spring 2014 - aasw
TRANSCRIPT
Wow the year is flying by It has been great to get out a meet a lot of Social Workers
in Country Health Health Education CAMHS as well as students and staff from both
Universities
There are lots of issues troubling Social Workers at present though
De-professionalisation of positions in government is an issue Are there any parts of
Social Work jobs that can be done under direction and do not require the knowledge
and skills of a professional Social Worker Or is it purely a cost cutting exercise How
can we demonstrate the value of Social Work
The Journal Social Work in Health Care is a good source There are a few research arti-
cles appearing which may help us with this Auerbach Mason and LaPorte Vol 44 (4)
2007 in Evidence that Supports the Value of Social Work in Hospitals and The value of
the presence of social work in Emergency departments Vol 49 2010 say social workers
are referred the most complex cases and contain costs through preventing admission or
through dealing with the complexities
What are Social Work skills Expertise The Munro Review of Child Protection in the
UK (2011) includes a submission that Social work expertise in Child Protection includes
1 Assessment (general) using practice wisdom social work theory family
relationshiptrauma knowledge interview observation
2 Analysis of all this systems information
3 Risk assessment
4 Working alongside people
5 Problem solving
6 Decision making
7 Planning
8 Relationship building
9 Partnership work with other agencies
What do Social Workers do that differentiates us from other professions Are we
immediately able to articulate this when we are in discussions
in our workplaces Letrsquos practice being able to clearly speak
up for our skills and for the broad bio-social cultural perspec-
tive that is part of how we think and what we know works
best for people We need more than ever to be doing so Let
us know what you think
I look forward to catching up with you soon
Mary Hood
AASW SA Branch
Incorporated in the ACT ACN 008 576 010
wwwaaswasnau
Correspondence to
Branch Office Manager AASW SA Branch
4 Milner Street HINDMARSH SA 5007
or aaswsaaaswasnau
President
Mary Hood
Vice President Chris Chalubek
Newsletter
Kathy Inverarity Sally McMichael
CPD
Maria Scicchitano
Ethics Sophie Diamandi
Students amp New
Grads
Mark Wilson
Private Practitioners Robyn Lingard
Social Justice
Sue King
Branch Manager Miriam Hobson
Spring 2014
From the Presidenthellip
South Australian Social Worker
ldquoHow can we demonstrate the value of
Social Workrdquo
Page 2
For Your Diaryhellip
1 From the President 11 AASW SA Branch AGM
2 For Your Diary 12 Spotlight on Ann Bloor
3 Regional Round Up 13 Spotlight on Ann Bloor cont
4 News and Updates 14 SA Branch Contact Details
5 CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
6 AASW in the Media Overview of Key Publications
7 Sources and Resources for Social Workers
8 Book Launch Working Together
9 Advocacy
10 Social Justice Committee
Adelaide Networking Group
27 November 2014
530 pm
Register here
APMD Inaugural Conference 2014 -
Prevention Evidence Challenges and
Opportunities
2 December 2014 Adelaide
Visit the event website
Western Region Evening
Networking Session
25 February 2015
530 pm
Wheatsheaf Hotel
Register here
Ethics and Organisational Pressure on
Moral and Ethical Decision Making in
Practice
24 February 2015
6mdash8 pm
EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Supervision Training Course 1
3-5 March 2015
900 am - 330 pm
EDC Hindmarsh
Register at wwwdramatixcomau
World Social Work Day
17 March 2015
715 - 900 am
The PavillionmdashSouth Tce
Registrations open soon
Event Trauma - Responding to Cri-
sis and Traumatic Incidents
28 April 2015
545 - 800pm EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Integration and Application of
Cultural Elements in Supervision
21 May 2015
900 -1200pm EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Treating PTSD with Dr Leah
Giarratano
18 ndash19 June 2015 Adelaide
Register at
httpwwwtalominbookscom
Page 2 Newsletter Spring 2014
Contents
Page 3
Whyalla
On the 26 September Whyalla was host to
lsquoIntroducing Marte Meorsquo a training session delivered
by AASW member Sally Watson It used video
review and interactional analysis to show practition-
ers how to use ordinary interactions to support
childrenrsquos development and to pass these ideas on
to parents and other significant carers
The event was very popular
with attendees from Health
and Education organisa-
tions as well as agencies
such as Centacare
Feedback described the event as being well
delivered and intrinsically relevant to Social Work
practice
Mt Gambier
BMC member Michelle Osmond was able to attend
our state AGM this year Michelle was instrumental
in starting conversation around the needs of rural
Social Workers and the challenges inherent in
supporting them to meet their CPD requirements
Ideas around responding to this need were
discussed with particular focus placed on increasing
Webinars and SWOT based resources
Riverland
The Riverland Networking Group gathering
4 December at 1200 pm for a lunch meeting
The lunch will be held at the Berri Hotel which is
on Riverview Drive Berri
Come and join your colleagues for a drink and the
opportunity to make new contacts with Social
Workers in your region
RSVP Monday 1 December - Cathy Schwartzkopff -
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
The Riverland Social Workers Networking
Group is for working and non-working Social
Workers and Social Work students to offer an
informal opportunity to network share information
and offer support Looking forward to seeing you
soon and meeting our new members
If you would like to join the 2015 quarterly River-
land Networking Group lunch time sessions please
contact
Robyn Camrolakis
robyncamrolakishumanservicesgovau
or
Catherine Schwartzkopff
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
Newsletter Spring 2014
Regional Roundup
Email registrationaaswasnau or phone +61 3 9320 1044
Promote your private Social Work services in
the Find a Social Worker and Find a Supervisor
search directories
Do you provide private client work supervision or
consultancy work
Are you an Accredited Social Worker
You can promote your social work services in the
public member directories by creating a listing in the
Advanced Search Directory Click here for more in-
formation
The South Australian Disability and Lifestyle Expo
kicked off in Adelaide on November 7 2014
This yearrsquos theme was lsquoDream Bigrsquo and was reflected
beautifully with a colourful Circus atmosphere that
showcased exhibitors from aged care services
advocacy disability support services education
employment equipment mobility physio
rehabilitation sport wellbeing youth services and
more
NDIA Chairman Bruce Bonyhady delivered a keynote
address at the expo speaking about the progress of
the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how it is
positively affecting the lives of people with disability at
trial sites around the nation
Mr Bonyhady officially opened the South Australia
Disability and Lifestyle Expo and his speech can be
watched here via live web streaming
The South Australian Council of Social Service
(SACOSS) has released its annual Anti-Poverty Week
Statement This yearrsquos statement profiles poverty in
four different South Australian communities highlight-
ing the presence prevalence and diversity of poverty
as it exists in different parts of the state
The Statement explores data from the Anangu Pitjant-
jatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Burnside Mount
Gambier and Playford Local Government Areas ndash
profiling education employment ethnicity income and
other economic resources in each area
Read more of Poverty in SA Case Studies Highlight
Prevalence and Programs that Help
The SA Branch has been touring Adelaide and speak-
ing to Social Work students at Flinders University and
the University of South Australia Presentations were
delivered by SA President Mary Hood and MSW
Placement student Isabella Ciezkowski
They focussed on consolidating connections between
the AASW and the statersquos graduating cohort by
providing information around role of the association in
