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Dr Kate Sofronoff

k.sofronoff@psy.uq.edu.au
McElwain Building (24A)
Level 1, Room 122

Publications

Book (1)
Book Chapters (11)
Journal Articles (83)
Conference Papers (18)
Research Reports (2)

Book

Sofronoff, Kate, Dalgleish, Len and Kosky, Robert (2005). Out of options: A cognitive model of suicide and risk-taking. New York, USA: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

Beaumont, Renae, Hinton, Sharon and Sofronoff, Kate (2018). The secret agent society: upskilling teachers in the delivery of a game-based social skills youth program. Computer-Mediated Learning for Workforce Development. (pp. 22-40) edited by Dominic Mentor. Hershey, PA United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4111-0.ch002
Sofronoff, Kate, Whittingham, Koa and Brown, Felicity L. (2018). Children with developmental disorders. Handbook of parenting and child development across the lifespan. (pp. 313-334) edited by Matthew R. Sanders and Alina Morawska. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94598-9_14
Sofronoff, Kate, Beaumont, Renae and Weiss, Jonathan A. (2014). Treating transdiagnostic processes in ASD: going beyond anxiety. Handbook of autism and anxiety. (pp. 171-183) edited by Thompson E. Davis III, Susan W. White and Thomas H. Ollendick. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-06796-4_12
Beaumont, Renae and Sofronoff, Kate (2013). Multi-modal intervention for social skills training in students with high-functioning ASD: The Secret Agent Society. CBT for Children and Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. (pp. 173-198) edited by Angela Scarpa, Susan Williams White and Tony Attwood. New York, United States: Guilford Press.
Attwood, Tony and Sofronoff, Kate (2013). Prevention of anxiety in children and adolescents with autism and Asperger Syndrome. The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety. (pp. 545-557) edited by Cecilia A. Essau and Thomas H. Ollendick. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118315088.ch23
Pachana, Nancy A., Baillie, Andrew, Helmes, Edward, Halford, W. Kim, Murray, Greg, Kyrios, Mike, O’Donovan, Analise, O’Brien, Mia, Schwartz, Steven and Sofronoff, Kate (2012). Taking clinical psychology postgraduate training into the next decade: aligning competencies to the curriculum. Teaching psychology around the world. (pp. 72-86) edited by Sherri McCarthy, K. Laurie Dickson, Jacquelyn Cranney, Annie Trapp and Victor Karandashev. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Sofronoff, Kate and Beaumont, Renae (2009). The Challenges of Working With Young People Diagnosed With Asperger Syndrome. Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Children: Treating Complex and Refractory Cases. (pp. 421-443) edited by Dean McKay and Eric A. Storch. New York: Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
Sofronoff, K. V. and Whittingham, K. (2007). Parent management training to improve competence in parents of children with Aspergers syndrome. Handbook of Parent training: Helping parents prevent and solve problem behaviours. (pp. 107-128) edited by J. Briesmeister and C.E. Schaefer. United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Pachana, Nancy A. and Sofronoff, Kate (2005). Sexual problems. Using Homework Assignments in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. (pp. 252-267) New York, NY United States: Taylor and Francis.
Pachana, N. A. and Sofronoff, K. (2005). Sexual problems. Using homework assignments in cognitive behavior therapy. (pp. 307-328) edited by Nikolaos Kazantzis, Frank P Deane, Kevin R Ronan and Luciano L'Abate. New York, USA: Brunner-Routledge.
