Anita trained as a social worker in the UK and worked in criminal justice, notably probation.
She completed her PhD at the University of Bristol and after postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford she moved to Otago in 1999.
She has taught numerous social work, sociology and criminology courses since with a particular interest in teaching in the area of families. Her research studies have included electronic monitoring, mental health, adoption, transcultural parenting, defining social work research, making social work accessible to sociologists, auto-ethnography, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and its impact on families, and the scholarship of publication.
Anita is a registered social worker and facilitates a parent support group for families where FASD is an issue.
Transitions from hospital to community with a regional forensic service
Suzi Wereta (PhD)
Exploration of youth suicide among Māori
Harriet Toa (Honours)
Parental capacity of parents with intellectual disability
Angela Jackson (Honours)
Achieving permanence through Home for Life
Amanda Kennedy (Honours)
Promising Interventions for Mothers and Children with Maternal Problematic Substance Misuse
Publications
Gibbs, A. (2024). ‘No one believed us: no one came to help’: Caregivers' experiences of violence and abuse involving children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/anzf.1575
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., Wei, J., Gilmour, F., Dougherty, J., Bond, P., Bohn, S., Biggs, L., & Rakuita, T. (Eds.). (2023). Proceedings of the Sociology, Gender Studies & Criminology and Social & Community Work Postgraduate Symposium VII. Dunedin, New Zealand: Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology Programme, University of Otago. 44p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Gibbs, A., Flanagan, J., & Gray, L. (2023). An Australian online training and support program for caregivers of children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Families linking with families. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2271757. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2023.2271757
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2023). Living in the fire: The impacts of child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse on caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum. Drug & Alcohol Review, 42(Suppl. 1), 64. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Milne, K., Henderson, L., Gibbs, A., Johnston, T., & Chu, J. T. W. (2023, October). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What is needed to enable tertiary students to achieve. Workshop presentation at the Neuroability Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2023, October). Expanding knowledge and awareness of neurodiversity for health, welfare and justice professionals and tertiary learners. Verbal presentation at the Neuroability Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2023, August). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The lived reality and ways in which professionals and helpers can make a positive difference. Whāraurau National Training Day: Neurodiversity, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://wharaurau.org.nz/
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2023, September). Caring in the chaos: How caregivers of people living with FASD survive and thrive. Verbal presentation at the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Care Action Network (FASD-CAN) Annual Hui: Looking back and pushing forward: FASD in Aotearoa, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2023, June). Alcohol, FASD & families: Good practice for social, justice & allied workers. University of Salford, Manchester, UK. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Stringer, R., Keddell, E., Wei, J., Gibbs, A., Bond, P., & Bohn, S. (Eds.). (2022). Proceedings of the Sociology, Gender Studies & Criminology and Social & Community Work Postgraduate Symposium VI. Dunedin, New Zealand: Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology Programme, University of Otago. 42p. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/sgc/study/sociology/postgraduate/
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Gibbs, A., Dove, K., & Chu, J. (2022, November). Social work perspectives on FASD. Webinar presentation for the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD). [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2022, October). The criminalisation of children and youth with neurodisabilities in Aotearoa New Zealand. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2022, September). What needs to change for caregivers. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day webinar: FASD in Aotearoa: Where we are now. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv13YvHpR6A&feature=youtu.be
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2022, September). Best practices for justice: Practitioner views on understanding and helping youth living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Living with Disability (LiDs) Research Centre Seminar Series: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness and practitioner views, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHsW3HKvLlk&t=2607s
Other Research Output
Harrington, S., & Gibbs, A. (2022). Evidence-based online training and support courses for caregivers of youth with FASD. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on FASD (EUFASD). (pp. 93-94). Retrieved from https://www.eufasd.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Good, G. A., Gibbs, A., & Hollis English, A. (2022). Older, professional mothers: Identity and disability. In S. Mitchell & O. Sanmiguel-Valderrama (Eds.), Where did I go? Reflections on so-called late mothering. (pp. 53-63). Coe Hill, Canada: Demeter Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv2wr4wk1.7
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2022, August). Online training and support courses for caregivers of children and youth with FASD. Presentation for the Lunch and Learn NZ Series, The Paediatric Society of New Zealand/Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa: Child Development & Disability Clinical Network, [Online]. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2022). We are not doing enough for children with neuro-disabilities. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 34(2), 90-93. [Commentary].
