Tasmanian Social Worker September 2012

AASW, T asma nia Newsletter Date

2012

Contributions welcome Message from the Branch President We would love to hear from you! Send in your news item or photos for Lots has been happening since our last newsletter! publication in the newsletter. Jpeg The election process has resulted in the following results for Tasmanian social format for photos and Word format workers: for text is preferred. 1. Carol Dorgelo re-elected as Branch President ****************************** 2. Anthea Vreugdenhil elected to the vice-president position 3. David Gould elected as a committee member 4. Barbara Moerd elected as a national AASW Board member. Contents My congratulations and gratitude go to each of these members who have taken on new roles. It is very much appreciated by all. President’s Report 1 The Tasmanian Branch is still seeking more members to join the committee. So if you are interested and would like to know more please contact any of the current committee to talk it over. In Memory 2 The current Branch Committee members are:

Report on World Conference 4  Carol Dorgelo, community health social worker, Nubeena  Anthea Vreugdenhil, lecturer, UTAS Launceston Southern Private Practice Group 6  Ally Smith, social worker, Centacare Devonport  Anne Coleman, lecturer UTAS Hobart North West Regional Group 6  Liz Little, manager Sexual Assault Service, Hobart  Tony Howe, private practice Hobart Launceston Networking Group 6  David Gould, social worker RHH, Hobart  Social Advocacy Survey 7 Ann Hughes, Anglicare Hobart  Anna Lovitt, community health social worker, Campbell Town Ethics Forum 8 However, regretfully Ann Hughes and Anna Lovitt will be required to shortly step down from the committee as they have served three consecutive terms totalling six years each. I know that both Ann Other Events 9 and Anna will continue to be involved in AASW activities. Anna is continuing as national convenor of the Continuing Professional Education committee. I would like to sincerely thank them for their dedication

Supervision Register 9 to AASW and to the social work profession. The Tasmanian branch currently is involved in:

AICD Scholarship 10  Supervising two social work students on placement in Hobart  Organising an Ethics Forum at UTAS Launceston on 22 October Resources 11  Being involved in the registration campaign  Planning the Social Advocacy Forum and AGM for 23 November in Hobart Branch Committee Contacts 11 I look forward to meeting you in the coming months at one of our regular events for social workers.

Carol Dorgelo AASW Tasmanian Branch President [email protected] 6250 3042 (home) P age 2 Tasmanian Social Worker 2 01 2

In Memory VALE RUTH ERREY

Ruth Errey arrived in Tasmania in 1974 and became quickly known and respected as a social worker in this State between 1974 and 1981, during and slightly beyond the period that her husband, Adam Jamrozik, established and headed up the fledgeling Social Work course at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education. Ruth came to social work as a second profession, after nursing – she and Adam met when Ruth was matron of the Leigh Creek Hospital in South Australia and Adam was a recently-arrived migrant.

Ruth's first position in Tasmania was as social worker in a primary school, located in a disadvantaged area. Noticing the poor quality of the children’s oral health, she managed to obtain six hundred toothbrushes and boxes of apples – tooth cleaning became a compulsory activity at the first lesson break!

Ruth chose to work in public housing areas on Hobart's eastern shore, broadacre and semi-isolated developments whose marginalisation was intensified following the rupture of the Tasman Bridge in January 1975. Ruth felt this fact deeply affected eastern shore residents, particularly those in settlements away from the river. One resident of Clarendon Vale letterboxed houses with the note “If we are going mad, we may as well go mad together – come to my place on Tuesday morning.”