Sofronoff, K. V. (2004). Counseling adolescents. Asperger's Syndrome: Intervening in Schools, Clinics, and Communities. (pp. 135-153) edited by L. Baker and L. Welkowitz. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates. doi: 10.4324/9781410611079

Journal Articles

Tellegen, Cassandra L., Schoch, Martha, Hodges, Julie, Peters, Kim, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M. and MHYPeDD team, The (2024). The role of social identity and self-efficacy in predicting service providers’ use of Stepping Stones Triple P following training. Children and Youth Services Review, 156 107318, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107318
Sanders, Matthew, Hoang, Nam-Phuong, Hodges, Julie, Sofronoff, Kate, Einfeld, Stewart, Tonge, Bruce, Gray, Kylie and The MHYPEDD Team (2022). Predictors of change in stepping stones triple interventions: the relationship between parental adjustment, parenting behaviors and child outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (20) 13200, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013200
Kelly, Eliza, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M., Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and The MHYPeDD Team (2022). Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in Australia. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128 104304. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104304
Day, J. J., Hodges, J., Mazzucchelli, T. G., Sofronoff, K., Sanders, M. R., Einfeld, S., Tonge, B., Gray, K. M. and MHYPeDD Project Team (2021). Coercive parenting: modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors in parents of children with developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 65 (4), 306-319. doi: 10.1111/jir.12813
Beaumont, Renae, Walker, Hugh, Weiss, Jonathan and Sofronoff, Kate (2021). Randomized Controlled Trial of a Video Gaming-Based Social Skills Program for Children on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51 (10), 3637-3650. doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04801-z
Tanksale, Radhika, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie and Gilmour, John (2020). Evaluating the effects of a yoga-based program integrated with third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy components on self-regulation in children on the autism spectrum: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Autism, 25 (4), 1362361320974841-1008. doi: 10.1177/1362361320974841
Costley, Debra, Baldwin, Susanna, Clark, Trevor, Howlin, Patricia, Taffe, John R., Beaumont, Renae, Gray, Kylie M., Einfeld, Stewart L., Smith-Merry, Jennifer, Roberts, Jacqueline and Sofronoff, Kate (2020). The Association Between Parent Engagement and Child Outcomes in Social Skills Training Programs: Discovering the Secret Agent Society in Partnership. Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, 44 (1), 46-59. doi: 10.1017/jsi.2020.2
Kritikos, Ada, Lister, Jessica, Sparks, Samuel, Sofronoff, Kate, Bayliss, Andrew and Slaughter, Virginia (2020). To have and to hold: embodied ownership is established in early childhood. Experimental Brain Research, 238 (2), 355-367. doi: 10.1007/s00221-020-05726-w
Beaumont, Renae B., Pearson, Roxana and Sofronoff, Kate (2019). A novel intervention for child peer relationship difficulties: The secret agent society. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28 (11), 3075-3090. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01485-7
Beaumont, Renae B., Smith-Merry, Jennifer, Costley, Debra, Howlin, Patricia, Sofronoff, Kate, Roberts, Jacqueline, Taffe, John R., Gray, Kylie M., Clarke, Kristina S., Clark, Trevor, Antoinette, M., Horstead, Sian K. and Einfeld, Stewart L. (2019). Implementation, evaluation and maintenance of a social-emotional skills training program for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in a specialist school setting. International Journal of Special Education, 34 (1), 95-108.
Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Jenkins, Marian and Sofronoff, Kate (2018). Building bridges Triple P: pilot study of a behavioural family intervention for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 76, 46-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.02.018
Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Hodges, Julie, Kane, Robert T., Sofronoff, Kate, Sanders, Matthew R., Einfeld, Stewart, Tonge, Bruce, Gray, Kylie M., MHYPEDD Projec Team , Schoch, Martha and Sofronoff, Kate (2018). Parenting and family adjustment scales (PAFAS): validation of a brief parent-report measure for use with families who have a child with a developmental disability. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 72, 140-151. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.011
Sumargi, Agnes, Filus, Ania, Morawska, Alina and Sofronoff, Kate (2017). The Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS): an Indonesian Validation Study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10826-017-0926-y
