Therapeutic Interventions and Practices
Health interventions that people want and need 
The aim of this stream is to develop, apply and measure effective practices, techniques and technologies that support early intervention, prevention, optimise community participation and improve quality of life for people with disability. It includes evaluation and implementation of complex interventions related to biomedical and clinical therapeutic techniques, clinical assessment, screening practices and tools, psychosocial strategies, and family and group based programs.
- New and adapted rehabilitation practices addressing clinical challenges, innovation and early intervention across of key populations: State wide Spinal Injury population, Statewide Brain Injury Population, Musculoskeletal health Persistent pain, Amputees, Early Childhood, Cardiac disability, Degenerative disability
- Person-centered practice looks at respectful and dignified practices for all.
Research Stream Leaders:
Academic Lead: Clinical Lead:
Professor Michele Coppieters Kerrin Watters
Contact them at hopkinscentre@griffith.edu.au
Featured Projects
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Effective pain management in everyday life: Developing a model of peer support for persistent pain
Published 20th July 2018
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Adapted Physical Activity Program (APAP)
Published 28th June 2017
Published 30th August 2018
Potential of smartphone apps to assist people with spinal cord injury
Published 24th April 2018
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Assault and Brain Injury (Aabi) Project
Published 1st July 2013
Profiles of Vocalisation Change in Children with Autism receiving Early Intervention
Published 17th July 2018
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HCQ Consumer Engagement Evaluation
Published 19th March 2019
Singing Cords: Peer led group singing to enhance breathing, voice and wellbeing
Published 14th July 2017
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Predictors of Self-Rated Health Post-Injury: Findings from claimants in Queensland
Published 17th July 2018
Validity testing of a new conceptual framework for rehabilitation, post spinal cord injury
Published 5th June 2017
HabITec: The sociotechnical space
Published 25th October 2018
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Published 7th March 2019
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Understanding family workload and capacity following catastrophic injury
Published 29th June 2017
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Understanding family workload following traumatic injury
Published 17th May 2018
Featured Publications
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Choice of a suicide method: Trends and characteristics
Published 15th November 2017
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Relational processing following stroke
Published 21st August 2013
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Health status after traumatic injury
Published 13th August 2012
Coordinated care: What does that really mean?
Published 20th May 2015
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Incorporating Demoralization into Social Work Practice
Published 31st January 2019
What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain
Published 31st August 2017
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'We don't have anyone with dementia here': A case for better intersectoral collaboration
Published 26th May 2012
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Low back pain: Can we mitigate the inadvertent psycho-behavioural harms of spinal imaging?
Published 24th September 2018
Can health partnerships re-orientate health care toward prevention?
Published 26th May 2011
Automated e-Coaching System Architecture Framework for Promoting Physical Activity.
Published 18th October 2018
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Relating exercise-induced desaturation and gas-exchange in pulmonary artery hypertension.
Published 23rd July 2018
Published 11th December 2018
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Can Older Women Self-Select Walking Speeds Congruent With Optimal Health Outcomes?
Published 4th March 2019
Assessment of individual patient preferences to inform clinical practice
Published 8th June 2017
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Distorted distance perception to reachable points in people with chronic shoulder pain
Published 7th May 2019
Understanding Dysphagia Care in the Community Setting
Published 7th January 2019
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Experiences of Australian men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer: a qualitative study
Published 17th February 2018
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Experiences of communication changes following spinal cord injury: a qualitative analysis
Published 29th January 2019
Orthopaedic Podiatry Triage: Process outcomes of a skill mix initiative.