the discipline and the advocacy efforts it regularly
heads Flinders and UniSA students were also walked
through a number of important pre-employment
steps aimed at providing an easy and Social Work
specific employment strategy
The branch looks forward to making the tour an
annual event
News and Updates
Newsletter Spring 2014 Page 4
Social Work Search Directories
Anti-Poverty Week Statement
SA Disability and Lifestyle Expo
AASW University Tours
Page 5
CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
Newsletter Spring 2014
Advertisement - Hypnosis Today
A keen group of 15 current and emerging private
practitioners got a head-start on their professional
development year by attending the ldquoLegal Consider-
ations in Private Practicerdquo CPD event on the
evening of 1st July
The event was organised by the Private
Practitioners Sub-Committee who were able to
attract Stewart Bruinsma as the eveningrsquos guest
speaker Stewart brought a wealth of knowledge
and experience to the evening having worked
professionally since 1988 and privately since 2005
Stewart has specialised in Family Law Court work
since 2008 and has expert witness status with the
Court
The evening covered both legal and business consid-
erations of private practice ranging from different
ways to structure onersquos business through to report
writing legal terminology and how to deal with
cross examination in a Courtroom Indeed there
was a broad range of content to be covered and an
equally diverse range of expectations from the audi-
ence however the feedback received from partici-
pants was overwhelmingly positive and Stewart was
generous with his time in accommodating questions
from the audience both during and after his
presentation Stewart concluded his talk with some
insights into potentially lucrative opportunities to
perform work as a Regulation 7 Family Therapist
Consultant providing the Family Court with
written assessment reports to be used in custody
proceedings
Please get in touch should there be a topic you
would like covered andor refer to the AASW
web-site for upcoming events
I would also personally like to thank Robyn Lingard
and Miriam Hobson for assisting me in organising
and hosting the event
Holden Ward
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Member of the Private Practitioners
Sub-Committee
The Private Practitioners Sub-
Committee are keen to organize
future CPD events that are relevant to
the needs of current and emerging
private practitioners
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
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smcmichaelpeoplenetau
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Page 2
For Your Diaryhellip
1 From the President 11 AASW SA Branch AGM
2 For Your Diary 12 Spotlight on Ann Bloor
3 Regional Round Up 13 Spotlight on Ann Bloor cont
4 News and Updates 14 SA Branch Contact Details
5 CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
6 AASW in the Media Overview of Key Publications
7 Sources and Resources for Social Workers
8 Book Launch Working Together
9 Advocacy
10 Social Justice Committee
Adelaide Networking Group
27 November 2014
530 pm
Register here
APMD Inaugural Conference 2014 -
Prevention Evidence Challenges and
Opportunities
2 December 2014 Adelaide
Visit the event website
Western Region Evening
Networking Session
25 February 2015
530 pm
Wheatsheaf Hotel
Register here
Ethics and Organisational Pressure on
Moral and Ethical Decision Making in
Practice
24 February 2015
6mdash8 pm
EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Supervision Training Course 1
3-5 March 2015
900 am - 330 pm
EDC Hindmarsh
Register at wwwdramatixcomau
World Social Work Day
17 March 2015
715 - 900 am
The PavillionmdashSouth Tce
Registrations open soon
Event Trauma - Responding to Cri-
sis and Traumatic Incidents
28 April 2015
545 - 800pm EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Integration and Application of
Cultural Elements in Supervision
21 May 2015
900 -1200pm EDC Hindmarsh
Registrations open soon
Treating PTSD with Dr Leah
Giarratano
18 ndash19 June 2015 Adelaide
Register at
httpwwwtalominbookscom
Page 2 Newsletter Spring 2014
Contents
Page 3
Whyalla
On the 26 September Whyalla was host to
lsquoIntroducing Marte Meorsquo a training session delivered
by AASW member Sally Watson It used video
review and interactional analysis to show practition-
ers how to use ordinary interactions to support
childrenrsquos development and to pass these ideas on
to parents and other significant carers
The event was very popular
with attendees from Health
and Education organisa-
tions as well as agencies
such as Centacare
Feedback described the event as being well
delivered and intrinsically relevant to Social Work
practice
Mt Gambier
BMC member Michelle Osmond was able to attend
our state AGM this year Michelle was instrumental
in starting conversation around the needs of rural
Social Workers and the challenges inherent in
supporting them to meet their CPD requirements
Ideas around responding to this need were
discussed with particular focus placed on increasing
Webinars and SWOT based resources
Riverland
The Riverland Networking Group gathering
4 December at 1200 pm for a lunch meeting
The lunch will be held at the Berri Hotel which is
on Riverview Drive Berri
Come and join your colleagues for a drink and the
opportunity to make new contacts with Social
Workers in your region
RSVP Monday 1 December - Cathy Schwartzkopff -
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
The Riverland Social Workers Networking
Group is for working and non-working Social
Workers and Social Work students to offer an
informal opportunity to network share information
and offer support Looking forward to seeing you
soon and meeting our new members
If you would like to join the 2015 quarterly River-
land Networking Group lunch time sessions please
contact
Robyn Camrolakis
robyncamrolakishumanservicesgovau
or
Catherine Schwartzkopff
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
Newsletter Spring 2014
Regional Roundup
Email registrationaaswasnau or phone +61 3 9320 1044
Promote your private Social Work services in
the Find a Social Worker and Find a Supervisor
search directories
Do you provide private client work supervision or
consultancy work
Are you an Accredited Social Worker
You can promote your social work services in the
public member directories by creating a listing in the
Advanced Search Directory Click here for more in-
formation
The South Australian Disability and Lifestyle Expo
kicked off in Adelaide on November 7 2014
This yearrsquos theme was lsquoDream Bigrsquo and was reflected
beautifully with a colourful Circus atmosphere that
showcased exhibitors from aged care services
advocacy disability support services education
employment equipment mobility physio
rehabilitation sport wellbeing youth services and
more
NDIA Chairman Bruce Bonyhady delivered a keynote
address at the expo speaking about the progress of
the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how it is
positively affecting the lives of people with disability at
trial sites around the nation
Mr Bonyhady officially opened the South Australia
Disability and Lifestyle Expo and his speech can be
watched here via live web streaming
The South Australian Council of Social Service
(SACOSS) has released its annual Anti-Poverty Week
Statement This yearrsquos statement profiles poverty in
four different South Australian communities highlight-
ing the presence prevalence and diversity of poverty
as it exists in different parts of the state
The Statement explores data from the Anangu Pitjant-
jatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Burnside Mount
Gambier and Playford Local Government Areas ndash
profiling education employment ethnicity income and
other economic resources in each area
Read more of Poverty in SA Case Studies Highlight
Prevalence and Programs that Help
The SA Branch has been touring Adelaide and speak-
ing to Social Work students at Flinders University and
the University of South Australia Presentations were
delivered by SA President Mary Hood and MSW
Placement student Isabella Ciezkowski
They focussed on consolidating connections between
the AASW and the statersquos graduating cohort by
