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25.01.2022 Checking in! How are we all feeling? Do we feel like we have the right level of support or anyone feel like they need some more? Please feel free to reach out to the page and I will personally get back to you with resources and supports.

24.01.2022 It's an inclusive world after all. Check this out and hear more stories like this during our SOFI event. We have an amazing pack of speakers ready to inspire and share how they championed inclusiveness and equality. #sofigc #studygoldcoast #inclusive #equality

23.01.2022 https://www.health.gov.au//covid-19-infection-control-trai

23.01.2022 We are honoured to announce our next speaker, Jenny Kaighin! Jen Kaighin is a lecturer in Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health at QUT Jen engages in teaching and research in the areas of critical social work practice and pedagogy, youth work theory and practice, queering social work, and basic income. A current research and teaching interest is in regards to the cis normative and heteronormative nature of SW education, which leaves queer students struggling to int...egrate their queer identity and their professional SW identity. This has challenges for student wellbeing and also for practice readiness. The global definition of social work, as espoused by the IFSW includes that the principles of social justice, human rights and respect for diversities are central to social work. These principles are adopted nationally by peak SW organisations such as the AASW, NASW and BASW. However, research, primarily undertaken in the US and Canada reports that students experience the SW classroom as cisnormative and heteronormative spaces, where students might self-silence, or take on hypervisibility, and where content is either lacking, or problematises the experiences of queer people and communities, constructing them as a group to better understand so ‘they’ can be helped more effectively. One of the issues identified by queer students is that in the absence of content in the curriculum those who are out may find themselves, or place themselves, in the role of being educators to their student colleagues. This is not without cost, students experience high levels of stress and frustration and this is compounded if they also experience homophobic responses from student colleagues and a lack of support or protection by Faculty. Strategies considered include queering the SW curriculum, creating safe and supportive spaces for queer students, the incorporation of explicit and implicit content into the curriculum and exploring the ways queer theory can be applied in SW education in practice. Jen has come to academia following many years as a youth work practitioner. One of her proudest achievements has been writing the successful submission that saw Open Doors Youth Service secure funding as Queensland’s first fully funded service for LGBTQIA+ young people.

22.01.2022 UPDATE...we were booked out in 36 hours and have now opened up more places. Thank you everyone. Our first webinar has gone international Domestic Violence Preve...ntion Month. Free Webinar An important part of prevention is having difficult conversations that get to the root of the issues and address the barriers to safety, using both theoretical and practice wisdom. In this free webinar, you can join the conversation with a panel of Australia's leading domestic and family violence experts. Registrations essential https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_ZIg43O0-T8ObLWk-DIshVw

22.01.2022 Such a fantastic idea

21.01.2022 Good news for Social Work students!

20.01.2022 The SOFI team are incredibly sad to announce that we have made the decision to postpone our Inclusivity event due to the Coronavirus recommendations of social distancing (maintaining a distance of 1m between people). We will update on a new date as soon as is safe to do so. Thank you for your understanding during this time.

20.01.2022 In case you missed the first round. Gold Coast Student Hub, Study Gold Coast & Study Queensland are providing support with our student community with Grocery Packs! Please reach out or spread the message out if you or your friends need support:)... Register here: http://bit.ly/GCSHsupport

19.01.2022 Our next speaker... Steph Ziotas Steph is a mother of two and a 3rd yr Social Work Student at Griffith University. Prior to, and throughout her degree, Steph has practised in and pursued her passion in the Mental Health field with her work within the NGO space and more recently, during her placement at QLD Health, Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) in Ipswich. Steph has worked in a broad range of practice contexts including Lifeline and Headspace with exposure to intake and assessment and crisis environments. Her recent placement at CYMHS an acute, psychiatric service within a multidisciplinary team offering her greatest insight and exposure to mental health in a health and emergency setting

19.01.2022 Early hustle to help spread much needed love and warmth during this unprecedented time. SOFI - Student Opportunities for Impact is answering the call for community support for the homeless through donations from private individuals. A big thanks for those who took time to make this happen and looking forward for more donations and LOVE. ... A little help will definitely go a long way. Stay safe everyone! #SOFIGC #GCVolunteers #SupportingCommunities

18.01.2022 I am loving seeing how organisation’s are making sure we get the support we need

18.01.2022 Who would tune in if we were to offer an online event where you can interact and ask speakers direct questions from the comfort of your own home?

