Violence against women goes by many monikers: domestic violence, dating violence, spousal abuse, intimate partner violence, family violence, wife battering and rape, to name a few. So what is the unifying feature between the various forms of violence against women? According to the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), gender inequality is at the core of violence against… Continue reading Contributing to the Conversation re: Violence Against Women
Category: practice framework
Gerard Egan: The Skilled Helper
I recently spoke with a non-social worker colleague who said that she has always been interested in the idea of social work as a career, but that she feels like she isn’t one of ‘those people’ who knows how to help others. I thought about the message underlying her comment: that some people are inherently… Continue reading Gerard Egan: The Skilled Helper
Sociology + Social Work = <3
As the title of my blog not-so-discreetly suggests, my social work practice framework is predominantly underpinned by sociology. During the first year of my undergrad, I enrolled in an Introduction to Sociology class. At the time I had only a vague idea of what the word meant, let alone knowledge that the discipline would later… Continue reading Sociology + Social Work = ❤
the sociological social worker 