Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Aron Shlonsky is Professor and Head of Department (Social Work) at Monash University School of Primary and Allied Health Care. Professor Shlonsky graduated from UC Berkeley with a doctorate in social welfare (2002) and a master’s degree in public health (2000). He was an Assistant Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work (2002-2005), Associate Professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare at the University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work (2005-2013), and Professor of Evidence-Informed Practice at the University of Melbourne (2013-2018). Shlonsky is known internationally for his work in child and youth services, particularly in the generation, synthesis and implementation of evidence to inform decision-making in practice and policy in the child and family services field. He has been primary chief investigator, Chief Investigator, or Co-Investigator on over 70 contracts and grants in Australia and internationally. He is Co-Author with Bianca Albers and Robyn Mildon of Implementation Science 3.0 (Springer, 2020) and with Rami Benbenishty of From Evidence to Outcomes: An international reader (Oxford University Press, 2014) – both of which are among the first books to bring together Common Elements / Core Components and Implementation Science with more standard approaches to evidence-informed practice. He is also Co-Editor with Emily Keddell of the forthcoming Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work: Section 1: Individual Professional Judgement (Sage). Shlonsky has authored and co-authored numerous other books, peer-reviewed articles and government reports in the child protection and family services areas including decision-making and risk assessment in child welfare, youth justice and domestic violence services, the predictors and effects of sibling separation in foster care, issues surrounding kinship foster care, and the teaching and implementation of evidence-informed practice.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Social Welfare, PhD, University of California Berkeley
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Research area keywords
- family and domestic violence
- Implementation science
- Systematic Review
- Program evaluation
- child trauma
Network
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Evaluation of the MCM Youth Housing Initiative: A User-Centred, Hybrid Design
Shlonsky, A., Mendes, P., Petrakis, M. & Baidawi, S.
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Proof of Concept (PoC) Phase 2
Shlonsky, A., Featherston, R. & Tang, T.
Department of Communities and Justice (New South Wales)
12/04/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Scoping service gaps in Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence (MATOD) by evaluating lived experiences of Alcohol and other Drugs Nursing Practitioners (AODNPs) in rural and regional Victoria.
Patil Vishwanath, T., Shlonsky, A., Buus, N., Nielsen, S., Woode, M. E. & Tyler, J.
30/05/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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Evidence Reviews for a Youth Employment Toolkit
Shlonsky, A., Taylor, D. & Featherston, R.
YOUTH FUTURES FOUNDATION LIMITED
15/12/21 → 27/03/23
Project: Consultancy
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Exploring migrant mothers' experiences of alienation in association with parenting: A scoping review
Yang, T., Featherston, R. & Shlonsky, A., Jan 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Child & Family Social Work. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Interventions that Address Institutional Child Maltreatment: An Evidence and Gap Map
Finch, M., Featherston, R., Chakraborty, S., Bjørndal, L., Mildon, R., Albers, B., Fiennes, C., Taylor, D. J. A., Schachtman, R., Yang, T. & Shlonsky, A., Aug 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Research on Social Work Practice. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Psychometric evaluation of the self-efficacy questionnaire for children (SEQ-C): validation among Chinese children and adolescents
Xie, H., Shlonsky, A. & Harrigan, S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Psychology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Trajectories of psychosocial functioning and attachment behaviors among children adopted in the Ontario child welfare system
Smith, J., Durham, D., Beatty, E., Price-Cameron, M., Kartusch, K., Shlonsky, A. & Browne, D., 27 May 2022, In: Journal of Public Child Welfare . 16, 3, p. 321-348 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of Brighter Futures Voices and Choices Trial: Final Report
Taylor, D. J. A., Rose, V., Etuk, L., Roberts, J. & Shlonsky, A. R., Aug 2021, Australia: Centre for Evidence and Implementation. 96 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research
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Prizes
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FMNHS Dean's Award for Excellence in Industry Education Programs (team)
Callaway, Elizabeth (Recipient), Bould, Em (Recipient), Brusco, Natasha (Recipient), Williams, Cylie (Recipient), Layton, Natasha (Recipient), Sloan, S. (Recipient), Morgan, Prue (Recipient), Fossey, Ellie (Recipient), Ekegren, Christina (Recipient), Shlonsky, Aron (Recipient), Tregloan, K. (Recipient), Bangerter, M. (Recipient) & Martin, D. (Recipient), 6 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor's Education and Research Excellence Awards 2021
Callaway, Elizabeth (Recipient), Bould, Em (Recipient), Brusco, Natasha (Recipient), Williams, Cylie (Recipient), Layton, Natasha (Recipient), Sloan, S. (Recipient), Morgan, Prue (Recipient), Fossey, Ellie (Recipient), Ekegren, Christina (Recipient), Shlonsky, Aron (Recipient), Tregloan, K. (Recipient), Bangerter, M. (Recipient) & Martin, D. (Recipient), 22 Nov 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)