Dr Philip Gillingham
Senior Lecturer
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
+61 7 336 51842
Journal Articles
Gillingham, Philip (2017) Decision-making about the adoption of information technology in social welfare agencies: some key considerations. European Journal of Social Work, 1-9. doi:10.1080/13691457.2017.1297773
Gillingham, Philip, Harnett, Paul , Healy, Karen , Lynch, Debby and Tower, Marion (2017) Decision making in child and family welfare: the role of tools and practice frameworks. Children Australia, 42 1: 49-56. doi:10.1017/cha.2016.51
Gillingham, Philip (2017) Electronic information systems in human service organisations: using theory to inform future design. International Social Work, 60 1: 100-110. doi:10.1177/0020872814554856
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Predictive risk modelling to prevent child maltreatment: insights and implications from Aotearoa/New Zealand. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-16. doi:10.1080/15548732.2016.1255697
Gillingham, Philip and Graham, Timothy (2016) Designing electronic information systems for the future: Social workers and the challenge of New Public Management. Critical Social Policy, 36 2: 187-204. doi:10.1177/0261018315620867
D'Cruz, Heather and Gillingham, Philip (2016) Participatory research ideals and practice experience: reflections and analysis. Journal of Social Work, 1-19. doi:10.1177/1468017316644704
Gillingham, Philip and Graham, Timothy (2016) Big data in social welfare: the development of a critical perspective on social work’s latest "Electronic Turn". Australian Social Work, 1-13. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2015.1134606
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Technology configuring the user: implications for the redesign of electronic information systems in social work. The British Journal of Social Work, 46 2: 323-338. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu141
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Electronic information systems to guide social work practice: the perspectives of practitioners as end users. Practice: Social Work in Action, 1-16. doi:10.1080/09503153.2015.1135895
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Electronic Information Systems and Human Service Organizations: The Needs of Managers. Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance, 40 1: 51-61. doi:10.1080/23303131.2015.1069232
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Social work and child protection in Australia: whose job is it anyway?. Practice: Social Work in Action, 28 2: 83-96. doi:10.1080/09503153.2015.1074670
Gillingham, Philip (2016) Predictive risk modelling to prevent child maltreatment and other adverse outcomes for service users: inside the "black box" of machine learning. The British Journal of Social Work, 46 4: 1044-1058. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcv031
Gillingham, Philip (2015) Electronic information systems and social work: principles of participatory design for social workers. Advances in Social Work, 16 1: 31-42.
Gillingham, Philip (2015) Implementing electronic information systems in human service organizations: the challenge of categorization. Practice, 27 3: 163-175. doi:10.1080/09503153.2015.1014334
Gillingham, Philip (2015) Electronic information systems and human service organizations: the unanticipated consequences of organizational change. Human Services Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance, 39 2: 89-100. doi:10.1080/23303131.2014.987412
Gillingham, Philip (2015) Electronic information systems in human service organisations: the what, who, why and how of information. The British Journal of Social Work, 45 5: 1598-1613. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu030
Gillingham, Philip (2015) Electronic information systems and human services organisations: avoiding the pitfalls of participatory design. The British Journal of Social Work, 45 2: 651-666. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bct126
Gillingham, Philip (2014) Electronic information systems and social work: who are we designing for?. Practice: Social Work in Action, 26 5: 313-326. doi:10.1080/09503153.2014.958454
Gillingham, Philip (2014) Information systems and human service organisations: managing and designing for the "occasional user". Human Services Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance, 38 2: 169-177. doi:10.1080/03643107.2013.859198
Gillingham, Philip (2014) Repositioning electronic information systems in human service organisations. Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership & Governance, 38 2: 125-134. doi:10.1080/03643107.2013.853011
D'Cruz, Heather and Gillingham, Philip (2014) Improving child protection services: Australian parents' and grandparents' perspectives on what needs to change. Practice: Social Work in Action, 26 4: 239-257. doi:10.1080/09503153.2014.934797
Gillingham, Philip (2014) Driving child protection reform: evidence or ideology?. Australian Social Work, 67 3: 377-389. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2013.877948
Gillingham, Philip (2013) Child development for child care and protection workers (2nd ed.). Australian Social Work, 66 3: 423-424. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2013.809679
Gillingham, Philip (2013) The development of electronic information systems for the future: Practitioners, 'embodied structures' and 'technologies-in-practice'. The British Journal of Social Work, 43 3: 430-445. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcr202
Gillingham, Philip (2012) Response to Tregeagle (2012). Commentary on computer-based information systems and human service organisations: Emerging problems and future possibilities (Gillingham, 2011). Australian Social Work, 65 3: 378-381. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2012.704635
Lidgerwood, Sarah and Gillingham, Philip (2012) Animal assisted therapy: More than just recreation?. Developing Practice, 2012 31: 7-17.