providing information around role of the association in
the discipline and the advocacy efforts it regularly
heads Flinders and UniSA students were also walked
through a number of important pre-employment
steps aimed at providing an easy and Social Work
specific employment strategy
The branch looks forward to making the tour an
annual event
News and Updates
Newsletter Spring 2014 Page 4
Social Work Search Directories
Anti-Poverty Week Statement
SA Disability and Lifestyle Expo
AASW University Tours
Page 5
CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
Newsletter Spring 2014
Advertisement - Hypnosis Today
A keen group of 15 current and emerging private
practitioners got a head-start on their professional
development year by attending the ldquoLegal Consider-
ations in Private Practicerdquo CPD event on the
evening of 1st July
The event was organised by the Private
Practitioners Sub-Committee who were able to
attract Stewart Bruinsma as the eveningrsquos guest
speaker Stewart brought a wealth of knowledge
and experience to the evening having worked
professionally since 1988 and privately since 2005
Stewart has specialised in Family Law Court work
since 2008 and has expert witness status with the
Court
The evening covered both legal and business consid-
erations of private practice ranging from different
ways to structure onersquos business through to report
writing legal terminology and how to deal with
cross examination in a Courtroom Indeed there
was a broad range of content to be covered and an
equally diverse range of expectations from the audi-
ence however the feedback received from partici-
pants was overwhelmingly positive and Stewart was
generous with his time in accommodating questions
from the audience both during and after his
presentation Stewart concluded his talk with some
insights into potentially lucrative opportunities to
perform work as a Regulation 7 Family Therapist
Consultant providing the Family Court with
written assessment reports to be used in custody
proceedings
Please get in touch should there be a topic you
would like covered andor refer to the AASW
web-site for upcoming events
I would also personally like to thank Robyn Lingard
and Miriam Hobson for assisting me in organising
and hosting the event
Holden Ward
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Member of the Private Practitioners
Sub-Committee
The Private Practitioners Sub-
Committee are keen to organize
future CPD events that are relevant to
the needs of current and emerging
private practitioners
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
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Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
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Winter 15 August
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The next edition
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Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 3
Whyalla
On the 26 September Whyalla was host to
lsquoIntroducing Marte Meorsquo a training session delivered
by AASW member Sally Watson It used video
review and interactional analysis to show practition-
ers how to use ordinary interactions to support
childrenrsquos development and to pass these ideas on
to parents and other significant carers
The event was very popular
with attendees from Health
and Education organisa-
tions as well as agencies
such as Centacare
Feedback described the event as being well
delivered and intrinsically relevant to Social Work
practice
Mt Gambier
BMC member Michelle Osmond was able to attend
our state AGM this year Michelle was instrumental
in starting conversation around the needs of rural
Social Workers and the challenges inherent in
supporting them to meet their CPD requirements
Ideas around responding to this need were
discussed with particular focus placed on increasing
Webinars and SWOT based resources
Riverland
The Riverland Networking Group gathering
4 December at 1200 pm for a lunch meeting
The lunch will be held at the Berri Hotel which is
on Riverview Drive Berri
Come and join your colleagues for a drink and the
opportunity to make new contacts with Social
Workers in your region
RSVP Monday 1 December - Cathy Schwartzkopff -
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
The Riverland Social Workers Networking
Group is for working and non-working Social
Workers and Social Work students to offer an
informal opportunity to network share information
and offer support Looking forward to seeing you
soon and meeting our new members
If you would like to join the 2015 quarterly River-
land Networking Group lunch time sessions please
contact
Robyn Camrolakis
robyncamrolakishumanservicesgovau
or
Catherine Schwartzkopff
Catherineschwartzkopffhealthsagovau
Newsletter Spring 2014
Regional Roundup
Email registrationaaswasnau or phone +61 3 9320 1044
Promote your private Social Work services in
the Find a Social Worker and Find a Supervisor
search directories
Do you provide private client work supervision or
consultancy work
Are you an Accredited Social Worker
You can promote your social work services in the
public member directories by creating a listing in the
Advanced Search Directory Click here for more in-
formation
The South Australian Disability and Lifestyle Expo
kicked off in Adelaide on November 7 2014
This yearrsquos theme was lsquoDream Bigrsquo and was reflected
beautifully with a colourful Circus atmosphere that
showcased exhibitors from aged care services
advocacy disability support services education
employment equipment mobility physio
rehabilitation sport wellbeing youth services and
more
NDIA Chairman Bruce Bonyhady delivered a keynote
address at the expo speaking about the progress of
the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how it is
positively affecting the lives of people with disability at
trial sites around the nation
Mr Bonyhady officially opened the South Australia
Disability and Lifestyle Expo and his speech can be
watched here via live web streaming
The South Australian Council of Social Service
(SACOSS) has released its annual Anti-Poverty Week
Statement This yearrsquos statement profiles poverty in
four different South Australian communities highlight-
ing the presence prevalence and diversity of poverty
as it exists in different parts of the state
The Statement explores data from the Anangu Pitjant-
jatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Burnside Mount
Gambier and Playford Local Government Areas ndash
profiling education employment ethnicity income and
other economic resources in each area
Read more of Poverty in SA Case Studies Highlight
Prevalence and Programs that Help
The SA Branch has been touring Adelaide and speak-
ing to Social Work students at Flinders University and
the University of South Australia Presentations were
delivered by SA President Mary Hood and MSW
Placement student Isabella Ciezkowski
They focussed on consolidating connections between
the AASW and the statersquos graduating cohort by
providing information around role of the association in
the discipline and the advocacy efforts it regularly
heads Flinders and UniSA students were also walked
through a number of important pre-employment
steps aimed at providing an easy and Social Work
specific employment strategy
The branch looks forward to making the tour an
annual event
News and Updates
Newsletter Spring 2014 Page 4
Social Work Search Directories
Anti-Poverty Week Statement
SA Disability and Lifestyle Expo
AASW University Tours
Page 5
CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
Newsletter Spring 2014
Advertisement - Hypnosis Today
A keen group of 15 current and emerging private
practitioners got a head-start on their professional
development year by attending the ldquoLegal Consider-
ations in Private Practicerdquo CPD event on the
evening of 1st July
The event was organised by the Private
Practitioners Sub-Committee who were able to
attract Stewart Bruinsma as the eveningrsquos guest
speaker Stewart brought a wealth of knowledge
and experience to the evening having worked
professionally since 1988 and privately since 2005
Stewart has specialised in Family Law Court work
since 2008 and has expert witness status with the