Published 21st August 2013
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Reading assessment in children with autism spectrum disorder
Published 4th July 2016
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Relational processing following stroke. Brain and cognition
Published 5th June 2013
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Published 2nd February 2017
Inspiring hope through social work practice
Published 23rd May 2017
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Published 3rd January 2019
Core competencies of Community Rehabilitation
Published 26th May 2010
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Published 16th January 2018
Employee experience of workplace supervisor contact and support during long-term sickness absence
Published 17th December 2018
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Moral outrage: social workers in the Third Space
Published 11th March 2016
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Profiles of vocalization change in children with autism receiving early intervention
Published 7th March 2019
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Validity of the Apple Watch® for monitoring push counts in people using manual wheelchairs
Published 27th February 2019
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Verbal learning and memory following stroke. Brain injury
Published 15th July 2014
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Exercise and sports science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise and spinal cord injury
Published 9th March 2016
Young people’s safety beliefs after a spinal cord injury health promotion and awareness presentation
Published 25th September 2017
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Published 23rd September 2016
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Improving policy and practice responses for men sexually abused in childhood
Published 26th May 2012
Evaluation of a Template for Countering Misinformation—Real-world Autism Treatment Myth Debunking
Published 18th December 2018
Perceived Evidence and Use of Autism Intervention Strategies in Early Intervention Providers
Published 20th February 2019
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Are Hearing Voices Networks Compatible with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis?
Published 8th January 2017
Making sense of change: patients’ views of diabetes and GP-led integrated diabetes care
Published 5th December 2014
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The gender of damages and compensation
Published 9th April 2019
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Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia
Published 26th May 2010
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Published 21st August 2013
Understanding Dysphagia Care in the Community Setting
Published 7th January 2019
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Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces.
Published 20th August 2018
Nurses' perceived barriers to bedside handover and their implication for clinical practice
Published 31st July 2017
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‘Chemo brain’: Research findings indicate the need for caution
Published 26th May 2011
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Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Partnerships and Collaboration.
Published 20th May 2009
“What is the work of Recovery Oriented Practice? A systematic literature review”
Published 3rd May 2016
Utilising a Post-Placement Critical Assessment Task to Consolidate Interprofessional Learning
Published 26th February 2019
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Practice-based chronic condition care coordination: challenges and opportunities
Published 26th May 2011
Using Smart Socks to Detect Step-count at Slow Walking Speeds in Healthy Adults
Published 13th December 2018
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Designing integrative learning on placement: A study of student experiences
Published 1st May 2018
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Fermented foods: fad or favourable addition to the diet?
Published 1st January 2019
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HabITec: A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation
Published 5th November 2019
The dishes can wait: A young mother's reflection post-PhD
Published 26th May 2012
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The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood
Published 26th May 2011
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A qualitative study of high level wellness, health and happiness
Published 4th December 2017
Educational needs and workplace opportunities of allied health assistants: A qualitative pilot
Published 4th December 2018
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The Chemo Club: Insights on facilitating participation in an exercise club for cancer patients
Published 21st August 2012
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End-of-life care in hematology: Update from Australia
Published 21st August 2013
The Assessment of Social Problem-Solving Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Published 2nd June 1997
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Published 5th November 2018
Spatially-defined motor deficits in people with unilateral complex regional pain syndrome
Published 14th July 2017
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Receptivity: An important factor impacting on supportive care provision
Published 21st August 2013
Compassion in rehabilitation nurses who provide direct patient care: principles to pragmatics.
Published 15th April 2019
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Preparing Social Work Graduates for Digital Practice: Ethical Pedagogies for Effective Learning
Published 11th December 2016
Procedural care for adult bone marrow aspiration: Qualitative findings from Australia
Published 21st August 2013
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Published 31st January 2018
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Published 21st August 2012
Health Care Practice in Australia: Policy, Context and Innovations.
Published 16th January 2009
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Factors associated with graduated return to work following injury in a road traffic crash
Published 8th August 2018
What is known about sexual health after pediatric acquired brain injury: A scoping review
Published 14th October 2017
Randomized trial of three strategies to promote physical activity in general practice
Published 13th August 2009
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The new Millennium Development Goals and Inclusive Development
Published 21st August 2012
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Environmental social work: A concept analysis
Published 22nd June 2016
Published 15th September 2011
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Translating research to practice in prelinguistic communication
Published 6th May 2016
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Music, Health and Wellbeing: Exploring Music for Health Equity and Social Justice.
Published 17th January 2019
Navigating Ethical Challenges in Social Media: Social Work Student and Practitioner Perspectives
Published 1st March 2018
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Art processes: a research tool for acquired brain injury and residential design
Published 8th August 2017
