Allan, Julaine M.

Positions

• Senior Visiting Fellow - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre 2020 - 2023

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2022	A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications Published In BMC Public Health
  2022	Feasibility and pilot efficacy of cognitive remediation for people in residential substance use treatment Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2022	Improving treatment for people with cognitive impairment and substance misuse issues: Lessons from an inclusive residential treatment program pilot in Australia Published In Disability and Health Journal
  2021	Formative process evaluation of a guideline-driven process for improving the cultural responsiveness of alcohol and drug treatment services Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2021	Implementing cognitive remediation in substance use treatment: The impact of staff perceptions Published In Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  2021	Meeting the mental health care needs of people with intellectual disability Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2021	Youth Mental Health Peer Support Work: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impacts and Challenges of Operating in a Peer Support Role Published In Adolescents
  2021	¿This is streets ahead of what we used to do¿: staff perceptions of virtual clinical pharmacy services in rural and remote Australian hospitals Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2020	Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Published In Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  2020	Evaluation of a workshop to address drugs and alcohol in the workplace Published In International Journal of Workplace Health Management
  2020	Increased demand for amphetamine treatment in rural Australia Published In Addiction science & clinical practice
  2020	Outpatient psychosocial substance use treatments for young people: An overview of reviews Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2020	The effectiveness of residential treatment services for individuals with substance use disorders: A systematic review Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2020	The process of change for people with cognitive impairment in a residential rehabilitation program for substance problems: A phenomenographical analysis Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2020	A stepped wedge trial of efficacy and scalability of a virtual clinical pharmacy service (VCPS) in rural and remote NSW health facilities Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2020	Implementation of advanced radiotherapy technology to improve clinical outcomes in rural NSW Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2020	Managing complex healthcare change: A qualitative exploration of current practice in New South Wales, Australia Published In Journal of Healthcare Leadership
  2020	Patterns of emergency department use in rural and metropolitan New South Wales from 2012 to 2018 Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2020	Reducing drug and alcohol use and improving well-being for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using the Community Reinforcement Approach: A feasibility and acceptability study Published In International Journal of Psychology
  2019	Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Published In Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  2019	Evaluation of a workshop to address drugs and alcohol in the workplace Published In International Journal of Workplace Health Management
  2019	Increased demand for amphetamine treatment in rural Australia Published In Addiction science & clinical practice
  2019	Outpatient psychosocial substance use treatments for young people: An overview of reviews Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2019	The effectiveness of residential treatment services for individuals with substance use disorders: A systematic review Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2019	The process of change for people with cognitive impairment in a residential rehabilitation program for substance problems: A phenomenographical analysis Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2018	Brief workshops to teach drug and alcohol first aid: A pilot evaluation study Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2018	Doing more with less: Suggestions for transdisciplinary healthcare for rural populations Published In International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies
  2018	Understanding remote Aboriginal drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation clients: Who attends, who leaves and who stays? Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2017	"I just feel comfortable out here, there's something about the place": Staff and client perceptions of a remote Australian Aboriginal drug and alcohol rehabilitation service Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2017	Riding the rural radio wave: The impact of a community-led drug and alcohol radio advertising campaign in a remote Australian Aboriginal community Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2015	Prescription opioids and treatment in Rural Australia: A failure of policy for indigenous Australians Published In Substance Abuse
  2014	Identifying Aboriginal-specific AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3 cutoff scores for at-risk, high-risk, and likely dependent drinkers using measures of agreement with the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Published In Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
  2014	The Prevalence and Characteristics of Homelessness in the NSW Substance Treatment Population: Implications for Practice Published In Social Work in Health Care
  2013	Building Relationships with Aboriginal People: A Cultural Mapping Toolbox Published In Australian Social Work
  2013	The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2012	'You're less complete if you haven't got a can in your hand': Alcohol consumption and related harmful effects in rural Australia: The role and influence of cultural capital Published In Alcohol and Alcoholism
  2012	A Hard Road: Driving Local Action against Alcohol Related Problems in a Rural Town Published In Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
  2012	The prevalence of cognitive impairment in a rural in-patient substance misuse treatment programme Published In Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis
  2011	Aboriginal and non aboriginal women in New South Wales non government organisation (NGO) drug and alcohol treatment and the implications for social work: Who starts, who finishes, and where do they come from? Published In Australian Social Work
  2011	Advanced rural skills training: The value of an addiction medicine rotation Published In Australian Family Physician
  2011	Can family-focussed interventions improve problematic substance use in aboriginal communities? A role for social work Published In Australian Social Work
  2011	Improving access to hard-to-reach services: A soft entry approach to drug and alcohol services for Rural Australian aboriginal communities Published In Social Work in Health Care
  2011	Mining's relocation culture:The experiences of family members in the context of frequent relocation Published In International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
  2011	Serving inland rural communities through university clinics Published In Health Education Journal
  2011	The role of context in establishing university clinics Published In Health and Social Care in the Community
  2010	Engaging primary health care workers in drug and alcohol and mental health interventions: Challenges for service delivery in rural and remote Australia Published In Australian Journal of Primary Health
  2010	What is health anyway? Perceptions and experiences of health and health care from socio-economically disadvantaged rural residents Published In Rural Society
  2009	"The first port of call is always the doctor": General practitioner roles in addressing social inclusion Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2008	'You have to face your mistakes in the street': the contextual keys that shape health service access and health workers' experiences in rural areas. Published In Rural and remote health
  2008	Developing a competitive advantage: Considerations from Australia for the recruitment and retention of rural and remote primary health workers Published In Australian Journal of Primary Health
  2007	Developing sustainable models of rural health care: a community development approach. Published In Rural and remote health
  2007	It's All Part of the Package' in Rural Allied Health Work: A Pilot Study of Rewards and Barriers in Rural Pharmacy and Social Work Published In INTERNET JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE
  2006	Brutal neglect: Australian rural women's access to health services. Published In Rural and remote health
  2006	Whose job is poverty? The problems of therapeutic intervention with children who are sexually violent Published In Child Abuse Review
  2004	Mother blaming: A covert practice in therapeutic intervention Published In Australian Social Work
  2004	Will not engender support [6] Published In Pharmaceutical Journal
  2002	Reasons why labels should not be abandoned [6] Published In Pharmaceutical Journal
  1987	A GROUP METHOD FOR LEARNING ABOUT PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH Published In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2020	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2019	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2017	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2011	The impact of policy processes on children's access to healthcare in rural Australia Published In Rural Child Health: International Aspects

