Rate My Professor Louise Morley

Dr Morley's academic interests focus on organizational dynamics in social work practice, child welfare reforms, workforce challenges in child protection, support for vulnerable children and families with complex needs, domestic violence prevention in rural areas, and community development. She conducts qualitative research in constructionist and interpretivist paradigms, employing discourse analysis, narrative inquiry, and action research. Key publications comprise 'The shame of sexual violence towards women in rural areas' (Jones, R., Usher, K., Rice, K., Morley, L., & Durkin, J., 2023, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing); 'A transnational student-led, rural-focussed inquiry: social work educational competency in disaster management' (Doyle, K. et al., 2023, Social Work Education); 'Trends and needs in the Australian child welfare workforce: An exploratory study' (Russ, E., Morley, L. et al., 2022); 'Children’s rights in adoption from out-of-home care: how well do legislative frameworks accommodate them?' (Zodins, J. M., Morley, L. et al., 2022, Australian Journal of Human Rights); 'Contemporary practitioner experiences of relational social work: The case of child welfare' (Morley, L., 2021, Australian Social Work); and 'Social work, Max Weber and ethical irrationality' (Morley, L., 2021, The British Journal of Social Work). She is a member of the Safe in Our Town Committee in Glen Innes, which raises awareness of domestic violence and facilitates action research opportunities.