Dr Helen Cameron 

I welcome you to my homepage and hope the information I provide is of interest. After over 30 years of teaching and research in higher education I have retired. I have taken on an Adjunct role, both within the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy and in affiliation with the Social Policy Research Group within HRI. As an Adjunct, I will continue to supervise my PhD and Masters students, to write and to pursue my research interests. My research and writing will continue to focus on social disadvantage in its many forms and its impact on families, students, those with mental illness and on society in general. My research and writing will also include topics related to conflict, anger and aggression in our society. I am also a member of academia - as per the following URL: http://unisa.academia.edu/HelenCameron

• I am now retired and will no longer be coordinating any courses. I have been granted adjunct status and continue to supervise my PhD students.

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) - University of Tasmania

Graduate Diploma of Education - University of Tasmania

Master of Education - University of Canberra

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD - University of Technology, Sydney

• Socially disadvantaged families with young children - Circumstances, services and support
• Student disadvantage and their experience of entering and studying at university
• Crime and offending; the rehabilitation of offenders
• Management of conflict, anger and aggression
• Housing options for those with mental illness

Cameron H (2012) 'On Mothers' Day - A Haiku' Poets Corner, Indaily, Adelaide's Independent Newspaper, Thursday 11th October 2012

Cameron H (2012) 'Friday Night' Poets Corner, Indaily, Adelaide's Independent Newspaper, Thursday 11th October, 2012

Cameron H (2011) Did I Miss Anything? Sudents and University Lectures. Practice Reflexions, Vol. 6 No.1, pp. 9-22

Cameron H (2010) 'Seventy-Four Days on the Island', Libertas, May 2010, pp.9,10, ISSN 0813-8923

Cameron H (2010) 'Dry Art', Libertas, May 2010, p,10, ISSN 0813-8923

Cameron H (2010) 'Days of Now', Libertas, May 2010, p,10, ISSN 0813-8923

Cameron H (2009) ‘Maximising First Year Students’ Learning from University Lectures’ Refereed Paper presented at First Year in Higher Education Conference, 29 June – 1 July Townsville ‘Preparing for tomorrow today: The First Year Experience as Foundation’QUT, Conference Proceedings, Published on CD – ISBN 978-74107-282-2

Cameron H (2008) 'Focusing Feedback to Better Engage First Year', Refereed paper: First Year in Higher Education Conference, Hobart, Tas

Cameron H (2008) 'Oh how you've changed, Jane' Libertas, Vol 18, No.1 PP.4-6, ISSN 0813-8923

Cameron H (2008) The Counselling Interview: A Guide for the Helping Professions, Palgrave Macmillan, UK

Cameron H & Tolley J (2007) 'But I'm a Distinction Student: Assessment & Feedback in Higher Education', SOTL International Conference, Georgia Southern University, USA

Cameron H & Arthurson K (2007) 'A Place to Call My Own: Identifying Best Practice in Housing and Mental Health', State of Australian Cities Conference, Adelaide

Cameron H (2007) 'Key links in the Learning Chain: Assessment & Feedback' Education Research Group Adelaide (ERGA) Adelaide university, September

Cameron H, Arthurson K & Worland P (2007) 'Housing Mental Health: Best Practice in Australia?', Australasian Housing Researchers’ Conference, 20 – 22nd June 2007, University of Queensland

Cameron H and Clark A (2006) ‘Local Government, Partnerships & Public Participation – Uncharted Territory?’ Governments & Communities in Partnership: from Theory to Practice, 25 – 27 September 2006, Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne: published at: http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/conference06/presentations.html

Cameron H (2006) 'Poverty and Family Life under Welfare-to-Work: The continuing Failure of Social Policy', http://www.uq.edu.au/swahs/welfaretowork/HelenCameronPaper.pdf

Cameron H (2006) 'Poverty and Family Life under Welfare-to-Work', South Australian Policy On-Line, Australian Institute of Social Research, University of Adelaide

Cameron H (2006)'Adult offenders' in Best Practice in the Field of Social Work and Human Services, Eric Hong Chui & Jill Wilson (Eds.) Federation Press. pp.56 - 82

Cameron H. (2005) 'Social-disadvantage and Families with Young Children', Journal of Family Studies, Latrobe University, Australia, Vol 11, No.2,pp.297-316

Cameron H. (2005)'Asking the Hard Questions: A Guide to Ethical Practices in Interviewing Young Children' Early Child Development and Care, London:Taylor & Francis Vol.175, No.6, pp.597-610

Cameron H. & Telfer J. (2004) 'Cognitive–Behavioural Group Work: Its Application to Specific Offenders' The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 43, No.1, pp.47-64

Cameron H (2004) 'Imaging the Profession: Social Work in Focus' Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, Vol.6, No.1, pp.3-15

Cameron H. (2004) Paving the Way? The path to Uni for TAFE Students, Dealing with Diversity, Brisbane, 8th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education:Conference Proceedings, Eds. Duncan Nulty and Noel Meyers, ISBN: 1 74107 0678

Cameron H. & Tesoriero F. (2004) Adjusting Institutional Practices to Support Diverse Student Groups, Dealing with Diversity, Brisbane, 8th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education:Conference Proceedings, Eds. Duncan Nulty and Noel Meyers, ISBN: 1 74107 0678

Cameron H. & Tesoriero F. (2003) First Year at Uni,Enhancing the Transition to Higher Education - Strategies that Work, Brisbane, 7th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education:Conference Proceedings, Eds. Duncan Nulty and Noel Meyers, ISBN: 1 74107 0287

Cameron H. (2003) 'Educating the Social Work Practitioner' Journal of Adult Education,Vol.43, No.3, pp.361-379

Cameron H (2003) Professional education and work: a study of social work, Thesis (PhD), UTS, NSW, Australia

Cameron H, Mackenzie J & Telfer J (2002)'Educating Correctional Group Workers' Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol.41, No.2, Cambridge, pp.137-150

Cameron H, (2001) 'Monitoring Standards for Professional Education' Journal of Vocational Education & Training, Bolton UK Vol 53, No.2, pp. 279-300

Cameron H, (2001) 'Facilitating Values Awareness for Professional Practice' Australian Journal of Adult learning, Vol 41, No.1, April, 5-22.

Cameron H (2001) 'Values Education for a Pluralist Society' Australian Association for Applied Professional Ethics, 8th Annual Conference, Adelaide

Cameron H, Mackenzie J & Telfer J, (1999) 'Partners in Crime'Changing Practice through Research, 7th International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education & Training, Griffith University

Cameron H, (1999) 'University Access and First year Performance - or there's more to a good party than sending out the invitations', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, Vol 7, No.2,pp.1-24

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Social Sciences

• Assessment & feedback in higher education
• Poverty and Families at Risk
• Rehabilitation of Offenders
• Mental Health & Importance of Housing and Education
• Managing Conflict & Anger
• Aggression and 'Road Rage'; 'Diet Rage'
• Parenting Education