Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Outdoor /adventure therapies
- Feedback-informed treatment and routine outcome monitoring
- Decolonisation
- Adolescent wellbeing
Personal profile
For the last 15 years, I have been working with adolescents as a social work in outdoor settings. This work includes a focus on ecological perspectives and Indigenous land use knowledge. My ongoing research and international partnerships explore how the outdoors can improve wellbeing and mental health.
Education/Academic qualification
Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, A Narrative Inquiry of Adventure Therapy Experiences, Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 04 Dec 2020
Social Work, Master of Social Work (Advanced Practice), The holistic review of an Australian adventure therapy program for struggling adolescents , Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 15 Dec 2014
Social Work, Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Award Date: 25 Oct 2012
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Research output
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Building resilience in children and young people.
MacDonald, J., Dobud, W. & Muir, S., 04 Feb 2025, Australian Institute of Family Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
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A Collaborative Open Letter to the International Adventure Therapy Community
Dobud, W., Maldonado, C. & Pringle, G., 16 Mar 2024.Research output: Resource/document › Communication
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Adolescent wilderness therapy: The relationship of client outcomes to reasons for referral, motivation for change, and clinical measures
Harper, N. J., Dobud, W. W. & Magnuson, D., Mar 2024, In: Youth. 4, 1, p. 382-394 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can involuntary youth transport into outdoor behavioral healthcare treatment programs (wilderness therapy) ever be ethical?
Magnuson, D., Dobud, W. & Harper, N. J., Jun 2024, In: Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. 41, 3, p. 417-425 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How to do trauma-informed research and evaluation: Practice guide
MacDonald, J. B., Butler, K., Willoughby, M., Gartoulla, P. & Dobud, W., Aug 2024, Melbourne, VIC: Australian Institute of Family Studies. 21 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
Open AccessFile25 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2022 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award: Walk of Life Program
Cartner, M. (Recipient) & Dobud, W. (Recipient), 01 Nov 2022
Prize: Award › External award
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Association for Experiential Education's 2021 Distinguished Researcher of the Year
Dobud, W. (Recipient), 08 Oct 2021
Prize: Award › External award
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Excellence in Teaching - Team Award - Social Work Residential/intensive School Team
Velander, F. (Recipient), Moorhead, B. (Recipient), Mungai, N. (Recipient), Chida, I. (Recipient), Ninnis, J. (Recipient), Gersbach, K. (Recipient), Dobud, W. (Recipient), Healy, J. (Recipient), Duncombe, R. (Recipient), Cash, B. (Recipient), Mlcek, S. (Recipient), Kalache, L. (Recipient), Iffland, B. (Recipient), Short, M. (Recipient), Osburn, L. (Recipient), Wilkinson, M. (Recipient) & Pawar, M. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Award › Internal award
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Pilot Grant Proposal: The Adventure Therapy Outcome Monitoring Research Project
Dobud, W. (Recipient) & Cavanaugh, D. L. (Recipient), 22 Apr 2022
Prize: Grant › Successful
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School of Social Work and Arts Awards Excellence in Teaching Award (Social Work and Human Services)
Dobud, W. (Recipient), 16 Dec 2024
Prize: Award › Internal award
Activities
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Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning (Journal)
Dobud, W. (Reviewer)
16 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice (Journal)
Dobud, W. (Reviewer)
09 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health (Journal)
Dobud, W. (Reviewer)
12 May 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice (Journal)
Dobud, W. (Reviewer)
05 Aug 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
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Australian Social Work (Journal)
Dobud, W. (Reviewer)
08 Feb 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review responsibility, including review panel or committee
Press/Media
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Season 2, Episode 1: Wilderness Therapy: Does Social Work have a Wild Side?
28/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Episode 08: Is Evaluation in Social Work FIT Enough?
17/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Charles Sturt University: Social scientists are shaping the world we live in
Randell-Moon, H., Bond, J., Dobud, W., Short, M., Conallin, J. & Garrison, K.
31/08/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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MIL-Evening Report: Counselling almost always happens in a room — what if more people had the option of going outside?
09/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media