Development,
Social change, Transition societies, Role of youth, Entrepreneurship development,
Governance and people strengthening practices, Volunteers development
Asset Based Community
Development Micro credits and finance
Ignorance of Ability Brings Disability
"This is a short film I did in 2005
and it was nominated for
India-International Film Festival on disability
......"
5.4 million
Australians volunteer with that figure representing
approximately 35% of the population. The estimated value
of volunteering is
$70 billion. The complete survey report is available on the
The Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based
Practice Inc. with support from the Griffith
University
Cooking for Social Work
A reflection on the profession presented by
Leilani
Garland
and chaired by Professor Lesley Chenoweth
Wednesday 11 April 2012
This is a reflective journey of a renowned
Brisbane Social Worker who has left her practice
recipes with many social workers. She is a
social work icon who has become known to many
for her experiences in private practice, front
line work, public sector and academia. Leilani
is also well known for her contribution to the
profession at the University of Queensland,
Alumni and as the Editor of Spectrum magazine.
Her ingredients include anti-oppressive
practice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
awareness, community development practice,
cultural awareness, strengths-based practice,
her love of family and her love for cooking
amongst many other interests and skills.
Please come and celebrate Leilani's professional
successes and gain wisdom through her
reflections, anecdotes and most of all her own
recipes for a social work.
Come and participate in this reflective lecture
which is bound to inspire you professionally and
personally. I look forward to seeing you there.
Stefan Bakaj
Secretary
The Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based
Practice Inc.
Slovenia, Ljubljana - 2013
25-27 SEPTEMBER
2013
The symposium
will be held on 26th September 2013
in Ljubljana, Hotel Mons, Slovenia
as part of the 5th Congress of Social Work.
Working language is English.
Current
economic crisis initiated many states
considering themselves as welfare states to
introduce social changes that distanced them
from the concept of welfare by introducing
the concept of workfare and punitive state.
Neoliberal or neoconservative ideological
assumptions got an important place in social
policies and can be recognised in social
rights cuttings, obstacles to accessibility
of and eligibility to services, and in
increased dependency on labour market for
survival. The most obvious consequences are
increase in poverty, homelessness and severe
social problems. These changes affect social
work in different ways throughout the world.