18.01.2022 To all those that are coming tonight for our first online event, we cannot wait to see you and hear your questions. In line with mental health and self care, Breanna Gollan has arranged a giveaway! This will be done my random number generator of the attendees. There is still time to get tickets! Links will be going out at 4pm! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mental-health-is-everyones-

17.01.2022 Our second speaker!! Hi, my name is Kate Johnson. I am a Social Worker currently working clinically within the Intake Team at the Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) within Queensland Health in Ipswich, QLD. My whole work history as a Social Worker (nearly 10 years, what!!) has been in the Health context and it has taken many forms including working on general hospital wards, in Emergency Departments (both Mental Health and Non-Mental health), in specialised geriatr...ic rehab and stroke units to acute mental health services with adult and children. I have enjoyed my exposure to these many areas of Health and can speak of many wild and wonderful experiences I have had along the way. Still time to get your free tickets! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mental-health-is-everyones-

16.01.2022 Fantastic resource regarding COVID-19 https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/5e57b2f8bb70a.pdf

15.01.2022 Interesting listen: https://youtu.be/qke0rNpOHnA

14.01.2022 Hi SOFI folk I hope you are doing well in this tough period. FREE food boxes are available for people in need which including international students. Reach them out or spread the message to others who may need the support.... Also, feel free to private message our team if you have any concerns. We are all #inthistogether!

13.01.2022 First discussion in the series will feature Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Dr Umber Rind, and Mary Lee. The talk will be moderated by our chair Maria Dimopoulos, and will be followed by a Q&A session. Kindly RSVP to [email protected]

12.01.2022 Highly recommend you subscribe!

09.01.2022 Lots of happy faces today as we handed out our first round of grocery packs and frozen meals to Gold Coast international students. We will be back again tomorro...w handing out more meals, thanks to the support of Study Gold Coast and Study Queensland. If you would like to receive a grocery pack, registration is essential and you will need to bring along your Student ID card. Register here: https://www.goldcoaststudenthub.com/support/ #GCStudentHub #StudyGoldCoast #StudyQueensland

08.01.2022 Hey SOFI family . Winter is definitely upon us and thankfully services are reopening! I volunteer with an outreach service that could be recommencing as early as tomorrow evening but unfortunately due to COVID, we don’t have the normal donations with all the charity shops closed. Can I please ask you to have a look for any spare coats, scarfs, hats, jumpers, backpacks, sleeping bags or blankets you may have and send me a private message and I will try and either arrange a ...drop off point or collection? Also new toiletries never go a miss! Or non perishable snacks like nut bars! Thank you!

08.01.2022 Jobs available for Queensland Heath for the current crisis. Allied health including social work and psychology students are encouraged to apply. Apply here:... https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/covid-19-eoi See more

05.01.2022 Our first speaker! - Steve Carrigg Steve ‘fell into’ mental health nursing at the age of 19. His 31 year career has taken him all over Australia, from the south coast of WA, the remote Kimberley, the Northern Territory, Cape York and he has now called northern NSW home for the last 10 years. After completing his mental health nursing training in a large psychiatric hospital, Steve soon discovered his passion was working in the community, improving access and early interventio...n for people and reducing stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. Steve has seen a lot of change in the mental health sector since he started in 1989 but believes there is still plenty to do and some very exciting opportunities for people who wish to make mental health their chosen career path. Steve’s current role is in assisting bushfire affected individuals and communities of the far north of NSW. Acting Team Leader Disaster Recovery Northern NSW Local Health District Still time to get your tickets!! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mental-health-is-everyones-

04.01.2022 Hump day giggle

03.01.2022 Hi everyone, I need your support! After my focus group discussions came to a halt earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am now conducting individual... online interviews to collect data. I am in need of Australian, mainland Chinese and German participants aged 18-29 years and currently living in their home country. If you fit this demographic, please contact me via [email protected] for more information and to register. Also, please feel free to share this information with your friends. Thank you so much in advance! See more

02.01.2022 We live in testing times. The world as we know it has been turned upside down Friends and family separated by circumstance, just like our international student community. Here’s how Gold Coast students are supporting each other. #InThisTogether

01.01.2022 Dear friends Happy Easter & Stay Safe! See you soon... SOFI team x