STAFF PROFILE
Dr Chris Maylea
Position:
Lecturer - ECDF
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
- 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
- Maylea, C.,Alvarez-Vasquez, S.,Dale, M.,Grey, F.,Krishnan, V.,Martin, J.,Thomas, S.,Weller, P. (2018). Review of the Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service (IMHA) - Midterm Report In: Victoria Legal Aid Melbourne, Australia
- Maylea, C.,Matta, S.,Wallin, P.,Ogilvie, K.,Jorgensen, A.,Weller, P. (2018). Preliminary Findings Report - Advance Statements Under the Mental Health Act 2014 In: Mental Health Legal Centre Melbourne, Australia
- Roberts, R.,Lockett, H.,Bagnall, C.,Maylea, C.,Hopwood, M. (2018). Improving the physical health of people living with mental illness in Australia and New Zealand In: The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 26, 354 - 362
- Maylea, C. (2018). The 'Tricky Dance' of Advocacy: A study of non-legal Mental Health Advocacy In: International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law, 24, 12 - 31
- Laing, M.,Maylea, C. (2018). A conceptual framework for taking subversive social work into the classroom In: Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 20, 23 - 30
- Maylea, C.,Alvarez-Vasquez, S.,Dale, M.,Hill, N.,Johnson, B.,Martin, J.,Thomas, S.,Weller, P. (2018). Independent Mental Health Advocacy - An Independent Evaluation In: Hear the Whisper, Not the Roar: Proceedings of the 28th The MHS Conference 2018, Adelaide, 29/8/18-31/08/18
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)