The UWA Social Worker

The ongoing contributions made by the Foundation Professor of Social Work, Emeritus Professor D. L. Jayasuriya AM, BA Hons (Syd) PhD (Lond), Hon D.Litt (Colombo) FBPsS, FASSA, have often been reflected on the pages of The UWA Social Worker. This special Alumni Edition brings acknowledgment of Professor Jayasuriya’s recent award of a UWA Honorary Doctor of Letters in March this year - one of the highest academic honours one can achieve. As well as paying tribute to his prodigious con-tribution to the university, social work and social policy, multiculturalism and comparative social policy and his extensive publications, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Allan Robson, recognised

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I would like to welcome members and friends to the UWA Social Work Alumni and am looking forward to regular gatherings which combine an essential mix of opportu-nities for professional development and social networking. This is a Special Joint Edition of The UWA Social Worker and The UWA Alumni Newsletter. Building on the work of Jennifer Gardner and Laki Jayasuriya, Look-ing Back – Reflections on Twenty Five Years 1965-90, I would like to ‘Look Back’ on the past fifteen years of changes and challenges facing Social Work and Social Policy at UWA: From School to Department to Discipline In 1990, we were known as the School of Social Work and Social Administration but soon moved to become the School of Social Work and Social Policy – in the Faculty of Arts. In the late 1990’s, we became the Department of Social Work and Social Policy in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Currently, we are the Discipline of Social Work and Social Pol-icy in the School of Social and Cultural Studies which is one of two Schools of Study in the Fac-ulty. Over the years, these changes were man-aged initially by Laki Jayasuriya until his early retirement – and then by Rae Lindsay, Jim Ife and currently by yours truly. These changes re-flect some of the moves within UWA and within the Australian university sector to restructure

Faculties and Schools to maximise the pedagogical and research benefits of new partnerships between Disciplines and with industry. Changes to the Degree Structure The first enrolled students in Social Work at UWA in 1965 were

postgraduates who studied for two years before qualifying. For a few years, successful graduates were awarded a qualifying MSW degree. How-ever, the majority of Social Work graduates at UWA have received a BSW degree – initially for graduate entry only but broadened in 1988 to admit undergraduates who had completed two years of relevant undergraduate study. In the late 1990’s, we began to offer a Four Year BSW pro-gramme in the Faculty of Arts – and, for the first time, became more connected with all matters of undergraduate Admissions, Enrolments, Admini-stration and Examinations. In this time, the overall number of BSW students has moved between 70 during the period of the two year programme to 150 at the peak of the demand for the BSW in 2001. Currently, there are 105 BSW students in the four year pro-gramme – with a noticeable fall in the number of graduates entering to study in Year Three. We are watching with some interest as the Bologna Agreement impacts on Australian universities; The University of Melbourne has already moved to change a number of professional programmes, including their BSW, to become second degree programmes. Will Australian Social Work have a Qualifying MSW as an option in future? Continued on page 3

Professor Jayasuriya honoured

DISCIPLINE CHAIR Associate Professor

Mike Clare

COORDINATOR OF POSTGRADUATE

RESEARCH and

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Dr Maria Harries AM

LECTURERS Ms Violet Bacon Dr Tom Barrett Dr Brenda Clare

Dr Mark Sachmann Dr Susan Young

DIRECTOR, CENTRE for VULNERABLE

CHILDREN and FAMILIES

Ms Susan Diamond

HONORARY SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW Emeritus Professor

Laksiri Jayasuriya AM

HONORARY RESEARCH FELLOWS

Dr Christine Choo Ms Heather Deighan Adjunct Professor Denis Ladbrook

VISITING PROFESSOR Professor

David Thorpe

HONORARY VISITING RESEARCH FELLOW

Dr David Vicary

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Ms Rosa Catalano

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Mrs Judy Grimshaw

PUBLICATION EDITOR Ms Philippa White

Number 6 July 2006 ISSN: 1449-3977

Professor Jayasuriya with Vice Chancellor Professor Allan Robson

by Dr Maria Harries

A Word from the Chair

Alumni Edition

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Over 200 people joined together in November last year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Social Work at UWA. Held at the University Club, the event was designed and very suc-cessfully implemented by Joanne Dol-phin, Rhiannon McKenzie and Louise Durack of the Social Work Students Association. Invitations were sent to as many of the 1200 graduates as we could find to join with current and past staff to celebrate the 40th birthday, which culminated in a cocktail party in the University Club Ballroom (photos below). The evening commenced in the Theatre Auditorium with talks by four social work graduates from differ-ent eras. Social Work – Then and Now featured guest speakers Libby Lloyd, Joe Calleja, Michael Wright and Louise Durack. Presentations by these

four UWA graduates identified some significant social work milestones and included a visual exhibit prepared by Libby Lloyd illustrating ‘appropriate attire’ for women social workers in former days—to the great hilarity of the audience. Having completed her social work degree in 2004, guest speaker Louise Durack is the most recent

graduate of the four. Since graduation Louise has worked as a drug and alco-hol counsellor at Wesley Hearth, which is an in-home counselling ser-vice for families affected by parental drug and alcohol use. Louise describes this as a challenging and exciting role. In her talk at the 40th Anniver-sary lecture Louise spoke of her im-pressions of social work education at UWA and social work practice in the new millennium: “I have been asked to reflect on my experiences as a student a number of times this year and I keep coming back to the intimate teaching style and the one-on-one contact that we were lucky to have with our lecturers. This is invaluable not only in that it facili-tates a better learning environment but for me it has meant that I have had wise words of advice when I have come up against decisions about my practice and future directions. For me a common thread in my experiences as a student and my ongo-ing learning has been the people that have assisted me. I would like to think that I can be that person for a future social work student who encourages and nurtures their budding professional skills and identity. I would challenge all of us here today to share our wis-

dom with those who are new to this profession so as to maintain our sense of connection and momentum. From this Department we have graduated into a world of uncertainty and increasing disconnectedness. We have been a nation of the ‘fair go’ in rhetoric but I think our clients would tell us a different story. I believe this profession is the point at which our clients’ voices need to meet and be heard and be amplified and this is the challenge to social workers of today. The challenge to maintain our professional integrity and continue to identify as social workers and actively pursue social justice and the lived ex-perience of our Code of Ethics is tough. In fact social work could be considered a marginalised or deviant activity in this ‘me’ centred world of instant gratification and remote com-munication. I think it is an ideological commonality amongst the social work profession that we believe that when an individual is disadvantaged so is the whole community. To work against the individualistic and increasingly cynical attitude of Australians, social workers need to have a legitimate and united voice that can reiterate the goal of equality of opportunity and put into practice the rhetoric of a fair go”.

