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Updates
Lyra Taylor Social Work Impact Summit
This new event series will address urgent social issues, policy reform, and transformative social work. Registrations are now open for the inaugural summit, centred on family and domestic violence.
AASW Meets With HACSU About Public Mental Health EBA Negotiations 2024
Media Statement – 30 June 2025
AASW National Excellence Awards 2025 – nominations open
Celebrate outstanding social workers, researchers, and students who exemplify the best of our profession’s values and achievements. Nominate yourself or a peer today.
AASW Joins Collective Allied Health Efforts in "Now or Never" Campaign
Media Statement – 24 June 2025
Upcoming Events
20 Aug '25 - 27 Aug '25, 10:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+10:00
Case Planning and Case Notes for Social Work Practice (August2025)
Clinical SW
A clear understanding of the purpose and content of case planning and case notes documentation is an essential skill for ...
25 Aug '25, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM GMT+10:00
Exploring Social Worker Well-being in Supervision - A Different Kind ...
Supervision
Join Us in This Webinar That Delves into Social Worker Well-being in Supervision
01 Sep '25, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM GMT+10:00
Keeping Kids Connected - A Resilience Focused Journey
School SW
We will delve into how CatholicCare Wollongong utilized over 10 years of school counselling service data, combined with a resilience framework, ...
03 Sep '25, 10:30 AM-11:30 AM GMT+10:00
Using Legal and Psycho-social Interventions to Respond to Elder Abuse (...
Aged Care / Older Persons, Family & Domestic Violence, Mental Health
Join us to build essential skills in recognising and responding to elder abuse through multidisciplinary practice.
05 Sep '25, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM GMT+10:00
Compassionate Conversations – Navigating Advanced Care Planning, Death, and Dying
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Join us for this webinar that provides practical insights and strategies on Advanced Care Planning.
09 Sep '25 - 16 Sep '25, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+10:00
Facilitating Group Supervision – September
Management & Leadership, Supervision
This virtual workshop series equips participants with the skills, knowledge, and ethical understanding needed to effectively facilitate and manage group ...
17 Sep '25, 11:00 AM-14:00 PM GMT+10:00
Family Violence Risk Assessment - Identifying Coercive Control and Enhancing ...
Family & Domestic Violence
Join our workshop to enhance your skills in coercive control, risk assessment, and safety planning
18 Sep '25, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+10:00
From Escalation to Connection - Skills for Supporting Parents of ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Join us in this workshop to gain NVR tools that empower families, manage challenges, and rebuild connection with lasting impact.
18 Sep '25, 09:00 AM-12:30 PM GMT+09:30
Beyond Self-Care - What Neuroscience is Teaching Us About the ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Join us to explore empathic engagement impacts on the Social Worker themselves.
23 Sep '25, 09:00 AM-17:00 PM GMT+10:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision – September 2025 (In Person – Wagga ...
Supervision
This introductory course will prepare you to provide best practice supervision, create a safe and reflective space, and support the ...
07 Oct '25 - 14 Oct '25, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - October 2025
Management & Leadership, Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
21 Oct '25, 11:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+11:00
From the Frontline to the Home Front - Navigating Civilian ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Australian Defence Force (ADF) members make unique contributions and sacrifices on behalf of all of us. They act selflessly as ...
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