Gillingham, Philip (2011) Decision making tools and the development of expertise in child protection practitioners: Are we “just breeding workers who are good at ticking boxes”?. Child and Family Social Work, 16 4: 412-421. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00756.x
Gillingham, Philip (2011) Computer based information systems and human service organizations: Emerging problems and future possibilities. Australian Social Work, 64 3: 299-312. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2010.524705
Gillingham, Philip (2011) Understanding Children's Social Care: Politics, policy and practice. Australian Social Work, 64 4: 557-559. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2011.625615
Gillingham, Philip (2010) Private and Confidential? Handling personal information in the social and health services. Chris Clark and Janice McGhee (Eds.). Australian Social Work, 63 4: 466-467. doi:10.1080/0312407X.2010.522965
Gillingham, Philip and Humphreys, Cathy (2010) Child protection practitioners and decision-making tools: Observations and reflections from the front line. The British Journal of Social Work, 40 8: 2598-2616. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcp155
Gillingham, Philip (2009) Practitioner perspectives on the family risk evaluation tool : Ab aide to decision making or 'just another form to fill in'?. Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal, 23: 46-55.
Gillingham, Philip (2009) Ghosts in the machine: Student participation and learning outcomes in a web-assisted social work course. Social Work Education, 28 4: 423-435. doi:10.1080/02615470802358570
D'Cruz, Heather, Gillingham, Philip and Melendez, Sebastian (2009) Exploring the possibilities of an expanded practice repertoire in child protection: An alternative conceptual approach. Journal of Social Work, 9 1: 61-85. doi:10.1177/1468017308098432
Gillingham, Philip (2008) Designing,implementing and evaluating a social work practice skills course : A case example.. Social Work Education, 27 5: 474-488. doi:10.1080/02615470701380089
Crisp, Beth R. and Gillingham, Philip (2008) Some of my students are prisoners: Issues and dilemmas for social work educators.. Social Work Education, 27 3: 307-317. doi:10.1080/02615470701380360
Gillingham, Philip and Bromfield, Leah (2008) Child protection,risk assessment and blame ideology. Children Australia, 33 1: 18-24.
Bromfield, Leah M., Gillingham, Philip and Higgins, Darryl J. (2007) Cumulative harm and chronic child maltreatment. Developing Practice: The Child, Youth and Family Work Journal, 19: 34-42.
D'Cruz, Heather, Gillingham, Philip and Melendez, Sebastian (2007) Reflexivity: A concept and its meanings for practitioners working with children and families. Critical Social Work, 8 1: .
Gillingham, Philip (2007) Child Abuse: Towards a Knowledge Base (3rd Edition). Australian Social Work, 60 2: 270-271. doi:10.1080/03124070701323873
Gillingham, P. (2007) Working with ‘Denied Child Abuse’: The Resolutions Approach by Andrew Turnell and Susie Essex (2006).. Social Work Education, 26 7: 745-746. doi:10.1080/02615470701251751
D'Cruz, Heather, Gillingham, Philip and Melendez, Sebastian (2007) Reflexivity, its meanings and relevance for social work: A critical review of the literature. The British Journal of Social Work, 37 1: 73-90. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl001
Gillingham, Philip (2007) The Australian Association of Social Workers and social policy debates : A strategy for the future?. Australian Social Work, 60 2: 166-180. doi:10.1080/03124070701323808
Gillingham, Philip (2006) Male social workers in child and family welfare: New directions for research. Social Work, 51 1: 83-85.
Gillingham, Philip (2006) Risk assessment in child protection : Problem rather than solution?. Australian Social Work, 59 1: 86-98. doi:10.1080/03124070500449804
D'Cruz, Heather and Gillingham, Philip (2005) Building bridges: A case study of collaborative research. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 16 1: 51-80. doi:10.1300/J059v16n01_04
Conference Paper
Wallang, Muslimin, Henman, Paul and Gillingham, Philip (2015). Different patterns of usage of e-government services: a preliminary study. In: Carl Adams, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on eGovernment, ECEG 2015. 15th European Conference on eGovernment, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, (436-442). 18-19 June 2015.