Four UWA graduates—the guest speakers Louise Durack

Libby Lloyd

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The Growing Emphasis on Postgraduate Research Programmes Another important example of the chang-ing landscape of Social Work education at UWA is the significant and successful develop-ment of the postgraduate research programme; there was one PhD student in 1990 and there are currently over 40 MA and PhD students with at least one Social Work PhD candidate at recent Graduation Ceremonies. This huge success is due to the considerable efforts of Jim Ife ini-tially and of Maria Harries in recent years. The list of completed PhD theses reflects the breadth of policy and practice interests of the successful candidates (see page 5). As a consequence of Maria’s efforts, the completion rate for Social Work research stu-dents is excellent – and the provision of a Satur-day morning seminar series makes an important contribution to the student experience. Currently Maria and I are trying to consolidate the ‘taught course’ pathway for postgraduates who wish to develop their practice knowledge and skills through a potential modular pathway of Gradu-ate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters in Social Work (MSW) and a professional doctor-ate (DSW); these programmes will include a number of taught academic units and a research dissertation. As part of this initiative, we have introduced a more flexible delivery structure, including our Winter School offered in partner-ship with the WA Branch of the AASW. Focus on Quality of Teaching and Learning One important component of the changing landscape within universities is the increased focus on the quality of teaching and learning. Besides internal university monitoring of stu-dent evaluation of teaching at the end of each semester, the Keating Labour federal govern-ment introduced the annual Course Experience Questionnaire to be completed by every gradu-ating student in every university. The Disci-pline of Social Work and Social Policy has con-sistently performed well in this audit of student satisfaction – coming top of the national list of BSW courses on more than one occasion. In the early years of the CEQ, we re-ceived a UWA award which enabled the staff group to enjoy a two day retreat in York during

which we reflected on teaching and learning processes; this attention to reflection and review of the curriculum is essential to maintain standards. An-other important aspect of our focus on curricu-lum change has been initiated and maintained by Vi Bacon whose commitment to Indigenous Policy and Practice and to enhancing the quality of counselling knowledge and skills has added considerably to the BSW programme. Fieldwork Education as Central in Qualifying Social Work Education A particular strength of the programme has been – and continues to be – the priority given to Fieldwork Education; initially led by Tom Barrett, then by Mike Clare and currently by Brenda Clare, the Discipline has made a seri-ous commitment to the recruitment and support of agency supervisors as key partners in the teaching and learning of social work students. Prompted in 1989 after an important workshop facilitated by Libby Lloyd and at-tended by academic staff and students from UWA and Curtin University, together with agency managers and supervisors, the UWA programme made a significant commitment to enhancing the quality of Fieldwork Education. This has included successful applications for internal and external funding for development projects. Currently, Brenda Clare is trialling and moni-toring revised planning and assessment tools for both long placements. Another recent innovation is the intro-duction of the BSW Practi-cum – a work experience opportunity for second year BSW students. Finally, an-other important innovation is the Supervisors’ Honour Board which shows the names of supervisors who have made a considerable commitment to the UWA programme.

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A Word from the Chair Continued from page 1

Vi Bacon

Brenda Clare

Maria Harries

Tom Barrett

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Establishment of the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families All of the above initiatives to enhance teaching and learning and to grow the number of research students is consistent with the strategic di-rection of both the university and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and So-cial Sciences. What also fits well with this strategic thinking was the es-tablishment of the Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families in 2005 – after a great deal of development work by colleagues and friends of the Discipline. The focus on vulnerable children and families had emerged in the research activities and interests of colleagues and postgraduate re-search students in the Discipline. The Centre will facilitate research and consultancy projects with colleagues from other Disciplines, other univer-sities and from the broad range of human service agencies. The Centre also makes it more likely that we can attract visiting international scholars to work with us in conducting research activities; since 1990, we have been very pleased to welcome a number of visiting scholars who share this interest including Dr Roslyn Ow (University of Singapore), Dr Martyn Jones (University of Bath), Associate Professor Kate Mevik (Northern Regional University, Norway), Professor Hyung Shik Kim (Chung-Ang University, South Korea) and Professor David Thorpe (University of Lancaster). Establishment of the UWA Alumni I am very pleased to be able to reflect on the significant commit-ment of colleagues past and present to the professional education of social workers; it is now time to look forward to the next anniversary in 2015 when we shall celebrate 50 years of Social Work at UWA. As you will see in the Alumni Fund brochure, the Social Work Alumni are committed to a number of important Key Initiatives for students, for graduates and for researchers. I am particularly interested in the Mentoring and Networking initia-tives for new graduates and for practitioners and mangers in need of timely consultation and support. Obviously, I am hopeful that this will become a valuable resource for UWA social workers. I hope there will be recognition and support for all of these Key Initiatives. To this end, I am delighted that Sev Ozdowski is able to provide the Inaugural Lecture, The Role of Social Workers in Setting National Policy Goals, for the Alumni launch at the University Club in July this year.

Susan Young

David Thorpe

Mark Sachmann

Heather Deighan & Denis Ladbrook

Christine Choo

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Continued from page 1 Laki’s long and distinguished record of engagement in public affairs at international, national and state levels. It is clear that Laki has led the way in charting new directions for Australian multiculturalism and citizenship. He was the first Asian to be appointed to the Immigration Advisory Council and was Chairman, National Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee on Multicultural Education. Over the past three years he researched and significantly contrib-uted to the formulation of the WA’s Multiculturalism Charter (2004) as well as the establishment of Australia’s first Anti-Racism Strategy. Prof Jayasuriya has been one of Australia’s leading public intellectuals - one of the very few from ethnic minority backgrounds – leading, engaging, and provoking, debate on issues such as anti racism, justice, human rights

and multicultural policy. He best exemplifies the role of public intellectual as ‘speaking truth to power’. In delivering his Convocation address at the gradua-tion ceremony, Laki expressed his gratitude to his social work colleagues: I owe a special word of gratitude and appreciation to my colleagues past and present in Social Work and So-cial Policy. Thank you for enduring me – warts and all – over these many years. I could not have wished for a greater bunch of work mates. You have been a great source of support and strength to me in all my scholarly endeavours. Laki has been a mentor and role model for many of us, in the government, in the community, and in academic life. We congratulate Professor Laksiri Jayasuriya on his hugely significant achievement. Dr Maria Harries AM