Journal - Research Other
Gibbs, A. (2022, May). FASD and child or adolescent to parent and caregiver violence and abuse: Issues for caregivers and professionals. Invited presentation at the FASD Forum '22, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Gilmour, F. E. (2022). Conclusions. In A. Gibbs & F. E. Gilmour (Eds.), Women, crime and justice in context: Contemporary perspectives in feminist criminology from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 253-259). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429316975
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2022). Women and girls with neurodisabilities and mental health issues in the criminal justice system. In A. Gibbs & F. E. Gilmour (Eds.), Women, crime and justice in context: Contemporary perspectives in feminist criminology from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 194-209). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429316975
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2022). Punishment in the community: Community sentences and gender. In A. Gibbs & F. E. Gilmour (Eds.), Women, crime and justice in context: Contemporary perspectives in feminist criminology from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 134-149). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429316975
Chapter in Book - Research
Gilmour, F. E., & Gibbs, A. (2022). Introduction. In A. Gibbs & F. E. Gilmour (Eds.), Women, crime and justice in context: Contemporary perspectives in feminist criminology from Australia and New Zealand. (pp. 1-12). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429316975
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A., & Gilmour, F. E. (Eds.). (2022). Women, crime and justice in context: Contemporary perspectives in feminist criminology from Australia and New Zealand. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 296p. doi: 10.4324/9780429316975
Edited Book - Research
Gibbs, A., & Flanagan, J. (2021). Evidence-based online training and support courses for caregivers of youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Drug & Alcohol Review, 40(Suppl. 1), (pp. S73). doi: 10.1111/dar.13384
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (2021). Neuro-disabilities and criminal justice: Time for a radical rethink. In E. Stanley, T. Bradley & S. Monod de Froideville (Eds.), The Aotearoa handbook of criminology. (pp. 358-369). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2021). Community sentences: Expanding a system of control and surveillance? In E. Stanley, T. Bradley & S. Monod de Froideville (Eds.), The Aotearoa handbook of criminology. (pp. 225-237). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2021, October). The health and wellbeing of caregivers and the perspectives of stakeholders on living with FASD. Verbal presentation at the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Care Action Network (FASD-CAN) Annual Hui: Action in Aotearoa, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Gibbs, D. (2021, October). What works well and what doesn't work so well for young people in the youth justice system in Aotearoa New Zealand: Perspectives from family members. Verbal presentation at the FASD & the Justice System Conference: Let’s Continue the Conversation, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Smith, R. G., & Gibbs, A. (2021). 호주와 뉴질랜드의 전자감독제도: 전자 망(electronic net)의 확대 [Extending the electronic net in Australia and New Zealand: Developments in electronic monitoring down-under]. In M. Nellis, K. Beyens & D. Kaminski (Eds.), 비교 전자감독 제도론 [Electronically monitored punishment]. (pp. 161-196). Seoul, South Korea: Parkyoung Publishing.
Chapter in Book - Other
Gibbs, A. (2021). Focus groups and group interviews. In R. Coe, M. Waring, L. V. Hedges & L. D. Ashley (Eds.), Research methods and methodologies in education. (3rd ed.) (pp. 240-247). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2020). Think of those who can't be together for Christmas. Otago Daily Times, (24 December), 14. [Letter].
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Gibbs, A. (2020, October). Primed for (in)justice: The story of youth living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). University of Otago Auckland alumni function, Auckland, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. & Oatley, V. (2020, October). Overview of FASD and justice, and a youth justice and social work practice framework. Spotlight on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder seminar series, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2020, September). Assessment and diagnosis: There's more than the test results: Anita and Dima's story. Virtual seminar series hosted by FASD Hub Australia. Retrieved from https://www.fasdhub.org.au/virtual-events-information
Other Research Output
Oatley, V., & Gibbs, A. (2020). Improving treatment and outcomes for young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the youth justice system: A social work led response and practice framework. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 32(2), 5-16.
