Publications & Conference Presentations
Dr Oates' book "Trauma Informed Support & Supervision for Child Protection Professionals: a model for those working with children who have experienced trauma, abuse & neglect and their families" about the TISS model can be purchased here:
www.routledge.com/Trauma-Informed-Support-and-Supervision-for-Child-Protection-Professionals-A-Model-For-Those-Working-With-Children-Who-Have-Experienced-Trau/Oates/p/book/9780367458959
Other publications:
Wells, M., Jonsson, L., Keefe, M., & Oates, F. (2025). Supervision and organizational resilience: considerations for staff retention in child welfare agencies. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, 11(1). doi.org/10.54488/ijcar.2024.357
Oates, F., & Malthouse, K. (2021). Working for the Welfare: Support and Supervision Needs of Indigenous Australian Child Protection Practitioners. Social Sciences, 10(8), 277. doi.org/10.3390/socsci10080277
Malthouse, K., & Oates, F. (2021). Child protection practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. In B.Bennett (Ed.), Aboriginal Fields of Practice (pp.161-182). Macmillan.
Oates, F. (2020). Barriers and solutions: Australian Indigenous practitioners on addressing disproportionate representation of Indigenous Australian children known to statutory child protection. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 16(3), 171-179. doi.org/10.1177/1177180120948274
Oates, F. (2020). Racism as trauma: Experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian child protection practitioners. Child Abuse & Neglect, 110(Pt 3), 104262–104262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104262
Oates, F. (2019). You are not allowed to tell: Organisational culture as a barrier for child protection workers seeking assistance for traumatic stress symptomology. Children Australia, 44(2), 84-90. doi:10.1017/cha.2019.12
Conference Presentations
Oates, F. (2024, November) Trauma informed support and supervision: a model to support social workers working with children and families where child protection concerns are present. Paper presented at the International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Oates, F. (2023, September) Trauma informed support and supervision: a model to support practitioners working with children and families where child protection concerns are present. Paper presented at International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Oates, F. (2022, May) Occupational trauma exposure in child protection. Paper presented at the NSW Child Protection Legal Conference, Sydney, Australia
Oates, F. (2019, May) You are not allowed to tell: organisational culture as a barrier to child protection workers seeking assistance with traumatic stress. Paper presented at the Child Aware Conference - hosted by Families Australia, Brisbane, Australia.
Oates, F. (2018, September) You are not allowed to tell: organisational culture as a barrier to child protection workers seeking assistance with traumatic stress symptomology. Paper presented at the International Childhood Trauma Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Oates, F. (2016, August) Support and supervision for Indigenous child protection workers: a critical examination. Paper presented at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Congress, Calgary, Canada.
Oates, F. (2015, November) Working for the welfare: exploring the lived experiences of Indigenous child protection workers: An introduction. Paper presented at the Australian Association of Social Workers National Symposium, Sydney, Australia