Social Workers focus on individual, family, caregiver, and community strengths and needs. They bring people together and offer specialist guidance and support to navigate life's challenges and achieve goals.
LIFE'S POINTS OF CHANGE
Adolescence to Adulthood: Supporting the transition from high school to higher education, employment, or greater independence.
Educational Transitions: Supporting students as they move from one educational level to another, or a Person returning to education in later life.
Career Changes: Offering guidance and resources for individuals transitioning between careers or re-entering the workforce after a period of absence.
Health Diagnoses: Helping individuals and families address challenges that come with health diagnoses, chronic illnesses, or disabilities.
Moving or Relocating: Helping individuals and families adjust to moving to a new city, state, or country, including finding housing, employment, and community resources.
Retirement: Transitioning from a working life to retirement, help to find new sources of purpose and engagement.
Aging and Elderly Care: Supporting older adults as they navigate changes in health, living situations, and social connections.
Assistance with housing.
Financial Changes: Providing guidance during financial changes, such as inheritance, bankruptcy, or significant financial setbacks.
CAPACITY BUILDING
Person-centred, outcome-driven services for individuals or families to set and achieve their goals.
Assistance to navigate health and welfare systems or access better information.
Skill development (such as vocational skills, communication, self-advocacy).
Employment related assessments and services (finding and keeping a job).
Social inclusion, education, and employment: Working with stakeholders to increase awareness and understanding, ensuring appropriate and effective participation for the Person.
Family and carer support: guidance and resources, helping them to better support their loved ones with disabilities.
Address the psychosocial aspects of a Person’s life, such as complex family dynamics, limited social supports, housing issues, transition points in life, participation in the community / work / education.
CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE COORDINATION
Service brokerage and coordinating supports.
Facilitating coordination for multidisciplinary teams.
Advocacy, information and referrals.
ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING
Strengths-based psychosocial assessment.
Risk Assessment.
Vocational Assessment.
Psychosocial Functional Capacity Assessments, including support and participation requirements.
Individualised Needs Assessment, assistance to identify goals and the supports required.
Progress tracking and outcome monitoring.
Facilitate planning discussions and provide information about resources to maximise choice and opportunities for the Person to achieve the life he or she wants.
