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Nada Eltaiba

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7742-806X

  • The University of Western Australia (M256), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects

Personal profile

Research interests

Mental Health

Culture

Religion 

Teaching Social Work

Ethics

Refugee mental health 

Biography

Nada Eltaiba is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Allied Health. Before that, Nada was a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy. Currently, Nada is employed as an Associate Professor in the Social Work Department at the School of Applied Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHSS) at the German Jordanian University in Jordan. 

Nada's research interests include mental health, cross-cultural practice, religion, and spirituality. She has also conducted research on teaching social work, ethics, and narrative therapy.

Nada has extensive experience as a social work practitioner in health and community settings in Australia, Qatar and Jordan.

Teaching is an area that Nada is passionate about. For Nada, teaching in social work programs is an opportunity to share knowledge and experiences. It is the starting point for developing a professional social work identity.

 Nada has taught in several social work programs in Australia and overseas, including the University of Western Australia, Curtin University, Al-Balqa University in Jordan, Qatar University, and Doha Institute for Graduate Research in Qatar.

 

“My teaching aspiration is to support social work students to be competent practitioners who appreciate the value of collaboration and are open to learning.” 

 

Funding overview

2017-present: (WISH) World Innovation Summit for Health & (WEYAK) Mental Health Association. Research Project Titled:  Mental Health Issues amongst Adolescents in Qatar and pathways to improvement,  ($50.000). 

2012  Qatar University internal grant. Research Project Title: Ethics and social work ($20,000)

2010   Start Up grants Qatar University. Research Project Title: inpatient views on mental health services in Qatar. ($7,000).

2010   Research Development Award, The University of Western Australia, Australia, Research Project Title: inpatient views about mental health services, ($5,893).

2008–2009 Equity and Diversity grant, The University of Western Australia, Australia, Research Project Title: Remove the barriers and expand the horizon ($3,000).

2013-2015               Guest editor: “Islam and social work” for International Social Work Journal

Education/Academic qualification

Higher Education , Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching, The University of Western Australia

2020 → 2022

Award Date: 30 Nov 2022

Narrative Thearpy , Master, Master of Narrative Therapy & Community Work, University of Melbourne

2016 → 2018

Award Date: 29 Dec 2018

Social Work and Social Policy , PhD, Perceptions of mental health problems in Islam: A textual and experiential analysis., The University of Western Australia

2000 → 2007

Award Date: 31 Jul 2007

Counselling and Guidance, Master of Counselling and Guidance, University of Jordan

Award Date: 20 Sept 1990

Social Work, BA,Science and Education, Specializing in Social W, University of Tripoli

1980 → 1983

External positions

Associate Professor , German Jordanian University

1 Nov 2022 → …

Associate Professor, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

2018 → 2019

Associate Professor, Qatar University

2010 → 2018

Sessional Academic , Curtin University

2004 → 2006

Lecturer , Al-Balqa Applied University

2001 → 2002

Research expertise keywords

  • Cross-cultural Practice social work
  • Mental Health
  • Religion and Mental Health
  • Refugee mental health
  • Ethics
  • Teaching Social Work
  • Narrative Therapy

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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