Dr John Drayton

Program Lead, Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) & Lecturer

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

+61 7 336 51841

j.drayton1@uq.edu.au

Featured projects	Duration
An inter-professional approach to bereavement education	2018–2019

Publications

Journal Articles (6)

Conference Paper (1)

Thesis (1)

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. 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