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1984 McCotter, Denzil "Children in Limbo: An Investigation into the Nature, Extent and Policy Implications of Welfare Drift in Western Australia" 1998 Stehlik, Dani “Competing Knowledges and Life-Long Discourses: Parents Caring for their Children with an Intellectual Disability in Western Australia 1945-1992” 1999 Earles, Wendy “Powerless places and placeless powers: The (re)shaping of human services institutions in Western Australia (1984-1997) 2000 Murphy, Paul “Step-families as Mergers: Can organisational merger research, theory, and practice inform understandings of the step- family formation process?” 2000 Young, Susan “Negotiating Racial Boundaries and Organisational Borders: An Interpretive Study of a Cross-Cultural Training Programme” 2001 Barnard, Jennifer “So they might believe them: An ecological model of recovery for child traumatic stress survivors” 2002 Toolo, Nezhat "Inter-cultural friendships: An investigation of Iranian women's inter-cultural friendships in Perth, Western Australia" 2003 Barber, Neville "Civil commitment and review: Tensions in law and in practice" 2003 Sachmann, Mark “The aetiological significance of early childhood trauma and temperament in the pathogenesis of borderline personality disorder” 2004 Clare, Brenda “Social work and social working: Stories of learning and identity development” 2004 Fielding, Angela “Conceptualising power for contemporary social work practice” 2005 Davies, Lissanne “Monsters and Heroes’. Constructions of client hood: a postcolonial discourse” 2005 Wilson, Erin “Community in diversity: Reinventing liberatory practice” 2006 Stratton, Katrina “The Artistry of Social Work Understanding and Practice” 2006 Tascon, Sonia “Refugees and volunteers in Australia: deconstructing border, reshaping compassion”

PhD Completions in Social Work and Social Policy at UWA

The Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families, with significant and much appreciated support from the Depart-ment for Community Development is just about to complete its second year of operation. What an amazing journey it has been. Developed from a

vision in the Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy to promote high qual-ity research in relation to vulnerable children and families, to advance schol-arly debate and to advocate for this group, the Centre has been working hard for a sustainable position from which to meet these aims successfully. In the two years since inception the Centre has generated an income of nearly $300,000 and at the end of June 2006 has a small surplus with which to purchase some vital research and pro-ject support. The bulk of the monies have of course been spent in meeting a variety of contracted research, evalua-tive, consultative and project support obligations. This has been possible be-cause of the input and commitment of academic staff from the Discipline of

Social Work and Social Policy, with whom the Centre works in developing successful partnerships and opportuni-ties. In relation to these the Centre is interested in developing foci around some key activity and interest areas. It is anticipated that this strategy will as-sist in creating a depth of expertise in the Centre and associated post-graduate research opportunities. Emerging foci around which a critical approach is al-ready apparent include vulnerable chil-dren and young people in out of home care and leaving care; a new child well-being and safety discourse; policy and service development for vulnerable

children and families; vulnerable children and families and child rights; government, corporate and com-munity responsibility in vulnerability; so-cial policy development particularly as it relates to cultural vulnerability; and vulnerability, mental health and drug use. The Centre is on the cusp of be-coming sustainable and is now actively developing proposals for inclusive, in-terdisciplinary, medium term projects that will inform policy and practice, and advocate for the rights of vulnerable children and families. Academic, indus-try and corporate partnership is being sought. In addition the Centre is actively involved in a number of industry fo-rums, alliances and networks which have enabled input to the local and na-tional agendas for vulnerable children and families, and for the Centre’s con-cern for this group to be visible.

Professor Dorothy Scott launches the Centre at the University Club in September 2005.

The Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families

Centre Update by CFVC Director Susan Diamond

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One year ago this July social worker Louise Marriott was at the site of the Lon-don train bombings, helping traumatised

survivors as they were brought up from the Underground railway blasts. Louise had been working nearby at her job with the Children with Disabilities Team at the City of West-minster when she heard news of the attacks. “As I have first aid qualifications I went down to the Edgeware Road site where a trauma centre had been set up. I treated some of the victims as they were brought up from the Edgeware Road blasts, and also did some debriefing with some of the people who were in shock”, Louise said. After graduating from UWA at the end of 2002,

Louise worked at Fremantle Hospital and Wanslea Family Services before travelling to the UK to work in March 2005. She is still a social worker with the City of Westminster, and a year after the bombings Louise reports: “The feeling in London is one of victory, in that peo-ple are defying the terrorists and getting on with their lives after the bombings. People are still catching the tubes and buses and it's almost like they are carrying on for those who were injured or killed. “Since the bombings there actually seems to be a greater acceptance of Islam and Muslim people generally, as people realise that the fanaticism the terrorists preach is so far from the respect and gentle religion practiced by many everyday Muslim families in London. “I went to a memorial service at Edgeware Road where people were gathered to remember their lost ones and to lay flowers. It was a sombre occasion and quite eerie to be at the site where so many people lost their lives a year ago. There was also a feeling of great sadness and loss. The tubes were still running, and life was still going on for many, while for some people it was over forever.”

In A Word from the Chair, Mike Clare describes some significant milestones in the history of Social Work at UWA, focussing particularly on developments during the last 15 years. An earlier history is chronicled in Looking Back: Re-flections on Twenty Five Years by Jennifer Gardner, which was commissioned by Laki Jayasuriya and published by the UWA Social Work Department in 1990. Looking Back pro-vided the ‘historic’ images published in this edition of The UWA Social Worker, and it was also the primary source of ‘Key Developments’ listed on the opposite page. This ‘snapshot’ provides a basic timeline of events between 1965 and 1990 and does not do justice to some of the pivotal de-velopments during the early years, such as the establishment of the innovative Family Services Centre and the financial counselling initiative, which was unique in its day. For a detailed history of events from 1965 to 1990 refer to Looking Back: Reflections on 25 Years. Looking Back also describes contributions made by some key individuals and staff members during the forma-

tive years, including Walter Tauss, ‘Teddy’ Stockbridge, Barbara Evans, Frank Pavlin, Laksiri Jayasuriya, Jean Teas-dale, Frances Donovan, Grace Vaughan, Jan Carter, Jennifer Page, Winsome Roberts (formerly Tucker), Brian Wooller, Diana Silver, Joe Calleja, Grant Elliott, Brian Cheers, Patricia Harris (formerly Tulloch), Audrey Bolger, Pat Han-sen, Mary Dynan, Lorinne Boyce, Jim Ife, Owen Hicks, Rae Lindsay, Tom Barrett, Maria Harries, Mike Clare, Leonie Nelson (formerly Butland), Marie Harris, Pam Hayden, and Rosa Catalano. UWA Senior Academics Ken Walker, Gordon Reid, Brian de Garis, John Jory and Peter Boyce were true friends of Social Work, as were Board members Aubrey Yates, Ve-ronica Brady, Richard Harding, Mike Hobbs, and Peter Un-derwood. Visiting Lecturers, including Archie Ellis, Chris Reynolds, Guy Hamilton, Laurie Wood, Val French and Jac-quie Musk were some who contributed to the innovative and multi-disciplinary focus of Social Work teaching at UWA. Significant input was provided by overseas academics who were on staff, including Kathleen Hill (USA), Ben Schlesinger (Canada), Eric Butterworth (UK), Christine Hal-lett (UK); and visiting academics Richard Lazarus (USA), Philip Bean, Olive Stevenson, Robert Pinker and Roy Parker (all from the UK) From the government and public sector, Keith Maine, Peter Gorton, Des Semple, Barry MacKinnon and Ray Young were supportive in a variety of ways. Regrettably, limitations of space prevent the publica-tion of a more detailed record of the formative years, and once again, Looking Back should be consulted for a more comprehensive description of key individuals and their sig-nificant contributions to the development of Social Work at UWA.

