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Almond, T., Ward, S. & Webber, M. (2024) Implementing motivational interviewing in adult mental health social work practice: an analysis of postgraduate student assessed placement reports, Social Work Education, 43 (8), 2103-2117, doi: 10.1080/02615479.2023.2239838
​Berger, I., Thompson, K., & Joubert, L. (2019). An exploratory study into the experience of health care professionals caring for adolescents and young adults with incurable cancer. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 8(4), 458-462.
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Chan, C.L.W. (2021) My Personal Journey of Generating Evidence in Social Work Practice for Social Change. Invited Article. Research on Social Work Practice. 31(1):6-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731520961166
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Chan, J.S.M., Ng, S.M., Yuen, L.P., Chan, C.L.W. (2019). Qigong exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome. Special issue with Yau, S.Y. & So, K.F. (editors) Exercise on Brain Health, in International Review of Neurobiology, 147, 121-153. ISBN: 978-0-12-816967-4, ISSN: 0074-7742. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2019.08.002
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Chan, C.H.Y., Lau, B.H.P., Wong, S., Tam, M.Y.J., So, Y.K.G., Leung, H.T., Fung, Y. L., Chan, C.L.W., Li, R. & Ng, E.H.Y. (2019). Comparing the effectiveness of I-BMS-informed self-help interventions in alleviating psychosocial distress for women awaiting the outcome of IVF treatment. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. DOI: 10.1080/02185385.2019.1578684
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Cheung, D.S.T.; Deng, W.; Tsao, S.W.; Ho, RT.H.; Chan, C.L.W.; Fong, D.Y.T.; Chau, P.H.; Hong, A.W.L.; Yuk Fung, H.Y.K.; Ma, J.L.C.; Tiwari, A.F.Y. (2019). Effect of a Qigong Intervention on Telomerase Activity and Mental Health in Chinese Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2019; 2(1):e186967. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6967
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Collins, M., Posenelli, S., Cleak, H., O'Brien, M., Braddy, L., Donley, E., & Joubert, L. (2020). Elder abuse identification by an Australian Health Service: A five-year, social-work audit. Australian Social Work, 73(4), 462-476.
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Devassy, S. M., Green, D., Cheguvera, N., Yohannan, S. V., Grills, N., & Joubert, L. (2021). The lived experience of carers who assist people with disability in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-8.
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Dodemaide, P., Joubert, L., Merolli, M., & Hill, N. (2019). Exploring the therapeutic and nontherapeutic affordances of social media use by young adults with lived experience of self-harm or suicidal ideation: A scoping review. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22(10), 622-633.
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Eisma, M.C.; Lenferink, L.I.M.; Chow, A.Y.M.; Chan, C.L.W., & Li, J. (2019). Complicated grief and post-traumatic stress symptom profiles in bereaved earthquake survivors: a latent class analysis. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10:1, 1558707, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2018.1558707 (IF: 3.02)
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Emery, C.R., Xie, Q.W., Chan, J.S.M., Leng, L.L., Chan, C.H.Y., So, K.F., Li, A., Po, K.K.T., Chouliara, Z., Chan, C.L.W., Choi, A.W.M., Yuen, L.P., Ku, K.S., Kung, W., Ng, S.M. (2021) The Counterintuitive Relationship Between Telomerase Activity and Childhood Emotional Abuse: Culture and Complexity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021 Feb 08;18(4), PMID 33567728 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041619
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Fung, Y.L.; Lau, B.H.P.; Tam, M.Y.J.; Xie, Q.; Chan, C.L.W.; & Chan, C.H.Y. (2019) Protocol for Psychosocial Interventions Based on Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit (IBMS) Model for Children with Eczema and Their Parent Caregivers, Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work, 16(1), 36-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/23761407.2018.1545618 (IF=0.66)
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Hui, V.K.Y., Chan, C.H.Y., Fung, Y.L., Chan, C.L.W., Luk, M.S.K. (2022). Efficacy of the Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit group intervention for improving quality of life in parent-child dyads adjusting to atopic dermatitis: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022;12: e059150. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059150]
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Ji X.W., Ng S.M., Chan C.L.W., Chan J.S.M., Chan C.H.Y. and Chung K.F. (2018) Integrative body-mind-spirit intervention for concurrent sleep and mood disturbances: sleep-specific daytime functioning mediates sleep and mood improvements, Journal of Sleep Research, 27(1): 56-63. DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12583 (IF: 3.432)
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Joubert, L., Hocking, A., Ludbrooke, C., Fang, J., & Simpson, G. (2022). Social work in the oncology setting compared to social work in general medical settings: An analysis of findings from a multisite Australian Social Work practice audit. Australian Social Work, 75(2), 152-164.
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Joubert, L., Hampson, R., Acuto, R., Powell, L., Latiff, M. N. L. A., Tran, L., ... & Simpson, G. (2022). Resilience and adaptability of social workers in health care settings during COVID-19 in Australia. Social Work in Health Care, 61(4), 199-217.
