Child Health, Learning and Disability
This research program is collaboration between The Hopkins Centre, Griffith University and community partners to help all children have a healthy and happy start to life. We work together through research, student practicums, and knowledge sharing to make the ‘biggest difference’ in the lives of children with developmental vulnerability and their families, focusing on southeast Queensland.
The CHLD Network program has a vision is that every child will have a healthy and happy start to school, including children with developmental vulnerability and complex needs. The team comprises of researchers with a common passion for advancing children’s health and development. The network partners with community organisations, government departments, other research institutions, and private enterprise to address the most pressing community identified needs. The program is focused on creating new and better early education practices, interventions, and supports; we help upskill the community in new ways of thinking and working; we develop evidence to guide policy and practice; and we train the next generation of future-thinking health and education professionals. All disciplines, for example, speech pathology, physiotherapy, nutrition & dietetics, occupational therapy, education, exercise science, basic science, psychology, ect, work together on questions that are relevant to the community and their needs.
FOR RESEARCHERS: The program offers a connection to a network of skilled and likeminded researchers, resources and facilities, and to a community through deep and longstanding relationships.
FOR COMMUNITY: A way to connect with researchers; to access high quality evidence for how to best support every child to have a healthy and happy start to life; and to share questions, ideas, and inspiration for how to to make this happen.
FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: Offer professional preparation and higher degree research training opportunities in a vibrant, community-focused, and highly supportive learning and research environment.
Featured Projects
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Published 7th March 2019
Clinical Guides: Supporting children on the Autism Spectrum with minimal verbal language
Published 20th November 2019
CHLD Network: Child Health, Learning and Disability
Published 30th September 2020
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Profiles of Vocalisation Change in Children with Autism receiving Early Intervention
Published 17th July 2018
Featured Publications
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Developing an evidence-based reading intervention for early brain injury rehabilitation
Published 9th July 2020
‘Chemo brain’: Research findings indicate the need for caution
Published 26th May 2011
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Designing integrative learning on placement: A study of student experiences
Published 1st May 2018
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Digital Mental Health by Mental Health Professionals
Published 26th February 2021
Coordinated care: What does that really mean?
Published 20th May 2015
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Published 21st August 2012
The safety and efficacy of prolonged use of one-way speaking valves
Published 13th November 2020
Special Issue Editorial: The Self After Brain Injury
Published 19th October 2022
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Self-reported prospective memory after stroke
Published 1st June 2020
What constitutes back pain flare? A cross sectional survey of individuals with low back pain
Published 31st August 2017
The Assessment of Social Problem-Solving Ability Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Published 2nd June 1997
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Virtual Reality Body Image Training for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Single Case Report
Published 14th September 2020
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Music, Health and Wellbeing: Exploring Music for Health Equity and Social Justice.
Published 17th January 2019
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Learning to predict pain: differences in people with persistent neck pain and pain-free controls
Published 23rd June 2020
Incorporating Demoralization into Social Work Practice
Published 31st January 2019
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Low back pain: Can we mitigate the inadvertent psycho-behavioural harms of spinal imaging?
Published 24th September 2018
Randomized trial of three strategies to promote physical activity in general practice
Published 13th August 2009
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Understanding Dysphagia Care in the Community Setting
Published 7th January 2019
Exploring self-management within hospital-based stroke care: current and future opportunities
Published 14th October 2020
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Inspiring hope through social work practice
Published 23rd May 2017
Published 2nd February 2017
Practice-based chronic condition care coordination: challenges and opportunities
Published 26th May 2011
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Published 16th January 2018
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Reading assessment in children with autism spectrum disorder
Published 4th July 2016
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Distorted distance perception to reachable points in people with chronic shoulder pain
Published 7th May 2019
Procedural care for adult bone marrow aspiration: Qualitative findings from Australia
Published 21st August 2013
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Published 16th October 2020
Employee experience of workplace supervisor contact and support during long-term sickness absence
Published 17th December 2018
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Published 11th December 2018
Published 31st January 2018
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Utilising a Post-Placement Critical Assessment Task to Consolidate Interprofessional Learning
Published 26th February 2019
Assessment of individual patient preferences to inform clinical practice
Published 8th June 2017
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Moral outrage: social workers in the Third Space
Published 11th March 2016
Post-disaster social work research: A scoping review of the evidence for practice
Published 21st April 2020
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Occupational Therapy Interventions and Outcomes Measured in Residential Care: A Scoping Review
Published 31st January 2020
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A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss
Published 20th September 2019
Group Singing Has Multiple Benefits in the Context of Chronic Pain: An Exploratory Pilot Study
Published 5th September 2019
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An exploration of goal-setting practices in Queensland rehabilitation services
Published 7th May 2021
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Preparing Social Work Graduates for Digital Practice: Ethical Pedagogies for Effective Learning
Published 11th December 2016
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Early Intervention: Perceptions of Family-Centered Practice
Published 5th October 2020
System and method for treating and monitoring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Published 20th August 2020
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Published 18th October 2021
Published 19th March 2021
The use of virtual reality tools in the clinic
Published 1st October 2019
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HabITec: A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation
Published 5th November 2019
Creating systems that increase dignified experiences for people with disability
Published 12th July 2022
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Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces.