In London— one year after the bombings

Graduate Profile: Louise Marriott

Social Work at UWA—The formative years

1967:The first UWA Social Work graduates

Graduate Profiles are planned as a regular feature in forthcoming Alumni newsletters and will provide a conduit for connecting and enhancing the Social Work Alumni community. We encourage graduates to send in news about their current activities to the Administrative or Editorial contacts listed on the back page of this edition.

Margaret Stockbridge

Joe Calleja Tom Barrett

Rae Lindsay

Grace Vaughan

Laksiri Jayasuriya

Key Developments in the Formative Years

1946 WA Branch of AASW initiates discussion with the University for the establish-ment of a Professional Social Work Program and a School of Social Work at UWA (1946-57)

1957 AASW WA Branch helps to establish an ad hoc Committee chaired by Prof. Ken Walker (Psychology) to plan for the establishment of a School of Social Work

1958 UWA grants in principle approval for a course in Social Work.

1964 Secondment of Dr Wally Tauss (Psychology) as Executive Officer/Course Controller to oversee the 18-month Diploma in Social Work Program

1965 University approves Report of Senate Committee (Chaired by Prof. Gordon Reid) on the establishment of a Department of Social Work and a two-year postgraduate Masters program (MSW)

1969 Department of Social Work established as an autonomous body under the direction of a Board of Studies, reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor

1969 Prof Aubrey Yates (Psychology) appointed Foundation Chair of Board of Stud-ies (1969-87)

1970 Dr Tauss appointed first Head of Department (1970-71)

1971 Mrs Teddy Stockbridge appointed Acting Head of Department, following the death of Dr Tauss

1971 Prof. Laksiri Jayasuriya of the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare, University of Ceylon appointed as Head of Department at Assoc. Professorial level

1972 Temporary relocation of the Department from ‘old temporary huts’ in Irwin Street to the Physics building

1974 Prof. Jayasuriya appointed Foundation Chair of Social Work

1975 Masters of Social Work program replaced by: a) Bachelors degree (BSW - Pass and Honours); and b) Masters by Research (MSW)

1977 Establishment of the Family Service Centre (FSC) to provide campus-based practicum training facilities Mr Brian Cheers (1977-79) and Ms Rae Lindsay (1979-1986) serve as Directors of the FSC

1981 Restructure of Graduate Studies with the introduction of a doctoral program leading to a PhD

1981 Ms Patricia Harris (formerly Tulloch) appointed Head of Department

1982 Internal Review of the Department by a Committee chaired by Prof. Peter Boyce, which recommends organizational and course changes

1983 Social Work incorporated within the University Faculty structure, and located in the Faculty of Arts for administrative purposes

1984 Restructure of Masters program into two degrees: a) MA by Research; and b) MSW by Course Work

1988 Restructure of BSW into a two-year undergraduate plus two-year postgradu-ate program

Patricia Harris

Mike Clare and Tom Barrett

Brian Wooller

1967 DipSocWk Foley, Marcia Gorton, Peter Patterson, Jennifer Riduzis, Karliss Silver, Marjorie Osborne, Ilona 1968 Scott, Virginia Brazier, Caroline Delaney, Joanna Gentle, Jill Green, Catrina Wooller, Brian 1969 Bell, Frank Edwards, Roslyn Halbert, Susan Hansen, Patricia Lloyd, Elizabeth Marshall, Jennifer O'Neil, Bryan Silver, Diana Taylor, Judith 1970 Bain, Jill Cook, Pamela Davies, Gail Harries, Maria Hill, Elizabeth Knauerhase, Juliet Koce, Silvia Manley, Sandra Ralph, Paul 1971 Goerke, Joseph Hamory, Jean Newman, Janice Kohn, Shirley Maguire, Aileen Monson, Kenneth Snooks, Diane Stewart, Jennifer Stockton, Earl Vaughan, Ian Whale, Helen Zloich, John 1972 Brathwaite, Sally Brenton-Coward, K. Cake, Graeme Colless, Janette Cross, Daphne Hewett, Jennifer Loverock, Jennifer Thompson, Robynne Ure, Lesley Webber, Stephanie 1972 MSW Bartlett, Robert Dunn, George Ellis, Lillian Garton Smith, Carol Gordon, Donald

Hickey, Barry McKenzie, Robyn Medcalfe-Moore, J. Parry, Laurel Pilgrim, Janice Samlal, Stephen Wilsmore, Patricia 1973 MSW Ackland, Noelle Adams, Victor Carle, Elizabeth Goodrick, Dorothy Houston, Derry Kelly, Margaret Lindsay, Rae Mazzuzcchelli, Joan Mulroney, Terence Neumann-Shebek, M. Ngui, Robyn Smith, George Smith, Penelope Vaughan, Grace 1974 MSW Brookes, Charles Choo, Christine Menage, Marie 1975 MSW De Jongh, John Furphy, Margaret Gould, Susan Hill, Barbara McGhee, Milton Mildern, Edward Ngui, Matthais Roe, Graeme Rosen, Kay Solomon, Neville Tucker, Winsome Wiliams, Ricard 1976 MSW Burke, Anne-Marie Cox, Susan Ellis, Michael Fussell, John Webber, Laurence 1976 BSW Green, Maria Patterson, Nancy Leitmann, Sabina Lindner, Rosemary Plester, Vicki Gardner, Jennifer Searle, Lesley Stamatiou, Emmanuel Stone, Sheryl Walsh, Barbara Westheafer, Charles Cook, Alison White, Elizabeth Zilko, Clare 1977 BSW Armstrong, David Binder, Nicholas Bowden, Timothy

