Dr Chris Horsell

Dr Chris Horsell

Lecturer

School of Social Work and Social Care

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Year Citation
2026 Jarldorn, M., & Horsell, C. (2026). The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism, by Jathan Sadowski, Oakland, CA, USA, University of California Press, 2025, 296 pp., $24.95 (paperback), ISBN 9780520398078; $24.95 (ebook), ISBN 9780520398085. Australian Social Work, 1-2.
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2025 Horsell, C., & Lancione, C. (2025). Challenges to practicum: the neliberal context. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 26(1), 122-127.
2025 Yu, N., Zufferey, C., Horsell, C., Cowie, J., & Le, T. M. (2025). Use of Actors in Simulations for Social Work Eduaction: A Scoping Review. Research On Social Work Practice, online, 1-14.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Challenging the neoliberal paradigm: homelessness, displacement and the need for care. Australian Social Work, 77(1), 1-4.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Utopian thinking, social work and homelessness: critiquing ideas regarding welfare dependence. Australian Social Work, 77(1), 35-46.
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2023 Horsell, C. (2023). Intersectionality and Homelessness. Parity, 36(6), 58-59.
2023 Horsell, C. (2023). Recognition, social work and homelessness. International Social Work, 66(6), 1715-1726.
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2022 Horsell, C., & Lancione, C. (2022). Teaching about policy responses to homelessness: policy practice in social work. Parity, 35(1), 17-18.
2022 Horsell, C. (2022). Recognition, social work and homelessness. Parity, 35(1), 21-23.
2020 Horsell, C. (2020). Problematising disability: a critical policy analysis of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme. Australian Social Work, 76(1), 1-13.
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2019 Horsell, C. (2019). Utopian method and homelessness. Parity, 32(7), 44-46.
2017 Horsell, C. (2017). A politics of compassion: informing a new social policy for homelessness?. International Social Work, 60(4), 966-975.
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2013 Horsell, C. (2013). Homelessness, social policy and difference. Advances in Social Work & Welfare Education, 15(2), 39-55.
2010 Horsell, C. (2010). Report on research: social inclusion and homelessness in South Australia: a critical appraisal. Parity, 23(4), 31-33.
2006 Horsell, C. (2006). Homelessness and social exclusion: A foucauldian perspective for social workers. Australian Social Work, 59(2), 213-225.
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Year Citation
2026 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2026). Hope and social work practice. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 65-84). Routledge.
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2026 Horsell, C., & Zufferey, C. (2026). Radical hope, critical pedagogy and social work. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 51-64). Routledge.
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2026 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2026). Hopes for a violence-free world. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 182-196). Routledge.
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2026 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2026). Conclusion. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 197-200). Routledge.
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2026 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2026). Hope and social work research. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 37-50). Routledge.
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2026 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2026). Introduction. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 1-12). Routledge.
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2026 Horsell, C., & Zufferey, C. (2026). The theory of hope. In Radical Hope in Social Work (pp. 15-36). Routledge.
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2026 Horsell, C. (2026). Housing homelessness and the Law. In S. Rice, A. Day, L. Briskman, & S. Jamieson (Eds.), Social Work in the Shadow of the Law (6th ed., pp. 357-373). Sydney: Federation Press.
2025 Zufferey, C., Cowie, J., & Horsell, C. (2025). Using a complex case study to develop student skills and confidence in a social work studio space. In M. Hudson (Ed.), Source details - Title: Tutorial Ideas for Educators on The Run (pp. 71-79). Singapore: Springer.
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2024 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2024). Intersectional perspectives on homelessness and social work. In B. Akkan (Ed.), Source details - Title: Overlapping Inequalities in the Welfare State: Strengths and Challenges of Intersectionality Framework (pp. 331-343). Switzerland: Springer.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Utopian Thinking, Social Work and Social Policy. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 34-66). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). History and Meaning of Utopia. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 6-33). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Utopian Thinking in Social Work and Policy Research. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 113-133). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Utopian Thinking and Social Work Education. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 89-112). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Introduction. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 1-5). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Utopia, Social Change and Literature. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 67-88). Routledge.
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2024 Horsell, C. (2024). Conclusion. In Utopian Thinking and Social Work (pp. 134-149). Routledge.
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2022 Burgess, K., Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). Classed mobilities, older generations and home. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 151-168). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). Revisioning home in social work: conclusion. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 199-204). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). Disability, home and social work. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 169-182). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). Sexualities, home and social work. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 183-198). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). The complexities of home in social work: introduction. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 10-24). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Horsell, C. (2022). Home, homeownership and housing policy. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 45-59). UK: Routledge.
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2022 Zufferey, C., & Horsell, C. (2022). Without a house and home: homelessness. In Source details - Title: The Complexities of Home in Social Work (pp. 81-97). UK: Routledge.
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2018 Horsell, C., & Zufferey, C. (2018). Homelessness in Australia. In C. Zufferey, & N. Yu (Eds.), Source details - Title: Faces of Homelessness in the Asia Pacific (pp. 133-145). UK: Routledge.
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2017 Horsell, C., & Zufferey, C. (2017). Homelessness in Australia. In Faces of Homelessness in the Asia Pacific (pp. 133-145).
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Courses I teach

  • WELF 5096 Ethical Decision Making (2025)
  • WELF 5099 Social Work and Policy Practice (2025)
  • WELF 5104 Social Work Practice Skills (2025)
  • WELF 5105 Social Work Practicum 1 (2025)
  • WELF 5106 Social Work Practicum 2 (2025)
  • WELF 5096 Ethical Decision Making (2024)
  • WELF 5099 Social Work and Policy Practice (2024)
  • WELF 5104 Social Work Practice Skills (2024)
  • WELF 5105 Social Work Practicum 1 (2024)
  • WELF 5106 Social Work Practicum 2 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor 428 - The experiences of service users with Automated Decision-Making systems in social services in Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Adrian Vergara Jimenez
2023 Co-Supervisor Constructing individuals with mental illness in community treatment orders (CTO): A discourse analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Michelle Caruso

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