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25.01.2022 Today is the annual Walk Against Family Violence. #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk Anneka from the Victorian Branch has been out for a 6km walk in Melbourne this morning. Victorian social workers - post your own photos out walking today in the Comments Section below.

25.01.2022 Looking to enhance your skills in this important area? Register for this two-part online program in February 2021. Places strictly limited.

24.01.2022 It's National Child Protection Week 2020 and this year's theme is 'Putting Children First...' To mark this important week, NAPCAN is hosting an incredible program of free webinars that will be invaluable to social work professionals and students alike. Take a look here: https://www.napcan.org.au/official-program-webinars-events/

24.01.2022 Today, 1 December, is World AIDS Day. #WorldAIDSDay #worldaidsday2020

24.01.2022 This is Kate Incerti, Victorian Social Worker of the Year 2019 and a member of our Branch Management Committee calling on the government to #RaisetheRateforGood Right now the government is about to reduce the support for the 2.2 million people currently receiving the Coronavirus Supplement. The consequences will be dire. More information on how you can take action here: https://raisetherate.org.au/contactyourmp/

24.01.2022 Melissa Brown, our Victorian Branch President, joined the Walk Against Family Violence today too. Let's call it 5km Melissa!! #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk

23.01.2022 Have you registered to join our Annual Members Meeting? This year we're meeting via Zoom Webinar. We are really looking forward to hearing our guest speaker Dr Mishel McMahan speak about 'Relatedness as a Way of Being: A First Nations Perspective.' More information and registrations here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//victorian-branch-annual-members-m

23.01.2022 Free webinar series focused on family violence during the pandemic that will be of interest to many Victorian social workers and social work students...

23.01.2022 HeadtoHelp hubs open across Victoria today...

22.01.2022 Join us for our Annual Members Meeting 2020! Very excited to announce that our guest speaker with be the wonderful Dr Mishel McMahon who will be deliver a presentation on Relatedness as a Way of Being: A First Nations Perspective. Register now to join our webinar to be held on Wednesday 21 October at 6pm: https://www.aasw.asn.au//victorian-branch-annual-members-m

21.01.2022 Exciting news from South Australia today...

21.01.2022 Thinking of applying for an AASW Practitioner Research Grant? Want some more information or to discuss your ideas? You are invited to a Q&A webinar about the application process for the current Grant round (closes 25 September) on Tuesday 8 September from 4 to 5pm. Register here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//aasw-practitioner-research-grant- You dont have to attend the webinar to apply for a Grant. All are welcome. Visit our website for more information about the AASW Practitioner Research Grant: https://www.aasw.asn.au/practitioner-r/aasw-research-grants

21.01.2022 A message from Victorian Branch President Melissa Brown out walking on the Walk Against Family Violence 2020 today! #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk

20.01.2022 The Victorian Branch Management Committee proudly supporting the Raise the Rate for Good Campaign on the National Day of Action. #RaisetheRateforGood #CoverTheBasics

20.01.2022 The Keep Caring Report from the Commission for Children and Young People was tabled in Victoria's Parliament yesterday.

19.01.2022 The annual Human Rights Day Oration is always an inspiring event - register to watch the oration live below....

19.01.2022 The AASW Victorian Branch was proud to make a recent policy submission to contribute to the development of the new Victorian LGBTIQ+ Strategy that Commissioner Ro Allen refers to in this article...

19.01.2022 Rachel, a Masters of Social Work student from the University of Melbourne and a new member of our Victorian Branch Management Committee has been out on a Walk Against Family Violence this morning. #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk More information about joining in here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//victorian-walk-against-family-vio

18.01.2022 This is Dan Howell from our Victorian Branch Management Committee - join him in taking action during this critical week. As of Friday, $300 will be stripped from from fortnightly income support payments and the impacts will be devastating. Let's #RaisetheRateforGood!!

18.01.2022 Important insights from a team from Monash University including AASW member Dr Philip Mendes...

18.01.2022 On the eve of Equal Pay Day and in the midst of a pandemic... This could really not be more serious.

17.01.2022 Have you registered yet for our upcoming webinar Mental Health and the NDIS: Complexities and Opportunities for Social Workers? Find out more about the event, our panelists and how to register here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//mental-health-and-the-ndis-comple

17.01.2022 Are you a social worker engaging with clients across gambling help, financial counselling, and or domestic and family violence services? ANROWS is hosting a free webinar on 9 December to launch the new practice guide entitled The dangerous combination of gambling and domestic and family violence against women."

