Dr. Judy Gillespie
Assistant Professor
Educational Background
- PhD, University of British Columbia (Community and Regional Planning)
- MSW, University of Calgary
- BSW, University of Calgary
General Background
Judy interests are in the area of child welfare with a particular focus on governance and the role of community. Her practice experience includes child protection supervision and staff training and development including development and implementation of joint training for child welfare workers and RCMP officers in the investigation of child sexual abuse. Her practice has also included Mental Health therapist, and has co-facilitation of group treatment programs for abusive men. She has also practiced community organizing in a variety of settings with much of this occurring in rural areas and Aboriginal communities in northern Alberta.
Teaching Interests
- Child welfare practice
- Canadian and comparative family and child welfare policy
- Community practice
- Social theory
- interprofessional education
- Team-based learning
Research Interests
- The role of community in the goverance of child welfare
- Sustainable community development
- Professional practice in rural and northern communities
- University-community collaboration
Current Research
Network Governance to Address Off-reserve Aboriginal Child Welfare in Rural and Remote Localities, Primary Investigator
Research Collaborator: Dennis Whitford, Senior Advisor Aboriginal Services, Northwest Child and Family Services Authority
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Amount: $78,000
Dates: April, 2008 – March, 2012
Recruitment and Retention in Rural and Remote Child and Youth Mental Health: Best Practices Models and Innovations, Primary Investigator
Funded by: Lower Similkameen Community Services Society and British Columbia Ministry of Child and Family Development
Amount: $61,600
Dates: July, 2007-June, 2011
Education for Effective Interprofessional Practice in Child Welfare, Co-investigator
Primary Investigator: Robert Whiteley (Education)
Co-investigators: Wilda Watts (Nursing), Cathy Robinson (Nursing)
Amount: $10,000
Funded by: UBC Okanagan Integration of Teaching and Research Grant
Dates: April, 2010-March, 2012
Publications
Journal Articles (Refereed)
Gillespie, J. (Accepted). Enhancing social work education through team based learning. Journal of Social Work Education.
Gillespie, J., Whitford, D. & Abel, M. (2010). Community networking: A policy approach to enhance Aboriginal child welfare in off-reserve communities. Indigenous PolicyJournal, 21(3). 1-19.
Gillespie, J., Whiteley R., Watts, W., Dattolo, L. & Jones, D. (2010). Interprofessional education in child welfare: A university-community collaboration between nursing, education and social work. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 23(1), 5-15.
Gillespie, J. L.. (2009). Family centers in rural communities: Lessons for policy, planning and practice. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 90(1), 96-102.
Gillespie, J. L..(2007). Restructuring the governance of child welfare in a remote, resource based community: Implications of economic crisis and community change. Rural Social Work and Community Practice, 12 (1), 29-39.
Chapters in Edited Books (Refereed)
Gillespie. J. & Whitford, D. (2010) Keeping the circle strong: Community networking to address off-reserve child welfare. In J.P. White & J. Bruhn (Eds.), Aboriginal policy research: Exploring the urban landscape, Vol. 8 (pp.151-170). Toronto: Thompson.
Book Reviews
Gillespie, J. L. (2007). Review of: Handbook of Community-Based Clinical Practice. 2006. 561 pages. Smith College Studies in Social Work,77(4), 117-122.
Working Papers
Gillespie, J. (2001). University community collaboration: Understanding incentives, challenges and approaches. Vancouver, BC: Centre for Human Settlements University of British Columbia.
Ph. D. Dissertation
Restructuring the Child Welfare Dialectic: State Community interactions and Community Responses in the Governance of Child Welfare in Rural and Remote Localities. (2006) University of British Columbia. (Supervisor: Dr. Nora Angeles)
Master’s Thesis
Risk Assessment and Intervention Decisions in Child Welfare. (1992). University of Calgary. (Supervisor: Dr. Michael Rothery)
Invited Conference Presentations
Gillespie, Judy (Oct, 2010) Making the path by walking: Strengthening Aboriginal child welfare through community networking. Northwest Child and Family Services Aboriginal Pillar Conference: Honoring Our Children. Peace River, AB. (Keynote presentation)
Gillespie, Judy and Salverda, Menno. (Oct. 2009). Making your city fit for children. Cities Fit For Children: A Provincial Summit. Langley, BC. (Plenary Session)
International Conference Presentations (Refereed)
Gillespie, Judy. (June, 2010). Community network analysis: A postmodern research agenda for child welfare. Pathways to Resilience II Conference: The Social Ecology of Resilience. Halifax, NS.
