AASW Qld Branch - First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee - Survey and Feedback May 2021 |
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The AASW Queensland Branch, First Nations and Allies Sub- Committee contributes to relevant AASW responses to First Nations issues, develops policies and organising events throughout the year to celebrate First Nations people within Queensland.
A little about us:
Yaleela Torrens is a proud Gooreng Gooreng & Bundjalung woman and Social Worker who currently lives and works on her ancestral lands of the Gladstone region. Yaleela has worked across a variety of Social Work fields including the specialisation of Child-Centered Play Therapy. Currently Yaleela is employed as the Senior Social Worker at Nhulundu Health Services where her duties include, providing culturally sensitive counselling, case management and advocacy. Yaleela is a Board member of the Play Therapy Practitioners Association and a current BMC Member and Co-convenor of the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee within the Qld Branch of the AASW.
Karina Maxwell is a proud Ngugi woman from the Quandamooka nation whose family originates from Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), and currently works and resides on Turrbul land. She has worked in a number of areas with First Nations people and also in mainstream government and community organisations. Karina is the former Deputy Chair of the Murri School Board and works on a casual basis tutoring with UQ in the Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work school as well as with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander unit. Currently working in a non-Indigenous organisation in mental health supporting workers with a psychological injury due to the workplace. Karina is also a current BMC Member, Co-convener of the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee and a member of the Social Policy & Advocacy Sub-Committee within the Qld Branch of the AASW.
Beni McKenzie's cultural background is Anglo-Celtic and he grew up in Kallangur near the confluence of the Pine Rivers on Turrbal land. Beni tries to learn and listen to the land he is on and the stories and deep history of this vast continent. Beni offers himself as an ally for First Nations peoples and communities.
Yaleela Torrens is a proud Gooreng Gooreng & Bundjalung woman and Social Worker who currently lives and works on her ancestral lands of the Gladstone region. Yaleela has worked across a variety of Social Work fields including the specialisation of Child-Centered Play Therapy. Currently Yaleela is employed as the Senior Social Worker at Nhulundu Health Services where her duties include, providing culturally sensitive counselling, case management and advocacy. Yaleela is a Board member of the Play Therapy Practitioners Association and a current BMC Member and Co-convenor of the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee within the Qld Branch of the AASW.
Karina Maxwell is a proud Ngugi woman from the Quandamooka nation whose family originates from Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), and currently works and resides on Turrbul land. She has worked in a number of areas with First Nations people and also in mainstream government and community organisations. Karina is the former Deputy Chair of the Murri School Board and works on a casual basis tutoring with UQ in the Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work school as well as with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander unit. Currently working in a non-Indigenous organisation in mental health supporting workers with a psychological injury due to the workplace. Karina is also a current BMC Member, Co-convener of the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee and a member of the Social Policy & Advocacy Sub-Committee within the Qld Branch of the AASW.
Beni McKenzie's cultural background is Anglo-Celtic and he grew up in Kallangur near the confluence of the Pine Rivers on Turrbal land. Beni tries to learn and listen to the land he is on and the stories and deep history of this vast continent. Beni offers himself as an ally for First Nations peoples and communities.
We are sharing this survey with Qld Branch Members who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and would like to ask questions in relation to you, the past 12 months, Reconciliation, your community and overall experience of Social Work.
If you would like to be a part of the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee, please mark your interest below and someone from the sub-committee will be in contact with you to have a yarn.
We hope that you could take a moment to share your views, expectations and experiences with us.
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**The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information, held or collected by the association in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which came into effect 12 March 2014.
*Please note that this survey/feedback will be treated as confidential and only be accessed by the Qld Branch Services Co-ordinator for sharing with the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee Members. Your responses will only be shared further if express permission has been given below.
**The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information, held or collected by the association in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which came into effect 12 March 2014.
*Please note that this survey/feedback will be treated as confidential and only be accessed by the Qld Branch Services Co-ordinator for sharing with the First Nations and Allies Sub-Committee Members. Your responses will only be shared further if express permission has been given below.