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Julkunen, I., Joubert, L., Fouché, C., Webber, M., Short, M., Whitaker, L., & Metteri, A. (2024) Practice research partnerships in social work: Addressing impact and credible evidence. Research on Social Work Practice, 34(6), 652-663, doi:10.1177/10497315241229680
Lau, B. H. P., Chow, A. M. Y., Ng, T. K., Fung, Y. L., Lam T. C., So T. H., Chan, J.S.M., Chan, C.H.Y., Zhou, J., Tam, M.Y.J., Tsang, M.W., Cheng, N.S.Y., Lim, P.F.M., Chow, S.F., Chan, C.L.W., Wong, D. F. K. (2020). Comparing the efficacy of integrative body-mind-spirit intervention with cognitive behavioural therapy in patient-caregiver parallel groups for lung cancer patients using a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(4), 389-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2020.1722981
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Lau, B.H.P., Chow, A.Y.M., Wong, D.F.K., Chan, J.S.M., Chan. C.H.Y., Ho, R.T.H., So, T.H., Lam, T.C., Lee, V.H.F., Lee, A.W.M., Chow, S.F., & Chan, C.L.W. (2018). Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Intervention and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Fostering Quality of Life of Patients with Lung Cancer and their Family Caregivers. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work. 15(3), 258-276. DOI: 10.1080/23761407.2018.1435325 (IF=0.66)
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Law, M.C., Lau, B.H.P., Kwok, A.Y.Y., Lee, J.S.H., Lui, R.N.Y., Liu, K.H., Leung, P.P.Y., Chan, C.L.W. (2021). Empowering families facing end-stage non-malignant chronic diseases with a holistic, transdisciplinary, community-based intervention: 3 months outcome of the Life Rainbow Program. Palliative and Supportive Care, 19:530-539. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951520001224
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Lonsdale, N. & Webber, M. (2021) Practitioner opinions of crisis plans within early intervention in psychosis services: A mixed methods study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29, 6, 1936-1947, doi: 10.1111/hsc.13308
Manguy, A. M., Joubert, L., Gordon, R., & Oakley, E. (2022). Social Work and the Acute Psychosocial Care of Families in Pediatric Resuscitation Settings: A Single-Site Clinical-Data Mining Study. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1-14.
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Nan, J. K. M., Lau, B. H. P., Szeto, M. M. L., Lam, K. K. F., Man, J. C. N. & Chan, C. L. W., (2018). Competence enhancement program of expressive arts in end-of-life care for health and social care professionals: A mixed-method evaluation. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 35(9), 1207-1214. DOI: 10.1177/1049909118765410 (IF: 1.655)
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Naughton-Doe, R., Nowland, R., Tierney, S., Webber, M., & Wittkowski, A. (2024). Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review. BMC Public Health.
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Ng, S.M., Yin, M.X.C., Chan, J.S.M., Chan, C.H.Y., Fong, T.C.T., Li, A., So, K.F., Yuen, L.P., Chen, J.P., Chung, K.F., Chan, C.L.W. (2022) Impact of mind–body intervention on proinflammatory cytokines interleukin 6 and 1β: A three-arm randomized controlled trial for persons with sleep disturbance and depression. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 99: 166-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.09.022
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Moran, N., Naughton-Doe, R., Wilberforce, M., Wakeman, E., & Webber, M. (2024). Supporting unpaid carers around hospital leave for people detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) in England: carer and practitioner perspectives. BMC Psychiatry, 24(1), 160, doi:10.1186/s12888-024-05602-9
Peng, M.M., Ma, Z.Y., Luo, W., Hu, S.H., Yang, X., Liu, B., Chan, C.L.W., Ran, M.S. (2021) Longitudinal impact of caregiver transition and family caregiving on psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning among persons with schizophrenia in rural China. Family Process. DOI: 10.1111/famp.12743
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Rentala, S., Ng, S.M., Chan, C.L.W., Bevoor, P., Nayak, R.B. & Desai, M. (2020): Effect of holistic relapse prevention intervention among individuals with alcohol dependence: a prospective study at a mental health care setting in India, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2020.1793867
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Schiena, E., Hocking, A., Joubert, L., Wiseman, F., & Blaschke, S. (2019). An exploratory needs analysis of parents diagnosed with cancer. Australian Social Work, 72(3), 325-335.
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Steiner, V., Joubert, L., Shlonsky, A., & Morris, A. (2021). Hospital Parenting Support for Adults with Incurable End-Stage Cancer: Multidisciplinary Health Professional Perspectives. Health & Social Work, 46(4), 289-298.
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Webber, M. & Joubert, L. (2023) Comparative analysis of practice research in Australia and the UK: The shift to practice-driven research, British Journal of Social Work, 53 (7), 3399-3418 doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcad190
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Webber, M., Moran, N., & Naughton-Doe, R. (2024). Mental health social work practitioner research: A narrative review of papers published from one academic program. Research on Social Work Practice, 34(6), 664-675, doi:10.1177/10497315241230667
Webber, M. & Shires, K. (2024) Implementing Connecting People in adult mental health social work practice: a thematic analysis of postgraduate student assessed placement reports. British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae140
Xiu, D., Fung, Y.L., Lau, B.H., Wong, D.F.K., Chan, C.H.Y., Ho, R.T.H., So, T.H., Lam, T.C., Lee, V.H., Lee, A.W.M., Chow, S.F., Lim, F.M., Tsang, M.W., Chan, C.L.W., & Chow, A.Y.M. (2020). Comparing dyadic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with dyadic integrative body-mind-spirit intervention (I-BMS) for Chinese family caregivers of lung cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial. Supportive Care in Cancer. 28: 1523–1533. DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-04974-z
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Yin, M. X. C., Du, L. B., Zou, X. N., Fung, Y. L., Chan H. Y. C. & Chan, C. L.W. (2021). Can psychosocial intervention suppress testosterone and triglycerides among women with polycystic ovary syndrome? a feasibility trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.690539
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Zhang, T.M., Wong, Y.L.I., Yu, Y.H., Ni, S.G., He, X.S., Bacon-Shone, J., Gong, K., Huang, C.H., Hu, Y., Tang, M.M., Cao, W., Chan, C.L.W., Ran, M.S., CMHP study group. (2018). An Integrative Model of Internalized Stigma and Recovery-related Outcomes among People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia in Rural China. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1646-3. (IF: 3.152)