How to talk to your kids about high-profile criminal cases involving childr...
While discussing high-profile child protection cases is not a subject to talk about “over dinner” it is important for parents to be open to conversation with […]
SWIRLS welcomes Fair Work decision
SWIRLS social work research has made a definitive real-world impact, with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) yesterday handing down a decision that workers should be entitled to […]
South Australia decriminalised abortion more than a year ago, but nothing h...
While the future of abortion access in the United States makes international headlines, South Australia is behind the rest of Australia in implementing its new abortion laws. […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
SWIRLS Director, Professor Sarah Wendt, marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month Today marks the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Every year, I pause and think of […]
ARC funding success
A ground-breaking national framework for protecting young people with disabilities from abuse is the aim of new research that has been awarded funding, led by disability […]
On society’s frontlines - we all need to shoulder the burden of social ju...
Social work is a family business for Dr Michelle Jones, SWIRLS Member and Senior Lecturer at Flinders University’s College of Education, Psychology and Social Work – […]
SWIRLS and CSWIR Public Lecture - Social Work Registration: Changes, Challe...
This public lecture, presented by the Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) at Flinders University in South Australia, and the Centre for Social Work […]
When talking and thinking about stuff isn’t enough – the challenge to k...
Universities play an important role in theorising, commentating and critiquing what goes on amongst social structures, within policy development and across practice landscapes. In some […]
SWIRLS honoured in annual awards
The inaugural Flinders Reconciliation Awards were given to individuals and teams who have made extraordinary efforts in leading the promotion of Reconciliation across Flinders University. This […]