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EPSW Bulletin - October 2022
Flinders University acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which its campuses are located, these are the Traditional Lands of the Arrernte, Dagoman, First Nations of the South East, First Peoples of the River Murray & Mallee region, Jawoyn, Kaurna, Larrakia, Ngadjuri, Ngarrindjeri, Ramindjeri, Warumungu, Wardaman and Yolngu people. We honour their Elders past, present and emerging.
Update from Prof. Deborah West, Vice-President and Executive Dean
In Deborah's October update she firstly congratulates our staff who have achieved promotions to levels B and C, highlights the many events coming up for staff and students to recognise hard work and successes, and provides an update on Festival Plaza. She also reminds us to complete the compulsory cybersecurity training on Phishing.
Update from Prof. Pablo Munguia, Dean (Education)
In Pablo's update he highlights three key aspects in our learning and teaching space that have been the main focus for the past two months:
- L&T quality and scholarship
- Quality controls surrounding education
- What will our graduates do?
Get to know your College
Please join us in welcoming the new faces that joined CEPSW in September and October!
Welcome to our new Senior Project Officer - Clare Venturi
Clare recently joined the College Operations Team and will be providing support to Prof. Pablo Munguia, Dean (Education).
Welcome to our new Student Progress and Assessment Advisor - Tina Tutic
Tina joined us in September 2022 and will be part of the Student Administration Services team.
Welcome to our new Associate Professor in Social Work - Lana Zannettino
Lana joined us in September 2022 and will be part of the Social work discipline, Mental Health.
Welcome to our new Lecturer in Education - Loretta Bowshall-Freeman
Loretta joined us in October 2022 and will be part of the Education discipline, Initial Teacher Education.
Welcome to our new Lecturer in Social Work - Alhassan Abdullah
Alhassan joined us in September 2022 and will be part of the Social Work discipline.
RISE Initiative hosts impactful event
On Friday, 23 September, our Research in Inclusive and Specialised Education (RISE) Initiative hosted a research into practice network event: Supporting Young People on the Autism Spectrum in Schools.
The event was attended by the new SA Assistant Minister for Autism, Emily Bourke MLC, who discussed the state government's autism strategy, and showcased current and recent projects related to supporting children with autism. Flinders' RISE researchers also shared lessons from research for educators and policy makers.
A panel representing perspectives from experts, policy makers, educators, parents and students discussed what it takes to effectively support young people with autism in schools.
RISE aims to produce and disseminate high-impact research that informs and enhances world-class inclusive education for diverse young people.
New name, look and feel for CEPSW Institute
As you may have heard, our Órama Institute is now known as the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing - a multi-disciplinary research institute improving mental health and wellbeing.
With a new name, look and feel, we continue to produce world-class research outcomes for those who need it most.
The focus on wellbeing as well as mental health is a unique differentiating factor for the Institute. As the Institute's Director, Professor Tracey Wade aptly puts it, “Mental health has long been defined as the absence of mental illness, focusing on such aspects as depression, anxiety and more acute conditions of psychopathology. But being able to thrive in life comes not merely from the absence of mental illness, but from the presence of wellbeing,”
Check out the Institute's new (Stage 1) website and find out more.
Mental Health Awareness Month
Throughout October, we have celebrated Mental Health Awareness Month, which aims to improve community awareness and interest in mental health and wellbeing. CEPSW has worked with CNHS to develop a social media video series, highlighting mental health and wellbeing tips and strategies for students, from students. These tips have been developed based on the participating students' learnings throughout their degree.
You can access CEPSWs videos by clicking the links below:
We also celebrated World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October, for which Ali Enright did an Instagram takeover of the Flinders University account, sharing the mental health and wellbeing services available for students.
Fearless Conversations | Recording now available
CEPSW's own Associate Professor Sarah Cohen-Woods represented Flinders at the most recent Fearless Conversation Event - Mental Health: Nuture vs Nature.
Taking the mantle for the most highly attended Fearless Conversations event to date, panellists explored the connection between genetics and environmental factors, such as stress, in mental health outcomes and how we, as a society, could be doing more to reduce the burden on families and communities.
If you were unable to attend this event, the recording is now available. View the recording and find out more about Fearless Conversations here.
Historical Trauma and Colonisation Workshop
On September 30 Brad Marsden, a Native American Indian from the Gitksan Nation in Northern Canada ran a Zoom workshop for 30 Flinders University staff, HDR students and alumni. The two-hour session highlighted the experience of First Nations communities in Canada who have endured systemic discrimination, unequal & unjust laws, negative media portrayals and the erasure of Indigenous existence within educational programs, all of which has resulted in collective, widespread and ongoing trauma over a 200+ year period.
Brad’s presentation highlighted numerous parallels between settler colonial histories in his home country and that of Australia. These links allowed for deep introspection by all participants who could better understand the intergenerational trauma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through numerous stories that were shared.
As Flinders University is currently seeking through the Reconciliation Action Plan to foster an environment that recognises and embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, knowledges and cultures, sessions like that run by Brad Marsden are invaluable. The challenge now is to make what was shared count in our structures, our curriculum and our pedagogical approaches so that multiple truths and worldviews can inform all future directions.
Click here to learn more about Brad Marsden and his workshops.
