Associate Professor Lorna Hallahan
Associate Professor
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Pursuing research aimed at developing social work knowledge and the workforce, with a focus on complexity, intersectionality, intersectorality and inter-professional practice.
Pursuing research aimed at developing social work knowledge and the workforce, with a focus on complexity, intersectionality, intersectorality and inter-professional practice.
Lorna was appointed in September 2006. She holds a PhD from Flinders University (2005) having completed a B. Soc. Wk. from University of Queensland in 1982. Prior to coming to Flinders, Lorna practiced in a range of settings, including disability advocacy and the management of a loss and grief service. Lorna speaks and writes regularly on ethical issues for workers in complex human services.
Lorna is Head, Flinders Social Work and President Australian Council of Heads of Schools of Social Work
Lorna has been a significant and long term contributor to the development and analysis of disability policy incuding the development and evaluation of the Trial of The National Disability Insurance Scheme. In 2015, Lorna was appointed the Independent Reviewer of the SA Adoptions Act (1988) and she is a member the SA Premier's Women's Council.
B Soc Wk (University of Queensland, 1982)
PhD (Flinders University, 2005)
- South Australian Women's Honour Roll, 2011
- Joint winner Australian Book Review 2010 Calibre Prize for Outstanding Essay for an essay entitled 'On being odd'
- Winner Best Abstract Award (Practitioner) Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development Hong Kong June 2010
- Faculty of Social Sciences Teaching Award 2009
Head, Social Work
Co-director, SWIRLS
President, Australian Heads of Schools of Social Work
Lorna conducts research in these areas:
- Social work theory and moral philosophy especially related to ethical practice with vulnerable people
- Assessment and planning in indiviualised services
- Child protection, domestioc an family violence, adoption and social work
- Social work in the disability sector
- Social work education and related professional issues
Lorna conducts consultancies in these areas:
- Ethical practice related to vulnerable people reliant on complex human services
- Innovative practice frameworks and organisational change
- Disability policy development and analysis
- Loss and intentional relationship building
Lorna contributes to teaching in the fields disability studies; human rights and ethics and integrity in social work practice. Lorna supervises a number of research students.
- Member, SA Premier's Women's Council
- HCSCC Charter Champion
- Disability
- Rights
- Social Policy/Welfare
- Social work
- Disability Policy
- Social Work
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