Court
The evening covered both legal and business consid-
erations of private practice ranging from different
ways to structure onersquos business through to report
writing legal terminology and how to deal with
cross examination in a Courtroom Indeed there
was a broad range of content to be covered and an
equally diverse range of expectations from the audi-
ence however the feedback received from partici-
pants was overwhelmingly positive and Stewart was
generous with his time in accommodating questions
from the audience both during and after his
presentation Stewart concluded his talk with some
insights into potentially lucrative opportunities to
perform work as a Regulation 7 Family Therapist
Consultant providing the Family Court with
written assessment reports to be used in custody
proceedings
Please get in touch should there be a topic you
would like covered andor refer to the AASW
web-site for upcoming events
I would also personally like to thank Robyn Lingard
and Miriam Hobson for assisting me in organising
and hosting the event
Holden Ward
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Member of the Private Practitioners
Sub-Committee
The Private Practitioners Sub-
Committee are keen to organize
future CPD events that are relevant to
the needs of current and emerging
private practitioners
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
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Summer 15 February
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The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Promote your private Social Work services in
the Find a Social Worker and Find a Supervisor
search directories
Do you provide private client work supervision or
consultancy work
Are you an Accredited Social Worker
You can promote your social work services in the
public member directories by creating a listing in the
Advanced Search Directory Click here for more in-
formation
The South Australian Disability and Lifestyle Expo
kicked off in Adelaide on November 7 2014
This yearrsquos theme was lsquoDream Bigrsquo and was reflected
beautifully with a colourful Circus atmosphere that
showcased exhibitors from aged care services
advocacy disability support services education
employment equipment mobility physio
rehabilitation sport wellbeing youth services and
more
NDIA Chairman Bruce Bonyhady delivered a keynote
address at the expo speaking about the progress of
the National Disability Insurance Scheme and how it is
positively affecting the lives of people with disability at
trial sites around the nation
Mr Bonyhady officially opened the South Australia
Disability and Lifestyle Expo and his speech can be
watched here via live web streaming
The South Australian Council of Social Service
(SACOSS) has released its annual Anti-Poverty Week
Statement This yearrsquos statement profiles poverty in
four different South Australian communities highlight-
ing the presence prevalence and diversity of poverty
as it exists in different parts of the state
The Statement explores data from the Anangu Pitjant-
jatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands Burnside Mount
Gambier and Playford Local Government Areas ndash
profiling education employment ethnicity income and
other economic resources in each area
Read more of Poverty in SA Case Studies Highlight
Prevalence and Programs that Help
The SA Branch has been touring Adelaide and speak-
ing to Social Work students at Flinders University and
the University of South Australia Presentations were
delivered by SA President Mary Hood and MSW
Placement student Isabella Ciezkowski
They focussed on consolidating connections between
the AASW and the statersquos graduating cohort by
providing information around role of the association in
the discipline and the advocacy efforts it regularly
heads Flinders and UniSA students were also walked
through a number of important pre-employment
steps aimed at providing an easy and Social Work
specific employment strategy
The branch looks forward to making the tour an
annual event
News and Updates
Newsletter Spring 2014 Page 4
Social Work Search Directories
Anti-Poverty Week Statement
SA Disability and Lifestyle Expo
AASW University Tours
Page 5
CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
Newsletter Spring 2014
Advertisement - Hypnosis Today
A keen group of 15 current and emerging private
practitioners got a head-start on their professional
development year by attending the ldquoLegal Consider-
ations in Private Practicerdquo CPD event on the
evening of 1st July
The event was organised by the Private
Practitioners Sub-Committee who were able to
attract Stewart Bruinsma as the eveningrsquos guest
speaker Stewart brought a wealth of knowledge
and experience to the evening having worked
professionally since 1988 and privately since 2005
Stewart has specialised in Family Law Court work
since 2008 and has expert witness status with the
Court
The evening covered both legal and business consid-
erations of private practice ranging from different
ways to structure onersquos business through to report
writing legal terminology and how to deal with
cross examination in a Courtroom Indeed there
was a broad range of content to be covered and an
equally diverse range of expectations from the audi-
ence however the feedback received from partici-
pants was overwhelmingly positive and Stewart was
generous with his time in accommodating questions
from the audience both during and after his
presentation Stewart concluded his talk with some
insights into potentially lucrative opportunities to
perform work as a Regulation 7 Family Therapist
Consultant providing the Family Court with
written assessment reports to be used in custody
proceedings
Please get in touch should there be a topic you
would like covered andor refer to the AASW
web-site for upcoming events
I would also personally like to thank Robyn Lingard
and Miriam Hobson for assisting me in organising
and hosting the event
Holden Ward
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Member of the Private Practitioners
Sub-Committee
The Private Practitioners Sub-
Committee are keen to organize
future CPD events that are relevant to
the needs of current and emerging
private practitioners
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
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Summer 15 February
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The next edition
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tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 5
CPD Review Legal Considerations in Private Practice
Newsletter Spring 2014
Advertisement - Hypnosis Today
A keen group of 15 current and emerging private
practitioners got a head-start on their professional
development year by attending the ldquoLegal Consider-
ations in Private Practicerdquo CPD event on the
evening of 1st July
The event was organised by the Private
Practitioners Sub-Committee who were able to
attract Stewart Bruinsma as the eveningrsquos guest
speaker Stewart brought a wealth of knowledge
and experience to the evening having worked
professionally since 1988 and privately since 2005
Stewart has specialised in Family Law Court work
since 2008 and has expert witness status with the
Court
The evening covered both legal and business consid-
erations of private practice ranging from different
ways to structure onersquos business through to report
writing legal terminology and how to deal with
cross examination in a Courtroom Indeed there
was a broad range of content to be covered and an
equally diverse range of expectations from the audi-
ence however the feedback received from partici-
pants was overwhelmingly positive and Stewart was
generous with his time in accommodating questions
from the audience both during and after his
presentation Stewart concluded his talk with some
insights into potentially lucrative opportunities to
perform work as a Regulation 7 Family Therapist
Consultant providing the Family Court with
written assessment reports to be used in custody
proceedings
Please get in touch should there be a topic you
would like covered andor refer to the AASW
web-site for upcoming events
I would also personally like to thank Robyn Lingard
