Publications

Publications

Current Research Grants and Contracts (Select)

2025

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation and Monash University
    Family-based Alternative Care Reviews for UK Govt
    UNICEF

  • Monash University
    Systematic Reviews
    Department of Social Services Expert Research Group (RFQ 70019714)

  • Monash University and Ambulance Victoria
    Compassion for healthcare workers short course: A randomised controlled trial for paramedics.
    DXC Technology Australia grant Registered with ANZCTR (ACTRN12625000417482)

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Cardiff University
    Equity-focussed Systematic Review of Interventions for Foster carers and adoptive parents
    UK Foundations: What Works for Children’s Social Care

  • Curijo, Monash University, Centre for Evidence and Implementation
    Development and Validation of a Survey Tool to Measure Aboriginal
    Wellbeing in Social Housing

  • Monash University Effect of compassion training on paramedics: A randomized controlled trial Monash School of Primary and Allied Health Care Seeding Grant
    $15,000AUD

2024

  • Monash University
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice
    Performance metrics for out-of-home-care

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Cambridge University Systematic review of Communities that Care (CTC).
    UK Youth Endowment Fund

  • Monash University
    Frameworks and Tools for Assessment in Child Protection: Rapid Evidence Assessment
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice

  • Tools for Intelligent Practice NSW Department of Communities and Justice

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Curijo Evaluation of New Street Services for Harmful Sexual Behaviour
    NSW Ministry of Health

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Curijo LAHC to AHO Land Transfer Evaluation Planning
    NSW Aboriginal Housing Office

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, UK Institute for Employment Studies, Monash University
    Evidence Reviews for a Youth Employment Toolkit 2.0 UK Youth Futures Foundation

2023

  • Shlonsky, A., Baidawi, S., Mendes, P., & Petrakis, M.
    Implementation and evaluation of Melbourne City Mission Youth Housing Initiative (YHI)
    Melbourne City Mission

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University
    Evaluation of NSW Services Our Way
    Services Our Way

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Colorado State University
    Evidence review of Kinship Care
    UK What Works for Children’s Social Care

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University
    Youth Justice Evaluation Planning
    Queensland Treasure Corporation

  • Shlonsky, A., & Featherston, R., & Maghidman, M.
    Evidence brief on the use of simulation-based learning in social work
    Susan McKinnon Foundation

2022

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, UK Institute for Employment Studies, Monash University
    Evidence Reviews for a Youth Employment Toolkit
    UK Youth Futures Foundation

  • Tools for Intelligent Practice
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice

2021

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Proof of Concept (PoC) Prediction Tool for OOHC Placement Stability
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Completed Research Grants and Contracts (Select)

2022

  • Monash University, Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Curijo
    External Merits Review Model for Child Protection Decisions
    Australian Capital Territories Community Services Directorate

2021

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University
    Systematic review of how best to deliver and evaluate place-based approaches to tackling local youth violence
    Youth Endowment Fund

2020

  • Implementation support and capability build for the Victorian and Aboriginal Family Preservation and Reunification Response Practice Modules: Evaluation Planning
    Victoria Department of Health and Human Services

  • What Works for Children's Social Care: Transitions From Out of Home Care Systematic Review
    What Works in Children’s Social Care, UK

  • Circle of Care Evaluation Plan
    Centre for Evidence and Evaluation, Singapore and Save the Children, Australia

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University
    Systematic Review: Risk and Protective Factors for Maltreatment of People with a Disability
    Disability Royal Commission

2019

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, CIRCA.
    NSW Department of Communities and Justice
    Supportive Housing and Engagement Program (STEP) Evaluation

  • Giving Evidence, Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University.
    Porticus
    Evidence and Gap Map: Institutional Responses to Child Maltreatment

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne Institute, CIRCA.
    NSW Family and Community Services
    Future Directions Evaluation: Strategy and Programs

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne Institute, CIRCA.
    NSW Family and Community Services
    Permanency Support Program evaluation

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, CIRCA.
    NSW Family and Community Services
    Brighter Futures — Voices and Choices: Indicative evaluation plan

2018

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation and Melbourne University
    Victoria Department of Health and Human Services
    Evaluation of Evidence-Based Programs in Family Services

2017

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation and Melbourne University
    Victoria Department of Health and Human Services
    Family Safety Victoria Menu of Evidence Informed Practices and Programs

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation and Melbourne University
    Family Safety Victoria
    Family Violence Child Protection Partnership Review

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, University of Southern California
    Singapore Early Childhood Development Agency
    KidSTART Outcome Evaluation

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Behavioural Insights Team, Monash University
    NSW Family and Community Services
    Premier’s Youth Initiative Continuous Quality Improvement and Evaluation

  • Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Monash University, Behavioural Insights Team
    NSW Family and Community Services
    Evaluation of the Homeless Assistance Program (HYAP)

Publications – Books

2023

  • Killick, C.& Taylor, B. & Fluke, J. & Graham, C. & Keddell, E. & Shlonsky, A. & Whittaker, A. (2023)
    The Sage Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work. Sage Knowledge.