Journal - Research Other
Gibbs, A. (2020, June). Caregiver experience of stop, start and re-start diagnostic journeys and brokering help and support along the way. Webinar hosted by Australia New Zealand FASD Clinical Network. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2020, July-August). Child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse: Issues for parents, caregivers and professionals. Webinar series hosted by National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (NOFASD) Australia. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2020, April). Evidence-based training and support courses for parents and caregivers of youth with FASD in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 9th International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Review, Respond and Relate, Vancouver, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Gibbs, A. (2020, March). Neuro-disability and neuro-diversity in the corrections population: Implications for education. Keynote presentation at the Department of Corrections Southern Region Professional Development Hui: Kimihia te mātauranga te kakau o te hoe, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2020, February). The needs and challenges of working with people with neuro-disabilities: Best practice in case management and systems navigation. Keynote presentation at the Corrections Regional Training Event: Southern Region Service Managers, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2020, July). Child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse. Seminar presented at Children's Autism Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A., Harrington, S., Brooks, C., Dedman, C., & Robinson, C. (2020). "Getting on with it": A course by caregivers, for caregivers: Pilot overview and evaluation report. Commissioned by National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (NOFASD) Australia. Retrieved from https://www.nofasd.org.au/parents-carers-and-families/support-for-caregivers-families/
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gibbs, A., Bagley, K., Badry, D., & Gollner, V. (2020). Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Effective helping responses from social workers. International Social Work, 63(4), 496-509. doi: 10.1177/0020872818804032
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2019, December). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Invited presentation at the Disability Rights Forum, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2019, November). Supporting caregivers of children and youth with an FASD: An evidence-based course. Verbal presentation at the 8th Annual Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference: Opening Doors to a Brighter Future, Prior Lake, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2019, August). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The hidden neuro-disability, its impact on families and practice that helps. Verbal presentation at the Ministry of Education Neurodiversity Day: Strengthening Support for Families and Whānau of Children on the Autism Spectrum Aged 0-8 Years, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2019, September) Adolescent to parent violence and abuse: Issues for parents, caregivers and professionals. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Professional Development Seminar].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2019, June). The intersection of neuro-disability, crime, and injustice. Delivering Justice: There Has To Be a Better Way, University of the Third Age, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2019, March). FASD: The hidden disability and implications for practice. Werry Workforce Whāraurau National Training Day: Infant, Maternal and Whānau Mental Health/AOD, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2019). An evidence-based training and support course for caregivers of children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in New Zealand. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 12(1/2), 73-84. doi: 10.1108/ADD-10-2018-0013
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2018, November). A strengths and rights-based model to help people with FASD have understanding and voice. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Australian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference: Our Science Our Stories, Perth, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2018, November). A training and supportc ourse for parents and caregivers of children and youth with FASD. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Australian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference: Our Science Our Stories, Perth, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2018). Helping adopted and foster children develop positive cultural and racial identities in their forever families. Inter-Country Adoption New Zealand, (54), 8-12.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Gibbs, A. (2018). Ethical issues when undertaking autoethnographic research with families. In R. Iphofen & M. Tolich (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of qualitative research ethics. (pp. 148-160). London, UK: SAGE.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2018). If only Teina Pora had a MedicAlert bracelet. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1473), 85-87. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Gibbs, A. (2017, November). No child with FASD chose to be born with permanent brain damage and lifelong impairments, so why do we treat them as if they did and blame them for 'their disability'? Verbal presentation at the Disability Matters Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2017). Beyond colour-blindness: Enhancing cultural and racial identity for adopted and fostered children in cross-cultural and transracial families. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 29(4), 74-83.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & Sherwood, K. (2017, December). Is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) a racism issue? Verbal presentation at the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (LSAANZ) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2017). Living with FASD: An autoethnographic photovoice from New Zealand. Proceedings of the National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference. E.10. Retrieved from http://fasd.alberta.ca/alberta-fasd-conference.aspx
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A., & Sunderland, L. (2017). Helping young people with FASD to find a language and a voice for their disability: A caregiver and professional perspective. Proceedings of the National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference. A.6. Retrieved from http://fasd.alberta.ca/alberta-fasd-conference.aspx
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (2017). Focus groups and group interviews. In R. Coe, M. Waring, L. V. Hedges & J. Arthur (Eds.), Research methodologies & methodologies in education. (2nd ed.) (pp. 190-196). London, UK: SAGE.
