Updates
Lyra Taylor Social Work Impact Summit
This new event series will address urgent social issues, policy reform, and transformative social work. Registrations are now open for the inaugural summit, centred on family and domestic violence.
Connect with Australia’s major social work employers
Social work students and graduates, this is your chance to engage in a live Q & A with some of Australia’s major social work employers. Register today for our next webinar on 30 October 2025.
New Social Work Focus – Advocacy
The latest issue of Social Work Focus highlights AASW advocacy as the profession’s driving force, from new wins to powerful reflections on lived experience, and systemic reform.
AASW Meets With HACSU About Public Mental Health EBA Negotiations 2024
Media Statement – 30 June 2025
Upcoming Events
21 Oct '25, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM GMT+11:00
From the Frontline to the Home Front - Navigating Civilian ...
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Australian Defence Force (ADF) members make unique contributions and sacrifices on behalf of all of us. They act selflessly as ...
30 Oct '25, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
From Care to CEO - Your Social Work Guide to ...
Private Practice
Join us in this workshop to build compliant, confident, thriving businesses
18 Nov '25, 13:30 PM-15:00 PM GMT+11:00
Nature Based Social Prescribing – Integrating Nature into Healthcare
Mental Health
Did you know that spending just 2 hours a week in nature significantly boosts physical and mental well-being – regardless of age, ...
19 Nov '25, 09:00 AM-17:00 PM GMT+11:00
Social Entrapment – Working with Victim Survivors Experiencing Coercive Control
Family & Domestic Violence, Mental Health
This powerful one-day, in-person training equips practitioners with the knowledge, tools, and reflective insight needed to understand and respond to ...
20 Nov '25 - 21 Nov '25, 08:45 AM-17:00 PM GMT+11:00
EMDR Level 1 - November 2025 (FPS-CPD)
Clinical SW, Mental Health
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is a Focussed Psychological Strategy. (Blended program)
24 Nov '25, 10:00 AM-13:00 PM GMT+11:00
Engaging Men and Fathers in Practice - Building Confidence and ...
Mental Health
Emphasise the importance of fostering trust, confidence, and meaningful relationships with men and fathers in family and community services to ...
26 Nov '25 - 09 Dec '25, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - November 2025
Management & Leadership, Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
10 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
An Introduction to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) – A Relational Approach
Clinical SW, Mental Health
This 3.5-hour workshop introduces Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), a relational approach that helps social workers understand and shift stuck patterns ...
11 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Perinatal Mental Health in Context - Social Work Approaches to ...
Mental Health
This webinar supports social workers in developing trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and relational approaches to perinatal mental health, offering practical tools ...
17 Feb '26 - 23 Feb '26, 10:00 AM-13:30 PM GMT+11:00
Introduction to Best Practice for Supervision - February 2026
Supervision
This virtual workshop series will equip you with contemporary knowledge, tools and skills and set you on a clear path ...
10 Mar '26, 11:00 AM-14:00 PM GMT+11:00
Hearing Voices - Working Holistically with Voices, Psychosis and Psycho-Spiritual ...
Clinical SW, Disability, Mental Health
This training is a unique opportunity to understand voice-hearing and psychosis experiences, and to learn about strategies to help clients ...
17 Mar '26, 14:00 PM-15:30 PM GMT+11:00
From Silence to Strength - Supporting Mental Health in Men ...
Mental Health
This training explores the cultural, systemic, and gendered barriers that prevent CALD men in Australia from accessing mental health support, ...
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