The establishment of the State's first Neighbourhood House (in Clarendon Vale) grew from this: TAFE funded a part-time facilitator for six months, who set about distilling the aims of this 'kitchen' group which now met weekly, getting the women to set goals. The group was philosophically opposed to being seen as a 'welfare group'. The group first sought a notice board, a mail box and some public transport – they learned to run a survey to establish need, followed up suggested funding sources, challenged authorities on their responsibility to provide services... The social worker (Ruth) was asked to provide transport for a trip to meet with people in a similar situation in Bridgewater: this established the social worker's usefulness and bona fides with the group and Ruth was invited to attend the group's weekly meetings – but the lounge room could no longer contain the group and its numerous pre-school children in tow, so the Housing Department was approached to supply a house – the challenge was accepted and a home was specially modified and made available, with the assistance of the local council to help with business aspects. Clarendon Vale Neighbourhood House became the model for initiatives in other public housing subdivisions around the State and within twelve months it offered occasional child care, ante-natal classes, a baby clinic, part-time GP clinic, sessions on women's health, yoga/relaxation, church on Sundays; later, school holiday activities, a youth club, driving lessons, and a childcare group as women attended the Rosny College 'New Horizons' course – many proceeded from there to obtain TAFE qualifications. The woman who'd initiated the 'let's-go-mad-together' gathering in her home became the House's first full-time Co-ordinator, remaining in that role for seven years. Ruth played a significant role in this triumph over adversity!

Excerpts from contributions she made to the AASW Tasmanian Branch Newsletter in January 1978 include: “BEHIND THE SCENES – The Great Rokeby Child Management Seminar The two social workers based at Rokeby – Jenny McAuley at the School, and Ruth Errey at the Health Centre – finding themselves inundated with requests for help in the management of young children, decided to look for some added wisdom. [an 'expert' panel was arranged, it was decided the Seminar would be held in the school gym. and the social workers turned to] – the more pedestrian bits of organisation... The Police Academy was MOST helpful. “We could lend you one thousand and eighteen chairs... but the man who drives the truck is off on a month's leave”... [a Sandford vegetable grower agreed his truck could be used and his employees would load/unload the chairs, local teenagers would mind the children...] - only the accommodation of bottoms was keeping the social workers awake at night.... On the day, the mothers, and some fathers, poured into the gym. [Panel members] rubbed their eyes as the numbers grew... it is hoped that similar meetings can be held at intervals and that on the next occasion there will not be singing practices in the other half of the gym!”

In May 1978 Ruth concluded a contribution to the Newsletter with “So what is my contribution (as social worker at the Rokeby Health Centre) to all of this? A finger at varying depths in most pies, I guess one would have to say. (In jargon terms I would be called a resource person). At present I'm actively involved in running fortnightly 'health education' evenings at the Rokeby Health Centre, and supporting Rosemary Knox's convening of 'Free and easy talks about kids' (a parenting skills course) which is being held in the Rokeby Community Centre on Tuesday mornings.”

More recently, Ruth reflected that “in Rokeby the social worker's orientation was towards community development. [You] saw community health in broad terms”. Tasmanian Social Worker 2 01 2 P age 3

In Memory

A former social work student-on-placement with Ruth as supervisor wrote recently “I well remember her 'hands-off' approach to supervision and her letting me do all the driving!”

At the Surprise Farewell Party for Adam and Ruth at the end of 1980, Dorothy Pearce (then Senior Social Worker at the Royal Hobart Hospital) remarked “I first became conscious of Ruth's strength and commitment when she was working in the Education Department and I knew she was just the person we needed to work in Rokeby. Rokeby will never be the same again. She has brought to her work at the Community Health Centre there not only her professional skills but the basic human qualities that the area needed, compassion, common sense and toughness. Hers will be a hard act to follow, except with Ruth it is no act....”

Around this time some ground-breaking work was being done by (the late) Fonda Arnold of the Rokeby Christian Care Centre, focusing on low income living and budgeting in particular. Ruth and Fon worked tirelessly to make known the hardships, dilemmas and needs of people caught in this life situation and push for change at government/policy and professional as well as public opinion levels. Band-aiding was no solution! Through this involvement, Ruth developed a research approach; these women drove home the realities of the world about them, publishing About Poverty, Cat and Fiddle Press, Hobart, in 1981.

Adam (followed by Ruth) moved to Sydney from Tasmania, where Ruth remained very actively immersed in a number of social issues: together with Carole Baker and Sarah Fox, Ruth conducted an extensive research project on Community Care of the Aged, published by the Social Welfare Research Centre, 1986.

