Prof Christopher Trotter - Researcher Profile

Biography

Christopher works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as an Associate Professor.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Books

McNeill, F., Raynor, P., Trotter, C. (eds), 2010, Offender Supervision, Willen Publishing, USA.

Sheehan, R., McIvor, G., Trotter, C. (eds), 2010, Working With Women Offenders in the Community, Willan Publishing, USA.

Trotter, C.J., 2007, Working with involuntary clients, Akashi Shoten, Tokyo.

Trotter, C.J., 2006, Working with involuntary clients: a guide to practice, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest NSW Australia.

Trotter, C.J., 2004, Helping Abused Children and their Families: Towards an evidence-based practice model, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest NSW Australia.

Trotter, C.J., Sheehan, R., Liddell, M.J., Strong, D., Laragy, C., 1999, Evaluation of the statewide implementation of family group conferencing, Victorian Government Dept of Human Services, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Trotter, C.J., 1999, Working with involuntary clients, Sage, London UK.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Family Problem Solving - Report to Vic Safe, Department of Social Work & Human Services, Monash, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Book Chapters

McNeill, F., Raynor, P., Trotter, C., 2010, Conclusion: Where are we now?, in Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice, eds Fergus McNeill, Peter Raynor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 534-547.

Sheehan, R., McIvor, G., Trotter, C., 2010, Introduction, in Working with women offenders in the community, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. xvii-xxvi.

McNeill, F., Raynor, P., Trotter, C., 2010, Introduction: "What's New and Exciting?", in Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice, eds Fergus McNeill, Peter Raynor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 1-15.

Trotter, C., 2010, Mentoring, in Working with women offenders in the community, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 261-278.

Trotter, C., Evans, P., 2010, Supervision skills in juvenile justice, in Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice, eds Fergus McNeill, Peter Raynor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 130-152.

Trotter, C., 2010, Task centred practice in Australia, in Social work practice research for the 21st century, eds Anne Fortune, Philip McCallion and Katharine Briar-Lawson, Columbia University Press, USA, pp. 227-230.

Trotter, C., 2010, Working with families in criminal justice, in Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice, eds Fergus McNeill, Peter Raynor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 282-300.

Sheehan, R., McIvor, G., Trotter, C., 2010, Working with women offenders in the community: What works?, in Working with women offenders in the community, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, USA, pp. 342-363.

Trotter, C.J., 2009, Corrections field, in Assessment and Report Writing in the Human Services, eds Helen Cleak, Cengage Learning, Melbourne, pp. 63-72.

Trotter, C.J., 2009, Work with Involuntary Clients in Corrections, in Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients, eds Ronald H Rooney, Columbia University Press, New York, pp. 387-401.

Trotter, C.J., 2008, Involuntary Clients: A Review of the Literature, in The carrot or the stick? Towards Effective practice with involuntary clients in safeguarding children work, eds Martin Calder, Russell House, UK, pp. 3-11.

Sheehan, R.J., McIvor, G., Trotter, C.J., 2007, Introduction, in What Works with Women Offenders, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, UK, pp. xv-xxi.

Trotter, C.J., 2007, Parole and probation, in What Works with Women Offenders, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, UK, pp. 124-141.

Trotter, C.J., 2007, Pro-Social modelling, in Developments in Social Work with Offenders, eds Gill McIvor and Peter Raynor, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK, pp. 212-223.

Sheehan, R.J., McIvor, G., Trotter, C.J., 2007, What does work for women offenders?, in What Works with Women Offenders, eds Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor and Chris Trotter, Willan Publishing, UK, pp. 300-310.

Trotter, C.J., 2006, Child protection, in Social Work and Human Services Best Practice, eds Wing Honh Chui, Jill Wilson, Federation Press, Annandale NSW Australia, pp. 13-26.

Journal Articles

Trotter, C.J., Evans, P., 2012, Analysis of supervision skills in youth probation, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology [P], vol 45, issue 2, Sage Publications, Australia, pp. 255-273.

Trotter, C.J., 2012, Effective community-based supervision of young offenders, Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice [P], vol 448, Australian Institute of Criminology, Australia, pp. 1-7.

Trotter, C.J., Ward, A., 2012, Involuntary clients pro-social modelling and ethics, Ethics and Social Welfare [P], vol 6, Routlege, UK, p. 3.

Trotter, C.J., Sheehan, R.J., McIvor, G., 2012, The effectiveness of support and rehabilitation services for women offenders, Australian Social Work [P], vol 65, issue 1, Australian Association of Social Workers, Australia, pp. 6-20.

Baidawi, S., Turner, S., Trotter, C., Browning, C., Collier, P., O'Connor, D., Sheehan, R., 2011, Older prisoners—A challenge for Australian corrections, Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice [P], vol 426, Australian Institute of Criminology, Australia, pp. 1-8.

Oliaro-Vancorler, L., Trotter, C., 2010, A comparison of on-campus and off-campus (or distance) social work education, Australian Social Work [P], vol 63, issue 3, Routledge, UK, pp. 329-344.

Trotter, C., 2009, Pro-Social Modelling, European Journal of Probation [E], vol 1, issue 2, University of Bucharest, UK, pp. 142-152.

Trotter, C.J., 2009, Pro-Social modelling, Social Work Now [P], vol 42, Child, Youth and Family, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 12-17.

McIvor, G., Trotter, C.J., Sheehan, R.J., 2009, Women, resettlement and desistance, Probation Journal [P], vol 56, issue 4, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 347-361.

Trotter, C.J., 2008, What does client satisfaction tell us about effectiveness?, Child Abuse Review, vol 17, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 262-274.

