Media & Publications
Dr Ken has been present in the media and ex-service communities for many years throughout his academic and working careers, advocating and promoting the need for attention and improvements to services and supports.
Here are just a few.
01
Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia - Victoria Branch.
March 2013 - VVAA (Vic) endorses Ken's establishment of a national network of Children and Grandchildren of Vietnam Veterans.
02
Qld Courier Mail State-wide promotion
The Queensland Courier Mail ran this article in their QWeekend magazine on July 24-25th 2010.
03
DVA Certificate of Appreciation - Vietnam Veterans Family Study - Consultative forum.
This certificate acknowledges the contributions that Dr Ken made to the DVA's National Study on the Health & Wellbeing of Vietnam Veterans' Families (aka - The Intergenerational Study)
04
Ballarat Courier - 2007
This article ran on pg 14 in the Ballarat Courier on June 20th 2007
05
Matheson - Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Study - 2005
The article that started the media journey, really. The Matheson family had been fighting to be heard by the Federal Government for over a decade. They had put all their efforts into getting the study off the ground. As the article describes, the National Health Study - and my participation - was thanks to them.
06
Caboolture Shire Herald - 2013
The Queensland Caboolture Shire Herald ran this article introducing the Children & Grandchildren of Vietnam Veterans Network as it was formally recognised and supported by the Vietnam Veterans Association of Queensland and Victoria.
07
Pine Rivers Press - 2008
This article ran in the Queensland Pine Rivers Press in 2008 promoting my research into the heritability of PTSD in Vietnam Veterans' children. Geoff was a committee member and a supporter. Kim is a daughter of a Vietnam Veteran and actively involved from the beginning.
08
Pine Rivers Press - 2007
This article ran on pg 18 in the Queensland Pine Rivers PRess Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - promoting my research. This article was duplicated in the Caboolture Shire Herald and several other papers at the time.
09
InASA Conference Procedings - 2008
A copy of the International Australian Studies Association Conference Proceedings where I presented a paper on the Secondary (or subsequent) Behavioural consequences of inheriting PTSD for Children & Grandchildren of Vietnam Veterans.
09
Caboolture Our Village News - 2013
The Queensland Caboolture Village News ran this article introducing the Families After Trauma Foundation as it was formally recognised and supported by the Vietnam Veterans Association of Queensland and ran out of Remembrance House (VVAA QLD State HQ).
10
Article - Secondary Behaviours of PTSD - 2012
Abstract
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has become a commonly used term in mental health with a significant amount of research being conducted on its effects. However little is understood about the secondary symptoms of PTSD on individuals and their families and communities. This article claims that it is these secondary symptoms that are the critical core factors derived from interactions between the primary symptoms and social contexts that generate the problematic we label as PTSD. The family is frequently the environment in which this problematic is both intergenerationally transmitted, and normalised. This paper presents an argument for the inclusion of secondary symptoms in diagnosis, management and treatment of PTSD in family contexts that have intergenerational consequences. It is not intended to provide any answers to this conundrum of quandaries. Rather, this paper intends to ignite conversation and question.
11
Article - The socialization of inherited aspects of trauma: secondary behaviours in the lived experience and identity of children of Vietnam veterans with clinical PTSD in a microsocial Australian context. - 2007
Abstract.
There is little known about the heritability of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans in Australia. There is speculation and investigation by the several prominent perspectives to claim that they alone can explain how this complex issue is transferred from one generation to the next. However, they fail to consider the secondary behaviours that are embedded in the interaction cues and rituals existing in the reclusive contexts of families with a history of PTSD, and the significant roles these play in its heritability. Although each of these prominent perspectives make valuable contributions, none are able to adequately account for these secondary behaviours that forge identity and meaning for these children and grandchildren. While presenting some of the major research from these perspectives, this thesis proposes a point of intersection for them to present these secondary behaviours and asserts their inclusion in developing and implementing effective and appropriate management strategies.
12
Honours Thesis (Award: Division 2A)
The research document that started it all. This thesis conducts a critical exploration of Education Queensland' Ascertainment Policy in relation to childen experiencing the intergenerational impacts of PTSD.
09
Caboolture Our Village News - 2013
The Queensland Caboolture Village News ran this article introducing the Families After Trauma Foundation as it was formally recognised and supported by the Vietnam Veterans Association of Queensland and ran out of Remembrance House (VVAA QLD State HQ).
10
Article - Secondary Behaviours of PTSD - 2012
Abstract
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has become a commonly used term in mental health with a significant amount of research being conducted on its effects. However little is understood about the secondary symptoms of PTSD on individuals and their families and communities. This article claims that it is these secondary symptoms that are the critical core factors derived from interactions between the primary symptoms and social contexts that generate the problematic we label as PTSD. The family is frequently the environment in which this problematic is both intergenerationally transmitted, and normalised. This paper presents an argument for the inclusion of secondary symptoms in diagnosis, management and treatment of PTSD in family contexts that have intergenerational consequences. It is not intended to provide any answers to this conundrum of quandaries. Rather, this paper intends to ignite conversation and question.
11
Article - The socialization of inherited aspects of trauma: secondary behaviours in the lived experience and identity of children of Vietnam veterans with clinical PTSD in a microsocial Australian context. - 2007
Abstract.
There is little known about the heritability of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans in Australia. There is speculation and investigation by the several prominent perspectives to claim that they alone can explain how this complex issue is transferred from one generation to the next. However, they fail to consider the secondary behaviours that are embedded in the interaction cues and rituals existing in the reclusive contexts of families with a history of PTSD, and the significant roles these play in its heritability. Although each of these prominent perspectives make valuable contributions, none are able to adequately account for these secondary behaviours that forge identity and meaning for these children and grandchildren. While presenting some of the major research from these perspectives, this thesis proposes a point of intersection for them to present these secondary behaviours and asserts their inclusion in developing and implementing effective and appropriate management strategies.
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