocacy: The Importance of Both Organizational and Individual Doctor Voices', ACADEMIC MEDICINE, 93, pp. 152 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000002057

Liu Y; Fisher KR, 2017, 'Engaging with disability services: experiences of families from Chinese backgrounds in Sydney', Australian Social Work, 70, pp. 441 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1324885

Weise J; Fisher KR; Trollor J, 2017, 'Establishing Core Mental Health Workforce Attributes for the Effective Mental Health Care of People with an Intellectual Disability and Co-occurring Mental Ill Health', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30, pp. 22 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12407

Zhong L; Fisher KR, 2017, 'Participation and Chinese non-government organization accountability', International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 37, pp. 743 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-08-2015-0086

Weise J; Fisher KR; Trollor J, 2017, 'What makes generalist mental health professionals effective when working with people with an intellectual disability? A family member and support person perspective', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31, pp. 413 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12420

Fisher KR, 2016, 'LOVE'S UNCERTAINTY: The Politics and Ethics of Child Rearing in Contemporary China', PACIFIC AFFAIRS, 89, pp. 882 - 884, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000389560900017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Robinson S; Fisher KR; Gendera S, 2016, 'Can case management squeeze hope from small self-directed support packages?', Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 10, pp. 268 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12095

Fisher KR; Purcal C, 2016, 'Policies to change attitudes to people with disabilities', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 19, pp. 161 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2016.1222303

McDermott S; Bruce J; Muir K; Ramia I; Fisher KR; Bullen J, 2016, 'Reducing hospitalisation among people living with severe mental illness', Australian Health Review, 40, pp. 124 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH15073

Weise J; Fisher KR; Trollor J, 2016, 'The utility of a modified on-line Delphi method to define workforce competencies: lessons from the intellectual disability mental health core competencies project', Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 13, pp. 15 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12142

Bullen J; Fisher KR, 2015, 'Is housing first for mental health community support possible during a housing shortage?', Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research, 49, pp. 928 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12104

Laragy C; Fisher KR; Purcal C; Jenkinson S, 2015, 'Australia’s individualised disability funding packages: when do they provide greater choice and opportunity?', Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 9, pp. 282 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12068

Fisher KR; Lutz D; Gadow F; Robinson S; Gendera S, 2015, 'A transformative framework for deinstitutionalisation', Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2, pp. 60 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2015.1028089

Fisher KR; shang X; Li J, 2015, 'Accountability of children’s services organizations in China', Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 9, pp. 94 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12043

Lutz D; Fisher KR; Robinson S, 2015, 'Sharing the focus: engaging with support workers to include people with communication needs in research', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12126

Blaxland M; Fisher KR; Shang X, 2015, 'Transitional and Developmental Challenges for Chinese Social Policy', Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 9, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12047

Fisher K, 2015, 'Book Review: Title: Program Evaluation in Practice: Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis', Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 15, pp. 42 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1035719x1501500306

Purcal C; Fisher KR; Laragy C, 2014, 'Analysing choice in Australian individual funding disability policies', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 73, pp. 88 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12063

Watson S; Thorburn K; Everett M; Fisher KR, 2014, 'Care without coercion – mental health rights, personal recovery and trauma-informed care', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 49, pp. 529 - 549, http://www.aspa.org.au/publications/ajsi-issues.html

Blaxland M; Shang X; Fisher KR, 2014, 'People Oriented: a New Stage of Social Welfare Development in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 40, pp. 508 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2014.923801

Parker Harris S; Owen R; Fisher KR; Gould R, 2014, 'Human Rights and Neoliberalism in Australian Welfare to Work Policy: Experiences and Perceptions of People with Disabilities and Disability Stakeholders', Disability Studies Quarterly, 34, http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/3992/3800

Kayess R; Sands T; Fisher KR, 2014, 'International power and local action – implications for the intersectionality of the rights of women with disability', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 73, pp. 383 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12092

Fisher KR; Shang XS, 2014, 'Protecting the right to life of children with disabilities in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 40, pp. 560 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2014.922521

Robinson S; Fisher KR; Strike R, 2014, 'Participatory and inclusive approaches to disability program evaluation', Australian Social Work, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2014.902979

Shang X; Fisher KR, 2014, 'Social support for mothers of children with disabilities in China', Journal of Social Service Research, 40, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2014.896849

Fisher KR; Shang X, 2013, 'Access to health and therapy services for families of children with disabilities in China', Disability and Rehabilitation, 35, pp. 2157 - 2163, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.770566

Fisher KR; Robinson S; Parker S, 2013, 'Can policy to address some disability rights mitigate weak approaches to others?', International Journal of Public Administration, 36, pp. 512 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2013.772633

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