SPEAKER

Aron Shlonsky is Professor and Head of Department (Social Work) at Monash University School of Primary and Allied Health Care. Shlonsky is known internationally for his work in child and youth services, particularly in the generation, synthesis and implementation of evidence to inform practice and policy in the child and family services field. He has been primary chief investigator, Chief Investigator, or Co-Investigator on over 80 contracts and grants in Australia and internationally. 

 He is Co-Author with Bianca Albers and Robyn Mildon of Implementation Science 3.0 (Springer, 2020) and with Rami Benbenishty of From Evidence to Outcomes: An international reader (Oxford University Press, 2014) – both of which are among the first books to bring together Common Elements / Core Components and Implementation Science with more standard approaches to evidence-informed practice. Shlonsky has authored and co-authored over 250 other books, peer-reviewed articles and government reports in areas such as decision-making and risk assessment in child welfare, youth justice and domestic violence services, the predictors and effects of sibling separation in foster care, issues surrounding kinship foster care, and the teaching and implementation of evidence-informed practice.

This is a dialogue between speakers on the panel to discuss their reflections on the day, and summarise main takeaways and next steps.