Chapter in Book - Other
Gibbs, A. (2017, September). Getting on with it: Helping interventions and strategies that work for caregivers and parents in families where FASD is an issue. Verbal presentation at the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Care Action Network (FASD-CAN) Parents and Caregivers Workshop: Let's Get Strategic, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Good, G. A., Hollis-English, A., Attwell, A., Dickson, A., Gibbs, A., Gordon, J., & Taylor, J. M. T. (2017). Social-model mothers: Disability, advocacy, and activism. Counterfutures, (4), 107-135. Retrieved from http://counterfutures.nz
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & Sherwood, K. (2017). Putting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on the map in New Zealand: A review of health, social, political, justice and cultural developments. Psychiatry, Psychology & Law, 24(6), 825-842. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2017.1315784
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2016, November). The impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on the family: Helping responses from human services. Verbal presentation at the Social Work in Changing Times Conference: Towards Better Outcomes, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2016, November). Review of issues for caregivers and parents: Impact of FASD on families. Verbal presentation at the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Parents and Caregivers Workshop: When Communication Matters, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2016, 18 August). Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Channel 39: Dunedin Television Nightly Interview. [Television Broadcast].
Other Research Output
Jackson, A., & Gibbs, A. (2016). New Zealand's Home for Life policy: Telling children they matter but only for three years. International Journal of Law, Policy & the Family, 30(3), 322-337. doi: 10.1093/lawfam/ebw007
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. & Stahlke Wall, S. (July, 2016). Autoethnographic research: Possibilities, pitfalls & ethics. Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Gibbs, A. (2016). Improving publication: Advice for busy higher education academics. International Journal for Academic Development, 21(3), 255-258. doi: 10.1080/1360144X.2015.1128436
Journal - Research Article
Daniels, K., & Gibbs, A. (2016, January). The socio-emotional issues for these modern families. Plenary presentation at the Redefining Family Conference: Growing Families through Adoption, Donor Conception and Surrogacy, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2016, January). The impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on the family: Are there ways to make it less painful? Verbal presentation at the Redefining Family Conference: Growing Families through Adoption, Donor Conception and Surrogacy, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2016, January). Enhancing cultural awareness and racial identity in families formed through transcultural and transracial adoption. Verbal presentation at the Redefining Family Conference: Growing Families through Adoption, Donor Conception and Surrogacy, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2016, January). Awareness of and enhancing cultural and racial identity where families have been formed through transcultural and transracial adoption. Verbal presentation at the 5th International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR5), Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Good, G. A., & Gibbs, A. (2016, January). Adoption of children with special needs. Verbal presentation at the 5th International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR5), Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Stahike Wall, S. (2016, January). Undertaking autoethnographic research with adoptive families. Verbal presentation at the 5th International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR5), Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2015, October). Helping transracial and transculturally adopted children (re)- connect to their birth culture. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Aotearoa New Zealand Childhood Studies Colloquium: What Does Childhood Studies Mean for Research, Policy and Practice? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & van Heugten, K. (2015, August). How can the social work imagination make a difference to sociology? Verbal presentation at the 5th International Conference on Sociology and Social Work: New Directions in Critical Sociology and Social Work: Identity, Narratives and Praxis, Chester, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2015). Parenting adopted children from other cultures and supporting adoptive parents to meet the needs of adopted children. In N. V. Roman (Ed.), Parenting: Behaviors, cultural influences and impact on childhood health and well-being. (pp. 99-122). New York: Nova Science.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A., & van Heugten, K. (2015). Conclusion. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 171). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2015). Analyzing and solving social problems. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 121-140). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heugten, K., & Gibbs, A. (2015). Key values, ethics, and skills for working with people. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 47). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A., & van Heugten, K. (2015). Key social work frameworks for sociologists. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 27-46). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heugten, K., & Gibbs, A. (2015). Overview of the historical and contextual development of sociology and social work. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 9-26). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heugten, K., & Gibbs, A. (2015). Introduction. In K. van Heugten & A. Gibbs (Eds.), Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. (pp. 1). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heugten, K., & Gibbs, A. (Eds.). (2015). Social work for sociologists: Theory and practice. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 193p.