2020

  • Albers, B., & Shlonsky, A. & Mildon, R. (2020).
    Implementation Science 3.0. NY: Springer.

2014

  • Shlonsky, A. & Benbenishty, R. (2014).
    From Evidence to Outcomes in Child Welfare: An International Reader. NY: Oxford University Press.

2012

  • Saini, M. & Shlonsky, A. (2012).
    Systematic synthesis of qualitative research. NY: Oxford University Press.

2008

  • Lindsey, D. & Shlonsky, A. (Eds.) (2008).
    Child welfare research. NY: Oxford University Press.

Publications – Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2026

  • Jiang, J., Shlonsky, A., & Featherston, R. (2026).
    Intimate Partner Violence and Victim-Survivors’ Self-Assessed Risk of Revictimisation: A Systematic Scoping Review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 15248380261437840.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380261437840

  • Haysom, Z., McKibbin, G., Shlonsky, A., Tarren-Sweeny, M., Hamilton, B.
    ‘Somewhere in-between’: A qualitative study of Australian foster carers in the liminal space of parenting and professionalism (2026). The British Journal of Social Work.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcag025

  • Taylor, D., Vecchio, S., Baidawi, S., & Shlonsky, A. (2026).
    Housing and Support Interventions for Homeless Youth in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Research on Social Work Practice, 0(0).
    https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251415139

2025

  • Taylor, D., Roberts, J., Rose, V., Gyani, A., Shlonsky, A. (2025).
    Examining the impact of an accommodation and support intervention in reducing homelessness amongst care leavers in Australia: A hybrid type-1 implementation-effectiveness study using propensity score methods. Children and Youth Services Review.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108597

  • Roberts, J., Hodgkin, L., Kalb, G., Meekes, J., Jacob, C., Rose, V., … Shlonsky, A. (2025).
    Reunifying Children in Out-of-Home Care: Does NSW’s Permanency Support Program Affect Restorations? Australian Social Work, 1–15.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2025.2547735

  • Sturgiss E, Norman K, Haines T, Long K, Nielsen S, Sim J, Shlonsky A, Shannon B, Williams C. (2025).
    The Digital Library of Health Care Consultations and Simulated Health Care Student Teaching: Protocol for a Repository of Recordings to Support Communication Research. JMIR Res Protoc 2025;14:e67910
    URL: https://www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e67910 DOI: 10.2196/67910

  • Merritt, D., Fernandez, E., Franke, T., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Klein, S., Lee, S., Shlonsky, A., Trocmé, N. (2025).
    In memory and honor of Dr. Duncan Lindsey, founding editor of Children and Youth Services Review, Children and Youth Services Review
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108407.

  • Haysom, Z., Hamilton, B., Shlonsky, A. (2025)
    Impossible Emotional Balance: A qualitative interview study into foster carers’ experience of fostering. Children and Youth Services Review.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.

2024

  • Xie, H., Shlonsky, A., Jiang, Y. (2024). Cyber Victimization, Traditional Victimization, and Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Left-Behind Status Among Adolescents in Rural China. Child Adolesc Soc Work J.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-024-01002-w.

  • Patil, T., Dostal, J., Nielsen, S., Buus, N., Molloy, P., Armstrong, F., Coventry, J. and Shlonsky, A. (2024),
    Banging My Head Against a Brick Wall! Enablers and Barriers to Nurse Practitioners Delivering Opioid Agonist Treatments in Regional/Rural Victoria, Australia. Int J Mental Health Nurs.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13434

  • Lee, V., Watson, S., Shlonsky, A., & Tarren-Sweeney, M. (2024).
    A scoping review of randomized controlled trials of parenting and family-based interventions for 10 – 17 year-olds with severe and persistent conduct problems. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1–29.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2024.2409094

  • Taylor, D., Albers, B., Mann, G., Lewis, J., Taylor, R., Mendes, P., Macdonald, G., & Shlonsky, A. (2024).
    Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Policies and Interventions that Improve Health, Psychosocial, and Economic Outcomes for Young People Leaving the Out-of-Home Care System. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 0(0).
    https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241253041

  • Featherston, R., Barlow, J., Song, Y., Haysom, Z., Loy, B., Tufford, L., & Shlonsky, A. (2024).
    Mindfulness-enhanced parenting programmes for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children (0 to 18 years) and their parents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD012445.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012445.pub2