Britton Timothy Chang, Kyung Christensen, Susan Gardosi, Barbara Hennessey, Carmel Jones, Vincent Keith-Fraser, Anne Laden, Samantha Lankester, Diana Lawn, Maxine McDougall, Kerry Mulcahy, Patricia Owen, John Page, James Peacock, Erica Purser, Margaret Roskams, Mary Scott, Robert Scott, Jennifer Turely, John 1977 MSW Crawford, Frances Gordon, Barbara Mat Saat, Bin Nowicki, Ronald Robinson, Margaret Storey, Penelope Woodroffe, David Blanchard, Shirley 1978 BSW Hicks, Owen (Hons) Selepak, Lynn (Hons) Bavin, Dorothy Bourke, Jennifer Bowerman, Lesley Chandler, Sally Chen, Olga Coleman, Dianne Edward, William Frost, Norah Ingle, Judith Irwin, Jeffrey Kerr, Robyn Kyron, Arthur Lin, Marian Lynch, Maureen O'Sullivan, Rena Oxnam, Helen Page, Elva Posney, Kenneth Ryan, Paul Cohen, Sandra Smith, Jacqueline Snook, Janice Snook, Veronica Wiese, Robyn Buchanan, D (DipSW) 1979 BSW Skevington, S. (Hons) Barrett-Lennard, K. Bouchier, John Bruce, Barbara Carroll, Kathleen Cheng, Stephen

Chiu, Peggy Deane, Shauna Donovan, Mary Dorricott, William Evans, Deborah Fitzpatrick, Cheryle Jeffcote, Thomas Kenny, Anne Jordan, Susan Lopez, Maria Mangano, Ross Marwick, Patrick Martin, Jennifer McSweeney, Susan Miller, James Miller, Peta Mitchell, Gaynor Pruiti, Rosina Radovanovic, Liliana Searson, Angela Stanton, Josephine Stick, Dorothee Travers, Bonnita Van De Ruit, Reinier Zemer, Wendy 1980 BSW Coppin, Pippin (Hons) Johnstone, R. (Hons) McNiel, Enid (Hons) Ashworth, Marjorie Astbury, Rodney Bartlett, Alexia Barton, Magasim Bolt, Barbara Congdon, Sally Cooper, Royna Denton, Linda Emery, Lawrence Gelle, Louise Grill, Christian Hallett, Susan Heavens, Mary Henderson, Frances Hicks, Janet Howle, Pamela Joyce, Mary Kauhanen, S. Kaye, Judith Kenner, Susan Hands, Beth Nunn, Patricia O'Dwyer, Sally O'Reilly, Eileen Perlinksi, Amanda Quann, Aileen Roberts, Margaret Silver, Wendy Simkova, Dagmar Smart, Jillian Turton, David Watkins, Alan 1981 BSW Allbrook, Malcolm Bannister, Holly

Bassel, Glenyse Brackenreg, Ellen Collins, Dianne Couch, Julie Dolman, Jeanette Gevers, Leslie Giovannangelo, Tanya Goldstein, Dorothea Gray, Margaret Hall, Susan Helfgott, Suzanne Hobbs, Jeremy Holloway, Anne Mitchell, Francine Morgan, Janet Morris, Anthony Mutton, Joan Noronha, Juanita Pillay, Lorraine Price, Pamela Punch, Donald Rich, Flora Sim, Christina Sirouspour, Shireen Smith, Geoffrey Tan, Beng Lin Thomas, Debra Tiede, Annabel Ward, Jeanette Halim, Abdul (MSW) 1982 BSW Allison, Paul Barnett, Diane Bellett, Shannon Bibby, Donald Bickford, Lee Chan, Betty Chin, Yuet Choo Notarpietro, Anne Collins, Frances Cook, Joanne Dagnall, James Delamare, Tracey Dwyer, Rosalie Edmonson, Joy Giorgi, Bert Grech, Renay Hales, Jennifer Hope, Peter Hoskins, Jennifer Kolomyjec, Micahel Lambert, Diane MacMicking, Gayle Mather, Russel Manuel, Carole Manessis, Sandra O'Nies, John Percy, Donna Robinson, Jenny Roy, Glenda Sedgwick, Enid Winer, John Kagi, Carol-Anne (MSW)

1983 Pederick, K.(Hons) Barningham, Jean Brady, Deborah Brown, Robert Byrne, Jo-Anne Calleja, Joseph Cassidy, Laura Chandler, Graham Clements, Debra Collins, Annette Dodson, Evelyn Girardin, Karen Gleeson, Linda Gorton, cindy Johnston, Carol Jones, Carolyn Le Miere, Michele Lumsdaine, Ann Martinez, Luz Menaglio, Darryl Monaco, Rosa Palmer, Marion Penn, Christina Rome, John Samson, Carolyn Small, Barbara Street, Deborah Swindley, Gavin Thomas, Maribelle Toschkoff, Renata Travers, Laurence Tuke, John Tyler, Malcolm Page, Jennifer (MSW) Wainwright, C. (MSW) 1984 BSW Hunziker, E. (Hons) Carberry, Fiona Cerny, Homa Csillag, Kris England, Lissane Ferner, Kathleen Fergusson-Stewart, D. Giblett, Noel Humphreys, Mary Kennedy, Anne Lacy, Karen Lyle, James MacPherson, Robert Markham, Rae McCracken, Jennifer McKenna, Angela Meier, David Mummery, Anne Shub, David Sitas, Michael Stokes, Marie Stone, Pauline Tomsons, Dace Tran, Hang Tropiano, Christina Warrier, Matthew Ward, Donna

GRADUATES 1967—1984

Walker, Erica Yoong, Gek 1985 Munro, Kathryn Coleman, Paula Cook, Jennifer Cornish, Philip Cowie, Zelma Currie, William Das, Dean Du Gard, Kim Hampton, Margaret Hayler, Wendy Kirton, Elizabeth La Mela, Vincenzo Langdon, Patricia Liebeck, Toni-Anne Mace, Jennifer Marchant, Trudi Martin, Micahel Michie, David Moran, Gerald Nelthorpe, Joyce Over, Errol Payne, Andrea-Nyrelle Piggott, Lynton Polain, Barbara Portman, Pamela Radich, Vesna Reberger, Caroline Ronchi, Sharen Smith, Warwick Sutherland, Laurence 1986 Abercromby, Leigh Burke, Jeffrey Churchward, Alison Clark, Patricia Cranwell, Beverly De Graff, Adrian Evans, Sarah Fernandez, Leo Harrison, Margaret Healy, Brunnhilde Hodgson, Terri Hugo, Heather Keogh, Matthew Keys, Julian Mills, Anne Modra, Margaret Morrison, Bruce Phillips, Teresa Pickard, Anne Snyder, David Spaziani, Marisa Steel, John Turner, Anne Zdzitowiecka, Ewa 1987 Allsop, Andrew Barnett, Cheryl Barclay, Fraser Chan, Siew Devereux, Edward