and Miriam Hobson for assisting me in organising
and hosting the event
Holden Ward
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker Member of the Private Practitioners
Sub-Committee
The Private Practitioners Sub-
Committee are keen to organize
future CPD events that are relevant to
the needs of current and emerging
private practitioners
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
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Summer 15 February
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The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 6 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW in the Media
AASW SA Social Media
Changes in health system must protect the
vulnerable
The AASW has joined a wide range of
organisations calling on the Government to show
leadership in health funding and ensure that
decisions take into account the health of everyone
in the community particularly the most
vulnerable
The organisations headed by the Australian
Council of Social Service (ACOSS) have signed a
statement addressing alarming changes being
proposed in the area of health without significant
community discussion about the implications such
as the proposed GP co-payment
View our media release on this matter here
The AASW has lodged a submission to the Senate
Community Affairs Reference Committee into
their inquiry into lsquoOut of Home Carersquo This is a
substantial piece of work which should also pro-
vide a resource for members and students
The AASW would like to acknowledge the consid-
erable efforts of a sub-committee of the National
Social Policy Committee for the extensive work in
bringing the content of this submission together
Members can access the document here
New profile launched
The SA branch is proud to announce that it has
launched a Linkedin profile to facilitate networking
opportunities for itrsquos members
The profile can be found under AASW SA and is
regularly updated with links and resources
The Council for the Care of Childrenrsquos regular overview of key publications concerning the rights develop-
ment wellbeing safety and participation of children and young people is now available This issue of 33 pub-
lications includes
Young peoplersquos views on the issues around technology sex and relationships
Culturally sensitive practices for children amp young people from culturally amp linguistically diverse back-
grounds in out-of-home care
A web resource for children with disability and their families to assist in their transition to school
Childrenrsquos views on what makes a strong supportive community
Best practices for sharing information and advice with new dads during pregnancy and after birth to
help strengthen their relationship with their child
The benefits of providing quality early childhood education and care
Overview of Key Publications mdash Care of Children
SACOSS Out of Home Care Submission
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
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Mobile 0407 631 216
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Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
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Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
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Continuing Professional
Development Committee
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Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
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The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
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AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 7
Newsletter Spring 2014
Accessing Journals mdash Sources amp Resources for Social Workers
Written by DIANA CHESSELL
While remaining up to date on the latest peer reviewed information is an important part of maintaining a
relevant view of the field finding and accessing journal information can seem both difficult and expensive
Below are 7 different resources - soon to be on the SA webpage - to make this a simpler process
1 State Library of SA (SLSA) holds past AASW SA Newsletters amp Conference papers etc
2 SLSA also holds an Archival Box SRG 744 (Society Record Group) which holds AASW SA Branch
Records of the Association comprising minute books of both general and Executive Committee
minutes (1942-1965) papers on medical Social Work in Australia reports on international
conferences brochures articles and notes on medical social work overseas and reports on child
migration (1949) and aged care (1951)
3 SLSA has a Free Electronic Journal list available Online by Home Access (Login required) This
includes Journals across the spectrum of Child amp Adolescent Social Work journal Child amp family
Social Work Community Health Systems Inc Social Work and Christianity Social Work
education Social Work research (1070-5309) Social Work review (Newton Auckland NZ)
4 Journal access through other Libraries As Practitioners the span of your Subject interests is
extremely wide so it may worth approaching a Library attached to your workplace or the Subject
Librarian in Local Libraries
5 Syracuse University offers Open Access and Other Resources for Social Work
6 Community Borrowing from the libraries of the University of South Australia Flinders University or
the University of Adelaide costs $11000 per annum and allows quite extensive borrowing of books
and other items However membership only allows on-site access to a limited range of electronic
resources eg Journals and Databases
7 The Social Work Historical Collection was established by the UniSA School of Social Work and
Social Policy and UniSA Library It includes material from many agencies and the three South
Australian universities which will be useful for research and exhibitions alike eg working notes of
several histories of longstanding Welfare agencies
The SA branch has been kept busy with two MSW students currently undergoing field placement on site
UniSA MSW student Isabella Ciezkowski has led the design and editing of a Student and New
Graduate Handbook which has recently been released on a national scale The Handbook is intended for
Social Work students and new graduates of Australia and provides documents that are aimed to support
continuing students and ease the employment transition process of those who are graduating and entering
Social Work The resource is free of charge and may be found here
Flinders University MSW student Wendy Studholme is conducting a quality assurance project to
ldquoexamine the perceptions of Social Work within multidisciplinary settingsrdquo We are hopeful that this study
will yield important pieces of information and assist the AASW in creating a broader understanding of the
relationship Social Work has with other Allied Health professions
Placement Update
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 8
Book Launchmdash Working Together
Page 8 Newsletter Spring 2014
The editors and members of the Working Together team ndash Kulunga Aboriginal Research Development
Unit at Telethon Kids Institute ndash are delighted to announce the Second Edition of Working Together Ab-
original and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice 2014 edited by Pat
Dudgeon Helen Milroy and Roz Walker
This exciting new edition includes several new chapters to deliver an even more robust and high quality
resource It examines issues across the life course with a greater focus on children and young people the
significant impacts of mental health in the justice system the cultural determinants of social and emotional
wellbeing and intellectual and development disabilities It includes holistic models of care as well as inter-
disciplinary and inter-professional approaches and working with carers
The book was developed as an information source for health professionals working with Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people with social and emotional wellbeing The book contains comprehensive and
culturally appropriate information to education and assist health professionals who work with Indigenous
clients
The book is divided into 6 parts Part 1 ndash History and Contexts
Part 2 ndash Issues and Influences