Einfeld, Stewart L., Beaumont, Renae, Clark, Trevor, Clarke, Kristina S., Costley, Debra, Gray, Kylie M., Horstead, Siân K., Redoblado Hodge, M. Antoinette , Roberts, Jacqueline, Sofronoff, Kate, Taffe, John R. and Howlin, Patricia (2017). School-based social skills training for young people with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 43 (1), 29-39. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2017.1326587
Hinton, Sharon, Sheffield, Jeanie, Sanders, Matthew R. and Sofronoff, Kate (2017). A randomized controlled trial of a telehealth parenting intervention: a mixed-disability trial. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 65, 74-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.04.005
Sofronoff, Kate, Silva, Jenni and Beaumont, Renae (2017). The Secret Agent Society social-emotional skills program for children with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 32 (1), 55-70. doi: 10.1177/1088357615583467
Sidjaja, Fransisca Febriana, Newcombe, Peter Anthony, Sofronoff, Irwanto and Sofronoff, Kate (2017). The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in urban Indonesia: a brief report. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 64 (1), 33-44. doi: 10.1080/1034912X.2016.1162768
Santomauro, Damian, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sofronoff, Kate (2016). Investigations into emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder: a qualitative study. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 42 (3), 1-10. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2016.1236240
Lohan, Aditi, Mitchell, Amy E., Filus, Ania, Sofronoff, Kate and Morawska, Alina (2016). Positive parenting for healthy living (Triple P) for parents of children with type 1 diabetes: protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics, 16 (158) 158, 158. doi: 10.1186/s12887-016-0697-4
Haas, Kaaren, Costley, Debra, Falkmer, Marita, Richdale, Amanda, Sofronoff, Kate and Falkmer, Torbjorn (2016). Factors influencing the research participation of adults with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (5), 1793-1805. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2708-6
Brown, Felicity L., Whittingham, Koa, Boyd, Roslyn N., McKinlay, Lynne and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). Does stepping stones triple p plus acceptance and commitment therapy improve parent, couple, and family adjustment following paediatric acquired brain injury? a randomised controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 73, 58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2015.07.001
Santomauro, Damian, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). Depression in Adolescents with ASD: A Pilot RCT of a Group Intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46 (2), 572-588. doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2605-4
Brown, Felicity L., Whittingham, Koa and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). Parental experiential avoidance as a potential mechanism of change in a parenting intervention for parents of children with pediatric acquired brain injury. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40 (4), 464-474. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu109
Matsumoto, Yuki, Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew R. (2015). Erratum to: Socio-ecological predictor model of parental intention to participate in Triple P-Positive Parenting Program [Journal of Child and Family Studies, (2009), 18, 274-283, DOI:10.1007/s10826-008-9227-9]. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24 (5), 1525-1525. doi: 10.1007/s10826-015-0162-2
Beaumont, Renae, Rotolone, Cassie and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). The secret agent society social skills program for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders: a comparison of two school variants. Psychology in the Schools, 52 (4), 390-402. doi: 10.1002/pits.21831
Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sofronoff, Kate (2015). Stepping Stones Triple P: the importance of putting the findings into context. BMC Medicine, 13 (1) 25, 1-3. doi: 10.1186/s12916-014-0260-9
Sanders, Matthew R., Ralph, Alan, Sofronoff, Kate, Gardiner, Paul, Thompson, Rachel, Dwyer, Sarah and Bidwell, Kerry (2014). Erratum: Every family: a population approach to reducing behavioral and emotional problems in children making the transition to school. Journal of Primary Prevention, 35 (6), 451-451. doi: 10.1007/s10935-014-0363-2
Sofronoff, Kate, Lee, Jessica, Sheffield, Jeanie and Attwood, Tony (2014). The construction and evaluation of three measures of affectionate behaviour for children with Asperger's syndrome. Autism, 18 (8), 903-913. doi: 10.1177/1362361313496336
Sumargi, Agnes, Sofronoff, Kate and Morawska, Alina (2014). A randomized-controlled trial of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program Seminar Series with Indonesian parents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 46 (5), 749-761. doi: 10.1007/s10578-014-0517-8
Sumargi, A., Sofronoff, K. and Morawska, A. (2014). Parenting practices and parenting programs in Indonesia: A literature review. Anima, Indonesian Psychological Journal, 29 (4), 186-198.