Doyle, Meredith Gillieatt, Sue Hennesey, Jadwiga Inararangson, W. Keating, Stephanie London, Zoe Majda, Richard Matthews, Fergus Menage, Jean-Pierre Robson, Helen Murdoch, Julie O'Brien, Lyndell Radich, Maria Rice, Roxana Rowe, Gloria Sears, Cim Searson, Bridget Tate, Vicki Teshome, Julie Thomas, Sandra Tindal, Bronwyn Watts, Peter Hansen, P. (MSW) Henderson, J. (MSW) 1988 BSW Bassett-Scarfe,L.Hons Bannan, Shelley Bhadra, Gyan Bisset, Roberta Brisbane, Julie Bullock, Elsie Cake, Patricia Carberry, Patricia D Cruz, Derek De Messa, Christiane Dubois, Janelle Harrison, Celine Hendrick, Susam Johnston, Noelle Lang, Iolanthe Medley, Dennis Nguyen, Xuan O'Dowd, Mary Peterson, Leonie Russell, John Sandover, Penelope Sargent, Margaret Sloan, Mathhew Thomas, Nicole Versteegen, Patricia Want, Joy Wignall, Jennifer Moffatt, Ronald (MSW) 1989 Bell, Amanda-Lea Boston, Elsa Breen, Laura Campbell, Alexander Chia, Pauline Dean, Donna Dowse, Stephanie Edwards, Stephen Eves, Sally Fenton, Nardeen

Hasan, Ismail Hube, Waldemar Jacobsen, Trevor Laing, Dorothy Luketina, Susan Luxton, Barry Nicholls, Thuan Parry, Sarah Poole, Roslyn Radici, Maria Reilly, Terri Scarle, Diane Skrmeta, Peter Terry, Jennifer Walford, Heather Weeramanthri, Nirad Wilson, Pamela Withey, Elena Woods, Peter 1989 MSW Gaitskell, Kevin Northcott, David Richmond, John Hunter, Thomas 1990 Holsgrove, J. (Hons) Axcell, Jane Ball, Maurice Bowles, Barbara Brill, Deborah Clark, Curtis Cope, Thomas Douglas, John Doyle, Sallyanne Doyle, Stephanie Flood, Karen Fowler, Niel Gunnel, Anne Herd, William Kent, Ann Loois, Vivienne Loslier, Helene MacDonald, Siobhan Miller, Karen Mulley, Rosalynde Murdoch, Eileen Mutton, Ronald Nancarrow, Jenny Neden, Jeanette Nys, Helen Oxley, Sandra Percy, Ian Stone, Judith Taylor, Colleen Vintilla, Barbara Wilkes, Jennifer Wolfe, Adam 1991 Adams, Deanne Banks, Clive Barrie, Elizabeth Bertone, Angela Birch, Mandy Boyett, Lee

Chiu, Kam Chuong, Joe Coffey, Delores Crowe, Jenelle Dare, Karen Dawkins, Kate De Cinque, Natarlie Fairclough, Sheralee Farruggio, Teresa Galbraith, Gail Galvin, Kathy Green, Nancy Heap, Helen Hill, Mary-Jane Jones, Rex Kellett, Florence Kitching, Bronwyn Matthews, Jillian Mendis, Asitha Moore, Hazel Muirhead, Dianne O’Brien, Peter Oliver, Diane Rawlins, Marian Romeo, Monica Schuhmacher, Christl Vance, Vivian Wearne, Sally Webb, Jane Weir, Michael Wheeler, Clare Williamson, Gillian Wilmot, Sandal Worswick, Joanne Yates-Round, Piers 1992 Aloni, Ronite Asensio, Sonia Bachman, Gordon Benham, Kathryn Booth, Natalie Casserly, Eoin Chong, Cristal Dwyer, Winnie Gilovitz, Ruth Kent, Rosemary Kershaw, Peter Lam, Maggie McGrath, Eugene Morrison, Kylie Moss, Peter Robb, Linley Rooke, Kerrin Schindler, Anthony Schroeder, Agatha Skye-Lark, Lolita Speer, Andrea Steffen, Sabina Talikowski, Luke Taylor, Sharon Vernon, Wendy 1993 Atkinson, Sue Bennett, Claire

Bradley, Maria Cahill, Peter Clough, Paula Connor, Jane Darby, Kim Doran, Georgina Garcia, Natalie Harris, Karen Hicks, Madeleine Jacobs, Alexandra Kickett, Glenda Knappers, Angelique Mann, Jasbir Morris, Jennifer Peaty, Adam Phillips, Duncan Pielage, Anne Robson, Anna Rowe, Shirley Selwyn, Lynda Silvia, Renee Simms, Trish Sims, Fiona Spence, Julie Tarpy Christina Walsh, John Wilson, Jane 1994 Ashbrook, Sally Barrett-Lennard, Mark Blitz-Cokis, Kathy Bullow, Kate Cheng, Mei Collins, Emma Czwienczek, June Dapaz, Vania Donnelly, Teresa Dwyer, Kristina Fogelman, Karen Hansen, Ronald Hovell, Robyn Hua, Chanh Linde, Lynette Lipman, Aviva McGeown, Nicola Momber, Elizabeth Moylan, Daniel Padilla, Rosa Ridley, Heath Roome, Hazel Rutherford, Susan Searle, Catherine Sparrow, Philip Splitt, Fiona Sturrock, Kathryn Talikowski, Elizabeth Thayne, Annette Tomazin, Martin Urquhart, Julie Utting, Hannelore Watson, Joanne White, Gail Windsor, Suzanne 1995

Beach, Anne Bissell, Lucille Blom, Monique BoterhovenDeHaan, M Box, Catherine Brabazon, Vernon Calcei, Raechell Choo, Clarissa Clarke, Brendan Coutinho, Anita De Garis, Alison Dewson, Kristy Ferns, Julia Fleming, Joseph Gandy, Denise Gillett, Robin Hamilton, Lisa Harris, Christopher Jensen, Leanne Jones, Rachel Laughton, Kylie Leach, Esther Lee, Bruce Leow, How Cheung Lindahl, Lena Lovell, Nerida Marsh, Jennifer McQuade, Grace Myers, Lee-Anne Perry, Rosemary Poole, Anthony Reeves, Terence Stratton, Katrina Stubbs, Dorothy Toole, Stephen Wenden, Jodie Wright, Michael Xavier, Lorraine 1996 Adams, Clayton Ban, Elizabeth Beeton, Howard Bingwa, Dorcas Bowes, Carolin Burns, Maria Cahill, Joseph Cheesley, Penelope Cutler, Bronwyn Davidson, Elizabeth Fiske, Lucy Frost, Deeana Ghani, Sandra Ghani, Shareen Gorddard, Vanessa Hashim, Patricia Holyoake, Frances Hope, Amanda Isaacs, Lynette Kelley, Deborah King, Rosalie Luong, Samantha Pensalfini, Libero Mathews, Kylie McInnes, Katie

