Professor Bindi Bennett

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Position: Professorial Research Fellow

Area: National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice

Qualifications

  • PhD, Australian Catholic University
  • Bachelor of Social Work, Australian Catholic University
  • Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Research and Leadership, University of Melbourne
  • Certificate in Adolescent Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Sydney

Biography

Dr Bindi Bennett is a K/Gamilaroi woman, mother, and social worker. She is committed to improving and growing cultural responsiveness; re-Indigenising Western spaces; understanding and exploring Indigenous Knowledge Systems; and exploring the human-animal bond.

Orcid: 0000-0002-0111-4670

Areas of expertise

  • Cultural responsiveness
  • Social and Emotional wellbeing
  • Human-animal bond
  • First Nations

Professional Associations

  • Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
  • Indigenous Allied Health Australia
  • National Research Committee AASW

Selected Research Grants

  • 2023: Australian Research Council Indigenous Discovery (IN230100002) Project title: Utilising Simulation to develop culturally responsive social workers ($751, 596)
  • 2020: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Project Title: Building emancipatory practice and theory: Indigenous and anti-oppressive perspectives in international, decolonizing dialogue ($343,915)
  • 2020: QLD Corrections Project Title: Developing an evidence-informed and culturally safe treatment program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males convicted of sexual offenses ($245,000)
  • 2018: Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous (IN180100023) Project Title: Cultural responsiveness: measuring and evaluating social work practice ($373,754)

Publications

B Bennett, J Zubrzycki, V Bacon - What do we know? The experiences of social workers working alongside Aboriginal people Australian social work 64 (1), 20-37

B Bennett - “Stop deploying your white privilege on me!” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement with the Australian Association of Social Workers Australian Social Work 68 (1), 19-31

T Fernando, B Bennett - Creating a culturally safe space when teaching Aboriginal content in social work: A scoping review Australian Social Work 72 (1), 47-61

B Bennett, H Redfern, J Zubrzycki - Cultural responsiveness in action: Co-constructing social work curriculum resources with Aboriginal communities British Journal of Social Work 48 (3), 808-825

B Bennett - The importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history for social work students and graduates Our voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander social work, 1-25

B Bennett, TG Gates - Teaching cultural humility for social workers serving LGBTQI Aboriginal communities in Australia Social Work Education 38 (5), 604-617

B Bennett, S Cosh, J Thepsourinthone, A Lykins - A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Human Well-Being Related to the Presence of Companion Animals During the COVID-19 Pandemic People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice 5 (1), 5

H Redfern, B Bennett - An intercultural critical reflection model Journal of Social Work Practice 36 (2), 135-147

B Bennett, TG Gates, P Yeung, K Evans - Inclusion of animals in allied health practice in Australia: a beginning exploration Social Work in Mental Health, 1-16

K Hennessey, S Keed, R Howard, B Bennett, P Pallas, K Agllias  - ‘Getting Used to the First Nations Person in the Room': A Discussion on Field Practice in Australia The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work, 187-202