Brown, Felicity L., Whittingham, Koa, Boyd, Roslyn N., McKinlay, Lynne and Sofronoff, Kate (2014). Improving child and parenting outcomes following paediatric acquired brain injury: a randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones Triple P plus Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (10), 1172-1183. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12227
Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2014). Erratum to: stepping stones Triple P: an RCT of a parenting program with parents of a child diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42 (7), 1249-1249. doi: 10.1007/s10802-014-9927-0
Sumargi, Agnes, Sofronoff, Kate and Morawska, Alina (2014). Evaluation of a brief format of the triple p-positive parenting program: a pilot study with indonesian parents residing in Australia. Behaviour Change, 31 (2), 144-158. doi: 10.1017/bec.2014.7
Butterworth, Thomas W., Hodge, M. Antoinette Redoblado, Sofronoff, Kate, Beaumont, Renae, Gray, Kylie M., Roberts, Jacqueline, Horstead, Siân, Clarke, Kristina S., Howlin, Patricia, Taffe, John R. and Einfeld, Stewart L. (2013). Validation of the Emotion Regulation and Social Skills Questionnaire for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism And Developmental Disorders, 44 (7), 1535-1545. doi: 10.1007/s10803-013-2014-5
Roux, Gemma, Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew (2013). A randomized controlled trial of group stepping stones triple P: A mixed-disability trial. Family Process, 52 (3), 411-424. doi: 10.1111/famp.12016
Brown, Felicity Louise, Whittingham, Koa, McKinlay, Lynne, Boyd, Roslyn and Sofronoff, Kate (2013). Efficacy of stepping stones triple p plus a stress management adjunct for parents of children with an acquired brain injury: The protocol of a Randomised controlled trial. Brain Impairment, 14 (2), 253-269. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2013.18
Sumargi, Agnes, Sofronoff, Kate and Morawksa, Alina (2013). Understanding parenting practices and parents' views of parenting programs: a survey among Indonesian parents residing in Indonesia and Australia. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24 (1), 141-160. doi: 10.1007/s10826-013-9821-3
Haslam, Divna M., Sanders, Matthew R. and Sofronoff, Kate (2013). Reducing work and family conflict in teachers: a randomized controlled trial of Workplace Triple P.. School Mental Health, 5 (2), 70-82. doi: 10.1007/s12310-012-9091-z
Brown, Felicity L., Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kate and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2013). Parenting a child with a traumatic brain injury: Experiences of parents and health professionals. Brain Injury, 27 (13-14), 1570-1582. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2013.841996
Andrews, Lize, Attwood, Tony and Sofronoff, Kate (2013). Increasing the appropriate demonstration of affectionate behavior, in children with Asperger syndrome, high functioning autism, and PDD-NOS: A randomized controlled trial. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7 (12), 1568-1578. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2013.09.010
Sanders, Matthew R., Pickering, John A., Kirby, James N., Turner, Karen M. T., Morawska, Alina, Mazzucchelli, Trevor, Ralph, Alan and Sofronoff, Kate (2012). A commentary on evidenced-based parenting programs: redressing misconceptions of the empirical support for Triple P. BMC Medicine, 10 (1) 145, 145.1-145.5. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-145
Quek, Lake-Hui, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie, White, Angela and Kelly, Adrian (2012). Co-occurring anger in young people with Asperger's syndrome. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 68 (10), 1142-1148. doi: 10.1002/jclp.21888
Samios, Christina M., Pakenham, Kenneth I. and Sofronoff, Kate (2012). Sense making and benefit finding in couples who have a child with Asperger syndrome: An application of the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. Autism, 16 (3), 275-292. doi: 10.1177/1362361311418691
Einfeld, Stewart L., Stancliffe, Roger J., Gray, Kylie M., Sofronoff, Kate, Rice, Lauren, Emerson, Eric and Yasamy, M. T. (2012). Interventions provided by parents for children with intellectual diabilities in low and middle income countries. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25 (2), 135-142. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00678.x
Brown, Felicity Louise, Koa Whittingham, Roslyn Boyd and Kate Sofronoff (2012). A systematic review of parenting interventions for traumatic brain injury: Child and parent outcomes. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 28 (5), 349-360. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318245fed5
Sofronoff, Kate, Jahnel, Diana and Sanders, Matthew (2011). The Stepping Stones Triple P Seminars for parents of a child with a developmental disability: A randomized controlled trial.. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32 (6), 2253-2262. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.07.046
Dittman, Cassandra, Keown, Louise June, Sanders, Matthew, Rose, Dennis, Farruggia, Susan P. and Sofronoff, Kate (2011). An epidemiological examination of parenting and family correlates of emotional problems in young children. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81 (3), 360-371. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01104.x
Sofronoff, Kate, Helmes, Edward and Pachana, Nancy (2011). Fitness to Practice in the profession of psychology: Should we assess this during clinical training?. Australian Psychologist, 46 (2), 126-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00031.x
Scott, Theresa L., Pachana, Nancy A. and Sofronoff, Kate (2011). Survey of current curriculum practices within Australian postgraduate clinical training programmes: Students' and programme directors' perspectives. Australian Psychologist, 46 (2), 77-89. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00030.x
Pachana, Nancy A., Sofronoff, Kate, Scott, Theresa and Helmes, Edward (2011). Attainment of Competencies in Clinical Psychology Training: Ways Forward in the Australian Context. Australian Psychologist, 46 (2), 67-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00029.x
Sofronoff, Kate, Dark, Elizabeth and Stone, Valerie (2011). Social vulnerability and bullying in children with Asperger syndrome.. Autism, 15 (3), 355-372. doi: 10.1177/1362361310365070
Sofronoff, Kate, Eloff, Johann, Sheffield, Jeanie and Attwood, Tony (2011). Increasing the understanding and demonstration of appropriate affection in children with Asperger syndrome: A pilot trial. Autism Research and Treatment, 2011, 214317-8. doi: 10.1155/2011/214317
Mazzucchelli, Trevor G., Studman, Lisa J., Whittingham, Koa and Sofronoff, Kate (2010). Comments on a study of the social validity of the developmental disability parent training program Stepping Stones Triple P. Life Span and Disability, 13 (2), 109-128.
