GUEST: Catrina Lawrence, first year social work student.
At time of interview Catrina was studying at University of Southern Cross, NSW. She completed a 400-hour eco-social work oriented placement in late 2020.
Introduction to this episode:
Within Australia over the last few years, the momentum to develop eco-social work theory and practical interventions has begun to emerge in a number of fields, including the pre-qualification training of social work students; both via teaching within academic institutions and on placement. We have started to see eco-social work oriented student placements being implemented, for instance, in hospital and community, not-for-profit organisational settings.
My guest on this episode of the Eco-Social Work in Australia series, Catrina Lawrence, was a social work student who completed just such a novel, 400-hour placement with an environmental capacity building, not for profit community organisation in S.E. Queensland, in late 2020. We talk about Catrina’s experience of the placement work, how she came to make sense of the eco-social work role, and, as a student in training, what she thought was the particular value of undertaking such a placement.
MAIN INTERVIEW TALKING POINTS - with approximate time elapsed location in minutes.
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES MENTIONED IN THE DISCUSSION
GUEST AND CONTACT DETAILS:
Guest: Catrina Lawrence
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE):
T 07 4639 2135 E office@hopeaustralia.org.au WEB FACEBOOK
Production:
Produced for HOPE by Andrew Nicholson E: counsel1983@gmail.com
T: +61 413979414
This episode recorded in Toowoomba, S.E. Queensland, Australia February 2021
Artwork: Daniela Dal'Castel Incidental Music: James Nicholson
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