Practical details
Name of student: Alexandra Neophytou Social work supervisor: Kimberly Mignacca
Field educator: The Asylum Seekers Centre Social work supervisor: Katie Spiroski
Length of placement: 80 days and 560 hours Agency address: 43 Bedford Street Newtown.
Dates of placement: 4th April – 11th August
Progress in learning, including description of the tasks the student has been involved in and specifying the skills and knowledge developed.
At the Asylum Seekers Centre I am part of the casework team, which consists of four social workers and a casework manager. A part of my learning on placement has involved a combination of tasks that incorporate a range of educational and practical tasks; these tasks have been extrapolated …show more content…
This linked in with the STARTTS training, that highlighted the importance of understanding the complexities that the uncertainty and prolonged nature of processing visa times, loss of status, culture, stability, sense of self, the possibility of not being reunited with extended family again combined with dealing with the impact of traumatic experiences back in their country, further mixed with the challenges faced with seeking protection are a complex interaction of stressors that makes it extremely difficult for asylum seekers to establish a life in Australia. Further, the importance of not seeing clients as victims, as we are removing their autonomy and not recognising their resilience of how far they have already come without our
Name of student: Alexandra Neophytou Social work supervisor: Kimberly Mignacca
Field educator: The Asylum Seekers Centre Social work supervisor: Katie Spiroski
Length of placement: 80 days and 560 hours Agency address: 43 Bedford Street Newtown.
Dates of placement: 4th April – 11th August
Progress in learning, including description of the tasks the student has been involved in and specifying the skills and knowledge developed.
At the Asylum Seekers Centre I am part of the casework team, which consists of four social workers and a casework manager. A part of my learning on placement has involved a combination of tasks that incorporate a range of educational and practical tasks; these tasks have been extrapolated …show more content…
This linked in with the STARTTS training, that highlighted the importance of understanding the complexities that the uncertainty and prolonged nature of processing visa times, loss of status, culture, stability, sense of self, the possibility of not being reunited with extended family again combined with dealing with the impact of traumatic experiences back in their country, further mixed with the challenges faced with seeking protection are a complex interaction of stressors that makes it extremely difficult for asylum seekers to establish a life in Australia. Further, the importance of not seeing clients as victims, as we are removing their autonomy and not recognising their resilience of how far they have already come without our