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2020	'BRAINGYM': EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF A NEAR COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM IN RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE REHABILITATION Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN AUDIT TOOL IN MAINSTREAM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	Latent class analysis of trauma, PTSD, addictive behaviours and mental health concerns Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
  2020	OUTPATIENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: AN OVERVIEW OF REVIEWS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	WHO IS ACCESSING BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES? MAPPING THE OVERLAP TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING SPECIALISED CARE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	'BRAINGYM': EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF A NEAR COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM IN RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE REHABILITATION Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN AUDIT TOOL IN MAINSTREAM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	Latent class analysis of trauma, PTSD, addictive behaviours and mental health concerns Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
  2019	OUTPATIENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: AN OVERVIEW OF REVIEWS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	WHO IS ACCESSING BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES? MAPPING THE OVERLAP TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING SPECIALISED CARE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2018	PERCEPTIONS OF RE-PIN - A RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2018	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF RECENT EVIDENCE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2016	CAN YOU TEACH ALCOHOL AND DRUG FIRST AID? (YES, YOU CAN) Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2014	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION (COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH) AT REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED HARMS AMONG ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2012	Cultural safety in drug and alcohol services: one way to do it Published In RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  2012	Drug and alcohol use by farming and fishing workers: Key findings for industry Published In RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  2011	DO PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR SUBSTANCE USE? A COMPARISON OF FARM AND FISHING WORKERS' INTERVIEW AND SURVEY RESPONSES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2010	FAMILY-BASED APPROACHES TO REDUCE ALCOHOL-RELATED HARMS AMONG INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	COMMUNITY MENTORING FOR OUTREACH WORKERS: REINVENTING THE EXPERT Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	DOING IT ALL: RURAL AND REMOTE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	SERVICE PACKAGING: A SOFT ENTRY APPROACH INCREASING ACCESS TO FAMILY FOCUSSED DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2000	Insight into schizophrenia - How important are patients and relatives views? Published In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

• Other Publications

  Year	Title
  2021	Access and Engagement with services for Sexual Safety for children and young people with problematic and harmful sexual behaviour (AccESS Study)

Featured In

• Let's Talk Podcast  Non-Traditional Output
• Outreach Drug and Alcohol work: The Soft Entry Approach (Producer)  Film
• Series 3: episode 4 Alcohol and other drugs and mental health  Non-Traditional Output
• https://vimeo.com/julaineallan  Video