Matsumoto, Yuki, Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew R. (2010). Investigation of the effectiveness and social validity of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program in Japanese society. Journal of Family Psychology, 24 (1), 87-91. doi: 10.1037/a0018181
Wiggins, Tamera L., Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew R. (2009). Pathways Triple P-Positive Parenting Program: Effects on parent-child relationships and child behavior problems. Family Process, 48 (4), 517-530. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01299.x
Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2009). Behavioural family intervention with parents of children with ASD: What do they find useful in the parenting program Stepping Stones Triple P?. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 (3), 702-713. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.01.009
Matsumoto, Yuki, Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew R. (2009). Socio-ecological predictor model of parental intention to participate in Triple P-Positive Parenting Program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18 (3), 274-283. doi: 10.1007/s10826-008-9227-9
Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2009). Stepping Stones Triple P: An RCT of a parenting program with parents of a child diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37 (4), 469-480. doi: 10.1007/s10802-008-9285-x
Samios, Christina, Pakenham, Kenneth I. and Sofronoff, Kate (2009). The nature of benefit finding in parents of a child with Asperger syndrome. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 (2), 358-374. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.08.003
Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kathe, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2009). Do parental attributions affect treatment outcome in a parenting program? An exploration of the effects of parental attributions in an RCT of Stepping Stones Triple P for the ASD population. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 (1), 129-144. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.05.002
Hawkins, Deanne, Sofronoff, Kate and Sheffield, Jeanie (2009). Psychometric properties of the social problem solving inventory-revised short-form: Is the short form a valid and reliable measure for young adults?. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 33 (5), 462-470. doi: 10.1007/s10608-008-9209-7
Pachana, Nancy A., Sofronoff, Kate V. and O'Brien, Mia (2008). Focus on clinical psychology postgraduate training: Taking the curriculum into the next decade. Australian Psychologist, 43 (4), 219-221. doi: 10.1080/00050060802475270
Whittingham, Koa, Sofronoff, Kate, Sheffield, Jeanie and Sanders, Matthew R. (2008). An exploration of parental attributions within the autism spectrum disorders population. Behaviour Change, 25 (4), 201-214. doi: 10.1375/bech.25.4.201
Beaumont, Renae and Sofronoff, Kate (2008). A multi-component social skills intervention for children with Asperger syndrome: The junior detective training program. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49 (7), 743-753. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01920.x
Sanders, Matthew R., Ralph, Alan, Sofronoff, Katherine V., Gardiner, Paul, Thompson, Rachel, Dwyer, Sarah and Bidwell, Kerry (2008). Every family: a population approach to reducing behavioural and emotional problems in children making the transition to school. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 29 (3), 197-222. doi: 10.1007/s10935-008-0139-7
Beaumont, Renae B. and Sofronoff, Kate (2008). A new computerised advanced theory of mind measure for children with Asperger Syndrome: The ATOMIC. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 38 (2), 249-260. doi: 10.1007/s10803-007-0384-2
Hinton, Sharon, Sofronoff, Kate and Sheffield, Jeanie (2008). Training teachers to manage students with Asperger's Syndrome in an inclusive classroom setting. Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 25 (2), 34-48. doi: 10.1375/aedp.25.2.34
Samios, Christina M., Pakenham, Kenneth I. and Sofronoff, Kate V. (2008). The nature of sense making in parenting a child with Asperger Syndrome. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2 (3), 516-532. doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.10.003
Sofronoff, Kate V., Attwood, Tony, Hinton, Sharon L. and Levin, Irina (2007). A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for anger management in children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37 (7), 1203-1214. doi: 10.1007/s10803-006-0262-3
