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24.01.2022 EARLYBIRD CLOSES 31 December 2020

16.01.2022 13 November is World Kindness Day and this years focus is on empathy. World Kindness Day is all about acceptance, diversity and love, take the opportunity to perform a random act of kindness towards others.

15.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that from Monday 16 November the AASW's committees and groups are able to meet again Face to Face (following local COVID rules of course)! In SA events (CPD training and Practice Groups) currently planned for online will remain that way for the rest of the month but Networking Groups are welcome to start meeting in person again from Monday.

11.01.2022 When you look at the statistics, you can see men are largely the perpetrators of violence against women and children. So the change needs to come from and be led by the men. Azmiri Mian. Adelaide City Mosque have started a Community Action Group as part of #WhiteRibbonDay

11.01.2022 New COVID Directions for Allied Health in SA from midnight 1 December 2021. How does it affect Social Workers: https://www.aasw.asn.au//south-australian-alliedhealth-inf

11.01.2022 SA restrictions info for social work South Australia is going into a Circuit Breaker lockdown from 12.01am Thursday 19 November until 12.01am Wednesday 25 November 2020. During this time essential health services can remain open and people are able to leave their homes to obtain essential health services, telehealth however is the preferred option where clinically appropriate. ... Private practice is closed to in-person care but may operate via telehealth. In-person mental health services may be provided in hospital emergency, at inpatient psychiatric services, by allied health professionals providing mental health services in hospital, private psychiatric practices or by allied health professionals in community settings with a preference of telehealth but face-to-face is only permitted in the instance of emergency clinical care in life-threatening situations. The following professionals are exempt from the current order: Allied health professionals working as essential workers in hospitals providing critical clinical care or as directed by the hospital Allied health professionals working in private practice providing care through telehealth and other virtual care options Allied health professionals providing mental health services, being provided in hospital or telehealth Students, medical/nursing/midwifery/allied health on placement providing essential care in hospitals or through telehealth Not exempt: Any other allied health professionals other than above Any students other than the above The intent of this policy is to limit people’s movement as much as possible during the restrictions period and the AASW advises all social workers to exercise rigorous professional and ethical judgment when assessing whether it is safe, appropriate and in the client’s and communities’ best interests to provide face-to-face social work services, consistent with SA Government guidelines. All information relating to social work practice during COVID-19, including telehealth resources, is available on our webpage. Further information is also available on the SA Government COVID-19 response webpage. https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/response

09.01.2022 Live and/or work near Whyalla? We have a few things planned for you in 2021, why not pop by the Whyalla Networking Group meeting on 3 December and learn more?

06.01.2022 Join us for the Unlocking immunity to change webinar, which will take place between 1:30pm 4:30pm (ACDT) on 18 November 2020. Register now: https://bit.ly/35gltO5 This webinar will be presented by Susan Raphael, a problem solver who helps people develop and enhance skills, gain peace of mind and explore new ways of working and engaging. You will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of why we get stuck and how to achieve lasting improvements that are important to us to radically improve effectiveness and happiness.

04.01.2022 Wednesday 25 November is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women It is also the inaugural meeting of the SA Branch Family and Domestic Violence Practice Group, if you would like to attend please register before 12pm Wednesday: https://www.aasw.asn.au/ev/event/fdv-pg-meeting-25-nov-2020

03.01.2022 In recognition of NAIDOC Week the AASW SA Branch is offering a number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Students currently undertaking a Bachelor or Masters of Social Work at Flinders University or UniSA, FREE student membership for the remainder of 2020/2021. The SA Branch recognises that we have a lack of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander member representation in our state and wish to provide early career exposure to students in the hope that in addition to supporting the students we can also start to build better communication channels with and representation of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. Details on how to apply and the closing date have been sent to the Universities to promote to students or can be accessed by emailing the SA Branch.

03.01.2022 NAIDOC Event: NAIDOC Twilight Celebration Family event for families aged 0-4 Free Entry 6.00pm-8.0pm, Friday 13 November at Kayla's Children Centre, 50 Webb Street, Queenstown https://www.naidoc.org.au//nai/naidoc-twilight-celebration

01.01.2022 SACOSS Working to make ends meet virtual conference - 9am Tuesday 24th November https://www.sacoss.org.au//working-make-ends-meet-conferen The conference theme draws on foundational research conducted by SACOSS on "Waged Poor Households" households who are mainly receiving income from salaries and wages, but are nevertheless living below the poverty line.