Margaret Kertesz

Dr Margaret Kertesz is a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne and has worked in the child and family welfare sector for over 25 years, in both practice and research. In addition to ongoing work in out-of-home care,she specializes in applied research in domestic and family violence, involving all members of families who may also face challenges relating to substance misuse, poor mental health or child protection. She is currently co-leading projects involving capacity building in the Safe & Together ModelTM through Communities of Practice, across a range of NSW services. Her research over the last decade has focussed on evaluation, practice development and knowledge translation, with research interests including the impact on children of domestic violence, approaches that promote recovery post-violence, and moving beyond the binary conceptualisation of victim and perpetrator.