GRADUATES 1985—1996

Meddin, Rachael Middleton, Daphne Perkins, Angela Read, Katharine Reese, Amanda Rose, Jennifer Santa Maria, Jade Searson, Rosemary Tascon, Sonia Telford, Lisa Verwuster, Sabine Wallis, Carmen Williams, Lesbeth Zuvela, Lynita 1997 Aldas, Agnes Atkin, Tricia Baden, Fran Bohm, Anette Bonson, Leah Bruss, Ines Butcher, Petrina Chong, Amanda Daly, Brian Diggins, Caroline Elliott, Margaret Farrell, Rose Fazari, Margaret Fitz, Karl Fitzpatrick, Roslyn Gear, Pamela Grogan, Joe Hagan, Kendra Hays, Luke Hudson, Sarah Hudson, Susan Lee, Vivien Lewis, Felicity Lewis, Michael Lockyer, Mark McDonald, Laura McKenzie, Julie McNevin, Elizabeth Mansfield, Linda Muir, Kellie Mundy, Jennifer Nelthorpe, Rachael Porter, Mel Robertson, Danielle Rock, Stephanie Schwind, Rebecca Sinnick, Natasha Spicer, Cathie Stone, Vikki Vukovich, Ivy Walsh, Deborah Watson, Judith Weise, Virginia Wright, Paula Yong, Christina 1998 Armstrong, Patricia Branco, Kim Britton, Katherine

Bullick, Joy Clark, Michael Cornelius, Rory Davey, Rachel Donald, Cheryl Faulkner, Jennifer Fernandes, Tina Francke, Vanda French, Tiffany Gironda, Tania Goh, Lisa Gray, Jennifer Hart, Maree Hendrick, Antonia Hollingworth, C. Hulmes, Karen Hunter, Ross Jordan, Samantha Kojima, Yukari Kronberger, Rachel Kunzli, Myles Ling, Naomi Long, Natalie Mackell, Paulene Maguire, Bruce Milne, Angela Morgan, Emma Moulds, Shirley Righton, Karen Rizk, Angela Semones, Sophie Smith, Diane Thomas, Amanda Tomlinson, Kim Tsang, Malcolm Wallace, Kylie Walsh, Jillian Webb, Troy Whelan, Amanda Windsor, Norman 1999 Adam, Veronique Barclay, Andrew Barker, Sarah Beck, Erica Beeck, Belinda Berry, Carolin Bolleter, Amanda Chapple, Denise Cherry, Adam Christensen, Joan Clissa, Peter De Silva, Jayanti Devine, Bernadette Fogarty-Pryor, Seisha Gardiner, Sarah Graham, Jacalyn Halsey, Michael Hart, Frith Higham, Naomi Landers, Thomas Las, Eva McArthur, Nicola McFadden, Melanie

Miles, Jason Moncrieff, Noreen Prentice, Margaret Prince, Louise Sim, Caleb Small, Kylie Sweet, Katharine Thomas, Wayne Williams, Danielle 2000 Aanundsen, David Balcombe, Deanne Berko, Noella Black, Barbara Bolton, Stephanie Braganza, Christabel Colless, Sophia Cranny-Connolly, M. Dang, Lo-An Denman, Fiona Duckett, Mary Duckworth, Lisa Elliott, Sonya Hale, Stephen Hewitt, Lisa Jaggard, Melissa Jenner, Susanne Kaiser, Elke Lamont, Matthew Lenzo, Belinda Leung, Melissa Lim, Vellar McElhiney, Ky McGuane, Thelma McLeod, Madeleine Mercer, Susan Mitchell, Nicole Owen-Conway, Elaine Pitkethley, Donnelle Randall, Mark Rosario, Inez Smith, Louise Stevens, Rita Stodel, Penni Szito, Vera Terry, Sara Tollman, Lisa Traupmann, Myrean Tyrie, Emma Veary, Belinda Wain, Matthew Willoughby, Marilyn 2001 Arnett, Dianne Axten, Katherine Bessell-Browne, Kirsten Buckley, Lynette Byrne, Michelle Campbell, Patricia Cosentino, Elena Crawcour, Tracey Cubitt, Fiona Evans, Stephen

Farmer, Debra Gallagher, Renee Goh, Tracy Harper, Kirsty Hocking, Melanie Hyde, Mark Jackson, Samantha Jeffreys, Angela Kacperek, Amanda Kolodenski, Sonia Kurilj, Renata Liew, Margaret Lingard, Marguerite Lloyd, Kelly Lund, Stephan Lutero, Anna McKinnon, Erica Magi, Debra Mandolene, Brooke Morley, Louise Mousley, Carmel Nettleton, Darryl O’Brien, Eithne Pasquier, Barbara Prestipino, Amanda Ramos, Jaime Rea, Rachael Reader, Kim Readhead, Helen Ridgeway, Lynne Robinson, Jennifer Saini, Jeswant Schuhmacher, Ulli Sertorio, Carrie Sinclair, Narelle Sinclair, Wade Skipper, Hayley Sullivan, Lauren Sweeney, Pamela Taylor, Cleo Wood, Susan 2002 Bailey, Susan Barker, Heidi Basili, Ann Bennett, Shane Bootes, Sheree Brush, Wayne Bryan, Angela Carbone, Nancy Castieau, Elizabeth Claessen, Emma Claydon, Daniel Dearn, Amy De-Fry, Pauline Farray, Nicola Fletcher, Penelope Gallagher, Stephen Giancola, Fiona Greenwell, Dawn Hall, Margaret Harris, Leigh Hartley, Joanne Heerey, Alexandra