Trotter, C., Cox, D., Crawford, K., 2002, Family problem solving: A case study, Australian Social Work, vol 55, issue 2, Australian Association of Social Workers, ACT Australia, pp. 119-127.

Trotter, C.J., 2002, Worker Skill and Client Outcome in Child Protection, Child Abuse Review, vol 11, issue 1, Wiley Interscience, London UK, pp. 38-50.

Trotter, C.J., Hewitt, L., 2001, Practice experience and social work education, Australian Social Work, vol 54, issue 4, Australian Association of Social Workers, Australia, pp. 13-18.

Trotter, C.J., 2000, Family Group Conferencing - An Evaluation, Children Australia, vol 25 issue 4, OZ Child & La Trobe University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 37-41.

Trotter, C.J., Sheehan, R., 2000, Family Group Conferencing in Child Protection, Children Australia, vol 25 issue 4, Oz Child & La Trobe University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 37-41.

Trotter, C.J., 2000, Family Group Conferencing in Child Protection, Children Australia, Oz Child & La Trobe University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 37-41.

Trotter, C.J., 2000, Social Work education, pro-social orientation and effective probation practice, Probation Journal, National Association of Probation Officers, London UK, pp. 256-261.

Trotter, C.J., 2000, Social Work education, pro-social orientation and effective probation practice, Probation Journal, vol 47 issue 4, National Association of Probation Officers, London UK, pp. 256-261.

Trotter, C.J., 2000, Teaching Family Work - Integrating Teaching Practice & Evaluation, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, vol 3 issue 1, AASWWE, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 161-170.

Trotter, C.J., 1999, Don't throw the baby out with the bath water - In defence of problem solving, Australian Social Work, vol 52 issue 4, Australian Assn of Social Workers, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 51-55.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Why Social Workers Made Good Probation Officers, Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, vol 2, Australian Association of Social Workers, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 150-159.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Working with Mandated Clients - A pro-social approach, Australian Journal of Social Work, vol 50, Australian Association of Social Workers, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 19-28.

Conference Proceedings

Trotter, C.J., 2001, What makes workers effective?, Sustaining Effectiveness in Working With Offenders, 11 July 2000 to12 July 2000, The Cognitive Centre Foundation Publications, Dinas Powys Wales, pp. 79-91.

Trotter, C.J., Sheehan, R., Liddell, M.J., Strong, D., Laragy, C., 1998, Family Group Conferencing in Victorian Child Protection, Protecting Children: Innovation & Inspiration, Auckland NZ 6-9 September 1998, ISPCAN, Auckland NZ, p. 236.

Trotter, C.J., 1998, Public Opinion & Sentencing - A Victorian Survey, Crime, Criminology & Justice: Current Trends and Future Directions, Brisbane QLD, 8-10 July 1998, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Qld Australia, p. 61.

Trotter, C.J., 1998, Working Towards Positive Outcomes in Child Protection, ISPCAN 1998 Book of Abstracts, Auckland NZ 6-9 September 1998, ISPCAN, Auckland NZ, p. 174.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Effective Casework: The Relationship Between Intervention Styles and Outcome in Child Protection, Social Work Influencing Outcomes, Canberra, 21-24 September 1997, Australian Association of Social Workers, Canberra ACT Australia, p. 152.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Public Opinion and Sentencing, Social Work Influencing Outcomes, Canberra, 21-24 September 1997, Australian Association of Social Workers, Canberra ACT Australia, p. 151.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, The Relationship Between Intervention Methods and Client Outcomes in Child Protection, The 5th International Family Violence Research Conference, New Hampshire, USA, 29 June - 2 July 1997, Family Violence Research Laboratory, New Hampshire USA, p. B3.

Other

Trotter, C.J., 2004, Engagement with involuntary clients, Practice skills in social work & welfare: more than just common sense, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest NSW Australia.

Trotter, C.J., 1997, Juvenile Crime Justice and Corrections, Victorian Social Work, Australian Association of Social Workers (Vic.), Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 23.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Accessibility to services for people with an acquired brain injury and complex needs..

Supervisors:

Mendes, P (Main), Trotter, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Disrupted childhoods: the care needs of children of incarcerated mothers with mental illness.

Supervisors:

Flynn, C (Main), Mccauley, K (Associate), Trotter, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Effective/successful methods of challenging pro-criminal attitudes and beliefs of juvenile offenders..

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Heydon, G (Associate), Snow, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Satisfaction and Outcomes Following Psychiatric Triage Assessment at Public Hospital Emergency Departments.

Supervisors:

Sheehan, R (Main), Trotter, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The concept and practice of case management pertaining to clients, workers and community workers in the Juvenile Justice System.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Farnworth, L (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effects of a pro criminal peer group on the identity of young offenders.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Lewis, C (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The experience of transition from prison to community among aging offenders in Victoria, Australia..

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Sheehan, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

What is the relationship between the learning disability Dyslexia and offending behaviour in adolescent males?.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Snow, P (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Flynn, C.

Program of Study:

Waiting for mum: the impact of maternal incarceration on adolescent children. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Sheehan, R (Main), Trotter, C (Associate).

Student:

Meister, P.

Program of Study:

Male help-seeking behaviour: why men access and continue with mental health counselling treatment. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Haigh, C (Associate), Sullivan, G (Associate).

Student:

Oliaro, L.

Program of Study:

Social work education: what we can learn from on- and off- campus graduates. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Brown, T (Joint).

Student:

Walker, S.

Program of Study:

Clients' use of brief solution focussed therapy in their natural environment: an exploratory study. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Trotter, C (Main), Mendes, P (Associate).