Matsumoto, Yuki, Sofronoff, Kate and Sanders, Matthew R. (2007). The efficacy and acceptability of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program with Japanese parents. Behaviour Change, 24 (4), 205-218. doi: 10.1375/bech.24.4.205
Whittingham, K., Sofronoff, K. and Sheffield, J. K. (2006). Stepping Stones Triple P: A pilot study to evaluate acceptability of the program by parents of a child diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Research In Developmental Disabilities, 27 (4), 364-380. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.05.003
Russell, Emily and Sofronoff, Kate (2005). Anxiety and social worries in children with Asperger syndrome. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39 (7), 633-638. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01637.x
Sheffield, JK, Tse, KH and Sofronoff, K (2005). A comparison of body-image dissatisfaction and eating disturbance among Australian and Hong Kong women. European Eating Disorders Review, 13 (2), 112-124. doi: 10.1002/erv.641
Sofronoff, Kate, Attwood, Tony and Hinton, Sharon (2005). A randomised controlled trial of a CBT intervention for anxiety in children with Asperger syndrome. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46 (11), 1152-1160. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.00411.x
Russell, E and Sofronoff, K (2005). Anxiety and social worries in children with Asperger syndrome. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39 (7), 633-638. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01637.x
Pakenham, K. I., Samios, C. and Sofronoff, K. (2005). Adjustment in mothers of children with Asperger syndrome: An application of the double ABCX model of family adjustment. Autism, 9 (2), 191-212. doi: 10.1177/1362361305049033
Sofronoff, K, Leslie, A and Brown, W (2004). Parent management training and Asperger syndrome - A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a parent based intervention. Autism, 8 (3), 301-317. doi: 10.1177/1362361304045215
Sheffield, Jeanie K., Fiorenza, Erika and Sofronoff, Kate V. (2004). Adolescents' willingness to seek psychological help: Promoting and preventing factors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33 (6), 495-507. doi: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000048064.31128.c6
Pakenham, KI, Sofronoff, K and Samios, C (2004). Finding meaning in parenting a child with Asperger syndrome: correlates of sense making and benefit finding. Research In Developmental Disabilities, 25 (3), 245-264. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2003.06.003
Sofronoff, K. V. and Attwood, T. (2003). A cognitive behaviour therapy intervention for anxiety in children with Asperger's syndrome. Good Autism Practice, 4, 2-8.
Sofronoff, K and Farbotko, M (2002). The effectiveness of parent management training to increase self-efficacy in parents of children with Asperger syndrome. Autism, 6 (3), 271-286. doi: 10.1177/1362361302006003005
Harrison, C. and Sofronoff, K. V. (2002). ADHD and parental psychological distress: Role of demographics, child behavioral characteristics, and parental cognitions. Journal of The American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, 41 (6), 703-711. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200206000-00010
Sofronoff, K (2001). Cognitive behaviour therapy for the management of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Change, 18 (1), 28-35. doi: 10.1375/bech.18.1.28

Conference Papers

Wilson, W.J., Arnott, W.L., Ziviani, J., Sofronoff, K. and Ashburner, J. (2024). Communication profiles of autistic and non-autistic students in mainstream classrooms. World Congress of Audiology, Paris, France, 19-22 September 2024.
Mitchell, A., Morawska, A., Lohan, A., Filus, A. and Sofronoff, K. (2019). Positive parenting for Healthy Living (Triple P): Outcomes of randomised controlled trial of a brief group program for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. 40th National Conference, Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Adelaide, SA Australia, 24-25 October 2019.
Gray, K., Hu, N., Tonge, B. J., Sanders, M., Sofronoff, K., Einfeld, S. L. and Team, M. (2019). A community-based parenting intervention for parents of young children with a disability: outcomes in the Australian Stepping Stones Triple P project. Future4All - The World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6 – 9 August 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley.
Morawska, A., Mitchell, A., Lohan, A., Filus, A., Sofronoff, K. and Batch, J. (2018). Positive Parenting for Healthy Living (Triple P): Preliminary Findings From a Randomised Controlled Trial of a Brief Group Program for Parents of Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Helping Families Change Conference, Santa Rosa, CA United States, 28 February - 2 March 2018.
