@Jess1-RO Sure 🙂 I completed a Bachelor of Social Work in 2009 (a long long time ago!) and since then have worked across gov and Ngo, always with young people. I worked at Juvenile Justice, Youth Connections in casework and most recently managed a program for Youth off the Streets in South West Sydney. Most of my roles involved casework, I had a caseload of anywhere from 10-70 depending on the role! I really love working intensively with individuals rather than touch and go type support. One thing I love about casework is that you get to walk alongside clients through it all, whether it's homelessness, family breakdown, financial distress, mental health concerns etc... it really gives you insight which helps build empathy... and trust. Trust is so important.

I absolutely love working with young people because no matter what life throws at them or what hardships they face, they are resilient AF and I find that inspirational!

INFOBUS October 4th 2018: Getting to know the ReachOut Online Community Team with Amirah

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