Ruth and Adam later re-located to Ruth's native Adelaide. In recent years, Ruth's physical health deteriorated, and Adam assumed the role of tireless primary carer, with assistance from family members and others. On June 9th, 2012, Ruth died peacefully at home, aged 87 years. As her funeral service concluded – and at Ruth's request – a mellow jazz ensemble played “Oh, when the Saints go marching in” - a fitting tribute in many ways to a feisty, insightful and plain-speaking soul who contributed much!

[from Robin Bowden, Ruth's sister-in-law, with assistance from Ruth's family] July 2012

*************************************************************************** Vale Ruth Errey “ … a true social work activist”

Ruth was a true social work activist. She saw more clearly than others, the connection between the personal troubles faced by poor and marginalised people, and the broader social and economic policy issues that underpinned people’s lives and determined their opportunities. She saw it as important that people are able to relate the situations in which they live their daily lives to the local, national, and global societal issues that affect them. Without the ability to make these relations, people are unable to see societal issues that affect them and are unable to determine if these issues require change to better their everyday lives. Ruth believed that if we are studying poverty, it is not sufficient to document the lives of people who live below the poverty threshold. To fully grasp the situation, we must understand the forces of society that created poverty as well as the events in the lives of the people who live in conditions of poverty. She was committed not only to studying poverty but to using her skills and influence to end it! Her contribution to social work was informed by her sociological imagination - her determination to bring about change at the individual and systemic level. Her work involved an extensive community capacity building operation, community education, obtaining much need community resources, as well as fighting for broader policy change through educating the politicians and public about poverty. She has left strong legacy- not only for the communities with whom she worked- but for the social work profession which is strengthened by the outstanding contribution of practitioners such as Ruth Errey.

I remember well conversations we had between 1975-80 about social work practice- while making client referrals - I from the Children’s Ward at the Royal Hospital Hospital- and Ruth out in the Clarendon Vale community. Wanda Anne Buza Deputy Director Community Development Division Department of Premier and Cabinet Report Reflecting on the Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact 8-12 July 2012, Stockholm.

Conferences can be challenging, and not just in terms of formal learning. They are great if you can navigate the program and do your homework well. But it’s a trap for the unprepared. I like small group conversations that leave you with a sense of profound cognitive shift and a sense of energy and purpose, so big conferences can be very overwhelming. I think there needs to be a special term coined for the feeling akin to food envy to describe when you settle on a parallel workshop in Room 4 to be told by your colleagues about what you missed in Room 2. Fortunately my advancing years and increasing distractions meant that I had forgotten my resolution to steer clear of this type of CPD – so I booked – hooked by the possibility of having a chat to Michael Marmot about social determinants of health and seeing if he could advise me on some actions I had been contemplating. Such is the state of my ego. Stockholm was at its best in the long summer days – sundown around 11pm and rising again around 3am. Families out strolling in the long evenings with small children – sidewalk eateries, tourists and buskers and wonderful train and bus services, making it easy to get around. In the several days before and after the Conference I managed to visit the Museum of Modern Art (and Yoko Ono’s exhibition) with fellow Tasmanian and AASW Tas Branch committee member, Anthea and her partner). Other experiences included a visit to the amazing Vasa Museum (featuring the 17th Century war ship Vasa which sank in Stockholm harbour on its maiden voyage and was raised 300 years later) ; Museum of Scandinavia; Royal Palace, Concert Hall, and Old City of Gamla Stan . Several concerts (one at the historic Clara Church in the very centre of Stockholm and another in the foyer of the Blue Concert Hall (where the Nobel Prize ceremony takes place) and a third in a several hundred year old drawing room near the cathedral (after the piano in the cathedral ‘lost’ it’s leg a few minutes prior to commence- ment of the concert– so an alternative venue needed to be found!) Around 2,500 delegates had registered, including 44 Australians, according to the printed participant list! Fortunately, because of my unusu- ally poor sense of direction, I had allowed plenty of time to get lost but by good luck rather than good management I arrived at the venue early. This meant I was one of the first there when registration opened and an instant the 8-10 lines formed to collect satchel’s books etc. A little later I noted the lines snaked around for many metres. An outstanding feature of the conference was the inclusion of young people from the Swedish based Fryshuset – one of the largest youth development organisations in the world. Around 8-10 young people took on various roles throughout the conference, including breaks: that of MC, performance, booting us into the 21st century with their spontaneous , witty comments via twitter which were broadcast onto an overhead screen, and acting out skits in a way that only the openness and passion of youth can do and no offense is taken. Below is a brief summary of my highlights – however all plenary sessions can be viewed on http://swsd2012.creo.tv/ Sunday 8th July I attended the preconference workshop: Teaching and training for human rights practice, before the welcome speeches, entertainment and welcome drinks. This workshop was a great warm up for a major theme of the conference and reminder that working for human rights is central to social work A challenging discussion questioned the need to have a range of ‘treaties’ eg ‘rights of child, rights of those living with disability– and whether the splitting served to undermine the notion of human rights is something that applies for everyone, and that your rights are somehow diminished if there isn’t a formal category related to the area in which you struggle. It’s worth noting that the United Nations Centre for Human Rights, together with IFFSW and IAAW, is revising the training manual on Human Rights and Social Work – which can be accessed at www.ifsw.org Monday 9th July – Plenary Theme Human Rights and Social Equality When Vishanthie Sewpaul stated that some 60% of a social worker's time can be dedicated to administration there, was audible exaspera- tion from the audience! Her own view is that social workers need to free up more time to do macro level work alongside their casework, – if they want to make a difference (this also received audible approval from the audience). She, along with other speakers, underscored the need to reclaim social work as a human rights profession. Tom Shakespeare, WHO technical officer, was an outstanding speaker and advocate for rights for those living with a disability, He com- mended the new global report on Disability. As reported in the Guardian: The report was groundbreaking, he says, because "historically we have not talked to disabled people who are the best experts on their lives". Those 1 billion people require equal treatment and protection, he says. This figure will go up • partly because of the ageing population • partly because "we drive cars and we drive them badly" • because of illness such as HIV Report (continued)