Part 3 ndash Standards Principles and Practice
Part 4 ndash Assessment and Management
Part 5 ndash Working with Children Families and Communities
Part 6 ndash Healing Models and Programs
Working Together is a FREE resource with a low cost for
delivery due to postage and handling requirements Postage for
a single copy delivered anywhere in Australia is $17 We
actively encourage interested UniversitiesOrganisations to investigate the benefits of bulk ordering This
can see delivery costs greatly reduced depending on order numbers and destination in some cases to as
little as $2 per book
Visit the Working Together website (at httpaboriginaltelethonkidsorgau) where you will be
able to
access our exciting new eBook
download the free PDF version in full or by individual chapters
order hard copies
participate in our short Evaluation Survey
Click on the following link to complete your order and calculate the cost of delivery
httpsworkingtogetherinfoservicescomau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 9
AASW SA News on Advocacy
Page 9 Newsletter Spring 2014
We want to connect with you better and be more responsive to the issues you see are important in our
community We need to know more about your fields of current practice so we can represent the cohort of our
state Members occasionally invite you to consult us when something arises in your area and to know how many of
our Members are affected by an event or policy
However when you renew your membership on the National database you have only been asked for very vague
information about your general field of practice so we in SA donrsquot have good information about what work you are
actually involved in currently
Please update us as to where or in what area of work
you are currently employed
Email us at the SA office aaswsaaaswasnau
Help us be responsive
right support education and understanding is in
place for its workers You can view this opinion
piece here
Ruth Strout (AASW Registration Taskforce mem-
ber) and Mary Hood (SA Branch President) met
with Senator Nick Xenophon to discuss the AASW
submission to the NRAS Review and the
importance of regulating social work in Australia
for the protection of the public
Senator Nick Xenophon has issued a letter to Min-
ister for Health Peter Dutton regarding the need
for mandatory statutory registration for Australiarsquos
Social Workers
The letter outlines Senator Xenophonrsquos concern
over the Australia Health Ministersrsquo Advisory
Council announcement of the National Code of
Conduct for health care workers in which Social
Workers are to continue to practice without any
professional licensing requirements in place
It acknowledges the crucial role that Australiarsquos
Social Workers play in connecting with our coun-
tryrsquos most vulnerable peoples and calls for an ur-
gent meeting to take place to further discuss the
issue
In August this year the South Australian and Na-
tional AASW offices combined efforts to respond
to the South Australian state governmentrsquos Review
of Child amp Adolescent Mental Health Services
The Review tackles high level issues such as clinical
governance leadership models of care and risk
management The AASWrsquos submission under-
scored the contribution of Social Work in these
areas and of the professional structures and sup-
ports provided by the Association
We are now able to release the submission to our
members and it can be found here
An opinion article by National President Dr Karen
Healy was published in The Adelaide Advertiser in
response to media reports which suggested child
protection workers were to blame for the tragic
backyard death of 4 year old Chloe Valentine
Ms Healy says the child protection system is
complex and there is a need to ensure the
August
September
October
Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
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Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
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Page 10
The Social Justice Committee re-formed at the 2013 SA Branch AGM and have been developing its mode of operation and gradually finding its place in the life of the branch Our committee currently consists of Sue King
(Convenor) Jennie Charlton (BMC representative) Michelle Adams Peter Munn and Renee Preece who were inaugural members have recently resigned to
allow themselves to meet other commitments
Presentation of the AASW SA Branch social
justice priorities to the state government
This was our first attempt to develop a lsquovoicersquo for the
Branch and the process was time intensive However
drawing on the national statements and shading this
with SA Branch member thoughts resulted in an
effective presentation to the government We
definitely hope to get speedier in our processes so
we can brief the President to engage in current
debates
Establishing links
SACOSS
For many years the Branch has identified that we
would like to make a more effective contribution to
the work of SACOSS To that end President Mary
Hood and Michelle Adams have met with
Dr Catherine Earl of SACOSS and developed a plan
for our future working together
AASW National Office
Jennie Charlton is now a member of the National
Social Policy Committee and we have established a
working relationship with National office staff
working in the area of social policy to enable us to
effectively use their work to respond to South
Australian issues
Learning from some of the challenges we have
experienced this year we will be looking to become
more speedily responsive on issues of social justice
importance
We are publicly inviting all South Australian Members
to consider being a part of the Social Justice
Committee We gather every second month at the
EDC for a one hour meeting but you may also
contribute via teleconference
We are also interested to know if an online space
for discussions of issues would be of interest to
you Click on the button below to contribute
The Social Justice Committee is currently compiling a
list of members interested in being part of a new
consultative panel
If you have a particular area of interest that you feel
you could provide comment on please make yourself
known to us and we will list your details for any
future relevant endeavours the Committee will
embark on
You may also contact us if there are any social justice
issues you would like to see the Branch address
Sue King
Social Justice Committee Member
suekingwestnetcomau
The AASW SA Branch is making a submission to the
Child Protection Systems Royal Commission We
will be focussing on the important contribution of
social workers in designing and child protection systems and our expertise in working with children
and their families in government and not for profit organisations
Our submission is currently being drafted If you
would like to provide feedback as part of the drafting
process please contact Sue King as above
President Mary Hood is working with social workers
who wish to make their own contributions and to
support them in some of the issues arising from work
in that area
Private Practice Sub Committee
Newsletter Spring 2014
Highlights of 2014
Aspirations for 2015
New consultative Panel
SA Royal Commission
Social Justice Committee
Online Discussion Suggestion
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 11
This year the AGM was held at the Adelaide
Bowling Club in Kent Town
There were well over 50 SA Members in attendance who enjoyed a buffet BBQ and a
chance to catch up with each other before the
formalities began
The gathering heard highlights of the prepared
Branch Annual Report from key Committee
Members The consensus of the report was
that the branch is growing achieving in success
across all the areas of activities financially sound
and providing quality services to the local
Membership
New Committee Members were accepted from
the floor on the night with all positions filled
from people who were present on the night It
was also suggested that a new practice group
focused upon Child Protection be established if
there was sufficient interest
After a short break to
stretch the legs and grab a
cold drink the guest speaker
- Mr Michael OrsquoConnell
Commissioner for Victimsrsquo
Rights - gave an inspiring
message on ldquoCan Justice
