In December 2010, there will be a special issue of ADVANCES onCritical Reflection Method and Practice December, 2010.

This themed issue will focus on articles concerning critical reflection in education, practice or research in the fields of social work, welfare or community development.

Deadline for full paper submissions for the special issue: [N.B. This time has changed] July 30, 2010.
Please go to the journal section of this website to view instructions to authors.

Submissions can be sent to: Professor Liz Beddoe (co-editor) Advances,
e.beddoe@auckland.ac.nz

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Writers’ Workshops (sponsored by AASWWE)

Introduction to Writing for Publication. 16th of April, 2010 (10-12.30)
Have you always wanted to publish something from your work but don’t where to start? This workshop takes you through the fundamentals of writing journal articles and conference papers. We will discuss what components of writing including how to establish a topic, develop an abstract and a writing plan. The workshop is practical and interactive and will focus, in particular, in on writing about education in social work and human services.

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ADVANCES Special Issue: Working with Children
(June/July 2010) Deadline for submissions is 2nd of April, 2010.

In June/ July 2010, “ADVANCES in Social Work and Welfare Education” will publish a special issue on Working with Children. A key impetus for the special issue was the roundtable on Towards a Child-Inclusive Curricula in Social Work Education’ jointly sponsored by the Australian Centre for Child Protection and Australian Association of Social Workers in 2009. The Special Issue is an opportunity for educators, practitioners and students, in Australia and New Zealand to share information and analysis of their practice in promoting children’s well-being and welfare in education, community development or service delivery.

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Dear all
I am delighted to announce that Professor Jill Wilson is the new President of AASWWE. Jill Wilson brings to the role extensive background as a social work and human services educator and we are so pleased to have Jill in this leadership role.

I have enjoyed my 4 years as AASWWE president. I have stood down in part because the constitution requires it and also because it is time for someone else to take up this role. I look forward to my new role as Editor of the new look ADVANCES!

regards
Karen Healy

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AASWWE is delighted to announce that Shirley Peppler has won the Best Educator Award (Field Education) for 2009. Shirley was nominated by the University of Queensland Field Education Unit and is co-ordinator of the Young Parents Program in Brisbane.

Shirley’s application demonstrated her strong commitment to critical reflection and effective supervisory practice and was supported by outstanding statements of support from the UQ field education unit and three students who have experienced Shirley's supervision.

Congratulations Shirley.

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AASWWE is delighted to announce the following recipients of the 2009 Wendy Weeks Research and Teaching Awards:
Dr Cate Hudson from the University of South Australia is awarded $3000 for her project “Building Strengths and Partnerships in Social Work Field Education in Rural and Regional Australia”.

Helen Cleak, School of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Inez Chambers, AASW (Vic) Social Work Education Practitioner Group and Linette Hawkins, School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, are awarded, $2977 for their project: “Social Work Field Education National Common Assessment Evaluation Tool”.

We believe these projects will support quality research for teaching and learning in the fields of social work, welfare work and community development.

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Some of the keynote presenters have agreed to share their slides from their presentations at the AASWWE forum. These slides will be available on this website until December, 2009. You are free to download them for your personal reference. Limited public use of the presentation material is allowed, such as for student presentations or professional development seminars, however such use much involve no more than 10% of the slides from any one author and the author of the slides must be acknowledged in any public usage of these slides.

If you have any further questions about the use of the slides, please contact Karen Healy, President of AASWWE (k.healy@social.uq.edu.au)

Angela Clarke's Slides (1 megabyte)
Karen Healy's Slides (1.3 megabytes)
Jan Fook's Slides (1 megabyte)
Robyn Miller's Slides (10 megabytes)

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