• because of the success of medicine. An interesting research presentation by Rich Moth, a Lecturer at Liverpool University and PhD student. He examined tensions in teamwork in mental health and described the concept of institutions as sediments. The effect of this is that workers bring with them remnants of ‘geo- historical policies’, procedures and approaches into teams, along with different approaches (medical, social etc.) and this increases tensions. I identify strongly with this notion and see it as a critical concept in understanding organizational change and disharmony. I discussed Fou- cault’s notion of the ‘archaeological dig’ as a valuable reflection tool to uncover the influences we bring to our values and practice. A reception for delegates was hosted by the Mayor of Stockholm in the banquet hall of the Town hall, the venue of the dinner in honour of the Nobel Prize Winners. The huge downstairs inner covered courtyard and gold & banquet hall was very surreal – and light years away from the usual day to day social work. However we accepted the generous welcome and hospitality. I noted that there was no cutlery that could be spirited out – it was all finger food. Tuesday 10th July Plenary Theme: Environment Change and Sustainable Social Development

Michael Mamot stated that the Social Determinants of Health L t R: AASW Tas Branch Members Anna Lovitt and Anthea Vreugenhil needs to be viewed as bread and butter for social workers. Health At the 2012 Joint World Conference in Stockholm inequities result from social inequities. Health is an issue for all social workers, not just those in health settings. There were powerful presentations re Ecology and Social Work –with powerful illustration how the environment, including climate change affects the way people organize and relate to each other – hence the understanding of this is critical for social work. On Tuesday evening, as a ‘friend of the IFSW’, I attended their networking ‘after session’ wind down. The IFSW is launching new networking tools via its website to link globally to resources, research, colleagues etc. Worthwhile checking out. Wednesday 11th July Plenary Theme: Global Social Transformation and Social Action Malcolm Payne argued that the distinct aim of social work is to achieve social solidarity; and while we don’t always agree with or like some others, our job is to be there for them ‘like brothers and sisters’ (who can fight but still have a sense of loyalty and cohesion). Working from Sweden, Mehdi Gharbi, a human rights activist, maintained full time employment while working tirelessly in lunchtimes and evenings, for over a decade as the secret editor of the Tunis News newsletter. His critical articles about the regime of Ben Ali were a part of the opposition that initiated the Arab Spring. In January 2012, Mehdi Gharbi was awarded Swedish Martin Luther King Prize. Mehidi described these times and how he carried out his social action. Lena Dominelli was the recipient of the Katherine Kendall Memorial Award and at the presentation she talked about environmental justice at the heart of social work and the need to ‘Green’ the profession She stated that no one or nothing will escape the impact of climate change and if we don’t care for the environment we continue to privilege the few over the others and maintain social inequity. It is the poor that suffer the most in natural disasters. I was determined to make the most of every aspect of the conference, and attended the dinner held at Skansen – a huge parkland recreation of Swedish life from yesteryear – examples of architecture – working exhibits such as the glass blowing factory, animals, barns, ‘barn style; dancing (yes I joined in ) and, old fashioned pub; and a fun park. We had plenty of time to wander around Skansen before sitting down to an outdoor dinner in the glorious long twilight. Thursday 12th July Not surprisingly, numbers were down for the beginning of the last day! After Conference closing