AASW SA Advocacy for Child Projection Soical Workers and professional registration - ABC Radio discussion including a phone interview with Jennie Charlton, SA Branch Vice President, June 2016:  accessible here.

AASW SA Branch Feedback on the Draft Child Development and Wellbeing Bill 2015 accessible here

On the 30 January 2015, the South Australian Branch tendered a submission to the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission. AASW SA Branch has called for a range key practice principles for child wellbeing and protection to be implemented. We would like to thank many voluntary contributors for making this possible. The AASW SA Branch President, Dr Mary Hood, has offered to speak to the Commission directly regarding ideas presented in this Submission. To read this document please click here.

In August 2014, the South Australian and National AASW offices combined efforts to respond to the South Australian state government’s Review of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services. The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical governance, leadership, models of care and risk management. The AASW’s submission underscored the contribution of social work in these areas and of the professional structures and supports provided by the Association. We are now able to release the submission to our members here. Read the document submitted by a specially formed sub-committee of the AASW (SA Branch)