In this episode, Sarah and I discuss her experience in case management, project coordination, community engagement, policy, advocacy and management roles, within the migrant and settlement services sector. Her work has included supporting survivors of human trafficking and slavery, refugees, people seeking asylum, and individuals with complex mental health needs. Sarah also teaches undergraduate and post-graduate Social Work university students, focusing on social justice, human rights and cross-cultural social work. She has studied and worked both domestically and internationally, and has a particular interest in the intersection between social work, mental health, and forced migration. Sarah won the "Caseworker of the Year" award within the Australian Migrant and Settlement Awards in 2014 and was also selected as a Top Three Finalist in the area of Migration for the European Development Days Future Leaders Program in 2015.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

  • Medevac Bill - https://www.asrc.org.au/medevac_faq/

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - https://www.unodc.org/

  • National Refugee-Led Advisory and Advocacy Group (NRAAG) - https://www.nraag-australia.org

  • Refugee Council of Australia - https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au

  • Vicarious Trauma (research report prepared for Centacare) - https://centacare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/corporate/VicariousTraumaReport.pdf

  • Jesuit Refugee Service - http://www.jrs.org.au

  • Asylum Seeker Centre - https://asylumseekerscentre.org.au

  • House of Welcome - https://www.stfrancis.org.au/house-of-welcome

  • Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) - https://www.racs.org.au

  • STARTTS - https://www.startts.org.au

  • Working with Refugees - A guide for Social Workers - https://www.startts.org.au/media/Resource-Working-with-Refugees-Social-Worker-Guide.pdf

  • AASW Scope of Social Work Practice with Refugees and Asylum Seekers - https://www.aasw.asn.au/document/item/8529

  • Australian Department of Home Affairs 2018-19 Annual Report - https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/reports-and-pubs/Annualreports/home-affairs-annual-report-2018-19.pdf

  • Refugee Advice & Casework Service - https://www.racs.org.au/

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