Episode 26: Social Work Registration in Australia: Why We Need It Now with Brooke Kooymans
This episode is being released during the week of World Social Work Day (17 March), making it a timely and important conversation for our profession.
In Australia, social work is not nationally registered.
Which means, technically, anyone can call themselves a social worker.
That might sound surprising. Or even confronting.
In this episode, I’m joined by Brooke Kooymans, an experienced social worker and sector advocate, to unpack what national registration actually means, why it’s being actively debated right now, and what’s at stake if nothing changes.
We explore:
What national registration…
The skinny
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