Edited Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2015). Ethics and autoethnography: Reflections on the pitfalls and possibilities in the field of intercountry adoption. Proceedings of the Ethics in Practice Conference. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ethicsreviewproject/conference/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haenga-Collins, M., & Gibbs, A. (2015). 'Walking between worlds': The experiences of New Zealand Māori cross-cultural adoptees. Adoption & Fostering, 39(1), 62-75. doi: 10.1177/0308575914565082
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & van Heugten, K. (2014, December). Social work and sociology: Neighbourly knowledge? Verbal presentation at the Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference: The Social Impact of the Canterbury Earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gilling, A. (2014). Jasper's story: 'Letting me down and picking me up' – one boy's story of despair and hope at primary schools in England. Adoption & Fostering, 38(1), 60-72. doi: 10.1177/0308575913518001
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2013). The power of one: Why auto-ethnography, solo service-user voice and reflective case study analysis are useful strategies for researching family-centred social work practice. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 25(4), 15-24.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2013). The needs of adopted and fostered children. In N. Higgins & C. Freeman (Eds.), Childhoods: Growing up in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 167-179). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2013, August). Do we need to develop a scholarship of publication and if so what would it look like? Workshop presentation at the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Scherman, R. (2013). Pathways to parenting in New Zealand: issues in law, policy and practice. Kōtuitui, 8(1-2), 13-26. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2013.821077
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2013). What would a scholarship of publication look like? Higher Education Research & Development, 32(4), 687-689. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2013.803310
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2013). The power of one: Why autoethnography, solo service-user voice and and reflective case study analysis are valid and useful strategies for family-centred research. Researching Families and Relationships: Innovations in Methods, Theory and Policy Relevance. Retrieved from http://crfrinternationalconference.wordpress.com/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A., & Stirling, B. (2013). ‘It’s about people and their environment’: Student social workers’ definitions of social work research. Social Work Education, 32(3), 317-330. doi: 10.1080/02615479.2012.658365
Journal - Research Article
Smith, R. G., & Gibbs, A. (2013). Extending the electronic net in Australia and New Zealand: Developments in electronic monitoring down-under. In M. Nellis, R. Bas, K. Beyens & D. Kaminski (Eds.), Electronically monitored punishment: International and critical perspectives. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2012). What do social work students think social work research is? Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 24(2), 19-26.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2012). Focus groups and group interviews. In J. Arthur, M. Waring, R. Coe & L. V. Hedges (Eds.), Research methods & methodologies in education. (pp. 186-192). London, UK: SAGE.
Chapter in Book - Research
Johnstone, J., & Gibbs, A. (2012). 'Love them to bits; spend time with them; have fun with them': New Zealand parents' views of building attachments with their newly adopted Russian children. Journal of Social Work, 12(3), 225-245. doi: 10.1177/1468017310381289
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2011, November). Learning to research and publish from your teaching: Case study examples from New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the 4th Annual International Education, Research and Innovation (iCERi) Conference, Madrid, Spain.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2011). ‘Having to adopt children twice is not in the children's best interests’: A reflective case study analysis of intercountry adoption policy in the UK. Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law, 33(3), 267-277. doi: 10.1080/09649069.2011.626247
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2011). What works for me as a teacher [Pecha Kucha presentation]. In K. Shephard, T. Harland & A. Cohen (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium. (pp. 37). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (2011). Going to the courts twice: A critical appraisal of the UK's policy of re-adoption for intercountry adoptions. Children & Society, 25(6), 482-488. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2011.00391.x
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2011). Parenting adopted children and supporting adoptive families: Messages from research. In L. A. Dunn, C. D. Thomson & C. A. Wilson (Eds.), Proceedings of the Consumer and Applied Sciences Centenary Conference: Bringing it Home: Remembering the past and feeding the future. (pp. 34). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (2010, July). Parenting adopted children: The importance of relationships and support. Verbal presentation at the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth 3rd International Conference: Childhood and Youth in Transition, Sheffield, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A. (2010). Parenting adopted children and supporting adoptive parents: Messages from research. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 22(2), 44-52.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2010, July). New Zealand parents? Views of building positive relationships with their adopted Russian children and support that parents need to keep the positive relationships going. Poster session presented at the Third International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR3), Leiden, The Netherlands.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Gibbs, A. (2010). Coping with compulsion: Women's views of being on a community treatment order. Australian Social Work, 63(2), 223-233. doi: 10.1080/03124070903265740