Gray, K. M., Hu, N., Tonge, B. J., Sanders, M., Sofronoff, K. and Einfeld, S. L. (2018). A community-based parenting intervention for parents of children with a disability: comparison of effectiveness for children with and without autism spectrum disorder. 21st SSBP International Research Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 28-30 August 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell .
Mitchell, A., Morawska, A., Lohan, A., Filus, A., Sofronoff, K. and Batch, J. (2017). Randomised controlled trial of Positive Parenting For Healthy Living (Triple P) for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. 38th National Conference of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-27 October 2017.
Gray, Kylie M., Tonge, Bruce J., Taffe, John R., Sanders, Matthew, Sofronoff, Kate and Einfeld, Stewart L. (2017). A community-based parenting intervention for parents of children with a disability: outcomes in the Australian Stepping Stones Triple P Project. 11th European Congress Mental Health in Intellectual Disability , Luxembourg, 21-23 September 2017. New York, NY, United States : Taylor & Francis.
Mitchell, A., Morawska, A., Lohan, A., Filus, A., Sofronoff, K. and Batch, J. (2016). Randomised controlled trial of Positive Parenting for Healthy Living (Triple P) for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 22-25 June 2016.
Nicollet, C., van Dooren, K., Sofronoff, K., Steel, E., Ware, R., Beaumont, R. and Lennox, N. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions for adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum with anxiety. 2016 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities World Congress, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 15-19 August 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jir.12305
Nicollet, C., Sofronoff, K., Beaumont, R. and Lennox, N. (2016). An anxiety intervention program for adults on the autism spectrum: a pilot study. 2016 International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities World Congress, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 15-19 August 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jir.12305
Nicollet, C., Sofronoff, K., Trembath, D. and Lennox, N. (2016). The experience of anxiety in adults with autism: A qualitative analysis. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Melbourne, Vic, 15-19 August 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. doi: 10.1111/jir.12305
O'Moore, Liza, Kavanagh, Liza, Sofronoff, Kate and Day, Jamin (2015). Helping academics manage students with “invisible disabilities”. 26th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Engineering Education, Geelong, VIC Australia, 6-9 December 2015. Geelong, VIC Australia: School of Engineering, Deakin University.
Einfeld, S. L., Sanders, M., Tonge, B., Sofronoff, K. and Gray, K. M. (2014). Intervention Strategies for Behaviour Phenotypes. 17th SSBP International Research Symposium, New York City, NY United States, 10-12 October 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jir.12156
Sumargi, A., Sofronoff, K. and Morawska, A. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of the Triple P seminar series to increase parenting competence of Indonesian parents. Helping Families Change Conference, Los Angeles, CA United States, 13-15 February 2013.
Sofronoff, Kate and Helmes, Edward (2012). Fitness to practise in clinical psychology training. XXX International Congress of Psychology, Cape Town, South Africa, 22 - 27 July 2012. E Sussex, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
Pachana, Nancy, Scott, T., Sofronoff, K. and Helmes, E. (2011). Facilitators and barriers to achieving an ageing literate clinical psychology workforce. International Psychogeriatric Association Reinventing Aging through Innovation 15th International Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, 6-9 September 2011. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S104161021100127X
Quek, Lake-Hui, Sofronoff, Kate and Sheffield, Jeanie (2009). Cognitive-behaviour therapy for mood and anxiety disorders in young people with Asperger syndrome.. Asia Pacific Autism Conference (APAC), Sydney, Australia, August 23.
Quek, Lake-Hui, Sofronoff, Kate and Sheffield, Jeanie (2009). Risk factors for emotional disturbances in young people with Asperger syndrome.. Fourth International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Roehampton University, London, UK, July 13-14.

Research Reports

Sofronoff, Kate, Beaumont, Renae, Hinton, Sharon, Day, Jamin and Clarke, Ruby (2019). Secret agent society - Whole of Classroom (SAS-WOC) Trial: Final Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism.
Sofronoff, Kate, Kavanaugh, Lydia, O’Moore, Liza, Attwood, Tony, Richdale, Amanda, Whelan, Michael, Evans, Stefanie, McCartney, David, Hinton, Sharon and Day, Jamin (2017). Supporting staff and students on the autism spectrum in tertiary settings: the development of an interactive website. St Lucia, QLD Australia: Autism CRC.
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