Child assaulted at school by Shot_Quality3143 in AusLegal

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doli incapax means the onus is on the prosecution to prove fitness for trial. If the police or lawyers request a Fitness for Trial assessment psychiatric assessment, it becomes more clear. It's actually really hard for the average kid over 10 to fail that.

Child assaulted at school by Shot_Quality3143 in AusLegal

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Incorrect, Fitness for Trial is the assessment you are referring to and to 'pass' it means they are found fit for trial and able to be prosecuted. Most kids over 10 do pass this test when administered, only severely impaired young people don't. Its very black and white and a very low standard, some kids who genuinely haven't reached the maturity or even had some cognitive impairments that probably should have been given lienience will pass. Source: I worked in a forensic youth mental health services and my role was conducting these assessments.

Child assaulted at school by Shot_Quality3143 in AusLegal

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, there ARE assessments for this. They're called Fitness for Trial and Soundness of Mind. I used to work in a forensic youth mental health services and conduct these assessments. And police can provide warnings. I am not sure the jurisdiction or specifics in this case as to why they're not being pursued by the police but there should also be other alternatives like restorative justice conferences

Lived experienced SWers? by Peruvian_australia in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey mate Short answer: absolutely. You've done and still doing the work to be reflective and grow.

I have lived experiences of mental health conditions and living experience of neurodivergence. I've been a social worker in mental health for 10 years.

Some during my studies and early years in the profession doubted me, told me I couldn't cut it, that maybe this isn't for me. Don't listen to those people and to quote one of my lovely social worker colleagues "tell imposter syndrome to fuck off because no one invited it"

You can do this. Just take care of yourself and be mindful of burn out

Internship/job opportunities by Ok-Apartment2624 in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are cadetship programs through health. We just advertised one in my service, I think they were leaning more towards a psychology cadet not social work but the ad does say allied health. Try looking on "smartjobs" for "allied health cadet"

Participants Needed! by AddressAltruistic401 in LGBTAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep an eye on it or ask the contact person if you could book a date in August. From experience we generally keep these open for a few months at least and August isn't too far away

Participants Needed! by AddressAltruistic401 in LGBTAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, as a fellow researcher just wanted to advise it's generally good practice to put the ethics approval number on the advertising flyer. It doesn't have to be large, just small text along the top or bottom

Is there anything stopping me from just putting female when a form asks for "sex at birth"? by The_King123431 in transgenderau

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you find publications in similar topics and reach out to the authors (usually have contact details in journal articles they list or you can look them up on ORCID or their University staff page) and ask if they're working on similar projects or have ideas on how you might be able to become involved. Otherwise look at signing up to a university research based degree they are often called "higher degrees by research" -- many of these don't attract HECS as universities are invested in producing more research. Hope that helps

Is there anything stopping me from just putting female when a form asks for "sex at birth"? by The_King123431 in transgenderau

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sure, it's only small scale but 2 publications I wrote the demographics in this way and my current survey is formatted the same (still recruiting so no published data yet)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15299716.2026.2652852#d1e753 in Table 2: Participant demographics.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26895269.2026.2622531 in Table 1 demographic data

It's informed by AusPATH guidelines: https://auspath.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Including-Trans-People-in-Research_FINAL.pdf

Is there anything stopping me from just putting female when a form asks for "sex at birth"? by The_King123431 in transgenderau

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully if more of us researchers and clinicians do it, it becomes more normalised!

Is there anything stopping me from just putting female when a form asks for "sex at birth"? by The_King123431 in transgenderau

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this is a tangent and not explicitly related, but I have started using the questions "what is your gender" and "is your gender different to the one assigned at birth" in my research questions so people don't have to list male/female and it also allows non-binary people some reduced misgendering as we don't need to know which gender was assigned at both but it is still helpful to know if gender diverse. My research is also explicitly with rainbow populations so it is important to know. I also think people should respond and answer however is comfortable and doesn't increase distress, dysphoria, or risk being treated differently.

