Hi, Its a few months old but I haven’t seen anyone post about it yet.
I saw this article and I was just wondering what more social workers think of a national social worker registration scheme? And thoughts on the SA government rejecting it due to concerns about registration fees deterring SW’s from practicing
Has anyone had negative placement experiences where they are completing personal or domestic care or non relevant tasks for AASW accreditation ?
Have you successfully advocated for yourself?
Hi everyone! 😊 First time posting here.
I’m currently a second - year BSW student at Deakin, studying part - time. Lord willing, I’d love to work in a school setting after graduating.
I have a previous experience as a Multicultural Education Aide (MEA/ES), and currently work as an interpreter with Services Australia and have been in this role for around three years.
I still have about a year before my first placement and have heard that school placements can be quite competitive. I’d love some advice on how I can best prepare myself now. If I can’t get a school placement, would an NGO/ community development or child and family placement also be a good pathway?
For those working in school social work, what experience, skills or placement would you recommend?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!☺️
Hi all, it looks like this sub mainly has students/grads but I thought I'd still put this out there. I'm hoping to find experiences from locum social workers.
I am a social worker experienced in clinical/mental health work. No accreditation because I haven't needed it in NGO world.
I'm interested in Mental Health Clinician locum roles. They sound very appealling with travel/accommodation paid for and rates anywhere from $60-$160 an hour. I'm just worried that I'll get there and it will end up being a nightmare.
I know it's probably very site dependent, but it would be great to hear any experiences :)
Hi, I’ve read the master thread on choosing a uni but just seeking a bit more specific advice, if this somehow goes into the master thread to help others that’s great 🙂
I’m looking for recommendations for part time online MSW, where the uni has a good disability inclusion reputation if anyone has experiences to share on this.
I did honours in a related area and 15 years work experience in community sector. I’m on DSP due to chronic illness so even though I’d always planned to get my MSW I would have to pace it carefully.
I need a flexible friendly course provider that wants students to succeed and that accommodates part time prac as well as part time coursework.
Thanks in advance 🙏
Hi, I’m seeing a lot of international students posting.
There was also a comment within a post recently about 80% of students in a masters course being overseas training for jobs here for residency.
Am I going to find a job at the end as a domestic student trying to qual for social work if there is oversupply of migrant graduates?
Or is it going to be like nursing where local graduates are struggling to find work due to international upskilling applicants?
Hi! This might be a question and a ‘rant’ in both but I want to see if anyone else feels / or has felt the same way.
I’m studying my BSW and I’m loving it :) so much so that some of my friends have decided to change their degrees to social work because of how I talk so highly about it. And don’t get me wrong I have been ecstatic about that because my friends would make awesome social workers. But my thing is, I’m a little nervous because I’ve been recently seeing a growth in people wanting to do social work and that’s incredible but I’m nervous that it might make the work field competitive (?) and that’s freaking me out for a future in the field I have adored.
I know it’s not the end of the world and it’s high demand but I guess my question is , can social work get really competitive like psychology , law ect?
I’m just a little nervous about job security!! Let me know if you’ve had other experiences similar!! :D I’d love to hope I’m not alone
Is there anyone here in Australia who has a criminal conviction, has previously been in prison, and has still been granted AASW membership?
I am particularly interested in hearing from people who disclosed their criminal history when completing the AASW criminal proceedings declaration and still had their membership approved.
I understand the AASW removed its previous blanket exclusion relating to certain criminal convictions and now uses a declarations process to assess suitability for membership. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone with lived experience of going through this process. Lastly, did you disclose spent convictions also?
Hello!
I'm planning on completing the STAT test and applying for the Bachelor of Social Work at either ACU or Western Sydney University.
I'm curious about how placements work. I know the universities typically place you but can you suggest fields you would like to work in such as a school or at a hospital?
For me, the fields I'm most interested in are School Social Work and Pediatric Medical Social Work.
Hi guy
Just a bit of background, I’m a male that would like to do a bachelors in social work as it really interests me, I work full time in a hospital as a support worker/orderly and my wife works casual in the same position also, we have a child so really need to keep the work arrangements.
I’ve read the degree can cost upwards of 40k for the 4 years, is this correct?
