Rate My Professor Clarissa Hitchcock

Clarissa Hitchcock's academic interests encompass professional resilience, social work education, practitioner well-being, and child welfare services. Her publications, cited over 110 times on Google Scholar, have advanced understanding in these areas. Lead-authored works include "The role of education in developing students’ professional resilience for social work practice: A systematic scoping review" (British Journal of Social Work, 2021, co-authored with M. Hughes, L. McPherson, L. Whitaker); "Social work students’ understanding of professional resilience" (Social Work Education, 2024, with L. McPherson, L. Whitaker, M. Hughes); "Developing and integrating professional resilience: Influencing factors for social workers as students and new practitioners" (European Journal of Social Work, 2024, with L. Whitaker, M. Hughes, L. McPherson); and "How social work education fosters professional resilience: Student and newly qualified practitioner perspectives" (Australian Social Work, 2024, with M. Hughes, L. McPherson, L. Whitaker). She co-authored "Approaches to Assessment and Intervention With Children and Young People Who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviors: Rapid Review" (Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2024) and the report "Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Child Welfare Services" (Southern Cross University, 2024). Additionally, "Social work research culture in Australian university settings" (Journal of Social Work, 2025, with C. Tilbury, C. Bigby). Clarissa contributes to the field through committee roles on the ANZSWWER Committee of Management, ESWRA Social Work Workforce Research Special Interest Group membership, and as an eligible AASW member.