17.01.2022 We've just opened another course of our Focused Psychological Strategies for Social Workers Online Program. Weekly on Wednesday lunchtimes for six weeks starting 3 February. More information and registrations here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//focused-psychological-strategies-

15.01.2022 A summary of the cuts to income support that will commence on Friday. The Coronavirus Supplement will be slashed by $300 a fortnight but there will be a range of other changes too. #RaisetheRateforGood

15.01.2022 New research by ACOSS presents a stark picture of the impact of the $300 a fortnight cut to income support scheduled for next Friday. 80% said they will definitely have to both skip meals, and reduce how much fresh fruit and vegetables they buy. 47% said they will likely have to skip medicines or ration their doses, and that specialist services will be harder to afford.... The impact will be devastating. It's time to #RaisetheRateforGood Read the research here: https://www.acoss.org.au//If-It-Wasnt-For-The-Supplement-I

14.01.2022 This is Jaryd Stobaus, a social worker in the homelessness sector and member of our Branch Management Committee calling on the government to #RaisetheRateforGood We're at a critical juncture. Tomorrow the Coronavirus supplement will be reduced by $300 a fortnight plunging hundreds of thousands of Victorians into an even more precarious situation in these incredibly challenging times. We need to #RaisetheRateforGood

14.01.2022 This week is Human Rights Week and this year's theme is Rights in Recovery. #HRW2020 The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has a range of online events that you might like to get involved in here: https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/news/hrw2020/

14.01.2022 This is Anneka Farrington, social worker and Victorian Branch Manager calling on the government to #RaisetheRateforGood, Research by ACOSS found that almost 50% of those impacted by the upcoming $300 cut to the Coronavirus supplement will most likely have to skip medicines or ration my doses. This is unacceptable. We need to #RaisetheRateforGood

14.01.2022 The Victorian State Budget was released yesterday and in the words of Emma King, CEO of VCOSS of which we are a proud member: 'This budget is literally brimming with positive, smart and effective social policy measures that will make real inroads into poverty and disadvantage. Perhaps most importantly, this budget sets us on a new course. One where people come first, and community and individual wellbeing is the main game in town.'... We welcome this impressive budget and look forward to monitoring the progress of the many positive initiatives that will be rolling out around Victoria in the months and years ahead.

14.01.2022 Victorian social workers might be interested to take part in some of the events on offer during Human Rights Week 2020 #HRW2020

14.01.2022 Today is the International Day of People with a Disability. Take a look here for inspirational stories that will challenge the way you think about disability: https://www.idpwd.com.au/stories/ #internationaldayofpeoplewithadisability

14.01.2022 The pandemic has intensified the impact of exclusion, while also highlighting the persistent use of migration status as a threat.

13.01.2022 'The Victorian government will break up the department that led the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic, with Health to be demerged from Human Services.'

13.01.2022 Looking to get your CPD hours up in the new year? Join us online for this 2 half day workshop on Case Planning and Case notes! Presented by Meredith Waugh

12.01.2022 Illuminating research by ACOSS into the positive impacts of the current social security supplements on day to day lives of so many Australians at this difficult time. Reducing these payments will leave vulnerable individuals and families in a desperate situation. We call on the government to #RaisetheRateforGood

12.01.2022 Last call out for interested Victorian AASW members who who work or have worked within the area of sexual assault/sexual offences to join us for an informal consultation to inform the development our submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission. Wednesday this week at 5:30pm via Zoom. Register here: https://www.aasw.asn.au//victorian-member-consultation-imp

12.01.2022 Victorian social workers, this may ring true...

11.01.2022 Thanks to our social work colleagues at Slater and Gordon, we are pleased to share an update on legislative changes that were passed on Monday this week in the Victorian Parliament that will have future positive consequences for many of the patients and clients that our members currently work with who have work-related psychological injuries. Read more here: https://www.aasw.asn.au/victoria/about-us

09.01.2022 The AASW is a supporter of the #NoChildLeftBehind campaign. Join their free event marking National Child Protection Week...

08.01.2022 This week is National Child Protection Week. It is an opportunity for us to take stock and reflect on all the ways we are ensuring the protection of children an...d young people, and all the ways we are not. Our current treatment of children seeking asylum and refugees is not protecting them and we need to take action. Many people seeking asylum and refugees on temporary visas have lost work as a result of Covid-19, yet remain ineligible for critical safety net support - JobKeeper, JobSeeker, and for some even Medicare. More than 14,000 people seeking and refugees are projected to become homeless as a result of pandemic. We are calling on Minister for Families and Social Services Senator Anne Ruston to do more and ensure #NoChildLeftBehind during this pandemic!

07.01.2022 Last night we held a member consultation to assist us to develop a submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission around improving responses to sexual offences. If you're a member working in this area and would like to contribute we'd love to hear from you. Please drop Anneka an email via [email protected].

07.01.2022 Victorian social work students, heres a virtual volunteer opportunity that might be of interest. Please share amongst your networks!

