Social Work Registration: What’s the Contention?

In the face of consistent lobbying for the national registration of social workers by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), the Council of Health Minsters maintains the view that registration is not required, placing it at odds with comparable countries around the world. One factor that shapes this current decision is the view that social work does not pose a significant risk to the health of individuals to warrant the need for this level of regulation. In light of this ongoing debate, the following article provides an overview of the discussion to date, summarising the risks, harms, and the associated costs. Additional evidence of harm and cost are then posited, followed by suggestions for further steps that can be taken to support the Council of Health Ministers making an informed decision on whether or not to include the social work profession in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS).

IMPLICATIONS

• Registration of social work is an under-researched topic. Research will provide much needed evidence to help understand the impact and efficacy of registration in protecting the public.

• Research will inform the Australian Association of Social Workers strategy in pursuing mandatory registration and also support the federal government in its decision making.

• Research in this area may have broader implications for other professions and government policy both nationally and internationally.

     

Protecting Clients From Harm: The Role of Continuing Professional Education

Abstract

In the absence of professional regulation and in the context of a changing and competitive environment, the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) encourages member commitment to self-regulation and continuing professional education (CPE). Continuing professional education is promoted as the platform upon which the credibility of the entire profession of social work and the maintenance of high-quality standards of practice rest. High practice standards are integral to the protection of vulnerable people from potential unethical, inappropriate and harmful practice. The present article asserts that Australia's changing and competitive environment, driven by prevailing ideologies and policies, has an impact on social work practice and is harmful to vulnerable clients. In order to protect vulnerable clients from harm and to maintain high standards of practice, the AASW's CPE programme arguably needs to include topics that enhance professional knowledge of current ideologies and policies and their impact on social work practice and clients.     

《威兰》的矛盾意识及布朗对美国小说的贡献

在美国小说史上,查尔斯.布罗可登.布朗是一个里程碑式的人物,他力图使美国小说摆脱简单说教的模式,给予小说更开阔的释义空间。他的小说深深地根植于美国文化的土壤之中,主题思想含蓄、开放,较多地关照个体人物的命运与矛盾的内心世界,作品极富自由想象的张力。这一特征在《威兰》一书中得以充分展现。小说《威兰》中的人物都有难以确定的自我,充满矛盾,对峙的思想经常会同时左右他们的行为,指令他们向相反的方向行进,使他们无休无止地处于一种犹疑不定的精神状态之中。威兰的个性冲突最具有戏剧性,也最能反映政治潜意识的社会成因。     

Stereotypes as Ideologies. The case of Gender Categories

Abstract

The paper reviews some of the theoretical models of gender stereotypes. Different approaches, such as the sociocognitive, the intergroup, in particular the role model, the expectations model and the social function of stereotypes are discussed. Gender stereotypes are seen as social representations or collective ideologies defining models of behavior.     

蔡元培的旅行生涯及其思想

著名教育家、思想家蔡元培先生,一生不仅致力于祖国的教育和科学事业,而且天性爱好广泛,工作之余不忘旅行和文物保护,足迹遍布国内外,并将其旅行和应考、考察、访问、演讲联系起来,提出了许多带有鲜明个性色彩的观点.＃