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2022	Narratives of Recovery - Practices supporting community mental health and well being post bush fires and COVID 19 Awarded by: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Funding Scheme: COVID-19 Mental Health Research Grant

Other Research Activities

• The Benefits of a Nature Walking Group within a Community Mental Health Setting Researcher 2021 - 2022
• The Benefits of a Nature Walking Group within a Community Mental Health Setting Researcher 2021 - 2022
• Narratives of Recovery - Practices Supporting Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Post-Bushfires and COVID-19 -MRFF and NHMRC CIB 2020 - 2022
• Evaluation of Western NSW Primary Health Network drug and alcohol services Project lead 2021
• ACCESS - Services for young people with harmful sexual behaviour Researcher 2020 - 2021
• Evaluating an audit process for NGOs working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Researcher 2019 - 2021

Impact Story

• Realising the benefits of clinical pharmacy in the bush: The efficacy and scalability of a virtual clinical pharmacy service (VCPS) in rural and remote NSW health facilities

  Summary

  The research project demonstrated that the virtual clinical pharmacy services (VCPS) was feasible, acceptable and achieved improved patient outcomes outcomes in the small hospitals it operated in. The Western NSW Local Health District has subsequently funded VCPS services in twelve small hospitals across the district.

  
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• Implementing cognitive remediation in substance treatment

  Summary

  A model for delivering cognitive remediation within residential rehabilitation drug treatment programs was tested and recommendations for implementation made. A training manual was developed suitable for practitioners in the drug and alcohol sector. NSW Health was provided with a report including costs of implementation of the program. A national community or practice for cognitive remediation was established with members from a national non-government organisation, 4 NSW local health Districts, QLD Health and ACT Health. The community or practice is working on an implementation plan.

  
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   Detail of Impact

  Australian training manual developed<br />community of practice for cognitive remediation therapy created with members from 4 NSW Health Local Health Districts, an NGO, QLD Health and ACT Health to plan implementation of cognitive remediation and apply for research grants to determine effective implementation strategies. Translational research grant has been submitted to NSW Health round 5.

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• Improving practice for NGO services working with Aboriginal people

  Summary

  A guideline and audit tool was created that provides practical strategies for improving a community service or healthcare agency's practice with Aboriginal people. A project evaluation found that the audit, guideline and implementation workshop increased the number of Aboriginal people attending NGO drug and alcohol services and completing treatment.<br />I provided training to the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Network (ADAN) to enable the ADAN members to conduct audits across NSW in the future making the audit process sustainable.<br />The project was funded by a consortium of Primary Health Networks who have provided additional funding for a further round of evaluation 18 months post the first audit. The Guideline has been published and is freely available on the web.

  
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   Detail of Impact

  Project publications have disseminated project findings. Requests for training in the audit and guidelines have come from other organisations including Peninsula Health on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia

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Potential Supervision Topics

• Social work
  Substance use and harm reduction
  Health care access and delivery
  Qualitative research

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Effect of Mental Health on Talent Development among Australian Sportsmen	Gitonga, Mercy Njeri
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Cultural influences on mental health perceptions and treatment of mood disorders among migrant communities in Australia.	Jones-Homan, Jess
  Doctor of Philosophy	Using a wellness model (SEED) to prepare health care workers to implement and embed Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) in the inpatient setting	Knezevic, Andrea
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Racism, Racial Battle Fatique and Resilience: A Framework into Understanding the Experience of African Mirgrants in Regional Australia.	Mahmud, Muhammad

Position Title

Full Name

• Julaine Allan

Primary Email

• julaine@uow.edu.au

Mailing Address

• School of Health and Society

  Northfields Ave

  Wollongong

  NSW

  2500

  Australia

Geographic Location

• University of Wollongong 

Phone

• 0437869033

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9299-5866

Research Areas

• 1117 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
• 1607 - SOCIAL WORK
• 160701 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

Research Overview

• • Substance use
  • Healthcare services
  • Vulnerable populations
  • Social work practice

Geographic Focus

• Australia  Country

Positions

• Senior Visiting Fellow - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre 2020 - 2023