07.01.2022 This pandemic is touching everyones life, but the risk of COVID-19 and its impacts are distributed unequally. The physical and mental health of older people, people living in poverty and marginalised racial and ethnic groups are at elevated risk now and well into the future. Australia is going backwards in terms of social inequality and this is a matter of life and death for those most disadvantaged. https://www.anu.edu.au//australia-to-%E2%80%98bounce-back-

06.01.2022 AASW Victorian Branch members on the 2018 Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees.

06.01.2022 Are you a Victorian AASW member who works in the area of sexual assault? Can you spare an hour of your time to join us for our consultation next Wednesday evening at 5:30pm via Zoom? We're seeking your input as we're preparing a submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission in response to their Issues Papers around Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences. Register and we'll send you the zoom details: https://www.aasw.asn.au//victorian-member-consultation-imp

05.01.2022 We look forward to seeing more social workers in Victorian schools as funding is fast-tracked to meet the growing welfare needs of Victorian students...

05.01.2022 Social workers would be well-aware of the imminent surge in demand for domestic violence services when financial coronavirus support is wound down as of a Friday this week. Its time to #RaisetheRateforGood

05.01.2022 The loss of employment, the limited capacity of their families to assist, their inability to fly home and the absence of any meaningful financial support from government, means that a substantial proportion of international students in the private rental sector are in dire straits.

04.01.2022 Social workers welcome extension of telehealth The AASW has welcomed the announcement by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt of a six month extension to the temporary COVID-19 Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) telehealth items. Read our full media release here: https://bit.ly/32GrGS3

04.01.2022 New Victorian Branch Management Committee member Miranda just clocked 5km out Walking Against Family Violence with her smallest one in the pram. #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk

04.01.2022 A great article by social worker Sammy Huyen... Providing a one size fits all approach for our vulnerable populations may result in inferior care. We must continue to work towards culturally safe mental health services which prevent CALD communities and young people from slipping through the cracks.

03.01.2022 On Friday 4 December ANROWS will launch a new research report on self-representation in family law proceedings involving allegations about family violence: ‘No straight lines’: Self-represented litigants in family law proceedings involving allegations about family violence. Register to watch the launch here: https://events.humanitix.com/2020-lsaanz-annual-event-launc

03.01.2022 Jobseekers in locked-down Melbourne are bracing for a devastating $300 cut to welfare benefits that will hit only two weeks after stage four restrictions are expected to end. #RaiseTheRateforGood

02.01.2022 Victoria's Chief Allied Health Officer has confirmed an easing of restrictions for allied health and other health care providers, including social workers, in metropolitan Melbourne during the second step, commencing Monday 28 September. There are, however, strict conditions on the provision of face-to-face services and we urge you to review these conditions on our website here: https://www.aasw.asn.au/victoria/about-us

02.01.2022 Under the state government's $31.7 million initiative, about 420 private rental properties will be leased for two years and offered to tenants who have medical issues that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19 as well as those living in larger households.

02.01.2022 In recognition of Asbestos Awareness Week 2020, our friends at Slater and Gordon will be offering a free legal education webinar Asbestos and Silicosis Dust Claims Demystified on Thursday 26th November. An estimated 4,000 Australians each year die from Asbestos related disease which is more than triple the annual road toll. Approximately 700 Australians die each year from Mesothelioma, the aggressive cancer caused by Asbestos exposure. This webinar will talk about the histor...y of Asbestos use in Australia, the rights and entitlements available to people who have been impacted by Asbestos disease, and will also discuss the psychosocial impact of Asbestos disease on people and their families. We will also cover the emerging issue of Silicosis dust disease; rights and entitlements. This webinar will be of interest not only to social workers in Palliative Care and Oncology settings but to any social workers and other health workers who would like to gain awareness of the impact of Asbestos in the community.

02.01.2022 Victorian member Christiana joined today’s Walk Against Family Violence as part of our team today! Wonderful to see our members getting involved in this important day. #WAFV2020 #WhyWeWalk

01.01.2022 Positive news to see this announcement but will it be enough? A significant increase in demand for food relief is anticipated as as a result of the imminent cuts to the Coronavirus supplement as if tomorrow. Surely its time to #RaisetheRateforGood?!

01.01.2022 We’re sending a clear message: no one is ‘broken’ because of their sexuality or gender identity. These views won’t be tolerated in Victoria and neither will these abhorrent practices. Applauding the introduction of the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 which will outlaw conversion therapy seeking to change someone’s sexuality or gender identity in Victoria.

01.01.2022 This in Andre Zonn, a long-standing AASW member and a member of our Branch Management Committee, supporting the #RaisetheRateforGood campaign. On Friday, JobSeeker faces a devastating $300 a fortnight cut. A range of other changes will also come into force. Now, more than ever, we need a permanent, adequate raise to JobSeeker and other allowances so that people can put food on the table and keep a roof over their head.... If you'd like to get involved, take a look at the campaign website here: www.raisetherate.org.au