Supervision
Supervision
Supervision is an ongoing activity of social workers and central to their professional identity and growth across all roles and organisational settings. This set of resources has been developed and sourced to support social workers receiving supervision, becoming a supervisor and providing supervision, it covers supervision as an individual, in groups and in peer environments.
Mental Health
Mental Health is an issue that touches all practice areas of social work. This set of resources has been developed and sourced to support social workers working in the mental health space, including information on Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) and details on becoming an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) which makes you eligible to be a Medicare Provider.
Child Protection
Child protection social workers have an invaluable role with children and families to respond to concerns about risks to children’s safety and wellbeing. Child protection social workers support the safety of children to reduce the effects of trauma, children are either supported with safety planning to stay at home or supported in placements. This set of resources has been developed and sourced to support your work in this important practice area.
Graduates
As a Social Work Graduate you are at the beginning of your career journey. This set of resources has been developed and sourced to support your journey through the TRANSITION from finishing University to starting your employment eg applying for and obtaining a job, through ADJUSTMENT while you settle into your position and seek to develop personally, GROWTH as you develop as a social worker, expanding your role and skillset and finally SUSTAINING your social work career.
Private Practice
Social workers in private practice can be self-employed in their own practice or work for someone else who is. They work in a private social work setting rather than an organisation such as a government agency or not-for-profit. If you are considering starting in private practice (or you have already made the move), this set of resources has been developed to offer information relevant to social workers in or starting private practice.