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & Stirling, B. (2010). Reflections on designing and teaching a social work research course for distance and on-campus students. Social Work Education, 29(4), 441-449. doi: 10.1080/02615470902995552
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2009, November). Factors which help and hinder attachment relationships in adoption. Verbal presentation at the 20th Asia Pacific Social Work Conference: Many Voices, Many Communities, Social Justice for All, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Stirling, B. (2009, January). Reflections on designing and teaching a social work research course for distance and on-campus students. Verbal presentation at the Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & Stirling, B. (2008). Reflections on designing and teaching a social work research course for distance and on-campus students. In C. Bond & R. Spronken-Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 12). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A., & McKenzie, M. (2007, April). Supervised contact services in southern New Zealand: Findings from research. Verbal presentation at the Social Policy, Research and Evaluation Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., McKenzie, M., & Dempster, C. (2007). 'It's a bonus, without it I wouldn't even have a visit': Parents' views of supervised contact centres in New Zealand. Practice, 19(4), 285-297.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & McKenzie, M. (2006, June). Supervised contact: The views of parents and staff at three Barnardos centres. Verbal presentation at the Blue Skies Seminar, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gibbs, A., & McKenzie, M. (2006). Supervised contact: The views of parents and staff at three Barnardos contact centres in the southern region of New Zealand [Blue Skies Report No. 9/05]. Commissioned by Families Commission. Wellington, New Zealand: Families Commission. 64p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Walker, S., Eketone, A., & Gibbs, A. (2006). An exploration of kaupapa Maori research, its principles, processes and applications. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 9(4), 331-344.
Journal - Research Article
Mullen, R., Dawson, J., & Gibbs, A. (2006). Dilemmas for clinicians in use of Community Treatment Orders. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 29, 535-550. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.09.002
Journal - Research Article
Mullen, R., Gibbs, A., & Dawson, J. (2006). Family perspective on community treatment orders: A New Zealand study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 52(5), 469-478. doi: 10.1177/0020764006066836
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., Dawson, J., & Mullen, R. (2006). Community treatment orders for people with serious mental illness: A New Zealand study. British Journal of Social Work, 36, 1085-1100. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bch392
Journal - Research Article
Dawson, J., Romans, S., Gibbs, A., & Ratter, N. (2005). Ambivalence about community treatment orders (Reprinted from International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 26, pp. 243-255). In J. Peay (Ed.), Seminal issues in mental health law. (pp. 409-421). Aldershot, England: Ashgate.
Chapter in Book - Other
Gibbs, A., Dawson, J., Ansley, C., & Mullen, R. (2005). How patients in New Zealand view community treatment orders. Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), 357-368. doi: 10.1080/09638230500229541
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2005). The paradigms, contexts and enduring conflicts of social work research. In Advances in sociology research, Volume 2. (pp. 135-164). New York: Nova Science.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cunningham, P., & Gibbs, A. (2005). At the margins: Victim contact work in the New Zealand probation service. British Journal of Community Justice, 3(2, Victims of Crime), 51-62.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2004). A letter from New Zealand: Home detention - emerging issues after the first three years. Crime Prevention & Community Safety, 6(3), 57-64.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., Dawson, J., Forsyth, H., Mullen, R., & Te Oranga Tonu Tanga (Maori Mental Health Team). (2004). Maori experience of community treatment orders in Otago, New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38(10), 830-835. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01468.x
Journal - Research Article
Romans, S., Dawson, J., Mullen, R., & Gibbs, A. (2004). How mental health clinicians view community treatment orders: A national New Zealand survey. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 38(10), 836-841. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01470.x
Journal - Research Article
Dawson, J. B., Romans, S., Gibbs, A., & Ratter, N. (2003). Ambivalence about community treatment orders. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 26, 243-255. doi: 10.1016/S0160-2527(03)00035-9
Journal - Research Article
