In this episode, Paul and I discuss his current role as Social Work Educator at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney and his fascinating journey through community health and private therapeutic practice to arrive at this point in his career. We focus on significant historical points for social work including the Richmond Report and HIV/AIDS in Sydney in the 1980s, and how Paul has blended his passions for clinical work, research, education and leadership.

Links to resources and topics mentioned in this week’s episode:

The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction - http://nceta.flinders.edu.au

Star Observer Article on AIDS in Australia - https://www.starobserver.com.au/features/we-didnt-know-what-was-coming-aids-in-australia/190733

Through our eyes: thirty years of people living with HIV; responding to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Australia (book available as PDF online) - https://napwha.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/through-our-eyes.pdf

The 1983 Richmond Report (Mental Health Commission of NSW) - https://nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/richmond-report

Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society - https://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs

The Maudsley Model in eating disorder treatment - https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/maudsley-model-eating-disorder

Link2Home homelessness information service - https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/help/ways/are-you-homeless

Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) - https://www.svhhearthealth.com.au/procedures/imaging/echocardiogram-echo

Australian Association of Social Workers – The Scope of Social Work Practice resources - https://www.aasw.asn.au/practitioner-resources/the-scope-of-social-work-practice

This episode's transcript can be viewed here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KEciIq_4PBW_WUAZACJ2BE0piG3LGEft/view?usp=sharing

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