In this episode I speak with Alexis Stonebridge, NSW/ACT Manager of Social Work Services at Slater and Gordon Lawyers, with previous experience in the fields of out of home care, homelessness, drug and alcohol, family counselling and mediation. Slater and Gordon was the first private law firm in Australia to employ social workers to provide free clinical support to its legal clients.  In this role for the past 9 years, Alexis provides telephone-based counselling, case work and referral to significantly injured and ill clients, as well as coordinating Slater and Gordon’s AASW endorsed Legal Education Program for Social Workers in NSW and the ACT, and is co-editor of the ‘Social Work and the Law’ e-newsletter.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Slater and Gordon Social Work Services Team (for general inquiries or to join the mailing list - [email protected]
  
• End of life law - https://end-of-life.qut.edu.au/ & https://planningaheadtools.com.au/
  
• Guardianship/NCAT resources - https://www.ncat.nsw.gov.au/ncat/publications-and-resources/fact-sheets/guardianship-division-fact-sheets.html
  
• Slater & Gordon web page - https://www.slatergordon.com.au/the-firm/our-commitment-to-you/social-work-services
  

This episode's transcript can be viewed here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1epIEpJ-lx3NKh845Ir7oDCwXO8SOq5Ez/view?usp=sharing

Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.