Ines Zuchowski

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Associate Professor Zuchowski is the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University. Dr Ines Zuchowski has extensive work experience as a social worker in social welfare practice, exposing her to a broad range of interventions and fields of practice and the service sector in North Queensland. She has undertaken partnership research in North Queensland with a focus on impactful research with industry partners.

Dr Zuchowski's social work practice experience and research interests are particularly centred around, field education for social work students, child and youth welfare, violence prevention, professional development of supervision, and social justice and human rights. She is an accomplished writer and presenter. Dr Zuchowski’s current research is funded by the North Queensland Primary Health network and explores the implementation of social work and social work placements in general practice settings settings.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer, James Cook University

Education

  • 2015 
    James Cook University, PhD
  • 1993 
    James Cook University, Bachelor of Social Work

Publications

  • 2017
    Australian Social Work, 70 (4), 429-440, International student exchange in Australian social work education
  • 2017
    Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 19 (1), pp. 48-61. , Leading through collaboration: The national field education network
  • 2017
    Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 20 (1), 77-87., Reciprocity in international student exchange: Challenges posed by neo-colonism and the dominance of the Western voice.
  • 2016
    Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 18 (2), pp 66-78., On Becoming a Researcher: The Value of Writing Throughout the research process
  • 2016
    British Journal of Social Work, 46(2), 409-426, Getting to Know the Context: The Complexities of Providing Off-Site Supervision in Social Work Practice Learning.
  • 2015
    Social Work Education, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2015.1005070, Being the University: Liaison Persons' Reflections on Placements with Off-Site Supervision.
  • 2015
    The Field Educator, 5.2 (Fall 2015). pp. 1-1, Field education with external supervision: supporting student learning
  • 2015
    Australian Social Work, 68 (1). pp. 32-48 , Racism unmasked: the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in social work field placements
  • 2014
    Social Work in Mental Health. Areas of Practice, Challenges and Way Forward. (pp. 97-117, Gender based violence and mental health.
  • 2014
    Community Work: theories, experiences and challenges, Safety-Net Groups: an approach to community development.
  • 2014
    Advancing Social Work in Mental Health Through Strengths-based Practice (pp. 162-171), The MANDELA practice framework as a tool for strengths-based social work education
  • 2014
    Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 16(1), 69- 80., Social Work Field Education in Australia: Sharing Practice Wisdom and Reflection.
  • 2014
    Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 16(1), 52- 66., Space, Time and Relationships for Professional Growth: The Experiences of External Field Education Supervisors
  • 2014
    Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 13. pp. 5-13, Planting the seeds for someone else's discussion: experiences of task supervisors supporting social work placement
  • 2013
    Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 15 (1), 104-119., From being 'caught in the middle of a war' to being 'in a really safe space'- social work field education with external supervision.
  • 2013
    Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 15 (1), 47-62., Decolonising field education. Challenging Australian social work praxis.
  • 2011
    Eco-social Justice: Issues, Challenges and Ways Forward. Bangalore,, Engaging with Resistance to Facilitate Social Work Education for Eco-social Justice.

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Association of Social Work
  • Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Educationa and Research [ANZSWWER]