ACAP Educator Profile Educator - Andrew King

Name: Andrew King

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts (Welfare Studies) 1983-1985 at Macarthur Institute of NSW (Milperra)
  • Master of Adult Education 2000-2002 at University of Technology, Sydney
  • Cert IV in TAA04 (2006)

Memberships/Professional Affiliations

Chairperson of the Institute of Group Leaders

Research Interests

Group work and working with male clients

Teaching Areas

Theory and Practice of Group Work

Academic Profile

Andrew King is the Men’s Services Manager for MensLine Australia (Crisis Support Services). He is also a consultant trainer for group work, working with men and program development for various organisations. He is the Chairperson for the Institute of Group Leaders and a specialist trainer in group work and trains professionals throughout Australia in ‘working with men’. He is also an experienced practitioner and has published a range of professional articles.

Andrew’s work career has involved working with teenagers who have drug and alcohol problems, young people with a mental health issues, parenting education, coordinating a fathers’ centre and managing training for professionals interested in group work or working with men.

Publications

PUBLISHED BOOKS AND CHAPTERS

  • King, A. & Sweeney, S. 2005. NEWPIN Fathers’ Program. Burnside, North Parramatta.
  • King, A. 2006. Effective Group Leadership. Burnside, North Parramatta. ISBN 1 920839 12 7
  • King, A. 2007. Creative Group Work. Department of Corrective Services, NSW.
  • King A. & Coleman, A. 2007. Hey Dad! For fathers who have a child with a disability. Burnside, North Parramatta.
  • King, A. & Huston, H. 2008. The Newpin Fathers’ Centre – A force for change a chapter in Newpin: Courage to change together. UnitingCare Burnside ISBN 978-1-920839-27-7
  • King, Fletcher, Anderson, Bhattacharjee, Sutton and Lenton. 2009 Introduction guide to working with men and family relationships. FaHCSIA. ISBN 978-1-921380-24-2
  • Various contributors. 2009. Father-inclusive practice guide. FaHCSIA. ISBN 978-1-921380-25-9

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

  • King, A. 2000. Working with fathers: The non-deficit perspective. Children Australia, Vol 25, No.3.
  • King, A. 2001. Engaging fathers in Group Work. ‘Developing Practice’ Winter 2001
  • King, A. 2002. Life after the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P). Professional Interchange, Vol 6, No. 1.
  • King, A. 2002. Overview of Fathers’ Support Service, Child Protection Clearinghouse Newsletter, Vol.10 No.2 Summer
  • King, A. 2004. My Journey in Group Work. TOPIGL (Newsletter for the NSW Institute of Group Leaders). September
  • King, A. Sweeney, S & Fletcher, R. 2004. A Checklist for Organisations Working with Men. Developing Practice, Number 11, Summer
  • King, A. 2005. The importance of an association for group workers. TOPIGL (Newsletter for the NSW Institute of Group Leaders). April Edition
  • King, A. 2005. The 'quiet revolution' amongst men. Developing the practice of working with men in family relationships. Children Australia Volume 30 No. 2
  • King, A. 2005. Fathers’ Day: The quiet revolution amongst men (editorial). The South Sydney Herald. September.
  • King, A. Sweeney, S & Fletcher, R. 2005. A checklist for organisations working with fathers using the non-deficit approach. Children Australia. Volume 30 No. 3
  • King, A. 2006. Young people and binge drinking (editorial). The South Sydney Herald. January
  • King, A. 2007 Engaging fathers. DoCS Inside Out September/October
  • King, A. & Fletcher, R. 2007. Re-engaging separated fathers with their children after contact has broken down. Children Australia. Volume 32, Number 3
  • King, A. 2007. Forging new directions in working with fathers. Insideout, September/ October NSW Department of Community Services
  • King, A. & Fletcher, R. 2007. (reprinted article) Re-engaging separated fathers with their children after contact has broken down. Learning Links News. No 01/08
  • Beatty, D. & King, A. 2008. Supporting fathers who have a child with a disability. Children Australia. Volume 33, Number 3
  • Beatty, D. & King, A. 2008. Supporting fathers who have a child with a disability: The development of a new parenting program. Groupwork Vol. 18(3), pp.66-87