Doctor Frances Gale
LECTURER,
Social Work and Community Welfare Studies(SoSSP)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Social Work and Community Welfare Studies(SoSSP)
Contact
| Email: | fw.gale@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6745 |
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| Location: | 1.G.45 Bankstown |
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Biography
Lecturer in Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Sydney (teaching in the areas of Theory and Critique of Practice; Ideologies of Practice in Social Work; Adolescent Health and Development and Social Policy). From 1997- 1994 Associate Lecturer in Government (fractional) Sydney University, teaching units in Australian Politics, Political Theory, Comparative Politics and Political Sociology. Recent and current research and practice includes youth and community development work in East Timor after the independence referendum; work with remote indigenous Australian young people and work with young asylum seekers in Australian Immigration Detention Centres as well as in the community.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Gale.
Publications
Books
- Gale, F., Bolzan, N. and McRae- McMahon, D. (2007), 'Spirited Practices; Spirituality and the Helping Professions', : Allen and Unwin .
Chapters in Books
- Gale, F. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Promoting a Just Society and Preventing Human Rights Violation: a post Nuremberg Inheritance for the Helping Professions', Mental Health and Human Rights: Vision, Praxis, and Courage, Oxford University Press 9780199213962.
- Dudley, M., Gale, F. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Through a Glass Darkly: Nazi era illuminations of Psychiatry, Human Rights and rights violations', Human Rights and Mental Health: Vision, Praxis and Courage, Oxford 97801992139.
- Dudley, M., Silove, D., Gale, F. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Mental Health, Human Rights and their Relationship: An Introduction', Human Rights and Mental Health: Vision, Praxis and Courage, Oxford University Press 97801992139.
- Dudley, M., Gale, F. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Genocide and the Healing Professions', Genocide Perspectives IV: Essays on Holocuast and Genocide, UTSePress 9780987236975.
- Dudley, M. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Genocide and the healing professions', Genocide Perspectives IV: Essays on Holocuast and Genocide, UTSePress 9780987236975.
- Gale, F. (2012), 'Mental health, human rights and their relationship : an introduction', Human Rights and Mental Health: Vision, Praxis and Courage, Oxford University Press 9780199213962.
- Gale, F. (2012), 'Promoting a just society and preventing human rights violation : a post Nuremberg inheritance for the helping professions', Human Rights and Mental Health: Vision, Praxis and Courage, Oxford University Press 9780199213962.
- Gale, F. (2012), 'Through a glass, darkly : Nazi era illuminations of psychiatry, human Rights and rights violations', Human Rights and Mental Health: Vision, Praxis and Courage, Oxford University Press 9780199213962.
- Gale, F. (2007), 'Spiritually sensitive helping practices', Spirited Practices: Spirituality and the helping professions, Allen & Unwin 9781741750614.
- Bolzan, N. and Gale, F. (2007), 'Conclusion 'The end is where we start...'', Spirited Practices: Spirituality and the helping professions, Allen & Unwin 9781741750614.
- Gale, F. and Dudley, M. (2006), 'Why aren't there any flowers in Australia', Fenced Out Fenced In: Border Protection, Asylum and Detention in Australia, Common Ground Publishing 1863355995.
- Gale, F. and Bolzan, N. (2004), 'The graffiti's on the wall: Youth and social justice', A Fair Go: Some Issues of Social Justice in Australia, Common Ground Publishing 1863355618.
- Bolzan, N., Gale, F. and Dudley, M. (2004), 'Time to Father', Social Work Visions from Around the Globe, The Haworth Press, Inc 0789023679.
Journal Articles
- Gale, F. and Bolzan, N. (2013), 'Social resilience : challenging neo-colonial thinking and practices around 'risk'', Journal of Youth Studies , 15.
- Bolzan, N. and Gale, F. (2012), 'Using an interrupted space to explore social resilience with marginalized young people', Qualitative Social Work, 15.
- Bolzan, N. and Gale, F. (2011), 'Expect the unexpected', Child Indicators Research, 13.
- Gale, F., Bolzan, N. and Momartin, S. (2010), 'Transit to Connection: Aspirations and Identities of Asylum Seeking Young People', Women in Welfare Education, 12.
- Gale, F. and Bolzan, N. (2008), 'Young People Social Capital and Mental Health', Communities, Children and Families Australia, 10.
- Bolzan, N., Gale, F. and Dudley, M. (2004), 'Time to Father', Social Work in Health Care: A Quarterly Journal, 22.
- Bolzan, N., Gale, F. and Skelton, L. (2004), 'Which Social Capital? Young People's Narratives as Oppositional Voices', Scottish Youth Issues Journal, 16.
- Gale, F. and Rankin, G. (2003), 'Keep Them In the Dark: Australian government strategy to weaken activism against Australia's new nuclear reactor', Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, 22.
- Mares, S., Newman, L., Dudley, M. and Gale, F. (2002), 'Seeking Refuge, losing hope:parents and children in immigration detention', Australasian Psychiatry, 7.
- Dudley, M. and Gale, F. (2002), 'Psychiatrists as a moral community? Psychiatry under the Nazis and its Contemporary Relevance', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 11.
- Bolzan, N. and Gale, F. (2002), 'The Citizenship of Excluded Groups:Challenging the Consumerist Agenda', Social Policy and Administration, 14.
- Gale, F. and Kelly, G. (2002), 'To Know or Not to Know: Psychic Numbing and Australia's New Nuclear Reactor', Network: The Official Journal of the Australian Psychological Society College of COmmunity Psychologists, 7.
Research
Critical socio-political theories and practices; social citizenship and civic connectedness of marginalised groups (one focus of which is research and work with marginalised young people, often from diverse and traumatised populations); social advocacy; spirituality and social justice; human rights.
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Current Projects
| Title: | YAWCRC - Vulnerable Young People, Technology and Well-being (Online Community, Engagement and Creativity: Young People with a Disability or Chronic Illness) |
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| Years: | 2011-09-01 - 2013-11-30 |
| ID: | P00020673 |
| UWS Researchers: | Frances Gale and Natalie Bolzan |
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| Title: | Literature review report - Supporting Strong and Connected Communities: a review of Social Resilience approaches |
| Years: | 2012-03-01 - 2013-12-20 |
| ID: | P00020972 |
| UWS Researchers: | Frances Gale and Natalie Bolzan |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | The mental health of youth asylum seekers, both those previously detained and those non-detained |
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| Years: | 2002-08-01 - 2008-06-30 |
| ID: | P0013216 |
| UWS Researchers: | Frances Gale and Natalie Bolzan |
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| Title: | Community Foundations of Resilience of Young People |
| Years: | 2006-06-06 - 2009-06-05 |
| ID: | P0014735 |
| UWS Researchers: | Natalie Bolzan and Frances Gale |
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| Title: | Young People and Social Engagement in Rural Communities |
| Years: | 2008-10-07 - 2009-10-01 |
| ID: | P00016443 |
| UWS Researchers: | Natalie Bolzan and Frances Gale |
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | How are Changing Gender Relations and Gender Identity Affecting Male Refugees in Australia and How they are Informed about these Socio-Cultural Changes and Challenges |
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