Gillespie, Judy. (June, 2010). Novel Ideas: Spirituality and Community in a Clinical Social Work Course. International Conference on Spirituality and Social Work, Calgary, Alberta.
Whiteley, Robert, Gillespie, Judy, Watts, Wilda & Dattolo, Lina. (June, 2009).State of the Child Report: Innovative Interprofessional Practice and Children at Risk. Diversity and Sustainability through Citizenship: Issues for Social and Economics Educators. International Association for Citizenship, Social and Economics Education. Kelowna, BC.
Gillespie, Judy, Whiteley, Robert & Dattolo, Lina. (May, 2009). Interprofessional Education to address child welfare: An international research agenda. Collaborating Across Borders II: Building Bridges Between Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAB II), Halifax, NS.
Gillespie, Judy (Oct, 2007). Team-Based Learning: Enhancing Students Individual and Cooperative Learning Skills and Motivation. 53rd Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education; San Francisco, California.
National Conference Presentations (Refereed)
Gillespie, Judy, Whiteley, Robert & Macdonald, Laurie. (May, 2009). Advancing interprofessional education in child welfare: Bringing together social work, nursing and education. Social Work Identity in the Age of Interdisciplinarity and Globalization. Canadian Associaion of Social Work Educators. Ottawa, ON.
Gillespie, Judy & Whitford, Dennis. (Feb. 2009). Network governance: A policy framework for enhancing Aboriginal child welfare in off-reserve rural and remote contexts. Aboriginal Policy Research Conference. Ottawa, ON.
Provincial/Regional Conference Presentations (Non-Refereed)
Whiteley, Robert, Gillespie, Judy, Robinson, Cathy, Dattolo, Lina & Jones, Darren. (May, 2010) Interprofessional Education in Nursing, Social Work and Education. Learning through Research: The Sixth Annual UBC Okanagan Learning Conference. Kelowna, BC.
Gillespie, Judy. (Nov 2008). Knowledge Translation and networking to address healthy child development. Leaders, Innovators and Healers in Child and Youth Health Research. Child and Youth Health Research Network Conference. Vernon, BC.
Graduate Student Supervision
IGS Ph.D. Supervision
- Pierce, Joanna (In Progress) "Narratives of professional identity in northern and remote practice"
MSW Thesis Supervision
- Finlay, Rebecca (In Progress)
- Austin, Lorry-Ann (In Progress)
IGS Thesis Committee Membership
- Allen, Patrick (Completed Oct, 2010) “Participating on the Geoweb: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Geoweb for Supporting Participation in Environmental Governance issues in the Okanagan Valley of British Colum
MSW Thesis Committee Membership
- Cooke, Heather (In Progress)
- Stack, Anne (In Progress)
- St. Jean, Sean (Completed Aug. 2010) "Stilling the pendulum: Developing social work theory that offers a better prescription for practice."
- Hough, Amy (Completed July, 2010) "Exploration of selected concepts from Judith Butler: with application to the understanding of gender identity in social work practice with marginalized female adolescents."
- Hendricks, Ryan (Completed Mar, 2010) "A discourse analysis of the Mental Health Survival Kit informed by post-structural theories."
MSW Major Paper Supervision
- Dattolo, Lina (In Progress)
- Sullivan, Olivia (In Progress)
- Rutko, Ebony (Completed April, 2010) "Where's the wilderness in wilderness therapy?"
- Stewart, Shannon (Completed April, 2010) "Barriers to mental health services for aboriginal children and youth."
- Casper, Lorinda (Completed December, 2009) "Aboriginal infant mental health."
- Rigby, Nadine (Completed December, 2009) "Addressing homelessness through community capacity building."
- Webb, Ian (Completed Nov, 2009) "The therapeutic allicance, interpersonal neurobiology and the treatment of concurrent disorders."
- Fulton, Amy (Completed Aug, 2009) "Sense of place, social relationships and spirituality: Considerations for clinical assessment."
- Aiken, Marji (Completed March, 2009) "Co-morbid trauma and addiction: An examination of treatment approaches.'
- Gallagher, Sarah (Completed March, 2009) "The co-construction of the sibling relationship for children in foster care."
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