speeches there was a delegate open microphone – Australian, Christine King spoke very eloquently about the need for cultural sensitivity and reflection on issues of power and oppression and own role and purpose when intervening in the lives of first nations people in the name of social welfare. With the conference closing around midday, I hopped on a train and made an impromptu visit to Fryshuset to see firsthand the venue and find out more about the opportunities for young people. I arrived amidst school holiday activities. The range of activities was enough to make you want to start life all over again – from organized basketball, to a variety of table top games, café, picture theatre; opportunity to learn music, drama, volunteer for community work , vocational training. Activities are divided into three main areas: Social perspectives, Education and Employment and passionate interests! The next World Social Work and Social Impact Conference will be held in Melbourne at the Exhibition and Convention Centre in 9-12 July. AASW is one of the major sponsors. I think I’m learning the conference ropes – and have rediscovered my mojo from the inspiration of others’ work, research and discussion re the direction of social work– so would definitely recommend. Shall I see you there?

You are welcome to contact me at [email protected] Anna Lovitt AASW Tas Branch Committee Member. Tasmanian Branch Events Private Practice Groups — Southern & Northern Groups

A small group of private practice mental health social workers get together regularly in Hobart and Launceston to network , share knowledge and information, and provide mutual support.

Southern Group: contact Helen Fryer for further information E: [email protected] The next meeting of the Private Practice group is Tuesday 30th October at 7:30 pm at The Narrative Centre at 42 Warwick Street Hobart. Social workers currently in private practice or contemplating private practice are welcome. Northern Group: contact David Hunnerup for further information E: [email protected]

Launceston Networking Dinner & Guest Speaker Series

On Wednesday 1 August Launceston social work members had a small but cheery networking dinner in Launceston at Kain’s Café. Only five participants which was the smallest group ever, however a good discussion re human rights and registration ensued, as well as some good old-fashioned catching up!

Next meeting: Wed 10 October 2012 at Kain’s Café, Riverview Hotel, Launceston Guest speakers: Anna Lovitt & Anthea Vreugdenhil on their recent trip to Stockholm to attend the 2012 IFSW World Conference on Social Work & Social Development. All welcome. Contact: [email protected] for further information.

North West Continuing Professional Development Lunchtime Series

Invitation to all social workers Join with your fellow social workers over lunch (BYO) for networking and catch up on the latest information about the AASW and how it is working for social workers.

GUEST PRESENTATION Supervision – feedback on Tasmanian research about social workers experiences of Supervision – “Supervision: It’s All About ME!”

Friday 21st September 2012 12.00 to 2.00 pm Devonport Community Health and Service Centre 23 Steele Street, Devonport Meeting Room 3

Look forward to seeing you there!

Save the date for the next NW CPD Lunchtime series – November 16 – Burnie For more information please contact – Ally Smith [email protected] or 6431 8555 RSVP 20 September 2012 CPD Points – 2

Proudly supported by AASW Tasmania Branch A state wide online survey is being conducted by the AASW (TAS) to identify challenges and restrictions in human services delivery based on an exploration of personal experiences of practitioners and clients. It is to be implemented online from the 28th August to 20th September consisting of 4 sections with 26 questions that will take you 20 to 30 minutes to complete. All the data collected will remain anonymous and will be used to lobby government for policy changes .