CEPSW Student Academic Integrity Drop-In Session
Our College AI Officers will be hosting drop-in online sessions for CEPSW staff leading up to the semester 2 peak assessment times. Staff can pop in to ask any questions about Student Academic Integrity and discuss any cases you may need support with. The Semester 2 sessions are listed below:
- Monday October 31st 12-1pm (Teams meeting link)
- Thursday 3rd November 3-4pm (Teams meeting link)
If you have not received a calendar invitation to one of the sessions and are interested in attending please email cepsw.operations@flinders.edu.au. Alternatively you can join via the Teams link above. If you have any questions leading up to the sessions, please don't hesitate to contact Ben Lohmeyer at ben.lohmeyer@flinders.edu.au.
The team would like to do this all again next semester, so keep an eye out for Semester 1 invitations in the new year.
Learn to be a better MATE
Flinders has recently introduced a new training program for all staff and students. The MATE bystander awareness and intervention training is part of the University’s Respect.Now.Always. Safety on Campus program, and will aid our commitment to preventing, responding, and providing support to students and staff who experience sexual assault and sexual harassment at Flinders. We want to ensure that our campuses are a safe and inclusive community for all.
Click here to learn more about MATE bystander awareness and intervention training.
SWIRLS launches child protection course
Staff from Flinders’ Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) and the state government’s Department for Child Protection came together in early October for the launch of a new child protection course; ‘Responding to Domestic and Family Violence in the Context of Child Protection: Advanced Understanding and Leadership’.
Co-designed by SWIRLS and DCP, the new course is designed to help DCP staff build on their expertise when working directly with families experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) and focusing on improved outcomes for children and young people.
CEPSW Sponsorship of Child Protection Awards
On the 9th of September, CEPSW was proud to be a gold sponsor of the South Australian Department for Child Protection's 2022 SA Child Protection Awards. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of children and young people, carers, volunteers, staff and organisations from across the child protection sector. It was an honour to be a gold sponsor of an event that acknowledges programs, initiatives and organisations working toward the goal of social justice for our children, young people and their families.
World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education
As part of CEPSW commitment to Reconciliation Action and Decolonising the curriculums, four CEPSW academics were funded to attend the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education 26-30 September 2022. Flinders University PVC (Indigenous) Professor Simone Tur was the first keynote; followed by two keynote addresses each day, including highly regarded academics Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson and Professor Marcia Langton to name a few. Highlights of the conference included: the many First Nations peoples attending from around the globe, the opening and closing ceremonies, pre-screening of The Australian Wars Episode 3 with Rachel Perkins, presentations about ‘On Country Learning’, ‘Use of Storytelling’, ‘Discussions on Measuring the Impact of RAP’, ‘Incorporating Aboriginal pedagogies into learning and teaching’ and enablers of indigenous student success to name a few. Carol Le Lant, Mariette Berndsen, Ruth Ratcliffe and Michelle Jones will be presenting some highlights of our learnings at an upcoming Discipline meeting. The conference provided an insight into a powerful global network of academics working to recentre the knowledges of Indigenous peoples and illustrated the many ways both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people benefit from such recentring.
Mission to Seafarers Port Giles/Edithburgh - Yorke Peninsula
Sally Kay, one of our Student Administration Services Assistants, has been collecting our Woolworths paper bags from various orders and events. You may be wondering what these paper bags are being used for? This is to help support Mission to Seafarers.
COVID 19 has prevented seafarers from leaving their ships when in ports around the world, and our Missions are no longer available to assist the crews in their previous ways. The Missions are responding to Seafarers needs by leaving care-packs at the gangplanks, as they are still not permitted shore leave! The men are actually legally allowed ashore now, but the captains are still not giving consent because of Covid 19 being on shore and it could be taken back to the ships.
Captain of the ship MV Macheras sent the above picture of the happy crew with the following message "In behalf of all the Filipino Crew onboard MV Macheras, I would like say Thank You for this great generousity and care for us seafarers. We all appreciate this kind gesture of yours.".
If you come across any paper bags within the College, feel welcome to deliver them to Sally at the College front office. Sally is more than happy to answer any questions you may have!
How to be a good Indigenous ally?
The below resource was shared to Ali Enright, Student Success College Lead, by Jody St Clair, Yungkurrinthi Student Engagement Coordinator. It presents immediately accessible ways to improve our Indigenous students' success and some tips which may help non-Aboriginal people become a better Indigenous ally.
Bibliometrics at Flinders University Library
The Library has a new Bibliometrics website to help you update your researcher profiles and gather your research metrics for grant and promotion applications. Along with providing access to tools like SciVal and InCites, there are How-to guides and instructions to get you started. The Library has also compiled some suggestions for using alternative measures to demonstrate the impact of your research, such as Altmetrics, PlumX metrics, and Google Scholar. For additional assistance with bibliometrics and researcher profiles, please contact the Library Research Engagement team via Service One.
CEPSW in the news
Flinders helps children in foster care
Featuring Dr Helen McLaren and Dr Michelle Jones
Counting cravings for coffee and soft drinks
Featuring PhD student Joshua McGreen
Providing mental health support for kids
Featuring Professor Phillip Slee and Dr Grace Skrzypiec
Launch of unique child protection course
Featuring Dr Carmela Bastian and Professor Sarah Wendt
How sport helped boys during COVID's first wave
Featuring Dr Sam Elliott
Questioning mindfulness training for young people
Featuring Dr Leigh Burrows
Aged care residents underusing mental health services
Featuring Dr Monica Cations
Young people ignored in the bid to stop bullying
Featuring Dr Ben Lohmeyer
What is the purpose of the EPSW Bulletin?
The purpose of the EPSW Bulletin is to showcase what has been happening around our College and the University as well as what is coming up. We promote and celebrate the hard work of all our teams and welcome new faces! The Bulletin will be distributed bi-monthly and the College welcomes article submissions to cepsw.operations@flinders.edu.au.
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