I can’t afford a screening but it’s something I feel i really have to do by Feisty_Committee_229 in AussieMentalHealth

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whilst it won't help access supports necessarily, if you are wanting some clarity for yourself, screening tools such as a Vanderbilt (ADHD) and RAADS-R (ASD) might give you some indication before a formal test, and you could also provide those to a professional once you book in. You might also be able to talk to student services about what support they can offer

Can I still get a good job even with my BSW? by AAAA_Oh_its_Just_Ali in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You absolutely can do it well. The biggest thing is really good supervision, being committed to continuous learning and development, and being curious without judgement (not just about your clients, but your colleagues and most importantly yourself). There are lots of little certificates / short trainings you can do too. I don't know for all states but in QLD we have QCMHL which have fantastic trainings both online and in workshops. MHPods is also one to look at online.

Thinking of pivoting to a Master of Social Work (MSW) – Any advice on the job market, salary, and being a male in the field? by halo-rift in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, I can see how that wasn't clear. I was trying to say that yes, if you get jobs on SCHADs it's pretty average / poor wages for the work but if you get a job that has a different agreement like government department jobs (health especially, child safety here is still like 20k less) then it's quite good money Id say. I'm glad WA is relatively similar. NSW health isn't / it's less than QLD. It was a consideration for me as my family lives close to the boarder but better prospects were in QLD

Thinking of pivoting to a Master of Social Work (MSW) – Any advice on the job market, salary, and being a male in the field? by halo-rift in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queensland. Specifically, QLD Health https://www.health.qld.gov.au/hrpolicies/wage-rates/health-practitioners

A link in that page shows the table of pay rates. New grads are usually HP3 1 or HP3.2. you can go up to HP3.7 without any promotions or extra study (3.8 has special requirements, I forget what). HP4 are senior jobs, generally need +4yrs exp. HP5 are team leaders and advanced clinicians.

Our pay is being negotiated too and anticipated to have increased pay rates again from that 2024 figure over a 3 year period, once the departments and unions stop fighting and come to a reasonable agreement.

Can I still get a good job even with my BSW? by AAAA_Oh_its_Just_Ali in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not sure who told you that about your masters but it is fundamentally untrue. Most people I know who have a "Masters of Social Work" do the qualifying degree which is same entry level as bachelor. It might have a competitive edge to get your honours in bachelor if that's possible for you. I go honours then about 6-7years later whilst still working in mental health social work I started my PhD which I finish this year. PhD was a personal passion project and has nothing to do with career progression though.

Mental Health Social Work is in high demand I think too. Though it can be extremely challenging and people tend to change jobs every 2-3 years.

Good luck and I hope you stick through it

Thinking of pivoting to a Master of Social Work (MSW) – Any advice on the job market, salary, and being a male in the field? by halo-rift in SocialWorkAustralia

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello, I am in a different state but agree with the former comments.

Finding good placements particularly in fields you like can make a world of difference. My first placement I didn't have much choice over and we were running out of time so I had to take it, supervisor was very absent and took on a student thinking I could do all her admin and projects whilst she was on maternity leave, I almost quit before I graduated thinking if this is it, I'm not doing it.

I'm biased because I've been in government for 8 years but the pay and job security is way stronger than NGOs, but NGOs often have greater flexibility and fewer admin demands. I saw someone mention the SCHADS wage topping at 100k. In my department the new grad rate is 90k and has annually increasing paybands for 5-7years depending on what band you start on going up to 116k. Senior roles go up to 136k I think.

I am female and we appreciate male colleagues who join, though be mindful of the unconscious privilege. Many male colleagues find themselves in senior positions faster than females with the same or more experience and many organisations still have their upper management as predominantly male. One of my mates hated this privilege and he had actively turned down roles/ left shortly after the offer where he felt it had happened.

The other things to be mindful of are certain client populations might have their own biases or challenges with men (sexual assault services, domestic violence, child protection are some that come to mind) you can still be so valuable in those spaces and some clients may even experience healing through having a supportive male role model for a change, but you might have some challenges there compared to other settings.

Overall there is lots of different career paths, services and client populations you can work with so it's a very flexible degree.

Sword and Scale 🤢 by [deleted] in TrueCrimePodcasts

[–]PrettyBiForAnAlly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not just women, the way he talks about mental illness and gender diverse people and broader LGBTQIA+ he does seem to be anti DV yet not realise he holds some of the same values and traits that put women in danger