Suzanne Dawson
School of Allied Health Science and Practice
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Suzanne holds an adjunct position as Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Allied Health Science and Practice.
She has over 25 years experience working as an Occupational Therapist in mental health services in the UK and Australia. Suzanne is a practice-based researcher and is passionate about implementation and evaluation of psycho-social evidence based practices in clinical settings. This includes a focus on inter-disciplinary research with the aim of fostering positive changes in approaches, practices and culture in mental health services. Suzanne's research is informed by the exploration of service users and clinicians experiences of care and aims to improve consumer outcomes and experiences.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Practitioner Fellow Flinders University 2022 - ongoing Principal Occupational Therapist SALHN 2021 - 2022 Lecturer The University of Adelaide 2014 - 2016 Research Associate Flinders University 2009 - 2022 Senior Occupational Therapist CALHN -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 Flinders University Australia PhD 2013 University of Adelaide Australia MClSc 2001 University of East Anglia UK PGDip in CBT 1991 University of South Australia Australia BAppSc (OT) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Kernot, J., Goh, J., Aguilar, A., Muller, J., & Dawson, S. (2024). Individual placement and support: A qualitative investigation of carers' experiences supporting someone experiencing mental illness into employment. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 71(2), 240-250.
2023 Oster, C., Dawson, S., Kernot, J., & Lawn, S. (2023). Mental health outcome measures in the Australian context: what is the problem represented to be?. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), 24.
Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC12023 Kernot, J., Baker, A., Oster, C., Petrakis, M., & Dawson, S. (2023). Employment interventions to assist people who experience borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 69(8), 1845-1855.
2022 Dawson, S., Oster, C., Scanlan, J., Kernot, J., Ayling, B., Pelichowski, K., & Beamish, A. (2022). A realist evaluation of weighted modalities as an alternative to pro re nata medication for mental health inpatients. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 31(3), 553-566.
Scopus3 WoS32021 Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Simpson, A., & Lawn, S. (2021). Risk versus recovery: care planning with individuals on community treatment orders. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 30(5), 1248-1262.
Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC12021 Dawson, S., Muir‐Cochrane, E., Simpson, A., & Lawn, S. (2021). Community treatment orders and care planning: How is engagement and decision‐making enacted?. Health Expectations, 24(5), 1859-1867.
Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC62021 Dawson, S., Muller, J., Renigers, V., Varona, L., & Kernot, J. (2021). Consumer, health professional and employment specialist experiences of an individual placement and support programme. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 28(6), 433-445.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC32020 Muir-Cochrane, E., Oster, C., Gerace, A., Dawson, S., Damarell, R., & Grimmer, K. (2020). The effectiveness of chemical restraint in managing acute agitation and aggression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.. International journal of mental health nursing, 29(2), 110-126.
Scopus28 WoS18 Europe PMC82018 Henderson, J., Dawson, S., Fuller, J., O'Kane, D., Gerace, A., Oster, C., & Cochrane, E. M. (2018). Regional responses to the challenge of delivering integrated care to older people with mental health problems in rural Australia. AGING & MENTAL HEALTH, 22(8), 1025-1031.
Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC62017 Dawson, S., Gerace, A., Muir-Cochrane, E., O'Kane, D., Henderson, J., Lawn, S., & Fuller, J. (2017). Carers' experiences of accessing and navigating mental health care for older people in a rural area in Australia. Aging and Mental Health, 21(2), 216-223.
Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC92016 Oster, C., Henderson, J., Lawn, S., Reed, R., Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., & Fuller, J. (2016). Fragmentation in Australian Commonwealth and South Australian State policy on mental health and older people: A governmentality analysis. HEALTH, 20(6), 541-558.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC32016 Dawson, S., Gerace, A., Muir-Cochrane, E., O'Kane, D., Henderson, J., Lawn, S., & Fuller, J. (2016). Accessing mental health services for older people in rural South Australia. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 23(7), 50.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12016 Dawson, S., Lawn, S., Simpson, A., & Muir-Cochrane, E. (2016). Care planning for consumers on community treatment orders: An integrative literature review. BMC Psychiatry, 16(1), 14 pages.
Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC62015 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Muir-Cochrane, E., Dawson, S., Lawn, S., Henderson, J., . . . Reed, R. L. (2015). Testing a model of facilitated reflection on network feedback: a mixed method study on integration of rural mental health care services for older people. BMJ Open, 5(11), e008593-1-e008593-11.
Scopus6 WoS9 Europe PMC32014 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Dawson, S., O'Kane, D., Lawn, S., Henderson, J., . . . Cochrane, E. M. (2014). Improving the network management of integrated primary mental healthcare for older people in a rural Australian region: Protocol for a mixed methods case study. BMJ Open, 4(9), 8 pages.
Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC42013 Dawson, S., Jordan, Z., & Attard, M. (2013). Carers' experiences of seeking help for relatives with first-episode psychosis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 11(11), 183-361.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2021 Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., & Lawn, S. (2021). Community treatment orders: An in-depth exploration of care planning in this space. In TheMHS. Perth. 2021 Dawson, S., Oster, C., Scanlan, J., & Kernot, J. (2021). Weighted Modalities as a Means to Self-Manage Distress: Turning a Good Idea into Action. In TheMHS. Melbourne. 2019 Dawson, S., Muller, J., Varona, L., & Kernot, J. (2019). Individual Placement and Support (IPS): A program for fostering hope, personal recovery and inclusive workplaces.. In TheMHS. Brisbane. 2019 Dawson, S., Muir Cochrane, E., & Lawn, S. (2019). What is the nature of care planning for consumers on community treatment orders (CTOs) in community mental health care in South Australia?. In Abstract Book. Rome. 2016 Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Lawn, S., & Simpson, A. (2016). Authentic care planning for consumers on community treatment orders (CTOs) - what the literature says about how and whether we are achieving it.. In TheMHS. Auckland. 2016 Muir-Cochrane, E., & Dawson, S. (2016). Examination of the definition and use of chemical restraint in acute psychiatric settings. In TheMHS conference handbook. Auckland. 2016 Muir-Cochrane, E., & Dawson, S. (2016). Examination of the definition and use of chemical restraint in acute psychiatric settings. In TheMHS conference handbook. Auckland. 2015 Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Gerace, A., O'Kane, D., Henderson, J., Lawn, S., & Fuller, J. (2015). Carers' experiences of accessing mental health care for older people in a rural area in South Australia. In TheMHS conference handbook. Canberra. 2015 Dawson, S., Jordan, Z., & Attard, M. (2015). Families' experiences of seeking help for relatives with firstepisode psychosis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. In TheMHS conference handbook. Canberra. 2015 Fuller, J., Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Oster, C., Henderson, J., O'Kane, D., . . . Reed, R. (2015). Together for the Mental health of Older People (TMOP): a case study of facilitated reflection to problem solve networked older people's mental health services in rural South Australia. In International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research. Seoul, Korea. 2015 Fuller, J., Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Oster, C., Henderson, J., O'Kane, D., . . . Reed, R. (2015). Together for the Mental health of Older People (TMOP): a case study of facilitated reflection to problem solve networked older people's mental health services in rural South Australia. In International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research. Seoul, Korea. 2015 Fuller, J., Dawson, S., Oster, C., Muir-Cochrane, E., Henderson, J., O'Kane, D., . . . Reed, R. (2015). Together for the Mental health of Older People (TMOP): a case study of network problem solving for the management of older people's mental health services in rural South Australia using facilitated reflection. In Conference handbook. Adelaide. 2015 Fuller, J., Dawson, S., Oster, C., Muir-Cochrane, E., Henderson, J., O'Kane, D., . . . Reed, R. (2015). Together for the Mental health of Older People (TMOP): a case study of network problem solving for the management of older people's mental health services in rural South Australia using facilitated reflection. In Conference handbook. Adelaide. 2015 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Dawson, S., Lawn, S., Reed, R., & Muir-Cochrane, E. (2015). How can we manage primary care networks: Mixed methods case study in rural community mental health care for older people. In Conference handbook. Cancun, North America. 