STAFF PROFILE
Dr Chris Maylea
Position:
Senior Lecturer, Social Work
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
Global, Urban and Social Studies
Phone:
99253951
Email:
chris.maylea@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Chris is a member of the Centre for Applied Social Research. He is a lawyer, social worker, consultant and academic.
Chris lectures in social work at RMIT University in Melbourne, researching in the areas of mental health law and working with new and expectant fathers.- Doctor of Social Work
- Juris Doctor
- Master of Human Services Management and Policy
- Bachelor of Social Work (Hons 1st Class)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
- Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management
By appointment
Chris is a qualified lawyer and provides pro bono legal services through the Mental Health Legal Centre. In the past he has managed community mental health and injury management services, and worked extensively in youth homelessness.
Mental health law, Mental health social work, Coercive social work, Involuntary mental health treatment, Social work with fathers, Program management and evaluation, Mental health management, Critical social work
- Watson, J.,Maylea, C.,Roberts, R.,Hill, N.,McCallum, S. (2020). Preventing gender-based violence in mental health inpatient units In: Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety Limited (ANROWS) Orange, Australia
- David, C.,Maylea, C.,Nipperess, S.,Hirsch, A. (2019). Beyond the silos: Towards transformative social work practice with people from refugee backgrounds living with a disability In: Critical multicultural practice in social work: New perspectives and practices, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, Australia
- Maylea, C. (2019). Tensions in the work of mental health tribunals In: Precedent, 150, 13 - 17
- Hirsch, A.,Maylea, C.,David, C.,Nipperess, S. (2019). The changing face of disability and refugee services and policy in Australia: Implications for social work In: Social Work and Policy Studies: Social Justice, Practice and Theory, 2, 1 - 20
- Maylea, C.,Alvarez-Vasquez, S.,Dale, M.,Hill, N.,Johnson, B.,Martin, J.,Thomas, S.,Weller, P. (2019). Evaluation of the Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service (IMHA) In: Victoria Legal Aid Melbourne
- Weller, P.,Alvarez-Vasquez, S.,Dale, M.,Hill, N.,Johnson, B.,Martin, J.,Maylea, C.,Thomas, S. (2019). The need for independent advocacy for people subject to mental health community treatment orders In: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 66, 1 - 9
- Papadopoulos, A.,Maylea, C. (2019). (In Press) Medicare Funded Mental Health Social Work: Better Access to What? In: Australian Social Work, , 1 - 13
- Maylea, C.,Roberts, R.,Craik, C. (2019). (In Press) The Role of Social Workers in Improving the Physical Health of People Who Use Mental Health Services In: Australian Social Work, , 1 - 10
- Maylea, C. (2019). The capacity to consent to sex in mental health inpatient units In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, 1070 - 1079
- Roberts, R.,Maylea, C. (2019). (In Press) Is rural mental health workforce a policy imperative? In: Australian Journal of Rural Health, , 1 - 5
1 PhD Current Supervisions
- Preventing gender-based violence in inpatient mental health units. Funded by: 098-ANROWS Research Priorities Open Grants 2017-2019 from (2017 to 2019)
- Ian Potter Travel Grant - to attend the XXXVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health. Funded by: Ian Potter Foundation Travel Grant 2017 Round 1 from (2017 to 2017)