King, D., & Gibbs, A. (2003). Is home detention in New Zealand disadvantaging women and children? Probation Journal, 50(2), 115-126.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2003). Home detention with electronic monitoring: The New Zealand experience. Criminal Justice, 3(2), 199-211.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2003). The electronic ball and chain? The operation and impact of home detention with electronic monitoring in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 36(1), 1-17.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2002). [Review of the book Crime, State and Citizen]. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 35. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
King, D., & Gibbs, A. (2002). Women who offend: Their experiences explored. Practice, 14(4), 53-64.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2002). Alternatives to custody in the New Zealand criminal justice system. Social Policy & Administration, 36(4), 392-407.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2002). Home detention with electronic monitoring in New Zealand and its implications for probation. Vista, 7(2), 100-110.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2001). Partnerships between the Probation Service and the Voluntary Sector Organizations. British Journal of Social Work, 31, 15-27.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2001). Is probation work social work? Social Work Review, 13(2), 13-16.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2001). Social work and empowerment-based research: possibilities, process and questions. Australian Social Work, 54(1), 29-40.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & King, D. (2001). The electronic ball and chain? The development, operation and impact of home detention in New Zealand. Dunedin: Community and Family Studies, University of Otago, 122p.
Authored Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2001). The changing nature and context of social work research. British Journal of Social Work, 1(5), 687-704.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2000). Where There's a Will There is Mediation: committees, the impact of conflict and positive ways of working-together. Just Peace? (pp. 74-80). Auckland: Massey University. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Gibbs, A. (2000). New managerialism. In M. Davies (Ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work. (pp. 229-231). Oxford: Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2000). Action research. In M. Davies (Ed.), The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work. (pp. 2). Oxford: Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (2000). Probation service users: To empower or to exclude? Criminal Justice Matters, (39), 16-17.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A., & Beal, R. (2000). Straight thinking in New Zealand/Aotearoa. Probation Journal, (4), 250-255.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2000). Community probation in New Zealand/Aotearoa. Vista, 6(1), 21-32.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (2000). Practitioner evaluation. Social Work Review, 12(2), 29-32.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). Practitioner assessments in the probation service: action research on a local, regional and national basis. Educational Action Research, 7(3), 375-384.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). Putting relationships first: effective inter-agency partnerships. Relational Justice Bulletin, 4-5.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Gibbs, A., & Ackerman, N. (1999). Deaf prisoners: needs, services and training issues. Prison Service Journal, (122), 32-33.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). Collaboration between researchers and practitioners: it can work. Vista, 4(3), 201-212.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). The forgotten voice: Probation service users and partnerships. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(3), 283-299. doi: 10.1111/1468-2311.00133
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). The assessment, case-management and evaluation system. Probation Journal, 46(3), 182-196.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1999). Effective inter-agency partnerships. Social Work Review, 11(2), 15-17.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1998). Probation Partnerships: A Study of Roles, Relationships and Meanings. Probation Studies Unit, 7th Report. Oxford: Probation Studies Unit, 70p.
Authored Book - Research
Gibbs, A. (Ed.). (1998). New Politics, New Probation? Proceedings of the Probation Studies Unit Second Colloquium. Oxford: Probation Studies Unit. 125p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Gibbs, A. (1998). Practitioner Evaluation of Groupwork Programmes: Practice, Opportunities and Constraints. West Midlands Probation Region Training Day. Birmingham. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (1998). Managerial Styles: Two Examples. UNICRI Handbook on Probation Services. London/Rome: UNICRI/Commonwealth Secretariat. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (1998). Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration in Probation. NIPRE Annual Conference Proceedings. United Kingdom: University of Manchester. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibbs, A. (1998). So, Centralisation Improves Service Delivery? Probation Journal, 3, 160-161.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1997). Focus Group Research. Social Research Update, 1-125. University of Surrey, Dept of Sociology.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1997). Gendered Partnerships. Vista, 98-108.
Journal - Research Article
Gibbs, A. (1996). Probation service users as volunteers in partnership projects. Probation Journal, 43(3), 142-146.
Journal - Research Article