Published 20th August 2018
Sensory Profiles in School-Age Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Published 23rd March 2020
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Can health partnerships re-orientate health care toward prevention?
Published 26th May 2011
Exercise and sports science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise and spinal cord injury
Published 9th March 2016
Exploring stroke survivors’ experiences and understandings of occupational therapy
Published 14th October 2020
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Environmental social work: A concept analysis
Published 22nd June 2016
Practicing in a person-centred environment – self-help groups in psycho-social rehabilitation
Published 16th July 2020
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Properties of Spoken Persuasive Language Samples from Typically Developing Adolescents
Published 3rd February 2020
Understanding people’s experiences of using the SaeboFlex® following a stroke
Published 9th September 2020
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Health Care Practice in Australia: Policy, Context and Innovations.
Published 16th January 2009
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Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia
Published 26th May 2010
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Factors associated with graduated return to work following injury in a road traffic crash
Published 8th August 2018
Estimating Movement Smoothness from Inertial Measurement Units
Published 2nd May 2020
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Published 3rd January 2019
Published 5th November 2018
Validity of the Apple Watch® for monitoring push counts in people using manual wheelchairs
Published 27th February 2019
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The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood
Published 26th May 2011
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What is known about sexual health after pediatric acquired brain injury: A scoping review
Published 14th October 2017
Making sense of change: patients’ views of diabetes and GP-led integrated diabetes care
Published 5th December 2014
Description and psychometric properties of a prototype to test tactile acuity in the neck
Published 14th September 2020
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Choice of a suicide method: Trends and characteristics
Published 15th November 2017
Lung Transplantation Minimally Impacts Daily Physical Activity Post-Transplantation
Published 20th March 2021
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Risk Feeding: An Australian Pediatric Palliative Care Perspective
Published 24th April 2020
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Shared Book Reading Behaviors of Parents and Their Verbal Preschoolers on the Autism Spectrum
Published 17th February 2020
The Assessment and Prediction of Prospective Memory after Stroke
Published 12th June 2020
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Life in 90 words: opportunities for person-centred care amidst COVID-19
Published 9th December 2020
Perceived Evidence and Use of Autism Intervention Strategies in Early Intervention Providers
Published 20th February 2019
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Trunk stiffness decreases and trunk damping increases with experimental low back pain
Published 28th September 2020
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Published 19th September 2019
Diagnostic accuracy of patient interview items and clinical tests for cervical radiculopathy
Published 28th July 2020
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A qualitative study of high level wellness, health and happiness
Published 4th December 2017
Illusion-enhanced Virtual Reality Exercise for Neck Pain : A Replicated Single Case Series
Published 14th February 2020
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Published 14th January 2020
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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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Telehealth in trauma: A scoping review
Published 26th July 2020
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Occupation-based group programs in the inpatient hospital rehabilitation setting: a scoping review
Published 15th September 2020
The use of augmented reality for rehabilitation after stroke: a narrative review
Published 14th July 2020
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The dishes can wait: A young mother's reflection post-PhD
Published 26th May 2012
Orthopaedic Podiatry Triage: Process outcomes of a skill mix initiative.
Published 21st August 2013
A biomechanical analysis of the stand-up paddle board stroke: a comparative study
Published 1st November 2019
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Relational processing following stroke. Brain and cognition
Published 5th June 2013
Published 20th December 2019
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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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Published 18th December 2019
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Young people’s safety beliefs after a spinal cord injury health promotion and awareness presentation
Published 25th September 2017
Experiences of communication changes following spinal cord injury: a qualitative analysis
Published 29th January 2019
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How do teachers support their students on the autism spectrum in Australian primary schools?