Survive in the Current Politi-
cal Agerdquo
Those in attendance were captivated by his
speech which covered the breadth of
perspectives on the identity of Justice from the
cultural expectations of the 205 native Cultures
of Australia through the complications from the introduction of
the modern i n t e r a c t i o n s
between policy human
actions and unin-
tended out-
comes
Then he spoke
o f c u r r e n t
concepts of
Social Contracts
rights societal
retribution
and that was just in the first 5 minutes
Mr OrsquoConnell managed to draw the room full
of attentive listeners further through the maze
of this topic to consider the implications of the
historical development of our Political system
the representations of our elected and cross
bench politi-
c i a n s o f
today the
more recently
held view that
victimsrsquo views
were second-
ary to prosecut ion
being pro-
cessed fairly
Looking forward the question he raised was in
what way does society see ldquofairnessrdquo as linked
to failures in not just rights protection but value
judgements in systems of citi-
zen participation in rehabilita-
tion in financial management
or in pulling all this together
This he asserted is where So-
cial Work is amongst the pro-
fessions who are responsible
for enabling Justice to survive
by being on the proverbial ldquotramrdquo carrying the
messages of the professionsrsquo values its determi-
nation to strive for equity diversity inclusion
etc and the voices of the vulnerable to add to
the ongoing evolution of Justice in Australia
Another highlight of the evening was a QampA
session by Glenys Willkinson AASW CEO
covering registration self regulation AASW
submissions and the growth in the arena of
advocacy - with agencies policy developers and
the media We were pleased to have had her
with us for the evening and thank her for her
contribution on the night
Feedback from the night has indicated support
for the informal format of the meal the later
start time than previously having dinner before
the meeting and for ongoing inclusion of guest
speaker
All in all the night was a success
Miriam Hobson
Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch AGM 2014
ldquoCan Justice survive in
the Current
Political Agerdquo
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 12
Newsletter Spring 2014
service while she was there and one of her staff established the Para Districts Womenrsquos Shelter She
returned to the North East Office as District
Manager after this and started a South Australian version of the NSW Selective Supervision Scheme
Ann was selected for the Public Service Development
Program in 1982 and projects under this auspice included a review of the Water Management section
Land Use and Protection division of the Department
of Agriculture the establishment of the South
Australian Tourism Development Council and a
review and the establishment of the SA Tourism Development Plan She was appointed as an assistant
manager at Yatala in 1983 to look at assessment procedures and programs It was a very unstable time
there with major riots and fires Correctional Services officers had to work with the men who
were responsible for the riot and help them get back
into the main population as well as this there was a
need to restore public confidence in the processes
Annrsquos position as the first female member of the
Management team was very unusual and her pregnancy in late 1983 was an even more unusual
situation in the institution
Geoff was appointed to establish a new office for the
Office of Corrections in Victoria and became the
Regional Manager in Ballarat and subsequently Geelong Ann was on maternity leave and so they
went together to Ballarat She soon met someone
who asked her to work in the state welfare department and sometimes baby Stephen came on
home visits with her She was able to extend her maternity leave and so worked there for about a year
and a half including in her work the development of a
corporate plan for substitute care services in the region Ann returned to South Australia while Geoff
remained in Victoria for a further four months coming home on weekends Back at Yatala she was
soon asked to work in the head office of Correctional Services as Supervisor of Programs for
the statersquos prisons and was responsible for a range of
services including Social Work establishing Social
Work services in all prisons in SA as well as staff to
support Aboriginal prisoners and Programs teams in
prisons This was the beginning of the current large
team of Aboriginal liaison officers
The awareness of HIVAIDS led to a crisis about
communicable diseases and she obtained funding for
a person to educate staff and prisoners Segregation
Written by ELIZABETH BLEBY
When Annrsquos father returned from World War II he
resumed his work with the ANZ Bank first in New
Zealand and later in South Australia where his wifersquos
and his family lived Ann (Stephen) started school at
Marryatville Primary School but as her father was
later moved to country branches of the Bank her
schooling continued at Naracoorte Jamestown and
Maitland finishing with a year at Adelaide Girlsrsquo High
School
She saw stark disadvantage in country towns and
this was a strong force in her desire to become a
social worker Her mother encouraged her to find
out more about it and so she consulted Miss Vivien
Salter SSW at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Her
father thought she ought to do a BA first and so
she did this at Flinders University with a double
major in psychology and political science Her
political science studies offered a wide range of
diverse views including those of people who had
fought in Vietnam and those involved in civil
disobedience to end the war This led to Social
Administration from which she has good memories
of Prof Ray Brown Ms Peg Norton and
Mrs Margaret Hanen as well as valuing the
continuing mentoring of Dr Elaine Martin One student project in social work examined the high
percentage of overlap between offenders and those
with a mental illness
Ann obtained a cadetship to work with the Department of Correctional Services whose head
at that time was Lloyd Gard Staff had to use their
own cars for work visits and she found that having a
Mini Minor was very useful The staff did not all have
degrees but they were good people many of whom
had an active Christian faith It was not a particularly
salubrious area and if Ann or others had to go to
their cars late at night one of the male officers
would escort them They had large caseloads of 65
to 70 people and so had to be very careful to prioritize demands on their work While the work
was normally outside the jails it was necessary to do
jail visits for the purposes of parole reports
Ann had met Geoff Bloor while they were doing the
same course at University and they married in 1973
once they were both employed When the Departmentrsquos regionalization continued Ann moved
to the new North-Eastern Office at Holden Hill and
worked there for two years before moving to
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
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Our Offices
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The next edition
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The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 13 Newsletter Spring 2014
had unexpected consequences for people in prison
settings There was fear and suspicion of those with
AIDS and in some states prisoners with AIDSHIV
were isolated and unable to be treated as part of the
general prisoner population
When baby Claire was born Ann again took leave
returning to take up a newly created position of
Manager Coordinator of Offender Health and Welfare Services This was a wide ranging position
that included liaising with the SA Health Department
Managers of Prison Health Services psychiatric
services drug and alcohol services and dental services and direct management within Corrections
of psychology services HIVAIDS programs and supervision of senior social work staff
Ann became Regional Manager of the Southern
Metropolitan Region in 1994 stretching from
Adelaide to Noarlunga and Fleurieu Peninsula including Kangaroo Island in 1994 Other services in
