Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Petrakis' career focus in research is to achieve excellence in mental health services research. She has a particular emphasis on the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP), conducting practice-based research (PBR), and the fostering of practitioner-researcher opportunities for skilled clinicians. She is actively engaged in supporting lived experience voices in research, and in co-production with emerging consumer and carer researchers.
External positions
Senior Research Fellow, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Jul 2007 → …Research area keywords
- recovery
- recovery-oriented practice
- Mental Health Services
- Mental health
- Family caregiving
- Program evaluation
- solution focused brief therapy
- Psychosis
- Psychosocial Therapy
- Social Work
- Social attitudes toward people with a disability
- Social dimensions of health and illness
- Suicide
- carepath
- clinical practice guidelines
- early psychosis
- Mental Disorders/Illness
- Psychiatry
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects
Developing the growing new NDIS (psychosocial disability) workforce
Katsourakis, J., Maple, E., Petrakis, M., McGuire, D. & Maher, F.
1/07/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Research Output
Co-designing and co-producing support during and following inpatient care: Mental health service users and social workers working as allies
Petrakis, M., Buckley, L. & Raspor, C., 25 Jul 2019. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Delivering family psychoeducation at the mental health acute inpatient service: A practitioner narrative
Nolan, M. & Petrakis, M., Apr 2019, In : Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 26, 3-4, p. 101-107 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Dual Diagnosis Assessment: A case study implementing the reasons for use package to engage a marginalised service user
Kroes, S. E., Myers, K., Officer, S., O'Connor, S. & Petrakis, M., 22 Jun 2019, In : Cogent Medicine. 6, 1, 9 p., 1630097.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Family violence service enhancement in acute and community mental health
De Melo, M. & Petrakis, M., 25 Jul 2019. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Forensic social work (including criminal justice settings) in Australia: The role of social work to promote human rights and social perspectives
Harvey, S. & Petrakis, M., Jul 2019. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Prizes
Australian Internet Award for Excellence in Education
Stuart Evans (Recipient), Phillip Swain (Recipient) & Petrakis, Melissa (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Leaders in Catholic Healthcare and service to the poor and vulnerable
Petrakis, Melissa (Recipient), 13 Oct 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
MNHS Faculty Early Career Researcher (ECR) Publication Prize
Petrakis, Melissa (Recipient), 1 Jan 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Service User and Survivor Research award
Petrakis, Melissa (Recipient), Liam Buckley (Recipient) & Carmen Raspor (Recipient), 25 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
SPHC Early Career Researcher (ECR) Publication Prize
Petrakis, Melissa (Recipient), 1 Jan 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
Views of Peer Workers on the Implementation of Recovery-Oriented Practice in a Public Mental Health Service
Melissa Petrakis (Supervisor), & Janice Chisholm (Discussant)
2017 → …
Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Society, Policy and Practice Seminars series
Melissa Petrakis (Keynote/plenary speaker)
Apr 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Neami National Staff evaluation: Reasons for Use Package use with Dual Diagnosis consumers
Melissa Petrakis (Supervisor)
2015 → …
Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Preserving Human Rights during an Acute Episode: Uncovering issues of masculinity, homelessness, social isolation and poverty through a quantitative analysis of mental health service seclusion events
Melissa Petrakis (Supervisor), & Jacinta Chavulak (Discussant)
2015 → …
Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Individual Placement and Support: Examining the outcomes and processes of an integrated adult area mental health service and Disability Employment Service provider
Melissa Petrakis (Supervisor), & Yolande Stirling (Discussant)
2014 → …
Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions
Press / Media
Toolkit for Tradies: putting an end to the "she'll be right" culture
12/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Launch of book ‘Social Work Practice in Health: An introduction to contexts, theories and skills'
19/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Dr Melissa Petrakis: “I’m pleased to be part of a fabric of diversity”
9/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
VICSERV is the peak body for the Mental Health Community Support Sector in Victoria
24/02/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research