Published 2nd July 2019
Acute cervical spinal cord injury and extubation failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 12th March 2019
Fermented foods: fad or favourable addition to the diet?
Published 1st January 2019
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Published 21st August 2013
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Core competencies of Community Rehabilitation
Published 26th May 2010
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Repetitive Behaviors in Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review
Published 12th June 2024
Educational needs and workplace opportunities of allied health assistants: A qualitative pilot
Published 4th December 2018
Receptivity: An important factor impacting on supportive care provision
Published 21st August 2013
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Can Older Women Self-Select Walking Speeds Congruent With Optimal Health Outcomes?
Published 4th March 2019
Profiles of vocalization change in children with autism receiving early intervention
Published 7th March 2019
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Published 8th February 2020
Effects of Probiotics in Preterm Infants: A Network Meta-analysis
Published 9th September 2020
Efficacy of Multimodal Sensory Therapy in Adult Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Published 14th September 2022
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Relating exercise-induced desaturation and gas-exchange in pulmonary artery hypertension.
Published 23rd July 2018
A profile of Australian occupational therapy academic workforce job satisfaction
Published 5th July 2020
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Nurses' perceived barriers to bedside handover and their implication for clinical practice
Published 31st July 2017
Published 15th September 2011
Role-based goal setting in catastrophically brain injured individuals: A new paradigm
Published 1st August 2020
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Chinese Parents’ Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published 10th November 2019
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Domestic Violence and Child Protection: Partnerships and Collaboration.
Published 20th May 2009
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Understanding Dysphagia Care in the Community Setting
Published 7th January 2019
Compassion in rehabilitation nurses who provide direct patient care: principles to pragmatics.
Published 15th April 2019
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Measuring airway clearance outcomes in bronchiectasis: a review
Published 29th April 2020
Published 30th November 2020
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The gender of damages and compensation
Published 9th April 2019
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Are Hearing Voices Networks Compatible with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis?
Published 8th January 2017
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The new Millennium Development Goals and Inclusive Development
Published 21st August 2012
A scoping review of interventions for adults with dysarthria following traumatic brain injury
Published 1st February 2020
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Improving policy and practice responses for men sexually abused in childhood
Published 26th May 2012
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Early Vocational Rehabilitation After Serious Injury or Illness: A Systematic Review
Published 3rd October 2020
Factor Structure of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Preschool Aged Autistic Children
Published 30th August 2019
Prognostic value of early leukocyte fluctuations for recovery from traumatic spinal cord injury
Published 27th October 2020
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Navigating Ethical Challenges in Social Media: Social Work Student and Practitioner Perspectives
Published 1st March 2018
Spatially-defined motor deficits in people with unilateral complex regional pain syndrome
Published 14th July 2017
Art processes: a research tool for acquired brain injury and residential design
Published 8th August 2017
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Published 23rd February 2021
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Translating research to practice in prelinguistic communication
Published 6th May 2016
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Published 23rd September 2016
The questions we ask – differences between the peer and allied health workforces
Published 6th February 2020
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Health status after traumatic injury
Published 13th August 2012
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Automated e-Coaching System Architecture Framework for Promoting Physical Activity.
Published 18th October 2018
Published 13th November 2019
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Experiences of Australian men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer: a qualitative study
Published 17th February 2018
Falls Occurring After a Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review
Published 14th April 2021
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Brain activity, underlying mood and the environment: A systematic review
Published 6th July 2019
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First-line oxygen therapy with high-flow in bronchiolitis is not cost saving for the health service
Published 17th June 2020
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Relational processing following stroke
Published 21st August 2013
“What is the work of Recovery Oriented Practice? A systematic literature review”
Published 3rd May 2016
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End-of-life care in hematology: Update from Australia
Published 21st August 2013
Non-pharmacological interventions for children on the autism spectrum: An umbrella review
Published 29th March 2021
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Evaluation of a Template for Countering Misinformation—Real-world Autism Treatment Myth Debunking
Published 18th December 2018
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Effects of Probiotics in Preterm Infants: A Network Meta-analysis
Published 1st January 2021
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Using Smart Socks to Detect Step-count at Slow Walking Speeds in Healthy Adults
Published 13th December 2018
A biomechanical analysis of the stand-up paddle board stroke: a comparative study
Published 1st November 2019
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Clinimetric properties of sacroiliac joint mobility tests: A systematic review
Published 9th November 2019
Verbal learning and memory following stroke. Brain injury
Published 15th July 2014
Psycho-sensory relationships in chronic pain
Published 27th June 2020
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Published 27th November 2019