Ten fields. One profession.
Child protection is one field among many. Social workers work across health, community and disability services, and much more.
Health and hospitals
Discharge planning, grief, family meetings and safeguarding in every major hospital.
Mental health
Community teams, crisis response, psychosocial recovery and Better Access counselling.
Disability and NDIS
Support coordination, plan advocacy and capacity building alongside people with disability.
Aged care
Assessment, transitions into care, elder abuse response and carer support.
Child and family
Early intervention, family support and, as one part, statutory child protection.
Schools
Wellbeing, attendance, family engagement and trauma-informed support for students.
Justice
Courts, corrections, youth justice and reintegration.
Family and domestic violence
Safety planning, refuges, men's behaviour change and systems advocacy.
Housing and homelessness
Assertive outreach, tenancy support and housing-first programs.
Rural and remote community
Generalist practice where the social worker is often the whole team.