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Translation of recovery-oriented social work practice in child and youth mental health

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The translation of recovery-oriented social work practice in child and youth mental health

Key dates

Workshop dates:

When: 18th July 9am to 12am    Where: Southbank, Griffith University

When: 25th July 9am to 12am    Where: Strathfield, ACU

When: 1st Aug   9am to 12am     Online

Participants sought

We are seeking social workers who:

  • have worked with children, young people, and their caregivers for six months or more.
  • are practising in a child and youth mental health delivery setting (public or private organisation, hospital, community practice setting etc) anywhere in Australia.
  • have direct practice contact with services users.
  • are eligible for AASW membership.
AboutRecovery-oriented practice has been recognised as the cornerstone of innovative and client-centered mental health service provision. Yet, little is known about how social workers enact recovery approaches when working with children and their family members in a child and youth mental health context. The study aims to increase our understanding of how recovery approaches in a child and youth mental health context are conceptualised by social workers and how they navigate competing clinical models to enact recovery-oriented practice in child and youth mental health.
What is involved

The project has two stages. We will work in partnership with the social workers to co-create knowledge in this area.

Session One:

We will provide a 90-minute workshop about recovery-oriented practice with children and their families. We will then offer a 90-minute consultation forum with social workers to explore how they translate recovery in their own practice in a child and youth setting.

Session Two:

We will consult social workers about a draft recovery-oriented practice framework developed from Stage 1 findings.

Participants are welcome to participate in one or both sessions.

Participation is completely voluntary, and participants can withdraw at any time.

How to get involvedPlease contact Katherine Reid via email to obtain a participant information sheet.
Institution and investigator contact

Griffith University and Australian Catholic University

Dr Katherine Reid and Dr Aniqa Farwa

[email protected]

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  • research promoted by AASW undertaken by external agencies

 

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