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A/PROF BRIGID JORDAN



Contact Details

Organization: Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital, Psychiatry
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow), Honorary (Senior Fellow)
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Work: 93454090
Room: W2.003
Level: 02
Building: Research Precinct Building
Campus: Royal Childrens Hospital

Biography

Brigid Jordan is Associate Professor of Paediatric Social Work (Infant and Family) at the Royal Children's Hospital. This poistion is a joint endeavour between The Royal Children's Hospital and the Department of Paediatrics at The University of Melbourne and is supported by a grant from Melbourne Community Foundation. This position provides leadership in practice based paediatric social work research and knowledge transfer in the field of infant mental health. Dr Jordan is also Group Leader of the Social and Mental Health Aspects of Serious Illness Research Group at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.

Brigid was involved with colleagues in establishing  the Graduate Diploma and Masters courses in Infant Mental Health offered through the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Melbourne.

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Social Work University of Melbourne 01-Dec-1983
PhD University of Melbourne 01-Dec-2001

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Association of Social Workers Accredited Member 01-Mar-1984
Member Australian Association for Infant Mental Health Past President 01-Mar-1992
Member World Association for Infant Mental Health Executive Committee Member and Board of Directors member 2000-2006 01-Jan-2000
Member International Society on Infant Studies Member 01-Dec-2007

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) World Association for Infant Mental Health In recognition of significant contribution to the field of infant mental health 01-Aug-2008

Government Research Classifications

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 2011

Journal Articles

  • Focusing the lens: The infant's point of view. Discussion of Brief interventions with parents, infants, and young children: A Framework for thinking
    Year: 2011
    Journal: Infant Mental Health Journal
    Volume: 32
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 687-693
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Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Health and well-being in school age children following persistent crying in infancy
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 254-262
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Clinical predictors for pathological gastro oesophageal reflux in infants with persistent distress
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 134-139
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  • Effect of anti-reflux medication, placebo and infant mental health intervention on persistent crying: A randomized clinical trial
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 49-58
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Persistent crying in infancy
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 181
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 507-512
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  • Problem crying in infancy
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 181
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 507-512
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