Have your say …… go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2LW7THC to start the survey.

On Monday July 23 2012 a branch meeting was held at the McDougall Building in Hobart to discuss the National Campaign for Social Work Registration with National Campaign Director Kandie Allen-Kelly.

Kandie was in Hobart to meet with the Hon Michelle O’Byrne MP, the current Chair of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC), to discuss placing Social Work Registration on the agenda for the August AHMAC meeting. Tony Howe, a Tasmanian Branch Committee member attended the ministerial meeting with Kandie on behalf of the Tasmanian members.

The evening gave members information on registration, the current campaign and how they could get involved. For up to date information go to the AASW website for all the latest news and events on registration. AASW (TAS) Continuing Professional Development 2012

AASW (TAS) 2012 Statewide Forum Ethics in Action October 22, 2012

Join a panel of guest speakers for a hypothetical discussion about social work ethics.

Dr Thomas Ryan Rural Social Worker, Associate Fellow Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics & author

Wayne Frost Clinical Services Coordinator, headspace Northern Tasmania

Professor Sandy Taylor Professor and Head of Social Work, School of Sociology and Social Work University of Tasmania

Kai Kitchin Response Team Leader, Child Protection Services, Response Team- North

Tua Agaiava Principal Social Worker, Primary Health North

Glenys Wilkinson CEO, Australian Association of Social Workers

Raise ethical dilemmas to discuss with your colleagues in small groups

Date: Monday22October 2012 FEES Earlybird Standard by 24/9/12 by 8/10/12 Time: 10am — 3.30pm

(Registration & morning tea from 10am) Member $50 $60

Venue: UTAS Newnham Campus Non-Member $85 $95 Newnham Drive Student/retired $25 $35 Newnham, Launceston /unwaged

For further information contact the Branch Office

Phone: 03 6224 5833 Fax: O3 6224 5833 E-mail: [email protected] P age 9 Tasmanian Social Worker 2 01 2

Other Events TasCOSS Conference 2012 Early bird registration closes Monday, 17 September  Dorothy Pearce Address, World Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello AO  Premier’s Address and Q&A, Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings  Social Determinants of Health audio-visual presentation and panel discussion, Social Determinants of Health Advocacy Network and TasCOSS

Click here for the full programme including concurrent sessions.

The Narrative Centre Free Discussion Forum Friday 28 September 2012 3.30 - 5.00pm Narrative discussion forum - presentation by David Newman, a narrative practitioner and teacher, about the written word in narrative practice. We will then have a conversation exploring our responses to David’s ideas. These forums are intended to invite discussion and sharing of narrative ideas and practices—the building of knowledge in collective and sup- portive ways.

Further information: www.thenarrativecentre.com.au

The Australian Mindfulness Science and Practice Conference 2013 Melbourne, 28 February, 1, 2 March 2013 An international conference with Paul Grossman, Stephen Batchelor, Michael Leunig and leading Australian researchers and practitioners. Mindfulness and contemplative practices increasingly are being understood and recognised as having an important contribution to make in diverse areas, including clinical practice, education and management, while knowledge is being advanced through various forms of research. Australia has professionals from numerous sectors using mindfulness based approaches in their work, and producing some world class studies on the efficacy and application of mindfulness techniques. This conference will bring together practitioners, philosophers, educators, managers, and researchers from quantitative and qualitative tradi- tions including many meditators and mindfulness instructors. The conference will feature international keynotes contributing clinical, research and philosophical perspectives. These contributions will feature Paul Grossman as a visiting Keynote speaker from Switzerland and Stephen Batchelor by video-conference from France. Our conference rapporteur Michael Leunig will provide creative reflections on conference highlights. A formal call for abstracts will occur in mid Sept and if you'd like to be kept in touch about the conference, either as a participant or possible presenter, please register your interest at http://www.mindfulness.conorg.com.au/

