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Ms Shirley Ledger School of Human, Health and Social Sciences

Lecturer and Field Education Coordinator

Social Work and Welfare Studies

Office Location
Room # BG 77.1.21

Contact Details
Email: s.ledger@cqu.edu.au
Phone: Unavailable
Professional Experience

Professional Background

# Child and Family Social Work Consultancy

# Child Protection 

# Family Court and Children's Court - Separate Representative and Independent Children's Lawyers Social Assessment Reports

# Intercountry and Local Adoptions social work assessments and post placement support work

# Foster and Kinship Carer Assessment Reports

# Employee Assistance Program Counselling

# Young Women's Service coordination

# Regional Domestic and Family Violence Service management

# Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion project work

Professional Memberships

Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Consultancy Work

Shirley Ledger provides consultancy services to Independent Children's Lawyers for Children's Court and Family Court in relation to the preparation of Social Assessment Reports, Family Reports and Adoptions Assessments. 

Term 2 - 2013
SOWK13013 - Professional Practice with Children, Youth and Families
Course Coordinator
SOWK14009 - Fieldwork Education 2
Course Coordinator
Term 1 - 2013
SOWK11014 - Contemporary Human Services
Course Coordinator
SOWK13010 - Integrating Theory and Practice 1
Course Coordinator
Term 2 - 2012
SOWK13013 - Professional Practice with Children, Youth and Families
Course Coordinator
SOWK14009 - Fieldwork Education 2
Course Coordinator
Term 1 - 2012
SOWK11014 - Contemporary Human Services
Course Coordinator
SOWK13010 - Integrating Theory and Practice 1
Course Coordinator
Term 2 - 2011
SOWK12014 - Ethical Professional Practice
Course Coordinator
SOWK13013 - Professional Practice with Children, Youth and Families
Course Coordinator
Commissioned Reports

Prepared and authored submission on behalf of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) QLD Branch – Reducing Youth Suicide (Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - 2009

Prepared and authored submission on behalf of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) QLD Branch – Balancing Privacy and Access in Adoption- 2008

QLD Working Group Member for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) QLD Branch – ‘A Queensland Government Strategy to Target Domestic and Family Violence 2009 - 2013' - 2008