Elizabeth Fernandez, AM, PhD, MA, is Professor of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Penelope Welbourne is Associate Professor of Social Work at Plymouth University.

Bethany Lee, PhD, MSW, is the Richard P. Barth Professor of Children's Services at the University of Maryland School of Social Work.

Joyce L. C. Ma is Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.