Hilditch, Zarin Hirsch, Naomi Inger, Wendy Johnson, Adam Johnson, Lisa Kimberley, Stefanie Klein, Nadine Leaf, Kirsty Lim, Karen McFarlane, Denise McKinlay, Kasey Murdoch, Tracey Negus, Tracey Osbaldstone, Kate Palmer, Gill Pettit, Natasha Randall, Martha Richardson, Marilyn Ring, Jonathan Roberts, Bree Rossouw, Annie Sellick, Maureen Sinno, Mira Skinner, Shelly Smit, Nyari Stubber, Eve Tekic, Nada Walsh, Rebecca Watson, Joanne White, Philippa Wilmot, Sarah Wiltshire, Miranda Worthington, Shannon 2003 Addy, Grady Adupa-Ekwang, F Baker, Sonia Barker, Aden Biffen, Linda Bird, Natalie Bonnett, Morgan Brown, Alison Brown, Katie Bruehwiler, Kerry Cherian, George Coote, Kate Dunn, Amy Edwards, Pamela Gandy, Ian Gardiner, Kelly Gargett, Jodie Georgiou, Isabell Golding, Nathan Hansen, Janet Holliday, Anne Hubble, Cheryl Jeffreys, Anne Jelinek, Ivana Lewis, Emma Little, Bridget Lizza, Shirley McCluskey, Sandra McDonald, Tara McNamara, Joanne

Maddock, Leith Marriott, Louise Maxwell, Ann Merz, Anunda Mitchell, Alison Ngang, Sir-Kuan Noonan, Jennifer Peachey, Laura Pickup, Stephen Polglase, Michelle Quenby, Claire Reda, Mulugeta Rosa, Anita Rowcliffe, Katherine Selley, Mia Stringer, Benjamin West, Melissa Willis, Robyn 2004 Angove, Beverley Barrett, Carolyn Bowen, Jenelle Brown, Joanna Byrne, Adrienne Caporn, Zoie Clarke, Sindy-Lea Costello, Bernadette Craddon, Ruby Cullen, Ainsley D’Adamo, Mark Edwards, Melissa Edwards, Timothy Farrar, Wendy Feehan, Steven Fernandez, Melody Fitzgerald, Jane Garvie, Glenice Hack, Bibi Jenkin, Deborah Kellner, Rickey Kelly, Jennifer Larson, Terry Lohf, Jodie McKelvie, Claudette Millen, Rebecca Murphy, Angela Powys, Gemma Rindfleish, Stuart Russell, Marion Sappal, Lara Schaffner, Tracey Seiler, Urs Sneddon, Arlene Steeles, Laura Tait, David Tarasenko, Kirsten Tassie, Alana Taylor, Katherine Ward, Jennifer Wicks, Carley Wiggins, Keith Wong, Sheryl Woodman, Deborah Young, Louise

GRADUATES 1997—2004

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2005 Almenning, Marianne Barcham, Michelle Bell, Lesley Buccilli, Irena Burmeister, Ruth Campbell, Claire Crackel, Carolyn Croll, Katherine D’Antoine, Noela Derry, Lateah Durack, Louise Hammond, Michelle Hayden, Rose

Hourigan, Geraldine Hughes, Emily Jaworski, Kellie Jennings, Leah Kingwell, Alison McGrath, Eamon May, Melissa Mays, Shaun Meredith, Heather Michaels, Sarah Munday, Karin Newbold, Sarah Nogueira-Joynes, S. Norton, Philippa

O’Grady, Margaret O’Meara, Maureen Richardson, Ethna Scanlon, Stephan Sear, Hayley Seghini, Linda Smith, Mercedes Snelgrove, Kirsty Starcevich, Jacinta Sultan, Azlee Tucker, Penelope Tucker, Sarah Van Mierlo, Sonja Visco, Larissa

Vujcic, Lorna Warnes, Ingrid 2006 Bates, Hayley Bergman, Jennifer Brewer, Jessica Broadhurst, Lauren Cica, Sasa Copeman, Debra Dolphin, Ian Dolphin, Joanne Earle, Melissa Elms, Sarah Elton, Larni

Fisher, Danielle Gray, Elizabeth Green, Amy Haldenby, Kathryn Higham, Elizabeth McKenzie, Rhiannon Milton, Natalie Mofflin, Kristie Monego, Karin Musgrave, Amanda Pinnell, Annette Piscitelli, Jessica Prout, Catherine Shack, Charmaine

Shelley, Elizabeth Shipley, Kaye Slee, Rowan Stotter, Belinda Tay, Louise Taylor, Leanne Teo, Melissa Turnbull, Maria Viskovich, Leora Ward, Leesa Warner, Clinton Witko, Shirley

GRADUATES 2005—2006

Please note: The list of graduates was compiled from a number of sources, and some older records contain inconsistent data. The UWA Social Worker apologises for any omissions or inaccuracies, and asks for notification of these to be forwarded to the Editor or to the Administrative staff (contact details listed on back page)

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Key Initiatives of the UWA Social Work Alumni

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educational opportunities

Mentoring and Networking *A mentoring program for new graduates and social workers taking up new appointments

*Informal opportunities for con-sultation and support

*Support for rural and remote communities through sponsor-

ship of field placements in rural and remote areas

*A travel scholarship for a final placement student in the first

instance

The Laki Jayasuriya Scholarship

*The Social Work Alumni Fund will establish the Laki Jayasuriya Scholarship to be awarded each year to an honours or graduate

research student whose proposal will address multicultural or In-

digenous issues

CVCF Director Appointment *The Social Work Alumni Fund, in partnership with UWA and the

State government, will secure funding for the three-year ap-

pointment of the Director of the Centre for Vulnerable Children

and Families

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The Flying V In concluding her speech at the 40th Anniversary lecture last year Louise Durack used the metaphor of The Flying V, prompting much interest amongst the audience—including requests for the written version. The Flying V is reproduced here with the kind permission of Louise.

When you see geese flying along in a V formation, you might con-sider what science has discovered as to why it is they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immedi-ately following. By flying in the V formation, the whole flock adds at least twenty per cent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and a sense of continuity can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are travel-ling on the thrust of one another. When a goose falls from formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to do it alone. It then quickly gets back into the formation, so as to take advantage of the lifting power of one another. If we have as much sense as geese, we will stay in formation with those people who are headed the same way as we are. When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wings and an-other goose takes its place. It is sensible to take turns with long demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south. Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. What messages do we give when we honk from behind? Finally and most importantly, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out of formation with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies; and only then do they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with their group. If we have the sense of geese, we will stand by each other like that. We as the social work profession don’t know what challenges we may face in the future but we need to stick together so at least we know we are going together.

This special edition of The UWA Social Worker celebrates the Alumni launch and the 40 year his-tory of social work at UWA. The next edition will return to the usual newsletter format and will report Discipline prize winners, PhD completions, news from the Social Work Students’ Association, and information about recent staff and postgraduate activities.

Alumni Edition

Then and now: Academic staff in 1988 Some of the staff members in 2006

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