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Dr Rojan Afrouz

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Position

Lecturer, Social Work

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Health & Social Dev

Campus

Geelong Waterfront Campus

Contact

z.afrouz@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 524 79612

Biography

Rojan is a lecturer in social work at Deakin University. She completed her BSW and MSW in Tehran, where she worked as a social worker for several years prior to moving to Australia. She worked with disadvantaged individuals and communities and actively promoted social work policy and strategies to support women and children in Tehran. She completed her PhD in 2019 from Deakin University, which focused on Afghan women’s perceptions and understanding of domestic violence and their barriers to seeking help in Australia. Apart from her ongoing interest in researching domestic violence, she is working on new approaches to social work practice, research, and education. 

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Research interests

Addressing violence against women 

New approach to social work education, research and practice

Units taught

HSW452 Working in Uncertainty 

HSW235 Community Development 

HSW111 Theories for Social Work practice 

Knowledge areas

Uncertainty and social work, Critical social work, feminist social work. 

Research on domestic violence against women 

Conferences

• Department of Social Work, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Iranian Scientific Association of Social Work 11th – 12h September 2021 Online Symposium Abstract Title: Approaching uncertainty in social work education, a lesson from COVID-19 pandemic.
• The 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference (IFSW, APASWE, AASW). Social Work and the Sustainable Development Goals. November 11-13 2021 Brisbane, Australia. Abstract Title: Family violence at the time of pandemic: The impact on women from CALD communities. With Dr Kim Robinson

Publications

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2023

When primary healthcare meets queerstory: community-based system dynamics influencing regional/rural LGBTQ + people's access to quality primary healthcare in Australia

James Lucas, Rojan Afrouz, Andrew Brown, Sarah Epstein, Joleen Ryan, Joshua Hayward, Sharon Brennan-Olsen

(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, BMC Public Health, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Social Work Practice for Muslim Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Australia, a Critical Approach to Practice

Rojan Afrouz

(2023), Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2022

Anti-oppressive Practice in Social Work with Women Wearing Hijab

Rojan Afrouz, Beth Crisp

(2022), Vol. 9, pp. 203-218, Exploring Islamic Social Work, Cham, Switzerland, B1

book chapter

Afghan women perceptions of gender roles, possibilities and barriers to change after settlement in Australia: A qualitative study

R Afrouz, B Crisp, A Taket

(2022), pp. 1-18, Qualitative Social Work, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Developing inclusive, diverse and collaborative social work education and practice in Australia

Rojan Afrouz

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 280-296, CRITICAL AND RADICAL SOCIAL WORK, C1

journal article

LGBTQ+ Loss and Grief in a Cis-Heteronormative Pandemic: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of the COVID-19 Literature

J Lucas, J Lucas, S Bouchoucha, S Bouchoucha, R Afrouz, R Afrouz, K Reed, K Reed, S Brennan-Olsen, S Brennan-Olsen

(2022), Vol. 32, pp. 2102-2117, Qualitative Health Research, United States, C1

journal article
2021

Experiences of domestic violence among newly arrived afghan women in Australia, a qualitative study

R Afrouz, B Crisp, A Taket

(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 445-464, British Journal of Social Work, C1

journal article

Understandings and Perceptions of Domestic Violence Among Newly Arrived Afghan Women in Australia

R Afrouz, B Crisp, A Taket

(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 2511-2529, Violence Against Women, United States, C1

journal article

Approaching uncertainty in social work education, a lesson from COVID-19 pandemic

R Afrouz

(2021), Vol. 20, pp. 561-567, Qualitative social work, London, Eng., C1

journal article

The Nature, Patterns and Consequences of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse: A Scoping Review

R Afrouz

(2021), pp. 1-15, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Exploring Rural and Regional Social Workers' Perceptions and Practices of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse

S Williams, R Afrouz, S Vassos

(2021), Australian Social Work, C1

journal article

Afghan Women's Barriers to Seeking Help for Domestic Violence in Australia

R Afrouz, B Crisp, A Taket

(2021), Australian Social Work, C1

journal article
2020

Seeking Help in Domestic Violence Among Muslim Women in Muslim-Majority and Non-Muslim-Majority Countries: A Literature Review

R Afrouz, B Crisp, A Taket

(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 551-566, Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, United States, C1

journal article

Online education in social work, effectiveness, benefits, and challenges: a scoping review

Rojan Afrouz, Beth Crisp

(2020), Vol. 74, pp. 55-67, Australian social work, Abingdon, Eng., C1

journal article
2018

Religious literacy for responding to violence and abuse involves the capacity to go beyond stereotypes

B Crisp, S Epstein, R Afrouz, A Taket

(2018), Vol. 11, pp. 100-108, International journal of human rights in healthcare, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

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Supervisions

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