Episode 24: Lara

In this episode I speak with Lara, whose interest in Social Work began with volunteering for the Dublin AIDS Helpline in 1990, working with non-Government organisations in an administration role, training in welfare in the late '90s and commencing as a case manager for a women's refuge. Lara completed her social work degree in 2010 while working as a Housing Support Officer for ACON and is now the social work team leader for the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: ACON - https://www.acon.org.au/ Adahps (formally the AIDS Dementia and HIV Psychiatry Service, providing a range of services to assist people who have HIV related cognitive impairment and complex health needs) - https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/adahps/Pages/contacts.aspx Bobby Goldsmith Foundation - https://www.bgf.org.au/ Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic - https://www.mshc.org.au/AboutUs/ClinicalServices/tabid/98/Default.aspx#.X_o-ntgzZPY NSW STI Programs Unit - https://stipu.nsw.gov.au/ Play Safe (NSW Health) - https://playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au/ Sexual Health Counsellors Association of NSW - https://stipu.nsw.gov.au/sexual-health-counsellors-association-of-nsw-scan/ Sexual Health Info Link - https://www.shil.nsw.gov.au/ Sex Workers Outreach Project - https://swop.org.au/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mc332ESIYnhikAVtlImh_YcUs7J4N17O/view?usp=sharing Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.