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Deborah Walsh
Deb Walsh is a social work practitioner who is a specialist in domestic and family violence work. She has 20 years’ experience working with women victim/survivors of domestic and family violence, together with 9 years’ facilitating intervention programs for domestically violent men. Deb is currently lecturing at the University of Queensland in the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work.
Subjects: Health and Social Care, Social Work
Biography
Deb conducted a landmark study on the level, extent and nature of violence against women during pregnancy uncovering the hidden number of women who suffer in silence at the hands of a violent partner. She also developed one of Australia’s first risk assessment frameworks for use in family violence work and continues to provide training and consultancy to the health and welfare field. Deb recently published a text book, ‘Working with domestic violence: Contexts and frameworks for practice’ released in January 2019 and currently sits on the Queensland Child Death Case Review Panel.Education
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Bachelor of Social Work, La Trobe University, Victoria, 1992
Master of Social Work, La Trobe University, Victoria, 1998
PhD, The University of Melbourne, 2004
Grad Cert Higher Ed, The University of Queensland, 2010
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Deb's current research interests include the link between companion animals and domestic violence; high income women’s pathways to safety; nonlethal strangulation; socio economic status and domestic violence; best practice interventions for violent men and government policy.
Personal Interests
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Deb has a passion for educating the next generation of social workers and counsellors to be the best they can be.
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