2023

  • Tan, E. S., McLeod, B. D., Mildon, R. A., Shlonsky, A., & Seah, C. K. F., McCrickerd K., Goh, E., Kembhavi G. (2023).
    Assessing the effectiveness and implementation of a universal classroom-based set of educator practices to improve preschool children’s social-emotional outcomes: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled type 2 hybrid trial in Singapore. PLOS ONE 18(9): e0291723.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291723

  • Metz, K., Lewis, J., Mitchell, J., Chakraborty, S., McLeod, B. D., Bjørndal, L., Mildon, R., & Shlonsky, A. (2023)
    Problem-solving interventions and depression among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of the effectiveness of problem-solving interventions in preventing or treating depression. PLoS One. 2023 Aug 29;18(8):e0285949.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285949

  • Baidawi, S., Papalia, N., & Featherston, R. (2023).
    Gender differences in the maltreatment-youth offending relationship: a scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 24(2), 1140-1156.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380211052106

2022

  • Finch, M., Featherston, R., Chakraborty S., Bjørndal L., Mildon, R., Albers, B., Fiennes, C., Taylor, D. J. A., Schachtman, R., Yang, T., & Shlonsky, A. (2022).
    Interventions that address institutional child maltreatment: An evidence and gap map. Research on Social Work Practice.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221115867

  • Regehr, C., Regehr, G., & Shlonsky, A. (2022). Measuring Competence in Social Work: A Tribute to the Contributions of Marion Bogo. Journal of Social Work Education.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2158148

  • Han, X., Harrigan, S. & Shlonsky, A. (2022).
    Psychometric Evaluation of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C): Validation among Chinese Children and Adolescents. Current Psychology.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03046-6

  • Yang, T., Featherston, R., & Shlonsky, A. (2022).
    Exploring migrant mothers' experiences of alienation in association with parenting: A scoping review. Child & Family Social Work, 1– 16.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12904

  • Smith, J., Durham, D., Beatty, E., Price-Cameron, M., Kartusch, K., Shlonsky, A., Browne, D. (2022).
    Trajectories of psychosocial functioning and attachment behaviors among children adopted in the Ontario child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2021.1881690

2021

  • Bay, U., Maghidman, M., Waugh, J. & Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Online teaching, simulations, clinical practice laboratories and Objective Standardised Competency Examinations for Social Work in the time of COVID. Clinical Social Work Journal.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-021-00807-x

  • Taylor, D. J. A., Shlonsky, A., Albers, B., Chakraborty, S., Lewis, J., Mendes, P., Macdonald, G., & Williams, K. (2021).
    Protocol for a systematic review of policies, programs or interventions designed to improve health and wellbeing of young people leaving the out-of-home care system. Syst Rev 10, 240 (2021).
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01792-5

  • Finch, M., Featherston, R., Chakraborty, S., Bjørndal, L., Mildon, R., Albers, B., Fiennes, C., Taylor, D. J. A., Schachtman, R., Yang, T., & Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Interventions that address institutional child maltreatment: An evidence and gap map. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 17(1), e1139.
    https://doi-org./10.1002/cl2.1139

  • Lee, D. A., Newton, F., Mong, LY., Morphet, J., Kidman, G., Maloney, S., Grieve, A., Shlonsky, A., Haines, T.P. (2021).
    Supervisors’ experiences in supervising higher education students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds during work-integrated learning of health and non-health courses. Journal of Higher Education.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-020-00567-6

2020

  • McGinn, T., Best P., Wilson, J., Chereni, A., Kamndaya, M., Shlonsky, A. (2020).
    Family group decision‐making for children at risk of abuse or neglect: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. New York, Wiley.
    https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/10.1002/cl2.1088

  • Steiner, V., Joubert, L., Shlonsky, A., & Hocking, A. (2020).
    Hospital parenting support for adults with incurable end-stage cancer: Multidisciplinary health professional perspectives. Health and Social Work.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlab024

  • Haysom, Z., McKibbin, G. P., Shlonsky, A., & Hamilton, B. (2020).
    Changing considerations of Matching Foster Carers and Children: A Scoping Review of the Research and Evidence. Children and Youth Services Review.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105409

  • Albers, B. & Shlonsky, A. (2020).
    When policy hits practice – Learning from the failed implementation of MST-EA in Australia. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2020.1779893

  • Steiner, V., Joubert, L., Shlonsky, A., & Hocking, A. (2020). Australian Hospital-Based Parenting Support for Adults with Incurable End-Stage Cancer: Parent Perspectives. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 0(0), 1–19.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2019.1705957

  • Featherston, R., Downie, L. E., Vogel, A. P., & Galvin, K. L. (2020).
    Decision making biases in the allied health professions: a systematic scoping review. PLoS One, 15(10), e0240716.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240716

2019

  • Mackieson, P., Shlonsky, A. & Connolly, M. (2019). Increasing rigor and reducing bias in qualitative research: A document analysis of parliamentary debates using applied thematic analysis. Qualitative Social Work., 18(6), 965-980.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325018786996

