DrSharon Schneider

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development

  • Senior Lecturer in Social Work
    Faculty of Health/School of Health and Social Development
  • Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong, Victoria 3220

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Policies, programs and service systems determining equitable access to housing, homelessness support and primary care, including integrated         care implementation.

 

  • Rights-based, trauma informed social work advocacy with underserved individuals, families and communities, grounded in biopsychosocial                 needs and social justice.

 

  • Rights-based social work in criminal justice settings, including human rights implementation in prison services.

 

  • Belonging, exclusion and inclusive schooling for students with disabilities and additional needs, guided by the United Nations Convention on the        Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

 

  • Emerging peacebuilding research in social work and human rights.

 

  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in social work, integrating structured didactics with critical pedagogy.