Hi all,
I’m a mod over at r/ausrenters.
Every now and then we get posts that go beyond rental issues and into relationship breakdowns, domestic/family violence, unstable home situations, kids involved, etc.
As a Reddit moderator, I’m pretty out of my depth with this stuff. I often don’t even know which services or resources are the right ones to point people towards.
I went looking for an Australian subreddit specifically geared towards this sort of support, but couldn't really find one. And at the same time, I didn't think just sending people over here to r/SocialWorkAustralia was appropriate this is looks like a professional community, not a support service.
So instead, this is really just an invitation: if any Australian social workers here would like to join r/ausrenters and lurk, you’d be very welcome.
There’s absolutely no expectation to take responsibility for anything. But if you happen to see something where you can pipe up with useful information, point someone towards the right resource, or DM someone where appropriate, that could be genuinely valuable.
Alternatively, you might just find it interesting to see a fairly unfiltered set of housing, financial, relationship and family difficulties that Australian renters are dealing with.
We’re not trying to turn the subreddit into a social-work or DV support community — I’d just rather have some people around who actually know what they’re talking about when these situations inevitably come up.
Thanks!
r/AusRenters mod
Hey! So recently i came across this news that QUT specifically in their masters of social work program, give meaningless “research” work instead of field placements. This really scares me as I am contemplating going to QUT. So, if anyone has done this program or have experienced anything like this can you please share your experience?
Any and all comments are much welcomed!
Hi everyone, I am just really wanting to know if it’s a good idea to self disclose mental health diagnoses such as Bipolar I, ADHD and Anxiety. This is in the hope to get a job as a mental health peer support worker in NSW. I graduate in over a month. There are those jobs around.
Also, do I need to do a certificate in peer support ? Or is a social work degree enough for this?
Thank you for reading this :) any suggestions are welcome. Take care.
hi guys! im a second year student going to do my placement in my third year. i just recieved an email stating that i need to write a resume/cv for my placement. i know it sounds silly but what should i include in it? is it like a regular resume you would create for jobs just tailored to social work?
im very nervous and do not want to mess up my future opportunities by botching my placement resume.
any tips or advice for when i begin my first placement too would be great!!
Hey guys!
I have been planning on going to Australia for a MSW and have received an offer letter from QUT with 25% scholarships and am not expecting any from monash. But i am really confused about which uni to choose. For me the field placements and future prospects take higher priority. I know both universities require 1000 hours of field placements but i wanted to know if one is better than the other in any regards and which one you would personally recommend.
All and every suggestion is much welcomed!
Thanks!
Hey guys!
I have been planning on going to Australia for a MSW and have received an offer letter from QUT with 25% scholarships and am not expecting any from monash. But i am really confused about which uni to choose. For me the field placements and future prospects take higher priority. I know both universities require 1000 hours of field placements but i wanted to know if one is better than the other in any regards and which one you would personally recommend.
All and every suggestion is much welcomed!
Thanks!
Hi everyone, I'm feeling really deflated at the moment and was hoping to get some advice.
I finished my Master of Social Work in January this year and have been job hunting ever since, but I still haven't been able to secure a role.
I'm really interested in working in family violence. While I don't have direct FV experience, my first placement was at a community legal centre and some of my clients were victim survivors of FV. My second placement was research-based. To build my knowledge, I've completed the MARAM Brief and Intermediate training, and I've also worked through the MARAM Foundation Knowledge Guide and Practice Guides.
In my most recent interview, I was told my interview was strong, but they chose someone with a bit more family violence experience. I'm starting to feel a bit stuck and I'm not sure what I should be doing differently. Has anyone been in a similar position? Are there any ways I can strengthen my application or gain relevant experience while I'm still looking? I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Hello wonderful people! Just wondering if anyone has some advice on researching mental health legislation/policy etc for mental health social work in Aus? I'm am moving over in 3 months to Queensland and hoping to secure some kind of job related to my main experience of mental health work (UK currently) but I'm finding internet research increasingly confusing, if anyone can please give me some direction on what I need to read about or study related to processes of intervention, how the MH system works etc? Or anything that would point me in the right direction? Very much appreciated, thank you 🙏