Frank Ainsworth, PhD

Senior Principal Research Fellow

James Cook University - Townsville

frankainsworth@hotmail.com

Dr. Ainsworth is Senior Principal Research Fellow at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland. Frank qualified as a social worker at the London School of Economics. For the last 10 years or more he has been a Guardian ad Litem in the NSW justice system. For the last 6 years Frank has been a consultant to the Executive Director of the Dunlea Centre (the original Australian Boys Town). He was influential in the Dunlea decision to implement the Teaching Family Model as the practice framework at the Centre.