BSocSc/BSW(Hons) PhD
Contact details for Dr Tiani Hetherington
Professional Biography
Tiani is a graduate of the University of Newcastle where she completed her PhD on A Comparative Study of Social Work Practice with Indigenous communities in Alice Springs, Australia and New Brunswick, Canada. She is currently Lecturer in Social Work and First Year Advisor for Bachelor of Social Work students at Griffith University (Gold Coast campus).
Current teaching areas
- Common time
- Lifespan development
- Social policy.
Research expertise
- Social work practice with Indigenous communities
- Environmental social work
- Rural/remote social work
- Child welfare
Publications
Books
- Gray, M., Coates, J., Yellow Bird, M. & Hetherington, T. (Eds.). (2012, forthcoming). Decolonizing social work. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
- Gray, M., Coates, J. & Hetherington, T. (Eds.). (2012, forthcoming). Environmental social work. Milton Park, England: Routledge.
Book chapter publications
- Gray, M., Coates, J. & Hetherington, T. (2008). Hearing Indigenous and local voices in mainstream social work. In M. Gray, J. Coates, & M. Yellow Bird, M. (Eds.), Indigenous social work around the world: Towards culturally relevant education and practice (pp. 257-270). Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
Peer reviewed journal articles
- Coates, J., Gray, M. & Hetherington, T. (2006). An ‘ecospiritual’ perspective: Finally a place for Indigenous approaches. British Journal of Social Work, 36(3), 381-399.doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl005
- Gray, M., Coates, J. & Hetherington, T. (2007). Hearing Indigenous voices in mainstream social work. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 88(1), 55-66. doi: 10.1606/1044-3894.3592
Conference papers and presentations
- Hetherington, T. (2010, July). Community Connection: A study of social work practice with Indigenous communities in Alice Springs (Australia) and New Brunswick (Canada). Paper presented at Connecting Communities: Canada, Australia and New Zealand: The Association for Canadian studies in Australian and New Zealand (ACSANZ) Biennial Conference, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
- Hetherington, T. (2010, June). Indigenous social work: Is it a misnomer? Poster presented at The Agenda: 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China.
- Hetherington, T. (2006, June). Bringing it all together: Closing session. Paper presented at International Writers Workshop on Indigenous Social Work Education and Practice around the World, St Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada.
Invited publications
- Hetherington, T. (2009). [Review of the book Interpretative phenomenological analysis: Theory method and research by J. A. Smith, P. Flowers, & M. Larkin]. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Social Development, 19(2), 100-102.