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2022	A comparison of rural Australian First Nations and Non-First Nations survey responses to COVID-19 risks and impacts: implications for health communications Published In BMC Public Health
  2022	Feasibility and pilot efficacy of cognitive remediation for people in residential substance use treatment Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2022	Improving treatment for people with cognitive impairment and substance misuse issues: Lessons from an inclusive residential treatment program pilot in Australia Published In Disability and Health Journal
  2021	Formative process evaluation of a guideline-driven process for improving the cultural responsiveness of alcohol and drug treatment services Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2021	Implementing cognitive remediation in substance use treatment: The impact of staff perceptions Published In Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  2021	Meeting the mental health care needs of people with intellectual disability Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2021	Youth Mental Health Peer Support Work: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impacts and Challenges of Operating in a Peer Support Role Published In Adolescents
  2021	¿This is streets ahead of what we used to do¿: staff perceptions of virtual clinical pharmacy services in rural and remote Australian hospitals Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2020	Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Published In Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  2020	Evaluation of a workshop to address drugs and alcohol in the workplace Published In International Journal of Workplace Health Management
  2020	Increased demand for amphetamine treatment in rural Australia Published In Addiction science & clinical practice
  2020	Outpatient psychosocial substance use treatments for young people: An overview of reviews Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2020	The effectiveness of residential treatment services for individuals with substance use disorders: A systematic review Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2020	The process of change for people with cognitive impairment in a residential rehabilitation program for substance problems: A phenomenographical analysis Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2020	A stepped wedge trial of efficacy and scalability of a virtual clinical pharmacy service (VCPS) in rural and remote NSW health facilities Published In BMC Health Services Research
  2020	Implementation of advanced radiotherapy technology to improve clinical outcomes in rural NSW Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2020	Managing complex healthcare change: A qualitative exploration of current practice in New South Wales, Australia Published In Journal of Healthcare Leadership
  2020	Patterns of emergency department use in rural and metropolitan New South Wales from 2012 to 2018 Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2020	Reducing drug and alcohol use and improving well-being for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using the Community Reinforcement Approach: A feasibility and acceptability study Published In International Journal of Psychology
  2019	Does self-efficacy moderate the effect of gambling advertising on problem gambling behaviors? Published In Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  2019	Evaluation of a workshop to address drugs and alcohol in the workplace Published In International Journal of Workplace Health Management
  2019	Increased demand for amphetamine treatment in rural Australia Published In Addiction science & clinical practice
  2019	Outpatient psychosocial substance use treatments for young people: An overview of reviews Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2019	The effectiveness of residential treatment services for individuals with substance use disorders: A systematic review Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2019	The process of change for people with cognitive impairment in a residential rehabilitation program for substance problems: A phenomenographical analysis Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2018	Brief workshops to teach drug and alcohol first aid: A pilot evaluation study Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2018	Doing more with less: Suggestions for transdisciplinary healthcare for rural populations Published In International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies
  2018	Understanding remote Aboriginal drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation clients: Who attends, who leaves and who stays? Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2017	"I just feel comfortable out here, there's something about the place": Staff and client perceptions of a remote Australian Aboriginal drug and alcohol rehabilitation service Published In Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
  2017	Riding the rural radio wave: The impact of a community-led drug and alcohol radio advertising campaign in a remote Australian Aboriginal community Published In Australian Journal of Rural Health
  2015	Prescription opioids and treatment in Rural Australia: A failure of policy for indigenous Australians Published In Substance Abuse
  2014	Identifying Aboriginal-specific AUDIT-C and AUDIT-3 cutoff scores for at-risk, high-risk, and likely dependent drinkers using measures of agreement with the 10-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Published In Addiction Science and Clinical Practice
  2014	The Prevalence and Characteristics of Homelessness in the NSW Substance Treatment Population: Implications for Practice Published In Social Work in Health Care
  2013	Building Relationships with Aboriginal People: A Cultural Mapping Toolbox Published In Australian Social Work
  2013	The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms Published In Drug and Alcohol Review
  2012	'You're less complete if you haven't got a can in your hand': Alcohol consumption and related harmful effects in rural Australia: The role and influence of cultural capital Published In Alcohol and Alcoholism
  2012	A Hard Road: Driving Local Action against Alcohol Related Problems in a Rural Town Published In Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
  2012	The prevalence of cognitive impairment in a rural in-patient substance misuse treatment programme Published In Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis
  2011	Aboriginal and non aboriginal women in New South Wales non government organisation (NGO) drug and alcohol treatment and the implications for social work: Who starts, who finishes, and where do they come from? Published In Australian Social Work
  2011	Advanced rural skills training: The value of an addiction medicine rotation Published In Australian Family Physician
  2011	Can family-focussed interventions improve problematic substance use in aboriginal communities? A role for social work Published In Australian Social Work
  2011	Improving access to hard-to-reach services: A soft entry approach to drug and alcohol services for Rural Australian aboriginal communities Published In Social Work in Health Care
  2011	Mining's relocation culture:The experiences of family members in the context of frequent relocation Published In International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
  2011	Serving inland rural communities through university clinics Published In Health Education Journal
  2011	The role of context in establishing university clinics Published In Health and Social Care in the Community
  2010	Engaging primary health care workers in drug and alcohol and mental health interventions: Challenges for service delivery in rural and remote Australia Published In Australian Journal of Primary Health
  2010	What is health anyway? Perceptions and experiences of health and health care from socio-economically disadvantaged rural residents Published In Rural Society
  2009	"The first port of call is always the doctor": General practitioner roles in addressing social inclusion Published In Medical Journal of Australia
  2008	'You have to face your mistakes in the street': the contextual keys that shape health service access and health workers' experiences in rural areas. Published In Rural and remote health
  2008	Developing a competitive advantage: Considerations from Australia for the recruitment and retention of rural and remote primary health workers Published In Australian Journal of Primary Health
  2007	Developing sustainable models of rural health care: a community development approach. Published In Rural and remote health
  2007	It's All Part of the Package' in Rural Allied Health Work: A Pilot Study of Rewards and Barriers in Rural Pharmacy and Social Work Published In INTERNET JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES AND PRACTICE
  2006	Brutal neglect: Australian rural women's access to health services. Published In Rural and remote health
  2006	Whose job is poverty? The problems of therapeutic intervention with children who are sexually violent Published In Child Abuse Review
  2004	Mother blaming: A covert practice in therapeutic intervention Published In Australian Social Work
  2004	Will not engender support [6] Published In Pharmaceutical Journal
  2002	Reasons why labels should not be abandoned [6] Published In Pharmaceutical Journal
  1987	A GROUP METHOD FOR LEARNING ABOUT PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH Published In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2020	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2019	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2017	Ethics and Practice of Research with People Who Use Drugs Published In Handbook of Research Methods in Health Social Sciences Publisher Springer Singapore
  2011	The impact of policy processes on children's access to healthcare in rural Australia Published In Rural Child Health: International Aspects

