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Practice Groups are run by AASW Branches. These groups meet online or in person, and may be based on an area of professional interest, specific geographical location, or other practice-related purposes.
Practice Groups are formally recognised as groups of social work professionals with expertise in specific fields and are funded by the AASW to run events.
You can connect with other members online or in person through the less formal Networking Groups or virtually through the growing number of Discussion Groups in the AASW Community Hub, which focus on different areas of practice and career stages in social work. Discussion Groups provide opportunities to connect with other social workers across the country, anytime and from anywhere.
Please contact your Branch President or Branch Services for more information or direct contact details. Alternatively, you can register to attend an upcoming meeting through MyAASW.
Practice Groups by State
ACT | Research and Social Work | Dr Amelia Wheeler |
NQLD | Mackay Group | Susan Teder |
NSW | Social Work in Brain Injury | Lauren Bannerman & Candice Care-Unger |
NSW | Social Workers in the Shoalhaven (Northern) | Naomi Spencer |
NSW | Social Workers in the Shoalhaven (Southern) | Suzanne Buzza |
NSW | Northern Rivers | Rosalie Kennedy |
NSW | Aged Care | Annabelle Bains & Leith Cooper |
NSW | Social Workers in Private Practice | Peter Gormly & Pamela Seraskeris |
NSW | Social Work in Mental Health | Janet Lewis |
NSW | Men’s Social Work | Neil Hall |
NSW | Refugee & Asylum Seekers | David Keegan |
NSW | LGBTQIA+ | Jo Breeze |
NT | Social Workers in Private Practice Group | TBC |
QLD | Brisbane North | Sheryl Hateley |
QLD | Gold Coast | Deidre Venz & Kym Tighe |
QLD | Child, Youth and Family | David Stracey & Amanda O’Brien |
QLD | Clinical and Mental Health | David Pham & Caitlin Smith |
QLD | Private Practice | Margaret Bennett | QLD | Schools Social Work | Gemma Wyer & Maree Stevens | QLD | Sunshine Coast | Melanie Mathers & Gabrielle Prosser |
QLD | Toowoomba Social Work | Jen Johnson-Saul |
SA | Green Social Work | Tim Walsh |
SA | Child Protection | Mark Mulhall |
SA | Rural, Regional and Remote | Cate Hudson |
TAS | Social Workers in Private Practice | David Magor-Hampel |
TAS | NDIS | Ally Smith |
VIC | Health Social Workers Directors Group | Karen Todd |
VIC | School Social Worker & Peer Supervision | Dr Chris Barrett |
VIC | Public Mental Health Service Leaders Social Work | Lisa Hebel & Moisis Moisis |
VIC | Working with Older Persons and people with a Disability | Cassie Tu |
VIC | Social Work Yoga & Mindfulness | Linda Kennedy & Andrew Fitzpatrick |
VIC | Victorian Mental Health | Aroon Naidoo & Charlie Evans |
WA | School Social Work Practice Group | Dr Susan Young |
WA | Social Workers in Disability | Jodyne Greig & Magdalene Garcia Flynn |
Upcoming events
NSW Northern Rivers Practice Group 21 ...
21 May 2024 | 12:00 PM-13:30 PM [GMT+10]
1.5 hr
Child, Social Work, Youth & Family Services
Join the Northern Rivers Practice Group for a presentation by Dr Erica Russ.
SA Meet the Employer 23 May 24
23 May 2024 | 14:30 PM-17:00 PM [GMT+09]
2.5 hrs
Come along and hear from a series of employer representatives explaining what their company does, and what a social worker ...
TAS Meet the Employer 30 May 24
30 May 2024 | 14:30 PM-17:00 PM [GMT+10]
2.5 hrs
Graduate
Come along and hear from a series of employer representatives explaining what their company does, and what a social worker ...
VIC School Social Work Practice ...
17 Jul 2024 | 16:00 PM-17:15 PM [GMT+10]
1 hr
School SW
We welcome professionally qualified social workers employed by schools or school systems, currently or retired, and social work students on ...
VIC Peer Supervision for School ...
23 Oct 2024 | 16:00 PM [GMT+11]
School SW, Supervision
Peer Supervision for School Social Workers is only available to professionally qualified social workers employed by schools or school systems ...
VIC Peer Supervision for School ...
27 Nov 2024 | 16:00 PM-17:00 PM [GMT+11]
1 hr
School SW, Supervision
Peer Supervision for School Social Workers is only available to professionally qualified social workers employed by schools or school systems ...
NQLD Townsville NAIDOC Event 3 Jul 24
03 Jul 2024 | 18:00 PM-21:00 PM [GMT+10]
3 hrs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Join the NQLD Branch in support of NAIDOC Week with a private screening of The Last Daughter. Followed by networking ...
VIC NAIDOC Week Event 5 Jul 24
05 Jul 2024 | 14:30 PM-16:15 PM [GMT+10]
1.5 hr
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Join the Vic Branch in support of NAIDOC Week with a NGV Australia Collection Highlights Tour, focusing on First Nations ...
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