the Region included a state wide Courts Unit
providing bail and pre-sentence reports and a
violence intervention program undertaken in association with the Salvation Army in the Adelaide
Magistrates Court In 2000 she returned to the head
office of Correctional Services working as Manager of
Policy and Stakeholder Services which involved a
major scoping review of case management in
Correctional Services as well as overseeing staff involved in strategic planning Victims Services and
specialist programs and departmental instructions
Ann finished her work with the public sector in 2009
and volunteered with the Safer Ministry Education
Program of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide Ann
was completing a Certificate in Theology when in
2010 she became the Safer Ministry Educator with
the Diocese taking over to enable a Review of the
Program to occur when the then Educator left Ann
then went on to complete a Diploma in Theology and
continued with Child Safe Environment training on a
voluntary basis to ensure that training continued
while the Diocese debated future directions She was
appointed to the Parole Board in 2011 and the Board
of Anglicare in 2013
Ann found Social Work a stimulating and enjoyable
career She was Secretary of the state branch of the
AASW for a time when the large filing cabinet which
was the entire office filled most of the spare room of
their small home It was a time when efforts were
being made to split the AASW but Robin Maslen
succeeded in bringing it together In her time the
profession has grown from a small tightly-knit
group to a much larger one with many more speciality areas of practice
She muses that policy discussions must always consider who wins and who loses those who are
shunned and voiceless when having to make
comparisons between people in difficult situations The recognition that specific groups are excluded
from services for reasons of race mental illness
intellectual disability poverty or other forms of disadvantage is a major contribution that social
work practitioners can make She enjoyed the
success in achieving specialist programs for offenders in both the community and in the prison
system and feels strongly that any opportunity
should be taken to improve conditions for children
and families to stop intergenerational criminality
and poverty The plight of those suffering who are
victims of crime and how we react to these complexities in our justice systems is one measure
of our strength as a community
Ann uses her skills in outreach from her local
church and always has in mind the need to improve
conditions for children She is involved in a Friday
night fellowship with migrants which includes English conversation optional Bible study and a
meal This initiative began last year and is constantly
being reviewed to make it as useful to the attenders
as possible
Social Work Spotlight on Nora Ann Bloor cont
Mrs Nora Ann Bloor
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 14 Newsletter Spring 2014
New Focus Group
Child Focussed Operational Practice On 24th June 2014 a new important group was formed - the Child Focussed Operational Practice Group The group focuses on children up to the age of 15 years and their accompanying parentscaregivers who are being supported by homeless-ness services The group was initiated by UCWB Inner Southern Homelessness Service and Relationships Australia Together 4 Kids who saw a need across the sector for a consistent approach by services working with children Through conversations with workers across the sector it became apparent that many services were experiencing high numbers of children with increasingly complex needs It is well known that children who experience homelessness have higher than average occurrenc-es of acute and chronic medical problems are
prone to experiencing developmental delays nutritional deficits and the experience of the trauma of homelessness can lead to children experiencing difficult emotions grief loss depression anger frustration and anxiety (Chamberlain C Mackenzie D Counting the Homeless 2006)
The group aims to share information and ideas that affect children discuss current practices across the sector examine evidence-based practices advocate for improved systems and consistent practices on behalf of children across the state
At the first meeting there was a real sense of shared connectedness with a combined energy of 23 workers from 17 differing government and non-government agencies across the state It was clear that there is an enthusiastic voice of concern for the children of our services who are impacted by homelessness domestic violence and associated traumas
Whither Family Therapy In 1962 Jay Haley wrote his inaugural editorial Whither Family Therapyrdquo for the journal Family Process amp now 50 years later the journals editori-al reflects on the same question At that time fam-ily therapy was the lrsquoenfant terrible of the therapy world a brash provocative challenger to the then individually focused primarily psychoanalytic or-thodoxy (Beel 2011) Much has changed in the intervening years an extensive body of research has clearly established its validity both as stand-alone or a component of multi-format therapies offering unique benefits in the treatment of a wide range of problemsmdashranging from schizophrenia depression and ado-lescent acting out to helping cope with medical illness and trauma Yet despite research confirmation of the systemic hypothesis Lebow identifies disappointments
including the disparity between the body of evi-dence for the value of systemic intervention and the limited number of practitioners and services delivering these and the fact that aspects of sys-temic therapy have been added to other ap-proaches so practitioners identify themselves as integrative or eclectic rather than joining the rev-olution Despite this what has emerged is a more partici-patory more culturally and gender sensitive and more collaborative set of methods that builds on a set of common factors with a stronger evidence base Lebow J Editorial Whither Family Therapy Alive and Flowering Amidst the Challenges Family Pro-cess 53365ndash370 2014
Journal Editorial
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau
Page 15 Newsletter Spring 2014
AASW SA Branch
President
Mary Hood
Mob 0427716938
Maryhoodaaswasnau
Vice President
Chris Chalubek
Mob 0448960098
chalubekcgmailcom
Committee Members
Ann Raith
Mob Number missing here
annraithhotmailcom
Daniel Maik
Mobile 0423 979 732
Danieljmaikgmailcom
Jennie Charlton
Mob 0416 860 834
jenniecharltonhealthsagovau
Julie OrsquoLeary
Mobile 0407 408 656
Julieolrsquoearydcsisagovau
Mark Wilson
Work 8277 3366
MarkWilsondcsisagovau
Maxine Longford
Mobile 0412 867 148
Maxinelongfordhealthsagovau
Michele Osmond
Mobile 0409 672 087
michele426gmailcom
Nevena Simic
Mobile 0407 631 216
nevenas43hotmailcom
Paula McCubbin
Mobile 0438 071 937 yogiandbooboointernodeonnet
Robyn Lingard
Mob 0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Ethics and Professional Standards
Sophie Diamandi
0438 810 501 SophieDiamandiunisaeduau
Continuing Professional
Development Committee
Maria Scicchitano
0404487825 Mariascicchitanohealthsagovau
Student amp New Graduate Group
Mark Wilson
0430 213 596 markawilsenetcomau
Private Practitioners Committee
Robyn Lingard
0412 844 278
robynrobynltherapycom
Peer Skill Share Group
Christine Kelley
ckelley873gmailcom
Newsletter Committee Editors
Kathy Inverarity kathinverarityinternodeonnet
Sally McMichael
smcmichaelpeoplenetau
Advertising Branch Management Committee
Sub Committees
Our Offices
All prices are plus GST
Advert sizes
Full page $220
Half Page $110
Quarter page $60
E-news inclusion $40
(for Members)
Newsletter deadline dates Issue Deadline
Summer 15 February
Autumn 15 May
Winter 15 August
Spring 15 November
The next edition
Summer 2015
Please send all newsletter contribu-
tions to the editorial committee
The SA Branch Office
Education Development Centre
Level 1 4 Milner Street
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Phone (08) 8463 5911
Fax (08) 8463 5981
(Tuesdaymdash Friday
930am to 230pm)
aaswsaaaswasnau
SA Branch webpage
AASW National Office
PO Box 4956 Kingston ACT 2604
Ph 1800 630 124
aaswnataaswasnau
wwwaaswasnau