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MS HELEN CAHILL



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: SENIOR LECTURER: STUDENT WELLBEING
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Work: 83449641
Fax: 83449632
Level: 02
Building: 234 Queensberry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Teacher education: Secondary; Student engagement and pedagogy Australia
Curriculum studies: Arts education; Use of drama in health promotion Australia
Student attitudes and experience; Mental health Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma in Education Melbourne College of Advanced Education
Master of Education University of Melbourne 01-Jun-2001
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 23-Aug-2009

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellors Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning 01-Jul-2007

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
INTERACTIVE TRAINING FOR PEER IDU EDUCATORS Chief Investigator WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 01/08/2007
CREATING CONNECTIONS: BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS BY TALKING ABOUT LIFE, LOVE AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING HIV) Chief Investigator FORD FOUNDATION,
VIETNAM WOMENS UNION
01/08/2007
CONTINUITY OF CARE Chief Investigator AUSTRALIAN PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION (APAPDC) 11/12/2007
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE HEALTH PROMOTION CURRICULUM ADDRESSING SMOKING, BODY IMAGE AND SAFE INTERNET USE Chief Investigator LIFE EDUCATION ACTIVITY PROGAM 06/06/2008
ADVOCACY SKILLS TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY GROUPS OF 14 PROJECT PROVINCES Chief Investigator WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 14/10/2008
REVISING AND UPDATING THE LEAD RESOURCE Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & WORKPLACE RELATIONS 21/04/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Resisting Risk and Rescue as the Raison d'Etre for Arts Interventions
    Year: 2008
    Book: The Arts and Youth at Risk: Global and Local Challlenges
    Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing(Newcastle upon Tyne)
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Challenges in adopting evidence-based school drug education programmes


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Drug and Alcohol Review
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 673-679
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Powerful roles: Kids as co-investigators, coaches and key informants in communication training for education and health professionals


    Year: 2007
    Event name: Are we there yet? Past learnings, current realities, future directions for youth affairs in Australia: National Youth Affairs Conference
    Conference Publication: Are We There Yet? National Youth Affairs Conference Proceedings: Peer Reviewed Papers
    Page numbers: 19-26
    Publisher: Youth Affairs Council of Victoria(Melbourne)
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Reports

  • Generations in dialogue about the future: The hopes and fears of young Australians
    Year: 2007
    Customer: The University of Melbourne
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Creating school environments that promote social emotional wellbeing
    Year: 2006
    Book: Schools and Diversity
    Publisher: Pearson Education Australia(Frenchs Forest)
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  • Devising classroom drug education programs
    Year: 2006
    Book: Drug Education in Schools
    Publisher: IP Communications(Hawthorn East)
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Journal Articles

  • Coping with grief and loss through literature
    Year: 2006
    Journal: EQ Australia
    Volume: Autumn 2006
    Page numbers: 41-42
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  • Research Acts: Using the Drama Workshop as a Site for Conducting Participatory Action Research
    Year: 2006
    Journal: NJ - Drama Australia Journal
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 61-72
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  • Sensitive Issues:Supportive Structures
    Year: 2006
    Journal: NJ - Drama Australia Journal
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 7-22
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Major Reference Works

  • L.E.A.D. Leading Education about Drugs: School Participatory Approaches 2006:L.E.A.D. Leading Education about Drugs: School Participatory Approaches 2006 - DEST Resource Manual
    Year: 2006
    Reference Work Title: L.E.A.D. Leading Education about Drugs: School Participatory Approaches 2006
    Publisher: Department of Education, Science and Training
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Reports

  • Preventing drug-related harm:  A guide for the student welfare coordinator
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Department of Education & Training
    Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia(Canberra)
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Publications in 2005

Books

  • Literature for Life: Enhancing social and emotional literacy through the English curriculum - senior primary program
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Good Grief(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Learning in partnership: School students as tertiary teachers
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Connect
    Volume: 154-155
    Page numbers: 3-5
    Publisher: Connect(Melbourne)
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  • Profound learning: Drama partnerships between adolescents and tertiary students of medicine and education
    Year: 2005
    Journal: NJ - Drama Australia Journal
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 59-72
    Publisher: National Association for Drama Education
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Reports

  • A Toolkit of Interventions to Assist Young People to Negotiate Transitional Pathways
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
    Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia(Canberra)
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  • L.E.A.D: Leading education about drugs - student participatory approaches
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Forging Partnerships and Building Communities: Drama at the heart of innovative learning partnerships between school and students of Medicine and Education
    Year: 2004
    Journal: ADEM (Australian Drama Education Magazine)
    Volume: 9
    Page numbers: 11-15
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Reports

  • Principles for school drug education
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Department of Education, Science and Training
    Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
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  • The Welfare Needs of Victorian Catholic Schools
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Translating Caring Into Action: an evaluation of the victorian catholic education student welfare professional development initiative
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Catholic Education Commission, Victoria
    Report No:: August 2004
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Using role play techniques to enhance engagment in the health class - issues and strategies


    Year: 2003
    Journal: Health Education Australia Journal
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 17-23
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  • Enhancing Professional Practice: an innovative professional development strategy to support teachers in school-based mental health promotion
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of In-Service Education
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 277 - 293
    Publisher: Triangle Journals(Oxford)
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Reports

  • Student Action Teams: Phase 2 - 2001-2002
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Report No:: 22
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Establishing a Role for Schools in Mental Health Promotion: The MindMatters Project
    Year: 2002
    Book: Mental Health Promotion and Young People: Concepts and Practice
    Publisher: McGraw Hill Australia(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Defining Moments: An Approach to Bullying through Drama Class


    Year: 2002
    Journal: ADEM (Australian Drama Education Magazine)
    Volume: 7
    Page numbers: 38-42
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  • Teaching for Community: Empowerment Through Drama
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Melbourne Studies in Education
    Volume: 43
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 12-25
    Publisher: Arena Printing and Publishing(Fitzroy)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Promoting Well-being
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Learning Matters
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 46-49
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  • Symbiotic Strategies for Empowerment Through the Aesthetic
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Mask
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 31-36
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