Supervision Register

The Register is open for anyone qualified to be a social work supervisor. Under the AASW 2011-12 CPD Policy, social work supervisors can qualify for 10 CPD points for Contributing to the Profession (Category 3) by registering. If you wish to apply to be listed on the register, please contact the Branch Office for further information E: aasw- [email protected] T: 6224 5833 or go to the branch page on the website and follow the links to Find a Supervisor. P age 1 0 Tasmanian Social Worker 2 01 2 News Company Director Course Scholarship for NFP Directors

The Tasmanian Division is delighted to announce for the second year a Company Directors Course (CDC) scholarship open to Tasmanian directors of Tasmanian Not-for- Profit (NFP) organisations. NFP directors are coming under increased levels of scrutiny leading directly to a demand for greater accountability. NFP Boards will need to adapt to this changing environment and it is up to each and every director to understand and follow the principles of good governance to benefit the organisations they serve. The Australian Institute of Company Directors is offering the CDC scholarship as part of its mission to make a difference in the quality of governance and directorship and to acknowledge the contribution made by directors to the Tasmanian NFP sector. Scholarship information: The Scholarship will award one full fee scholarship (not including accommodation and travel costs) to a Tasmanian resident director of a Tasmanian NFP organisation to undertake the CDC in Tasmania between January 2013 and December 2013. In addition, the winner will receive 12 months membership to the Australia Institute of Company Directors or a 12 months extension to an existing membership. The scholarship must be undertaken by 31 December 2013. It is open to both members and non members of Company Directors. Applications close on Friday 5 October 2012. Shortlisted applicants will need to be available for interview in late October. Application forms and further information are available from Ally Newbon at the Tasmanian office on (03) 6242 2200 or email: [email protected]

Join us for the 2012 AASW Tasmanian Branch AGM

Keynote address: Social Advocacy Project Feedback Forum

Program

Social Advocacy Project Feedback Forum Liz Little, Ann Hughes, Anne Coleman, Wen Gao and Bec Cullen

Registration and future directions of AASW Glenys Wilkinson AASW National CEO

AGM - appointment of new committee members and introduction of current branch committee. Highlights of branch events and business of the past year Carol Dorgelo Tas Branch President & Members of the Branch Committee

Date: Friday 23 November 2012 Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm Venue: The Red Cross Lounge, Red Cross House, 40 Melville St Hobart (metered street parking and Melville St Car Parking Station close by ) See Hobart City Council Parking Map & hover mouse over yellow star for venue location. RSVP: by 20 November to Sandra Fox T: 6224 5833 E: [email protected]

Afternoon tea will be provided All welcome P age 1 1 Tasmanian Social Worker 2 01 2

Tasmanian Branch Management Resources Committee Contact List Liz Little PRESIDENT T: 6231 0044 (w) Suicide prevention news Carol Dorgelo E: [email protected] T: 6250 9000 (w) http://livingisforeveryone.com.au/LIFE-News.html 0459 999 193 [email protected] Anthea Vreugdenhil LIFE News is the bi-monthly online newsletter T: 03 63243431 of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy in E: Anna Lovitt Australia . [email protected] LIFE News features project profiles, discussion T: 6381 3381 (w) questions, events, and more. 0429 430 388 (mob) [email protected] Ally Smith The LIFE Living is for everyone website is a source of information and resource sharing T: 6431 8555 (Mon & Tues) between stakeholders in suicide prevention. It Anne Coleman T: 64236100 (Wed – Fri) provides access to a range of resources and T: 62267598 research, including the latest information from E: [email protected] National Suicide Prevention Strategy E: [email protected] (NSPS) projects. Tony Howe David Gould T: 6231 1225 (w) T: 0403 986 600 Professional Networking Forum 0417 307 762 (mob) E: [email protected] The LIFE Professional Network Discussion Forum is the perfect E: [email protected] place to network, discuss ideas, ask questions, and share information with other suicide prevention professionals. If you are not Ann Hughes already a PDN member, you can at the website. T: 6213 3567 (w) AASW National Director Liaison Maria Merle 0439 954 818 (mob) E: [email protected] [email protected] (h)

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