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| 2025 Book Chapter Child and family social work research Foote, Wendy and Healy, Karen (2025). Child and family social work research. Handbook of Research Methods in Social Work. (pp. 323-336) edited by Margaret Alston, Penny Buykx, Wendy Foote and David Betts. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.4337/9781035310173.00036 [Child and family social work research](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:68a7bc6) |
| 2024 Book Chapter Where Is the Love? Acknowledging Birth Family Ties After Removal Gunnarsdttir, Hulda Mjll and Healuy, Karen (2024). Where Is the Love? Acknowledging Birth Family Ties After Removal. Rebuilding Family Relations for Children and Youth Separated from Family. (pp. 73-103) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7\_4 [Where Is the Love? Acknowledging Birth Family Ties After Removal](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1d339ea) |
| 2024 Book Chapter Theoretical And Value Base Of Research In Child And Family Social Work: Three Epistemological Approaches Healy, Karen (2024). Theoretical And Value Base Of Research In Child And Family Social Work: Three Epistemological Approaches. The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research: Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact. (pp. 27-39) Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003241492-3 [Theoretical And Value Base Of Research In Child And Family Social Work: Three Epistemological Approaches](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b370b7b) |
| 2021 Book Chapter Diversifying inclusive research with young people Healy, Karen (2021). Diversifying inclusive research with young people. Involving methods in youth research: reflections on participation and power. (pp. 261-266) edited by Trine Wulf-Andersen, Reidun Follesø and Terje Olsen. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-75941-4\_11 [Diversifying inclusive research with young people](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e44148f) |
| 2019 Book Chapter Regulating for quality social work education: who owns the curriculum? Healy, Karen (2019). Regulating for quality social work education: who owns the curriculum?. Strategic leadership in social work education. (pp. 53-66) edited by Marie Connolly, Darla Spence Coffey and Charlotte Williams. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-25052-2\_5 [Regulating for quality social work education: who owns the curriculum?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a977050) |
| 2018 Book Chapter Will she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work Healy, Karen (2018). Will she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work. Transnational social work: opportunities and challenges of a global profession. (pp. 205-221) Bristol, United Kingdom: Policy Press. doi: 10.1332/policypress/9781447333364.003.0013 [Will she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:39cd938) |
| 2018 Book Chapter The Skilled Communicator in Social Work Healy, Karen (2018). The Skilled Communicator in Social Work. The Skilled Communicator in Social Work. (pp. 1-11) London, United Kingdom: Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-56347-7\_1 [The Skilled Communicator in Social Work](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a3f65da) |
| 2016 Book Chapter Social work education and regulation in Australia Healy, Karen (2016). Social work education and regulation in Australia. Encyclopedia of social work. (pp. 1-1) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1169 [Social work education and regulation in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:464f2de) |
| 2014 Book Chapter Social sustainability and social work: problems and prospects Healy, Karen (2014). Social sustainability and social work: problems and prospects. Global Social Transformation and Social Action: The Role of Social Workers. (pp. 161-164) edited by Sven Hessle. Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing. [Social sustainability and social work: problems and prospects](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:327147) |
| 2014 Book Chapter Transforming organisations and creative practice: Social sustainability and social work: Problems and prospects Healy, Karen (2014). Transforming organisations and creative practice: Social sustainability and social work: Problems and prospects. Global Social Transformation and Social Action: The Role of Social Workers: Social Work-Social Development Volume III. (pp. 161-164) edited by Sven Hessle. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315585024-13 [Transforming organisations and creative practice: Social sustainability and social work: Problems and prospects](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f6d4168) |
| 2014 Book Chapter International comparative research regarding vulnerable young people: reflections on methodological challenges and solutions Healy, Karen, Julkunen, Ilse and Karvinen-Niinikoski, Synnove (2014). International comparative research regarding vulnerable young people: reflections on methodological challenges and solutions. Human rights and social equality: challenges for social work: social work-social development. (pp. 114-117) edited by Sven Hessle. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishing. [International comparative research regarding vulnerable young people: reflections on methodological challenges and solutions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:332688) |
| 2012 Book Chapter Critical perspectives Healy, Karen (2012). Critical perspectives. The Sage handbook of social work. (pp. 191-206) edited by Mel Gray, James Midgley and Stephen A. Webb. London , U.K.: Sage. doi: 10.4135/9781446247648.n13 [Critical perspectives](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:292441) |
| 2009 Book Chapter Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden Meagher, Gabrielle, Cortis, Natasha and Healy, Karen (2009). Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden. Social policy review 21: Analysis and debate in social policy, 2009. (pp. 215-239) edited by Kirstein Rummery, Ian Greener and Chris Holden. Bristol, United Kingdom: The Policy Press. [Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:198258) |
| 2009 Book Chapter Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden Meagher, Gabrielle, Cortis, Natasha and Healy, Karen (2009). Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden. Social Policy Review 21: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2009. (pp. 215-242) Policy Press. doi: 10.46692/9781847427410.011 [Strategic challenges in child welfare services: A comparative study of Australia, England and Sweden](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:727533) |
| 2008 Book Chapter Social Work Practice Theories Frameworks Connolly, Marie and Healy, Karen E. (2008). Social Work Practice Theories Frameworks. Social work: Contexts and practice. (pp. 37-52) edited by Marie Connolly and Louise Harms. South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Oxford University Press. [Social Work Practice Theories Frameworks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:191458) |
| 2006 Book Chapter Asset based community development Healy, K E (2006). Asset based community development. Working with Individuals, Communities, and Organisations. (pp. 247-258) edited by A. O'Hara and Z. Weber. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. [Asset based community development](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:73230) |
| 2006 Book Chapter Community education Healy, K E (2006). Community education. Working with Individuals, Communities, and Organisations. (pp. 259-266) edited by A. O'Hara and Z. Weber. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. [Community education](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:73232) |
| 2005 Book Chapter Working with young people Healy, K. E., O'Regan, M. and Tansky, M. (2005). Working with young people. Social Work: Fields of Practice. (pp. 95-104) edited by M. Alston and J. Mckinnon. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Working with young people](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72096) |
| 2005 Book Chapter Under Reconstruction: Renewing Critical Social Work Practices Ife, J., Healy, K. E., Spratt, T. and Solomon, B. (2005). Under Reconstruction: Renewing Critical Social Work Practices. Social Work: A Critical Turn. (pp. 219-230) edited by S. Hick, J. Fook and R. Pozzuto. Toronto, Canada: Thompson Educational Publishing. [Under Reconstruction: Renewing Critical Social Work Practices](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:72150) |
| 2004 Book Chapter The Reprofessionalization of Social Work: Collaborative Approaches for Achieving Professional Recognition Healy, K. E. and Meagher, G. (2004). The Reprofessionalization of Social Work: Collaborative Approaches for Achieving Professional Recognition. Social Work in a Corporate Era. (pp. 91-107) edited by Linda Davies and Peter Leonard. UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. [The Reprofessionalization of Social Work: Collaborative Approaches for Achieving Professional Recognition](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:71002) |