2015 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Dawson, S., Lawn, S., Reed, R., & Muir-Cochrane, E. (2015). How can we manage primary care networks: Mixed methods case study in rural community mental health care for older people. In Conference handbook. Cancun, North America. 2015 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Lawn, S., McPhail, R., . . . Reed, R. (2015). How we manage primary care networks: Think networks; use network data. In Conference handbook. Melbourne. 2015 Fuller, J., Oster, C., Dawson, S., Muir-Cochrane, E., Lawn, S., McPhail, R., . . . Reed, R. (2015). How we manage primary care networks: Think networks; use network data. In Conference handbook. Melbourne. 2014 Dawson, S., Oster, C., O'Kane, D., Muir-Cochrane, E., Lawn, S., Henderson, J., . . . Fuller, J. (2014). Older persons' mental health in rural Australia: Testing a model for integration. In International Journal of Integrated Care. Sydney: Utrecht University, Maastricht University, Groningen University. 2014 Dawson, S., Oster, C., O'Kane, D., Muir-Cochrane, E., Lawn, S., Henderson, J., . . . Fuller, J. (2014). Older persons' mental health in rural Australia: Testing a model for integration. In International Journal of Integrated Care. Sydney: Utrecht University, Maastricht University, Groningen University. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2012 Dawson, S., Jordan, Z., & Attard, M. (2012). Carers' experiences of seeking help for relatives with first-episode psychosis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.. Poster session presented at the meeting of JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health).
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Theses
Year Citation 2021 Dawson, S. (2021). Community Treatment Orders and Care Planning: A Critical Ethnography. (PhD Thesis, https://flex.flinders.edu.au/file/d6cad798-f7be-4351-9e36-2c294049005c/1/DawsonThesis2021.pdf). 2013 Dawson, S. (2013). Carer's experiences of seeking help for relatives with first-episode psychosis: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. (University of Adelaide).
2022 Dawson. S. What is the impact of weighted blankets as a non-pharmacological sleep intervention for people living with severe dementia? School of Allied Health Science and Practice Research Support Grant, The University of Adelaide. $4,800.
2021 Dawson, S., Petrakis, M., Oster, C., Smith, C., Leet, A., Edwards, O., Kernot, J., Baker, A. Co-designing a mental health employment program with individuals who experience borderline personality disorder. Allied Health Collaboration Research Funding. $20,000
2020 Dawson, S., Pickering, A., Evans, M., Kernot, J., Mullers, J., Lawn, S. What are the impacts of implementing the Living in the Community Questionnaire (LCQ) for consumers and mental health professionals? Allied Health Collaboration Research Funding. $14,000
2020 Dawson, S., Croft, L., Kneebone, P., Kernot, J. Implementation of use of weighted modalities by the multi-disciplinary team in inpatient rehabilitation. Health Services Charitable Gifts Board Grant. $9478.50
2020 PhD thesis write-up stipend, Flinders University $14,298
2019 Research Student Travel Conference Grant. Flinders University. $1709
2017 Dawson, S., Verona, L., Renigers, V., & Stanley, M. Individual placement support program within a community mental health centre in Adelaide: Consumer and health professional experience. CAHLN/UniSA Seed Funding. $4750
2017 Research Higher Degree student publication award $500
2016 The Australian Federation of University Women- SA Inc. $500
I coordinate and/or teach into the following:
HLTH SC 2401 - Developmental Psychology for Allied Health (3 units) - 2022
OCCTH 2002 - Occupational Perspectives of Health B (3 units) - 2022
OCCTH 2000 Occupational Perspectives of Health A (3 units)- 2022
HLTH SC 1404 Evidence Based Practice in Allied Health 1 (3 units) - 2021
HLTH SC 1405 Psychological Foundations for Allied Health (3 units)- 2021
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2020 - ongoing External Supervisor Carer's experiences of the IPS program CALHN University of South Australia Honours - Jiin Goh
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2022 - ongoing Member Patient Reported Measures Research Collaborative Australia 2021 - ongoing Member International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Australia 2019 - ongoing Member Recovery Research Network United Kingdom
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