Updates
Connect with major social work employers
Register for an upcoming Meet the Employer webinar to engage in a live Q&A with some of Australia’s major social work employers and gain insights into job opportunities and career pathways.
AASW has a refreshed look
Our refreshed look brings a more consistent approach to how you see us. See what’s new and what’s behind the change.
Advocacy update – August
Through advocacy, the AASW is leading change, addressing the issues shaping people’s lives and highlighting the impact of social work across Australia. Click below for August’s updates.
The AASW’s strategic priorities for 2026–27
The priorities are guided by member needs, transparency, sustainability, co-design and alignment with the AASW Blueprint for Change. Read the priorities here.
Upcoming Events
01 Sep '26 - 08 Sep '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+10:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - September 2026
Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
02 Sep '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 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.
03 Sep '26, 10:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+10:00
Creating Child Safe Organisations - Understanding and Applying the Child ...
Child Protection, School SW
Join us to build safer organisations empowering children’s voices and protection.
17 Sep '26 - 01 Oct '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+10:00
Breaking the “Naughty Kid” Cycle Using Play Therapy Principles (FPS-CPD) ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health, School SW
Join us in this series to rethink behaviour, accountability, and meaningful change
22 Sep '26 - 29 Sep '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+10:00
Facilitating Group Supervision – September 2026
Supervision
This virtual workshop series equips participants with the skills, knowledge, and ethical understanding needed to effectively facilitate and manage group ...
08 Oct '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
From Reactivity to Reflection - Responding to Student Behaviours - ...
Mental Health, School SW
Join us in the workshop to strengthen social workers’ flexibility supporting students through stress and behavioural challenges.
09 Oct '26, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM GMT+11:00
Empowerment in Practice: Strength-Based Approaches to Avoid Learned Helplessness (FPS) ...
Disability, Mental Health
This webinar helps social workers recognise learned helplessness and shift from “doing for” to “building with,” using strengths-based, trauma-informed strategies ...
15 Oct '26, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM GMT+11:00
More than Mood – Understanding PMDD - October 2026
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Join us in this webinar to recognise PMDD, reduce risk, and transform social work practice for women.
19 Oct '26 - 26 Oct '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - October 2026
Mental Health
Completing the Emotionally Focused Therapy Fundamentals course will give you a solid introduction to all 3 modalities of EFT.
04 Nov '26 - 10 Nov '26, 12:00 PM GMT+11:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - November 2026
Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
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Advocacy is a core social work skill, bridging people & environments
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When you join the AASW you’ll become part of an active and vibrant community of more than 18,400 social work professionals. As the profession’s peak body, the AASW is committed to maintaining high standards, ethical practice and ongoing professional development.
The AASW helped me understand my sense of professional identity as a social worker, it will be a career-long endeavour of creating and recreating my professional identity