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2020	'BRAINGYM': EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF A NEAR COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM IN RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE REHABILITATION Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN AUDIT TOOL IN MAINSTREAM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	Latent class analysis of trauma, PTSD, addictive behaviours and mental health concerns Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
  2020	OUTPATIENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: AN OVERVIEW OF REVIEWS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2020	WHO IS ACCESSING BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES? MAPPING THE OVERLAP TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING SPECIALISED CARE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	'BRAINGYM': EVALUATING THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFICACY OF A NEAR COGNITIVE REMEDIATION PROGRAM IN RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE USE REHABILITATION Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN AUDIT TOOL IN MAINSTREAM DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	Latent class analysis of trauma, PTSD, addictive behaviours and mental health concerns Published In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
  2019	OUTPATIENT PSYCHOSOCIAL SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: AN OVERVIEW OF REVIEWS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2019	WHO IS ACCESSING BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL SERVICES? MAPPING THE OVERLAP TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING SPECIALISED CARE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2018	PERCEPTIONS OF RE-PIN - A RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2018	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF RECENT EVIDENCE Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2016	CAN YOU TEACH ALCOHOL AND DRUG FIRST AID? (YES, YOU CAN) Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2014	THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION (COMMUNITY REINFORCEMENT APPROACH) AT REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED HARMS AMONG ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2012	Cultural safety in drug and alcohol services: one way to do it Published In RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  2012	Drug and alcohol use by farming and fishing workers: Key findings for industry Published In RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  2011	DO PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR SUBSTANCE USE? A COMPARISON OF FARM AND FISHING WORKERS' INTERVIEW AND SURVEY RESPONSES Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2010	FAMILY-BASED APPROACHES TO REDUCE ALCOHOL-RELATED HARMS AMONG INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	COMMUNITY MENTORING FOR OUTREACH WORKERS: REINVENTING THE EXPERT Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	DOING IT ALL: RURAL AND REMOTE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2009	SERVICE PACKAGING: A SOFT ENTRY APPROACH INCREASING ACCESS TO FAMILY FOCUSSED DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONS Published In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
  2000	Insight into schizophrenia - How important are patients and relatives views? Published In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

