Welcome back to The Social Work Café. From time to time, students and newly qualified practitioners ask me how they can go about becoming an accredited mental health social worker in Australia and whether it is worth undertaking at all. I have not been through the process myself, so it is shrouded in mystery for me. Fortunately, Ashton Hayes has her own podcast on this very topic! Ashton is an experienced social work practitioner, supervisor, and trainer, and in her work, she pulls back the curtain on the whole accreditation process and why the mental health sector needs accredited social workers. She joins me in the café for a conversation about what she has learned from interviewing practitioners on her podcast and provides insightful advice for career planning. Learn More Click here to learn more about Ashton. Click here to check out Ashton’s podcast. Click here for Ashton’s Instagram handle. Click here for more information about mental health accreditation through the Australian Association of Social Work. How you can get involved Become a friend of the podcast by tapping the subscribe button on your podcast app, leaving a positive review, and sharing the podcast with other social workers. You can connect with me via the details below. Click here to connect with me on Instagram. Click here to read the blog post for this episode. Click here to connect with me on LinkedIn.

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