STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor Susan Costello
Position:
Honorary Associate Professor
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
Email:
susie.costello@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
3 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
Violence in families; protective social work; indigenous housing; feminist and narrative approaches to family therapy; child and family support programs; human service management and local government.
- Maylea, C.,Thomas, S.,Bashfield, L.,Kuyini, B.,Costello, S.,Singh, M. (2020). Midterm Evaluation of Independent Family Advocacy and Support (IFAS) pilot In: Victoria Legal Aid Melbourne
- Lai, C.,Costello, S. (2020). Professional Interpreters and Vicarious Trauma: An Australian Perspective In: Qualitative Health Research, 31, 70 - 85
- Costello, S.,Kanyi, T.,Dalling, M. (2019). Child protection and family group conferencing curriculum for social workers in Palestine In: Critical and Radical Social Work, 7, 173 - 188
- Costello, S.,Raxworthy, J. (2016). Educating for urban social work In: Social Work and the City: Urban Themes in 21st Century Social Work, Palgrave Macmillan, London, United Kingdom
- Costello, S.,Quinn, M.,Tatchell, A.,Jordan, L.,Neophytou, K. (2015). In the best interests of the child: Preventing female genital cutting (FGC) In: British Journal of Social Work, 45, 1259 - 1276
- Costello, S.,Aung, U. (2015). Developing social work education in Myanmar In: International Social Work, 58, 582 - 594
- Costello, S. (2015). Female genital mutilation/cutting: risk management and strategies for social workers and health care professionals In: Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 8, 225 - 233
- Costello, S. (2012). Coevolving through disrupted discussions on critical thinking, human rights and empathy In: Disrupting Pedagogies in the Knowledge Society: Countering Conservative Norms with Creative Approaches, IGI Global, United States
- Raxworthy, J.,Costello, S. (2012). The real unreal:lessons from the Atherton Gardens design project In: Live Projects: Designing with People, RMIT University Press, Melbourne
- Costello, S.,Joyce, M.,Smith, M.,MacLaren, D.,Naing, T. (2011). Bringing higher education to displaced ethnic minorities on the Thai-Burma border: Three academic models for overcoming international, ethnic, and technological barriers In: Ethnicity and Race: Creating Educational Opportunities Around the Globe, Information Age Publishing, United States