• Other Publications

  Year	Title
  2021	Access and Engagement with services for Sexual Safety for children and young people with problematic and harmful sexual behaviour (AccESS Study)

Featured In

• Let's Talk Podcast  Non-Traditional Output
• Outreach Drug and Alcohol work: The Soft Entry Approach (Producer)  Film
• Series 3: episode 4 Alcohol and other drugs and mental health  Non-Traditional Output
• https://vimeo.com/julaineallan  Video

Investigator On

Year	Title
2020 - 2022	Narratives of Recovery - Practices supporting community mental health and well being post bush fires and COVID 19 Awarded by: Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Funding Scheme: COVID-19 Mental Health Research Grant

Other Research Activities

• The Benefits of a Nature Walking Group within a Community Mental Health Setting Researcher 2021 - 2022
• The Benefits of a Nature Walking Group within a Community Mental Health Setting Researcher 2021 - 2022
• Narratives of Recovery - Practices Supporting Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Post-Bushfires and COVID-19 -MRFF and NHMRC CIB 2020 - 2022
• Evaluation of Western NSW Primary Health Network drug and alcohol services Project lead 2021
• ACCESS - Services for young people with harmful sexual behaviour Researcher 2020 - 2021
• Evaluating an audit process for NGOs working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Researcher 2019 - 2021

Impact Story

• Realising the benefits of clinical pharmacy in the bush: The efficacy and scalability of a virtual clinical pharmacy service (VCPS) in rural and remote NSW health facilities

  Summary

  The research project demonstrated that the virtual clinical pharmacy services (VCPS) was feasible, acceptable and achieved improved patient outcomes outcomes in the small hospitals it operated in. The Western NSW Local Health District has subsequently funded VCPS services in twelve small hospitals across the district.

  
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• Implementing cognitive remediation in substance treatment

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  A model for delivering cognitive remediation within residential rehabilitation drug treatment programs was tested and recommendations for implementation made. A training manual was developed suitable for practitioners in the drug and alcohol sector. NSW Health was provided with a report including costs of implementation of the program. A national community or practice for cognitive remediation was established with members from a national non-government organisation, 4 NSW local health Districts, QLD Health and ACT Health. The community or practice is working on an implementation plan.

  
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  Australian training manual developed<br />community of practice for cognitive remediation therapy created with members from 4 NSW Health Local Health Districts, an NGO, QLD Health and ACT Health to plan implementation of cognitive remediation and apply for research grants to determine effective implementation strategies. Translational research grant has been submitted to NSW Health round 5.

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• Improving practice for NGO services working with Aboriginal people

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  A guideline and audit tool was created that provides practical strategies for improving a community service or healthcare agency's practice with Aboriginal people. A project evaluation found that the audit, guideline and implementation workshop increased the number of Aboriginal people attending NGO drug and alcohol services and completing treatment.<br />I provided training to the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Network (ADAN) to enable the ADAN members to conduct audits across NSW in the future making the audit process sustainable.<br />The project was funded by a consortium of Primary Health Networks who have provided additional funding for a further round of evaluation 18 months post the first audit. The Guideline has been published and is freely available on the web.

  
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  Project publications have disseminated project findings. Requests for training in the audit and guidelines have come from other organisations including Peninsula Health on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia

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Potential Supervision Topics

• Social work
  Substance use and harm reduction
  Health care access and delivery
  Qualitative research

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Effect of Mental Health on Talent Development among Australian Sportsmen	Gitonga, Mercy Njeri
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Cultural influences on mental health perceptions and treatment of mood disorders among migrant communities in Australia.	Jones-Homan, Jess
  Doctor of Philosophy	Using a wellness model (SEED) to prepare health care workers to implement and embed Patient Reported Measures (PRMs) in the inpatient setting	Knezevic, Andrea
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	Racism, Racial Battle Fatique and Resilience: A Framework into Understanding the Experience of African Mirgrants in Regional Australia.	Mahmud, Muhammad

Position Title

Full Name

• Julaine Allan

Primary Email

• julaine@uow.edu.au

Mailing Address

• School of Health and Society

  Northfields Ave

  Wollongong

  NSW

  2500

  Australia

Geographic Location

• University of Wollongong 

Phone

• 0437869033

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9299-5866