Dr John Drayton
Program Lead, Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) & Lecturer
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
+61 7 336 51841

| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| An inter-professional approach to bereavement education | 2018–2019 |
Book
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Social Work Practice in Mental Health : An Introduction. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790
Book Chapters
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Sustaining social work in mental health agencies. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 253-274) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-13
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Working with families. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 207-230) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-11
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Working with communities. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 231-252) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-12
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Assessment for social work practice. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 141-170) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-8
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Working with people with mental illness across service systems. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 191-206) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-10
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). The policy and legal context for mental health practice. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 80-108) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-5
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Concepts and issues for mental health practice. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 41-79) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-4
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). A starting point. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 3-21) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-2
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Social casework in mental health settings. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 171-190) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-9
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). Overview of mental health disorders. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 109-137) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-6
Bland, Robert, Drake, Gabrielle, Drayton, John and Tullgren, Ann (2026). The lived experience of mental illness. Social Work Practice in Mental Health. (pp. 22-40) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003596790-3
Journal Articles
Choi, Johnny, Ellem, Kathy and Drayton, John (2025). Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60 (4), 1038-1051. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70005
Wilson, Victoria E., Le Brocque, Robyne, Drayton, John and Hammer, Sara (2024). Understanding and responsiveness in the trauma-informed adult ESL classroom. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (5), 1-29. doi: 10.1007/s13384-023-00680-2
Healy, Karen and Drayton, John (2021). Mind the gap: incorporating writing skills into practice simulations. Social Work Education, 41 (8), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2021.1962270
Drayton, John (2016). Social work, contradiction and belief: the liminal space between faith and fact. Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 35 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/15426432.2016.1220847
Drayton, John (2013). Bodies-in-life/bodies-in-death: social work, coronial autopsies and the bonds of identity. British Journal of Social Work, 43 (2), 264-281. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bct011
Drayton, John (2011). Organ retention and bereavement: Family counselling and the ethics of consultation. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5 (3), 227-246. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2010.548338
Conference Paper
Jauncey-Cooke, J., Ellem, K., Peacock, A., Hawley, G., Drayton, J. and Le Brocque, R. (2021). Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-10 July 2021.
Thesis
Drayton, John (2014). Governing loss: Dead bodies and bereavement. PhD Thesis, School of Social Work and Human Services, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.358