  • Albers, B., Fiennes, C., Shlonsky, A., Finch, M., Bjørndal, L., Hennessy, J., Krapels, J., Featherston, R., & Mildon, R. (2019).
    Evidence gap map: Institutional responses to child maltreatment (protocol). Campbell Collaboration.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1139

  • Galvin, K., Featherston, R., Downie, L., Vogel, A., Hamilton, B., Granger, C., & Shlonsky, A. (2019). A systematic review of interventions to reduce the effects of cognitive biases in the decision-making of audiologists. American Academy of Audiology.
    https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.18096

  • Shlonsky, A., Featherston, R., Hamilton, B., Galvin, K., Vogel, A., Granger, C., Lewis, C., Luong, M. & Downie, L. (2019).
    Systematic Review: Interventions to Mitigate Cognitive Biases in the Decision Making of Eye Care Professionals. Optometry and Vision Science.
    https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000001445

  • Parolini, A., Tan, W. W., & Shlonsky, A. (2019).
    Decision-based models of the implementation of interventions in systems of healthcare: Implementation outcomes and intervention effectiveness in complex service environments. PLoS ONE, 14, e0223129.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223129

  • Shlonsky, A., Ma, J., Jeffreys, C., Parolini, A., & Katz, I (2019).
    Pathways of children reported for domestic and family violence to Australian child protection. Australian Social Work.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2019.1624795

  • Featherston, R., Shlonsky, A., Lewis, C., Luong, M., Downie, L., Vogel, A., Granger, C., Hamilton, B., & Galvin, K. (2019).
    Interventions to Mitigate Bias in Social Work Decision Making: A Systematic Review Research on Social Work Practice.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518819160

  • Browne, D. T., Johnson, J., Beatty, E., Cameron, M. P., Durham, D., & Shlonsky, A. (2019).
    The Therapeutic Family Care Program: A 10-year community implementation of Treatment Foster Care in Ontario, Canada. Developmental Child Welfare.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/2516103218815701

Publications – Reports

2026

2024

2023

  • KidSTART outcome evaluation study: final report (2023).
    Singapore Early Childhood Development Agency.

  • Rose V, Jacob C, Roberts J, Hodgkin L, Shlonsky A., Kalb G, Meekes J, Etuk L & Braaf R. (2023).
    Evaluation of the Permanency Support Program: Final Report Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Sydney

  • Baidawi, S., Valdebenito, S., Smith, S., Irving, M., Wils, E., Mitchell, J., Hall, A., Tan, B., Lewis, J., Shlonsky, A. (2023).
    Place-based approaches to tackling local youth violence: a review of evidence on models, implementation and impacts. UK Youth Endowment Fund.

  • Taylor, D., Featherston, B., Shlonsky, A. (2023).
    Youth employment toolkit: Evidence Review.

2022

  • Shlonsky, A., Rose, V., Jacob, C., Pritchard, B., Kendall, B., Hancock, N. and Sheehan, R. (2022).
    ACT external merits review of child protection decisions: Model selection and implementation final report. Australian Capital Territory, Community Services Directorate, Canberra.

2021

  • Tang, T., Featherston, B., Hargreaves, M., Taylor, D. and Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Artificial intelligence – proof of concept (ai-poc) project to predict placement stability: summary report. NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

  • Lewis, J., Mitchell, J., Chakraborty, S., Mcleod, B. D., Metz, K. L., Bjørndal, L. D., … Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Problem-solving interventions and depression among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of the effectiveness of problem-solving interventions in preventing or treating depression among 13-25 year olds.

  • Taylor, D., Rose, V., Etuk, L., Roberts, J., Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Evaluation of Brighter Futures: Voices and Choices Trial: Final Report. NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

  • Koh, J., Featherston, B., Kembhavi-Tam, G., Rose, V., Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Rapid Evidence Review: Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability.
    Australia Disability Royal Commission.

  • Taylor, D., Albers, B., Mann, G., Chakraborty, S., Lewis, J. Mendes, P., Macdonald, G., Williams, K. and Shlonsky, A. (2021).
    Systematic review and meta-analysis of policies, programmes & interventions that improve outcomes for young people leaving the out of home care system.
    UK Centre on What Works for Children in Social Care.

  • Taylor D., Roberts J., Rose V., Gyani A., Harrigan S. & Shlonsky A. (2021).
    Evaluation of the Premier’s Youth Initiative: Final Report,
    Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Sydney.

2020

  • Taylor D., Chakraborty S., Ng J., Rose V., Gyani A., Roberts J., Harrigan S. & Shlonsky A. (2020).
    Evaluation of the Homeless Youth Assistance Program: Final Report,
    Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Sydney.